Copycat Claws: The Digit-al Dozen does Book

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The Digit-al Dozen does Book - The Great Gatsby

Hey there! For Day 3 of The Digit-al Dozen's Book Week, I did a book I absolutely hated, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Now, it's bold of me to say that since it's a classic but I more or less detested every character in it. That being said, it's one of my favourite movies. I love how Baz Luhrmann adapts stories to movies. Plus the soundtrack is amazing. So my nails are a mix of the book cover plus the movie, with it's art deco motifs.

In case you haven't seen the book cover, here's a shot of it:

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I do like the girls gold crying eyes and almost feature-less face so that's what I tried to mimic. And I just so happened to have bought a plate (Clear Jelly Stamper CJS V-14) that worked perfectly for the eyes and the tears.

I used KBShimmer Low and Be Bold as a base color and did the stamping with Mundo de Unas Bronze, Black and White. The lips were my poor attempt at a bit of freehand with Mundo de Unas Reddish and Black.

For the outer nails, I used UberChic Beauty Art Deco Flair and Mundo de Unas Bronze. If you check out the movie poster, it has a similar design. All the Art Deco plates are filled with images like this. They're lovely! And to finish, I used OPI matte top coat.