Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Chihiro's Little Helpers

For today's manicure I wanted again something cute, that could shield me from the rainy weather, but, this time, I went for something more challenging nail art wise :)

I finally did something I'd been longing to do for some time and did my (first of many) Chihiro mani :)
If you know not who Chihiro is, you may want to click here for the movie trailer to «Spirited Away» (Hayao Miyazaki is, plainly put, amazing!).

I went with a simpler design - I'll attempt the more complicated ones further in the future as I'll have to do them justice ;)

I chose this picture and I'm really happy with the end result. Check it out:





Eeeek! I'm so proud of these! I am, I so am, I really, really am! :D
Do you know that giddy feeling when someting turns out just the way you imagined it? 
Well, this is it!!! <3




I started it with a saran wrap base composed of an orange like brown (Perfect Lady No.76), a dark brown (It Style No.117), a nude shade (Inocos Nude Disse Ela) and a golden one (Inglot No.223).
I then about drawing the Susuwatari - the little black soots - with acrylic paints in a mixture of black, dark green and purple, to help give them some dimension.




The Susuwatari are small, black as soot and kinda fuzzy, with spherical bodies and inquisitive eyes. 
They make a squeaky murmuring sound when excited, meaning: they are just too cute to ignore <3 
Although they're little, they're Kamaji's helpers in the boiler's room, carrying coal to heat up the water in the bathhouse.




On my middle finger you can see Boh. Boh is son to Yubaba - the 'villain' to the story.
Here he is in his lil mouse/pig form, after being transformed by his mother. It's about this time that he becomes friends with Chihiro :)




*so proud*


And as a little extra, I've made a special one, for you Pinterest lovers :)




Have you ever seen «Spirited Away»? This movie is definitely on my Best Of Movies list, but then again I'm a sucker for anime <3

Let me know in the comments if you share my happy mood over this manicure.
And you can also let me know what kind of manicures (or other things) cheer you up on a rainy day ;)


Hugs & Kissies,
Mina *

15 comments:

  1. I love Spirited Away, and I absolutely adore this mani. It's SO CUTE. I think you did an amazing job-- you've really been knocking them out of the park lately! :)

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    1. Awww, thank you, thank you, Jolène! Your comments left me with a HUGE smile! :D

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  2. I don't know that movie but they're soooo cute! Love their eyes:D
    Good job Mina!:)

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    1. Yey!! Thank you so much, Ela! :D
      And if you like the movie genre, check it out it's worth it! **

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  3. I really enjoy your blog, as you likely know from my previous comments, so I nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. http://nail-ineit.blogspot.com/2013/10/versatile-blogger-award.html

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    1. Awww, sweetie! Thank you so much! I do feel honoured! <3

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  4. My boyfriend owns the dvd but i've only seen bits and pieces of it....i heard it's excellent.

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    1. Hi! :)
      If you have the time, do check it out fully - it's sooo worth it! **

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  5. Great job, again! I do envy your freehanding skills!

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    1. Awww, hun! Thank you! I've been practising a lot. That and if you think this took me almost two hours to complete ;) It's hard work but worth it, I guess <3

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  6. Wow! This one is amazing honey :) I can't believe all the details you put into it! I am so happy that it came out just as you imagined it. LOVE <3

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    1. Sweetie!! Thank you so, so much!

      ps.Thank you specially for all the friendship - I love telling you what ideas I have for nail art and love reading (and seeing) all you come up with! <3

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  7. OMG How cute is this! I love Spirited Away and Totoro and most of Miyazaki's movies!

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    1. That makes two of us, then, sweetie! :)
      Thank you so much for your comment! **

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  8. I just love Boh, especially when he stomps the little splat, so cute!

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You just made this girl smile! Thank you for your comment and for sharing your thoughts with me! :)

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