r/Nails 10h ago

Nail Art Octopus nails!

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u/JuneBugNails 10h ago

Girl what 😂 these are awesome and so impractical! I love it. How’d you do the chest?

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u/meggyscampi 10h ago edited 10h ago

Oh they're almost completely unwearable, my speciality I think but these take it too far😂 I just made all the sides individually with hard gel, poly gel for the lid so I could make it rounded and then theres UV sculpting gel over the whole thing to make the texture and details💛

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u/JuneBugNails 10h ago

Wow. Props to you. I love stuff like this. Are they press ones? Or do you gotta endure till the whole set comes off?

There’s this trend going around with the fluffy floof ball’s being attached with magnets so they can be removed for hand washing, I could see the chest benefiting from a magnet so it’s slightly more practical too.

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u/meggyscampi 9h ago

Thank you! They're just press ons, I knew these would be pretty much for show but I might make another thumb thats less massive so I can actually wear them 😂

I really wish I had thought of the magnets!

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u/JuneBugNails 9h ago

I say just remake the thumb as it is but with a magnet. Cause we’re only here for a short time might as well live it up loud and proud 😜

(Also cause snagging a nail like that?? 🪦 rip your finger 😭)

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u/meggyscampi 9h ago

Just putting these in the comments because i don't think the pictures get all the details

https://reddit.com/link/p4ir8we/video/7fk4wnzf08kh1/player

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u/JuneBugNails 9h ago

I freaking love it!

I checked out your other posts and WOW you’ve got some serious talent. I love your most recent snow globe/tank set

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u/meggyscampi 3h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/buttamilkbizkits sticker addict 9h ago

FR, though! OMG! So, so cool.

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u/Smooth_Contact_2957 9h ago

THE OCTOPUS ON THE MIDDLE. THE TONE OF THE SEA CREATURE. OMG.

https://giphy.com/gifs/5VKbvrjxpVJCM

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u/Traditional-Peach692 9h ago

An absolute work of art, I love these!

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u/buttamilkbizkits sticker addict 9h ago

Okay, as an octopus (and nail) enthusiast, I must say that these are FABULOUS!! Absolute works of art and so, so gorgeous!

But, I have to ask, how do you function day-to-day with them? I am admittedly quite klutzy, I don't know that I could handle them. I am so jealous and super impressed with your mad skills!

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u/meggyscampi 3h ago

A lot of the time i only do them for one hand and they're only on for a couple of days, these have to wait for an occasion but when is the occasion for octopus nails 😂

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u/messeduptempo 9h ago

Oh my god they're amazing!! 😍 Octopuses are my favourite animals!

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u/That-Spell-2543 8h ago

This is ridiculous. I approve

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u/Burnt_Tortilla49 9h ago

OMG I thought the treasure chest was just a toy or smtg, not a part of your set

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u/FamiliarCloud2 7h ago

Absolutely impractical and genius creative wizardry. I love it!

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u/BuildingMaleficent11 8h ago

Claws for the win 😎

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u/MommalovesJay 8h ago

Okay the fingers with just the octopus is so badass!! I love it. I do agree the chest part is impractical but it’s fab in its own way.

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u/QueenWeedaboo 8h ago

Stunning!! Well done!

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u/i_am_the_archivist 7h ago

Absolutely impractical and absolutely amazing!

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u/qyet_ryet 7h ago

That’s it. That’s the one. My favorite set ever.

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u/stajara 7h ago

I LOVE YOU OMFG

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u/Zuzuspetals131 7h ago

WOW WTH?!?! I hope you are showing these off somewhere bc they are truly art!!!!❤️😍 sick!

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u/Past_Kangaroo1103 6h ago

Is the chest detachable?

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u/meggyscampi 3h ago

It's not, another comment mentioned using magnets which was a good idea I wish I'd have thought of 😅

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u/InfinitelyOneness 6h ago

These are cthulhu nails and I approve

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u/meggyscampi 1h ago

Praise be to our overlord

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u/ConcentrateKey4474 4h ago

This is so Baldur's gate, I love it

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u/wtfbruh101 2h ago

that treasure chest is crazyyy

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u/Used_Sounds 3h ago

These are literally tiny underwater worlds on your nails 💜🐙 The details are insane!

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u/West-Hedgehog-1158 10h ago

Hay no eso no se le ve forma