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May 1, 2014

Fishtail Nail Art

Have you ever gone to a spirit/food pairing? It's, uh, pretty great. Andy and I went to one last night at The Winking Lizard, oddly enough. There was kind of this little side room with about 40 people in it at tables at the back of the restaurant. We go there late (of course) and were enthusiastically greeted by Laphroaig Master Ambassador Simon Brooking in all his Scottish-accented glory (swoon for days. Scottish accents are absolutely my favorite accents in all the world) and two delicious Laphroaig 10 Year cocktails as we awkwardly made our way to our seats. It was a four course dinner (Scotch Egg Salad, Maple Glazed Duck Flatbread, Prime Rib with Sweet Potato Frites and Bleu Cheese and Bacon Brussels Sprouts, Hand-made Spicy Chocolate S'more) which were paired with four Laphroaig scotches (10 Year, Triple Wood, 10 year Cask Strength, 18 Year) and it was delicious. I've never been much for scotch (and Laphroaig, by nature, is incredibly smoky and peaty and a little intense to a scotch novice like me) but the event was informative, entertaining and fun. I was definitely a giggly doofus by the end.

Little Bottles of Scotch.

So I saw this fishtail nail art at Vampy Varnish and decided it would be the perfect thing to jazz up my fingies. I hadn't tried the fishtail yet so I was apprehensive at the whole free-handedness of it but it was actually pretty painless, and the result was exactly what I was looking for.

Colors used were:
Literary Lacquer - Some Glad Morning (turquoise)
Colors by Llarowe - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (blue)
Essie - As Good As Gold (gold)

Taken in direct sunlight with my very fancy vintage Hermes Deux Éperons bracelet that I'm waaay too lower-middle class to properly own.

Fishtail Nail Art

Fishtail Nail Art

Fishtail Nail Art


What do you think? I miss my length but I'm happy to be able to somewhat pull of nail art, if only simple designs, still.

4 comments:

  1. Cute! I also saw VV's post and thought it looked like something I might actually be able to pull off! I was thinking of doing white, pink, and rose gold...maybe this weekend!

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    1. I loooooved the colors she used. I'll definitely do this again in the future, but I'll start the second color down further on the nail (hopefully they'll be longer by then...) so the third color won't have this awkward flatness at the point. Your color combo sounds lovely!

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  2. Lovely colour combination! And the whole Scottish experience sound so interesting and fun.

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    1. I was pleased with Twinkle, Twinkle lightening into a brighter blue on top of Some Glad Morning, I like the shade of blue it made! It was a great experience. I look forward to doing it again soon and often!

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