So needless to say I'm sooo excited to see the movie!!! I'm going tomorrow night at 7pm!! And like other bloggers who are crazy about the books, I decided to celebrate the movie premiere with the corresponding mani! I actually borrowed this design from the talented Kayla Shevonne. Or at least I tried to borrow it because the end result is nowhere close to hers!! Blah.. I suck at drawing=( Always have. Actually in elementary school (I grew up in Poland) we had to take art classes and we were graded on the quality of our drawings/paintings, not on our efforts. I always SUCKED at painting but I didn't want to fail the class, so everyday I would stall in class and say I would bring the finished picture the following day. And after school I would ask my talented dad (why didn't I inherit THAT gene???) to draw it for me LOL. So I ended up with an A in the class!! yeah, I know, pretty shitty, but it's also pretty shitty to grade kids based on their talent that they're totally lacking!! So on the very very slim off-chance that my old art teacher is reading this... sorry, I cheated!! =)))
Anyway, for the base of this mani I used Finger Paints Black Expressionism. I freehanded the stripes with China Glaze Awaken (the stripes are supposed to represent the districts). Then I tried to draw a mockingjay on my ring fingers. Oh I drew it alright, but I looked like a picture from my elementary school (and NOT the one painted by my dad haha)!! It was AWFUL!!! Literally like a 2nd grader slapped some paint around. And because I'm well into my 30's (man, that sounds old!! compared to an 8-yr old of course haha), I couldn't possibly pull it off.. So instead of the mockingjay look-alike monstrosity I'm sporting a gorgeous fiery orange, China Glaze Riveting. It's from the Hunger Games collection anyway so it's fitting! Its original name was supposed to be "Fire in Flight" and the color is inspired by the flaming mockingjay, according to the first intended collection.
I kinda like the overall look. It's definitely different from what I'm used to wearing on regular basis!! Oh, and forgive my Frankenstein index finger... it's still scary =))
Damn, I'm talking a lot today. On to the pictures!!
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| it's no mockingjay, but it is one of my favorite pins! And it does sorta look like the mockingjay, right? |
So what do you guys think?? Have you seen the movie yet? What did you think?? I can't wait to go tomorrow!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
you did a great job! not only for your first nail art, but in general! I love the look :)
ReplyDeleteyou're so sweet, thank you so much!! =))
DeleteIt looks great! Tomorrow at 7 is when I'm going too, the anticipation is KILLING me! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kat!!! Let me know how you like it!!! I can't wait to see it!!!
DeleteWe went to see the movie today-- we all loved it!
ReplyDeleteI can't stop thinking about it!!! It was sooo good!!
Deletewhatttt this is beautiful! i love nearly every single piece of the hunger games collection <3
ReplyDeletei am so into hunger games lately, its only coming to hungarian theatres next month though:( let me know if you enjoyed the movie and if its worth going or not:P =) have fun (or i hope you had fun) =)
Yes, the movie is definitely worth seeing!!! I thought it complemented the book very well!!
DeleteGlad you like the mani =))) Took me all 2 hours to do!! LOL
I love your manicure! :D You did such a wonderful job, and the colours are perfect, too. Hehe, you're right - that pin does look like a mockingjay!
ReplyDeleteI saw the movie on Friday night, and thought it was pretty entertaining. It was fast-paced (even faster than the book), and a lot of the characters were how I pictured them in my head. My major criticism was that they didn't spend enough time unpacking the relationship between Rue and Katniss. That was the part in the book that I loved and that was the most emotional. But in the the movie, they just glazed over it.
Now I must read the 2nd and 3rd books! :)
Oooh thank you so much for your kind words!!!
DeleteI LOVED the movie!! You're right, it would have been nice if they explored the relationship between Rue and Katniss more, but I guess the movie was long as it is already... What I liked about it was the "mood" the director set at different scenes (like the reaping for example) with the coloring of the screen (dark, grey and gloomy). I thought the acting was outstanding!! Also, I liked that they changed the scene in District 11 right after Rue died (the uprising). It gives those who haven't read the books more of an idea how effed up the whole system was.
You will love the remaining books!!! I'm almost jealous, I would love to read them again without knowing how they will end... because they're so good!!! =)
Wow, great job with this manicure! The stripes look amazing, I wish I could freehand that well!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jacqui!! You're very kind, and I did spend a CONSIDERABLE (like 2 hours or so LOL) amount of time doing these... very very slowly =))
DeleteThis nail art is so beautiful. I love that silver and black combination!
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Thank you so much!! I wish I could take credit for the concept =))
DeleteGreat for a first nail art!!! I remember mine, it was so horrible :-)
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