Hey Everyone!
Sorry I’ve kinda been MIA lately. I just started taking some classes for the first time in years, so between getting settled into that, my new love for boxing/kickboxing, working a few temp assignments, squeezing in boyfriend time, and simple exhaustion I’ve been naked for a while. Therefore I had nothing to post! I usually have a few backups in my drafts, but I’m tapped dry.
Onto todays mani….this is my most favorite nail art I’ve done since my Tim Burton mani way back. I’m so proud of this lil guy I created! I wanted to do a panda mani because my 3 year anniversary with my boyfriend is tomorrow and pandas have a special meaning to us. I’m surprising him with this lil guy, so hopefully he doesn’t see my post before tomorrow 
For my panda mani I used the following:
SOPI – Don’t Feed the Hand Models
Zoya – Snow White
Finger Paints – Black Expressionism
Finger Paints – Sexy Sundress
Say hello to my lil panda!
This is what I did:
I used 2 coats of Don’t Feed the Hand Models as a base because I wanted a neutral back ground. Plus it just so happens to be the first polish my boyfriend picked out for me during one of my “I don’t know what to buy, but I wanna buy something” moments at Sephora.
Bamboo – I applied Sexy Sundress with a very thin nail art brush. I made the bamboo in dashes to translate those big ridges that are naturally in bamboo…this was the easiest part.
Head – I free handed a kind of half moon on an angle at the opposite side of the nail with Snow White.
Ears – To keep the black for the ears from going over the white, I lined/marked the white part of the head where I wanted the ears to be with a thicker brush. I shaped them a little, but then rounded it out more with a dotting tool. I’m sure there’s an easier way of doing this, but I was kinda just going with it.
Eyes – Using a smaller dotting tool, I dotted/dragged to make more ovally eyes. Then dotted again in white and black with smaller dotting tools each time.
Nose/Mouth – Once again I dotted and dragged to make the nose and used a super thin nail art brush to make the mouth.
Isn’t he such a cutie? To give myself extra insurance I applied a coat of Seche top coat after almost every step. Incase I messed up I could easily clean it off without ruining the previous step. Seeing my macro shot of this I see how my ear lines aren’t crisp and straight…I guess I need a magnifying glass when I do nail art cause I didn’t see this at all. It’s too late to fix it now, but I still enjoy it. I hope you enjoy my lil nail art. I was tempted to paint bamboo on the other nails, but I like how he pops out so much all alone. Plus I didn’t want to push my nail art luck.
P.S. Don’t forget to enter my Pamper Your Piggies Giveaway!
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My Nail Polish Online
September 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oooh, kickboxing, nice
I love kicking, less boxing 
Very cute panda, I love the smile on his face
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Frosso
September 11, 2012 at 4:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Haha, I’m the opposite..I’m horrible at kicking but I love punching
Meredith
September 11, 2012 at 4:19 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is adorable!!!!
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Frosso
September 11, 2012 at 4:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
LittleMonsterx14
September 11, 2012 at 5:22 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
this is absolutely adorable!! and i love that you and your boyfriend have an animal, me and my boyfriend’s animal is the walrus
maybe i’ll do anniversary walrus nails!
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Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awww that would be such a cute mani!
Jessica
September 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awww, this is so cute! And it looks good too, nice job! I like how you did it on only the one nail. That must have saved some time.
Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oh, it would have taken me hours to do the rest on my nails! I’m very slow at nail art.
Kirsten
September 11, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Super duper adorable! Love it!
Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:36 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
awww thank you! I’m going to have a hard time taking him off.
Shannon
September 11, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
So cute! Happy anniversary, and you go kick some ass, sweetie!
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Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
hehe, thank you! *fighting stance*
ahhhdri
September 12, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is sooooooo cute. Have a happy anniversary!
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Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:34 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you!
NailsLikeLace
September 12, 2012 at 10:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is too cute! I love it!
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Frosso
September 12, 2012 at 10:33 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
drinkcitra
September 13, 2012 at 1:42 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Ooh kickboxing sounds fun!
This is such a cute mani, Frosso!! You did an amazing job!
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Frosso
September 13, 2012 at 9:24 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks! I’m still wearing him 3 days strong
Cynthia
September 13, 2012 at 5:02 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awww! This design is so adorable! I love it. I used to be super obsessed with pandas cause I really wanted to hug one thinking they were sweet and docile but they can’t actually be pretty vicious. lol
Frosso
September 13, 2012 at 9:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
lol! I’m the same way with koalas, but I hear they’re vicious too. Which is why I can never go to Australia because I have very little self control when it comes to cuddling real life stuffed animals, as I would see it.
Liz
September 14, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Omgosh that panda is the cutest thing ever. Haha. And I totally know that “I don’t know what to get, but I want to buy something” feeling. x) And wow 3 years! Congrats! Hope you guys had a great time.
Frosso
September 14, 2012 at 9:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Haha, thanks! We had a nice low key celebration