Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Digit-al Dozen Does Fairytales: The Little Mermaid


Today for The Digit-al Dozen does fairytales I have for you The Little Mermaid. But not the Disney version, this is the Hans Christian Andersen version. 

There is no Disney type of happy ending here. No, in the original version, the little mermaid saves the prince but he never sees her. He falls in love with the girl who found him on the beach. The little mermaid wants to become human to be with the prince and to gain a soul that will live forever (mermaids don't have souls). She is transformed and must get true love's kiss and marry the prince, if she doesn't she will die. But the prince marries the other girl (gasp!) and the little mermaid is heartbroken. The only way to save herself is to kill the prince and she can return to being a mermaid. But she can't kill him. So the little mermaid throws herself into the sea and dissolves into foam. But because of her sacrifice she will gain her own soul and live forever.


For my mermaid tail I used BarryM Kiwi (two coats), stamped using BarryM Cancun (matte) with MoYou Sailor 04. On my other nails I have BarryM Elderberry to represent the sea. I used watered down acrylic paint to create the smokey/misty foam. The glitter on her tail and the glitter in the foam (yep, that's her dissolved body) is Once Upon a Polish: Under the Sea.

Don't forget to check out the other ladies and their manis!

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What pretty mermaid nails these are! I just love how the chunky glitter is used and looks here.
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Well that's an awfully cheery color palette for such a sad, dark story. :) I do love it though - especially the use of Under The Sea on a few of the scales. Very cool!
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That glitter is perfect for this. And wow, Disney really changed that story eh? Probably a good thing otherwise we'd have a lot of traumatized little girls out there!
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Kelly R. · 530 weeks ago

I love the 3d look of these. And the colors are amazing!
I love the scales! Such a pretty take on it! I never liked the original Little Mermaid! The Disney version on the other hand...lol...who doesn't love a happy ending?
this is brilliant - I really love it! So pretty with the glitter.
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Perhaps if the mermaid had been as glittery awesome as your mani she wouldn't have met with such a tragic end!
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I love this look! I can't decide which nail design I like better :)
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These are adorable!!
Perfect use of glitter polish! This is so pretty!
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I adore how this looks, all pretty and sparkly!
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Great use of the glitter for sure! Such a sad story, though.
Wow, I only knew the Disney version I guess! Love the glitter you've used though.
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This is so awesome! I love your use of glitter!
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oh that's so sad x
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Okay this are seriously one of my favorite favorite looks from you! I'm in love with your placement of the glitters in only some scales and the colors are just beautiful. LOVE!
Very cool scales!
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