It is through teary eyes and with a very sad heart that I’m sharing this post today. Along with her friends and family, I’m joining many nail artists across the globe to memorialize Ane Li.
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| We will always miss you… |
We lost a sparkling diamond from our community. Although, our memory of Ane Li will live on through the inspiration she provided us.At a young age, Ane Li was an incredibly talented nail artist with over 800,000 followers on Instagram (@ane_li). She used many techniques, but her most special were her free-hand painting. I included some of my favorites of her designs in the collage above. Today, we are all posting a special recreation to mark this tragic loss.
I’m sorry, I’m not at my best while writing this post. Even though I did not know Ane Li personally, her passing has got me choked up.My sympathies go out to her family and friends – judging from her art and her posts, I know she was a very sweet and special young lady.
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| Diamonds – extraordinary and precious |
Design Details
I contemplated trying to free-hand a design for my recreation…but I knew that I would not be able to do anything close to justice. The combination of an extremely busy week and being upset, I just don’t have any where near the steadiness of hands or the focus of mind for that right now.
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| Shine on… |
I also decided to have my diamond be in black (rather than the amazing outline that she hand painted). I felt it was a symbol of our mourning and her rarity.The first photo was taken with indirect light outdoors. The photos above and below were taken indoors with artificial lighting and flash.
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| Sparkling beauty |
The gold polish is Ziv by Zoya – a truly amazing blend of golden flakes and shimmers. I used Liquid Vinyl from Orly as the black. The diamond shape was made using a nail vinyl from What’s Up Nails.Although I didn’t do a good job capturing it, I used a matte top-coat over the whole nail and then went back over the tips with a glossy top-coat just as Ane Li did in her design.
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| Warmth and flowers for Ane Li’s family |
Rest in peace, Ane Li.You will not be forgotten.
Till next time,
Kimett
