Nail Art: Mondo Guerra

Project Runway All Stars is almost coming to an end and one of my favourite all-time designers is in the final. So I thought I'd challenge myself and do a Mondo inspired Nail Art design.

Mondo has a talent for mixing prints, so it was only natural I combined his most famous pattern with the man himself.

After 10 years of silence about it, Mondo revealed his HIV+ status during season 8 of Project Runway and won a challenge using his own design on the fabric. He did not win that time around, but he certainly is an All Star and a deserving champion. 

My inspiration:

Positive Trousers
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Mondo by Maryellen Skulski
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The materials:

The colours, described below

I also used some toothpicks.

The process:

This time I didn't have time to create a fancy animation, but have included some photos below:

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I painted things in the following order:

• My nails, using Mavala Acid Yellow
• I cut some strips of adhesive tape and created a pattern
• My nails again, using OPI Dim Sum Plum
• I removed the tape, revealing the yellow underneath
• The positive signs, using the striper brush on Andrea Fulerton Dot & Flick Nail Art Judy

I did all my nails in this pattern, except for my ring finger, which I painted as follows:

• My nail, using OPI Alpine Snow
• The contour of the face, using the fine nib on Andrea Fulerton Dot & Flick Nail Art Judy
• I then painted the outside of the face using OPI Fly and a toothpick
• The detail on the face, using the fine nib on Andrea Fulerton Dot & Flick Nail Art Judy
• The mouth using OPI Bullish on OPI

I completed both designs with two coats of top coat.

The outcome:

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I've been itching to do this design for a few days and, after a quick attempt last night, I am quite pleased with the way it's turned out. The little face was a hit at work: one of my colleagues even said I was insane... and I had to agree!

Photo credits: craftstylish.com and lovemondotrasho.com