from spira

I found this on one of my favorite design sites, Print & Pattern. This is by an artist named Linda Sjunnesson from a line she did for Spira, an interior design company in Sweden. I love the vintage look of the pattern :)


the nails:

the original:

Vampy V-gap

This mani is a variation on a style that was made popular in the 1930's where is was fashionable to leave the half moon and the tip of the nail bare.

Marianne Mead's book, Charm & Personality, originally published in 1938, stated that "neither the moon at the base of the nail, nor the whitened tip is covered with polish. While a few women will cover the entire nail with polish, this style is considered a little extreme, and the more conservative leave the moon and tip free of polish."

I guess I would have been considered "a little extreme"...

vintage inspired

I have been looking through different swatches of vintage fabric and the designs are incredible! I found this one last night and thought I'd give it a try:
fabric -

nails -