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A new Facebook challenge started this week! It is part of the same group who participated in the A2Z Series. A2Z is over so we are diving into WIKIPEDIA! I am super excited for this challenge. I love the Random page Wikipedia game so I am completely onboard with a challenge based around it! This week’s prompt is tattoos…
Many moons ago, let’s say, 12-13 years, my father brought back some temporary water tattoos from India. Many were the typical Indian designs and very authentic. I never had an occasion to wear them but they were too pretty to throw away so they stayed in a dark drawer..until yesterday!
Temporary tattoos are hot at the moment; especially on the bohemian festival circuit. When I saw this week’s prompt my mind jumped to these old decals! Why not use them in nail art??
I am pretty pleased with how these came out! The tattoos applied much better than I anticipated. There were some bald spots but they were barely noticeable because of the metallic sheen.
I hope you like it!
I used Essie Mademoiselle and top coat as my base and waited for them to dry completely.
I applied different parts of the decal to my nails by placing the sheet face down and holding it in place with a water-soaked cotton ball.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other manicures below!
Now that is some cool nail art! The story behind the temp tats is so cute 🙂
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Thank you so much Sumeet! I love that I can’t really get these designs anymore! I bet they are rather different now 10 years later 😀
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Ooooh I just love this mani! Sooo beautiful and I love that you gave those old tattoos a new lease of life, fab idea 🙂
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😀 I felt so bad for the tattoos…ever since they hit the mainstream with the music festivals I figured I should wear them but, it kind of irks me they don’t last too long and I don’t like the fading…turns out! These stick like glue. I exfoliated over the decal and it clung on for dear life…it only came off with plain lotion, hah!
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Beautiful 💖
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Thank you, Tracey!! I am pleasantly surprised with how well these worked! 🙂
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