NailsLikeLace: The Digit-al Dozen Does Childhood: Day 1 - Rainbow Splatter

Monday, April 13, 2015

The Digit-al Dozen Does Childhood: Day 1 - Rainbow Splatter

Digit-al Dozen week is back!

The April theme is "Childhood". For my first mani, I wanted to replicate a popular toy from my childhood: yoyos.

So I took to Google and found a picture of one awesome-looking yoyo:

http://jasonwong.smugmug.com/Hobbies/LoadedYoYos/i-H8DLJGr/0/L/DSC02756-L.jpg

It looked like something I could easily portray on my nails. Besides, it's rainbow, and we know I'm all for any chance to put a rainbow on my nails!

I started with a base of OPI Push and Shove, then did a traditional splatter mani using a straw and five different colors of polish: Nails Inc. Queen Victoria Street (green), Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow, Color Club Disco Dress (purple), Dermelect Power Trip (red), and Pixel Turquoise the Noise (blue).

I love how these turned out! Push and Shove is my all-time favorite silver! What do you think?

I'm excited to see what everyone else in the group has in store for this week too!

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jacquelinefcolman 81p · 522 weeks ago

I love all the colors in your splatter! Such a fun look!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 522 weeks ago

Thank you! :)

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Maddy · 522 weeks ago

So cute! I love the paint splatter look. I found your blog through the digital dozen links & now I'm following you :) Can't wait to see more posts from you

xo Maddy | spilledpolish

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 522 weeks ago

Thank you so much! :) I've never done a traditional splatter, so it's was definitely interesting. Welcome! Glad to have you here!!

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Serene_W 41p · 522 weeks ago

Now that's an awesome yo-yo! And I love the mani SO much! Splatter manis are my nemesis, haha!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 522 weeks ago

Thanks!! It was actually my first attempt at a real splatter mani using a straw - definitely a learning curve!

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Serene_W 41p · 522 weeks ago

So much fun but so messy eh? I end up with polish EVERYWHERE! But this mani has made me want to try it again.

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 522 weeks ago

Thanks!! Yea it was definitely a disaster to clean up! I even put liquid latex all the way up to my second knuckle and covered my desk with paper towels. Still polish got in a million places I didn't want it!

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Lisa N. · 522 weeks ago

Awesome splatter design you created! Its so fun.

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 522 weeks ago

Thank you!! It was fun, but SO messy!!

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glowstars 73p · 522 weeks ago

I never had a yoyo this fun looking, they were always plain and boring. Now the boys have technical looking yoyos that are like comparing a bluray to a betamax!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Right?! Mine were always those cheap, clunky plastic pieces of junk!

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Laurie · 522 weeks ago

Oooh super cool! I always wanted to be able to do tricks with the yo-yo but just never could!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks!! I never could either! Hahaha!

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Dalai Lama's Nails · 522 weeks ago

this is so fun! It looks amazing as a full mani! Was this a pain to clean up?

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thank you!! It was horrible to clean up! I covered my fingers almost entirely in liquid latex, and covered my desk, but it still got all over and took 20 minutes to clean just off my hands!

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AGirlandHerPolish · 521 weeks ago

Awesome splatter! So bright and fun!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks!!

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Mandy · 521 weeks ago

Really neat look, and I've never seen a yo yo like that.

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks!! I hadn't either until I went to Google! Haha!

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mrsrexy · 521 weeks ago

Way fancier than the yo-you's I ever played with!

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ashpolishaddict 20p · 521 weeks ago

Very fun! I haven't done a splatter mani before, I'm afraid of how messy it will be. I envision polish all over my desk and computer. Hahaha

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks! Yea it was pretty much how you envision. Haha! It was messy!

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Stephanie · 521 weeks ago

I love how you recreated this yoyo! Perfect!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks!! It was kind of fun blowing polish all over the place!

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Victoria Oen · 521 weeks ago

I love how it turned out! It's fun and bright!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thank you!

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lacquerologist 66p · 521 weeks ago

So fun! Push and Shove is the perfect base for this!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks! I thought so too, it's such an awesome silver!

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Bee · 521 weeks ago

What a cool yoyo!! I never could master them but my brother was ace at it!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

I never could either! But they were fun anyway!

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The Crumpet 79p · 521 weeks ago

that is one gorgeous splatter - i love the edge the metallic base adds x

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 521 weeks ago

Thanks!! I was thinking the exact same thing! :)

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Kelly R · 520 weeks ago

I love this splatter! What a creative idea and the colors are perfect!

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NailsLikeLace 127p · 520 weeks ago

Thanks!! It was messy but fun!

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