Running out of nail art ideas? If so, don’t be a Grumpy Cat — why not Zoidberg? Over the past year, we’ve brought you everything from literature-inspired nail art to artist-inspired nail art to comic-inspired nail art. Now, because we’re in the mood to paint “all the” nails, it’s time to bring you a selection of nail art inspired by your favorite Internet/Reddit sensations. Check ‘em out after the jump, and hit the comments to let us know which Rage Face best suits your thoughts. … Read More
Stylish Nail Art Inspired by Book Covers
One of the greatest pleasures of Tumblr — now officially one of America’s top ten most-trafficked websites — is the surprisingly frequent opportunity it offers to stumble upon a blog that seems to have been made just for you. Our latest such discovery, one of our all-time favorites, is Pages and Polish. Run by a literature lover named Jen, the Tumblr documents manicures inspired by the design of book covers. The source material ranges from classic novels to contemporary lit to cookbooks and art monographs. Click through to see some of the blog’s greatest hits so far — we’ve got our eye on those sparkly, Art Deco Blind Assassin nails for New Year’s z- and follow Pages and Polish to make sure you don’t miss a post. … Read More
Awesome Nail Art Inspired by Famous Artists
Can’t afford to buy a famous artist’s work for your humble abode? No worries: Wear some on your nails! Alright, maybe this collection of nail art isn’t exactly on the mastership scale as a real Vincent Van Gogh or Frida Kahlo, but they’re nifty indeed. Plus, we’ve already featured nail art inspired by works of literature, musicians, comic books, and television shows. Do we really have to convince you of the validity of this medium? It’s like a scaled-down little art exhibit on your fingers! Let us now point out a few of our favorites in a gallery for you to flip through. Enjoy. … Read More
The 25 Craziest Works of Halloween Nail Art We’ve Ever Seen
Now that nail art has taken over the world — and, most importantly, the Internet — there are nails for every occasion: Christmas, Thanksgiving, your third cousin’s Bar Mitzvah, your former co-worker’s Graceland destination wedding. But no holiday inspires the nail art world like Halloween. Whether it’s tiny renderings of horror movie villains, nails painted to look like zombie claws, or a 3D press-on set called “fierce black cats and brains on crack,” there’s plenty of scary — and scarily elaborate — Halloween nail art out there. We’ve spent longer than we’d like to admit scouring the web for the best examples, and our 25 favorite designs are below. … Read More
Charming Comics-Inspired Nail Art
In some ways, comic books would seem to be an unlikely subject for nail art — the comics world has a reputation for being nerdy and male-dominated, while nail art is among the girliest of concerns. But this is the 21st century, when everyone reads comics (and gets excited for superhero movies) and even geeks are getting into the nail art craze, the juxtaposition has actually become quite common. In this post, we’ve rounded up some of the most fun and skillful examples we could find, from Marvel and DC superheroes to Sunday funny pages favorites to indie comics with cult followings. Let us know in the comments whether you’ll be trying the sequined Avengers, the stylishly matte Tank Girl, or a different comic-book manicure of your very own. … Read More
Awesome Movie-Inspired Nail Art
Okay, okay, so we’ve gotten a little bit obsessed with the whole pop-culture nail art trend in the past few weeks. We’ve run through our nail polish remover stores and our trash cans are filled with Q-tips from attempting pretty tributes to our favorite books, TV shows, and musicians. But that won’t stop us from rounding out our extensive collection with a roundup of nail art odes to what’s arguably the most popular form of entertainment of all — the silver screen. Though the fangirl nail artists out there seem to prefer comedies and animated flicks to interpreting Casablanca on their digits, we still think some of these manis are destined to be classics. Take the big screen to the tiny screen (that’s right, your pinky finger) with some of our favorite film-inspired nail art after the jump. … Read More
A Smashing Collection of ’90s Cartoon-Inspired Nail Art
Have you ever wanted Nigel Thornberry on your fingernails? What about Patti Mayonnaise? Or Heffer Wolfe? Well, we have some fun news — there’s a little slice of the Internet set aside for ’90s cartoon nail art. Who knew? We came to realize this excellent fact while compiling our earlier selection of TV nails, where we enjoyed everything from Treat Yo’ Self to Breaking Bad manicures. Before that, we brought you some incredible literary nails, then got ziggy with David Bowie and other musician-inspired nail art. Now, it’s time to get ’90s-nostalgic with some cartoons from Nickelodeon and beyond. Take a trip down memory lane with our collection of crafty cartoon nail art after the jump, and hit the comments to let us know what you think. … Read More
Magnificent Musician-Inspired Nail Art
We’re not sure exactly what’s behind the recent nail art explosion, but as long as it continues to produce amazing pop-culture tributes on a tiny, personal scale, it has our attention. Last week, we brought you the blood-flecked fingertips of a Dexter groupie and some Arrested Development Mr. Banana Grabber press-ons in our roundup of amazing TV-inspired nails. Before that, we went highbrow with literary nail art paying tribute to everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Harry Potter. Now, nail art superfans, are you ready to rock ‘n’ roll? Today’s haul of musician-inspired nail art includes a dazzling riff on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, a set of crazy Nicki Minaj claws, and even a perfectly executed Daniel Johnston manicure. … Read More
Amazing TV-Inspired Nail Art
We might be going a little overboard with the pop culture fingernails over here, but last week’s collection of literary nail art hasn’t quite faded from our minds (or our cuticles). Did anyone successfully enchant their nails with Elvish script? Or fit tiny Hufflepuff crests on their pinkies? We’re still working on our Petit Prince manicures, but in the meantime, we decided to check out another source of nail-art inspiration — television. If you’ve ever wanted to deck your digits with Dexter, Donna Meagle, Doctor Who, or a handful of other TV characters that don’t fit that alliteration scheme, you’ve come to the right place! Enjoy a selection of 20 TV-inspired manicures after the jump, and hit the comments to let us know which one you’d like to handle your remote. … Read More
15 Great Works of Literature-Inspired Nail Art
Earlier this week, we discovered a set of lovely golden Lord of the Rings-inspired nails over at io9, and we have to admit that we’ve been daydreaming about our perfect literary dream manicures ever since. After all, we’ve already gushed over (and failed at trying to replicate) these awesome Twin Peaks nails, so it’s only fair we give a little love to the literary side of fingernail-based super-fandom. Because if you’re serious about being a literary nerd, why not extend your love of books to the very tools that let you turn the pages and proclaim your great taste in reading material to the world all at once? Click through to get inspired by a few of our favorite works of literary nail art, and let us know which books you’re dying to have at your fingertips in the comments! … Read More
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