I wanted to create a  stunning, eye catching design that shows technique and cleanliness. I was drawn to take my inspiration from the roaring 20’s era. The products I was given included some gorgeous chromes, silvers, and golds. These colors reminded me of flapper dresses and Art Deco and so my inspiration was born. I used silver and gold Akzentz Gel-play to create crisp, clean lines, and Akzentz stunning gold pearlescent powder throughout my five nails. I knew I wanted to create a 3-D center piece using the hard gel to really grab attention to this set as well. So for this challenge, I created a look with designs using clean straight lines with a classy feel and that cool Art Deco edge. 

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I wanted to push the limits, so I chose looks that I saw on the actual clothing, the material, and the 3-D art on the nails and did a combination of it all. So when I say I wanted to “push the limits” a bit, I decided I wanted a look from 10 different inspirations that were on the top of one nail and the bottom of another. I wanted to show technique in painting the same design on both a convex and concave surface. Lastly, with all the crazy 3-D nails that were all over the runway, I chose to take items such as safety pins and mini tassels, and I sculpted a bird’s skull, all of which I used to create pieces of jewelry. And finally, I painted a little more art on my model using some white fashion henna and dusted it with chrome for the final effect.  The nails I made represent my interpretation of NYFW 2018.

Click here to see a video diary of Liza’s nails.