Mermaid Nails Inspired By @missmindful

It looks like I decided this would be an 'inspired-by' week.
Or, if you would, I finally decided to make some use of my Screenshot Folder, instead of saving all its pictures for 'later'.

Today's mani is a recreation of a drawing by @missmindful (you can also follow her on Facebook).
I love her adorable and quirky designs and I have probably a ton of her drawings on my folder, waiting to be recreated on my nails.

I actually had some difficulty choosing which one to go for, which is why my sister did it for me ;)

She said I just had to paint this one.

I started by painting all my nails white - I used Inocos Pico for that.

I then took my acrylic paints and a very fine detailed brush and began by painting the outline of the cutest jellyfish you'll ever encounter ;)

While waiting for that to dry, I did all the dots and star-fishes (?).

And only then did I coloured each jelly fish and drew a heart inside them.

I left lil' Mermaid for last, simply because I knew it would be the hardest - I'm terrible when it comes to painting faces and expressions, so that was definitely a challenge.

I also tried the matte version but, honestly, I much prefer the shiny one :)

The colours come out more vibrant and vivacious that way ;)

Let me know how well you think I recreated this cute piece of art by @missmindful and if you like her art enough to have it around your house (I sure do), here's her online shop :)

Hugs & Kissies,

Mina *