Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mint Mani for TaliaJoy

I'm a day late with posting this, but I really wanted to take part in Nail Polish Wars' wonderful idea to create a mint manicure in honor of Talia Castellano aka TaliaJoy18. If you have not heard of Talia, she was a beautiful 13 year old girl, a talented make-up and nail artist, honorary Cover Girl and an all around sweetheart who never stopped smiling. Sadly, she lost her battle with cancer last Tuesday. Her last Instagram pic was a mint manicure, so to honor her here this is my mint mani...


I remember watching Ellen DeGeneres' interview with Talia and when Ellen asked her how she stays so positive despite what she is going through, Talia replied with a smile on her face "a little fishy told me 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming...'" A great lesson for all of us.

Although my little fishy does not look like Dori from Nemo who originally spoke those encouraging words, I at least tried to get the coloring right...


For the manicure I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet followed by a coat of Maybelline Express Finish Sunlight for a bit of gold shimmer. I stamped the seaweed pattern from Bundle Monster plate BM-225 using Barielle Sweet Addiction.


I stamped the fishy from Shany plate SH19 using Essence Stamp Me! Black and colored it in using acrylic paint...



Rest in peace Talia Joy!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

10 comments:

  1. It's amazing to see all these designs dedicated to her memory.
    Your mani is lovely. <3

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  2. LOVE your fish and the stamped bottom grasses!

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  3. Thank you very much ladies! It means so much to me to know that you like this design..

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  4. Lindas!!!
    Parabéns pelo blog!
    Beijos

    http://www.espacoemcomum.com.br/

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  5. Wow!Wow! I have not any words to say how it impressed me! It is so delicate disign and seem so rich... so i want to by a mint polish too!

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  6. @Olechka, thank you so very much! I'm so glad that you like the design. I think mint would look fantastic on you :)

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  7. @Raggio di Luna, Thank you! That really means a lot to me!!

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