The Digit-al Dozen Does Art: Picasso's Acrobat

Today is day four in The Digit-al Dozen's Art week and I have some nails Picasso nails to share with you. I really wanted to create some nail art inspired by Picasso and browsed through a gallery of his works. I had book marked about 5 different paintings and it took some time, but I finally settled on The Acrobat.

Here is the painting that these nails were inspired by,

Interesting huh? I thought the painting was very interesting, from what I read he wanted to convey movement but define it within the box of the painting and the stark colours.

These were relatively simple to do, I started with a base of Wet n Wild On a Trip and then did saran wrap with Tip Top Nails Crushed Grape. I then added a coat of top coat for a nice smooth nail art surface. I then took Sally Hansen Ion and a nail art brush from Winstonia Store and created the shapes of the figure. I decided to span him across two nails to give it a little more room and make him even more acrobat like. Then using the smallest brush from Winstonia Store I outlined the figure in black.

I really like some of Picasso's work and he is such a household name that I knew I needed to create something inspired by him! I actually really like how this came out too. My acrobat isn't an exact replica, but I like him anyway :) As always this week, here is my pinable image!

What do you think of my recreation of Picasso's Acrobat? Do you like any of his work?

Make sure you check out what the rest of the talented ladies in The Digit-al Dozen have come up with :)

Products in this post were provided for my honest review

Tip Top Nails Swatches and Review

Today I've got some awesome polishes from a new to me brand Tip Top Nails from South Africa! Joan was kind enough to contact me and introduce me to her wonderful brand and then send me some gorgeous samples!

Before we jump in here is a little background on Tip Top Nails. They are a cruelty free brand based in South Africa with a huge line of polish. They are enriched with vitamin E designed to naturally nourish your nails while you wear them and they are the big 4-FREE! Tip Top Nails has been available to professionals for quite some time, and is now available to all consumers. All nail enamels created by Tip Top Nails are vegan, which is amazing and allows many girls to wear polish that might not for those reasons. So now that you know a little more about the brand I'll jump into the swatches!

First up we have Crushed Grapes. This is a dusty purple creme that applys like butter in two coats. If you were in a rush you could totally get away with one coat here, but I did two for good measure. I actually don't have a purple in my ever growing stash that is this colour. It's pretty and a nice colour for this time of the year!

Next up is Get Reddy. This was my least favourite of the bunch, but I think it's because this shade has been done a few times this year. I'm thinking specifically of OPI I'm All Ears, but there might be others that are similar. It is a blue based red with a pink shimmer. It goes on a little brushstroky, but they fade as the polish dries. This is two coats.

We've got Space Cadet next, which is a beauty in my opinion. it's a deep navy blue jelly that reaches full opacity in 2 coats, with cerulean blue glitters throughout. It completely reminds me of a galaxy and little stars speckled everywhere.

Last up is Pink Lady. This is your perfect barbie pink. The pink lady is barbie. This had the same creme formula as Crushed Grapes. Like butter people. I felt like a little girl again wearing this pink and totally would have pulled out my Barbies and played with them if I could find them, wasn't 22.

This brand was really easy to fall in love with. The brush is similar to that of OPI's wide brush and fit my nails really nicely. I love that they are vegan and enriched with vitamin E. Joan also sent me a base coat which I have switched to using for awhile. I will update you if I notice any differences in using her base coat!

For more information please visit Tip Top Nail on Facebook and Follow them on twitter! If you would like to order Tip Top Nail products you can email Joan directly at info@tiptopnails.co.za :)

Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer or PR company for my honest review.