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Cunnt Claws Nail’d: Tracy Kawaii

Hello November!!!! Starting with a new month, I was so stoked to present to you a new artist that I discovered right here in, NYC. Based in the Flushing, Queens- freelance nail artist, Tracy Lok (Tracy Kawaii) is what I call a “Kawaii nail artist” who started doing nails as a hobby then as time progress; she took her craft to another level by revolving her pleasurable hobby into a part-time job along side her normal full-time day job. Admiring Tracy’s drive and of course her love for nail art, I was beyond bliss to experience a new talent right here in my city.

Offering me something to be excited about to the starting of this cold, November month -Tracy invited me into her cozy living space to supply my claws for its very first, Kawaii nail art! For those who are new to this type of nail art, Kawaii means “Cute” and it is a Japanese nail design, which entails loads of dainty embellishments. These embellishments can differ based on what spirit one may feel at the moment. For the most part, to stay in the realm of the Kawaii tradition, getting adorable characters such as; Hello kitty, Cupcakes, Ice-Cream cones, bunnies, etc are just a few charming 3-d characters that is collaborated with different variations of studs to complete the look. My first Kawaii experience shared with you!! :

Meet, Tracy Lok everyone!!!!

1st Step: Removing the “gel” topcoat

2nd Step: Gel topcoat is off, now time for my fill-in!!! (Even with w/ bare nails, the inspiration on Tracy’s nails are so inviting!)

3rd Step: Relaxing under the, LED light (In love with everything that glows. The LED light is like a nail club house, for a party of four! lol)

4th Step: The “SHOW-OUT” starring, Pineapple Treats! ( My new addiction…Nail Piercings…)

Thumb action (Embellish Sea shells and studded negative spacing)

Tracy w/ out the adorable face mask….BIG SMILE!!

The finish result: A traditional KAWAII nail art design w/ a trendy emphasis of one pierced nail

FOR MORE ON TRACY LOK’S KAWAII NAIL DESIGNS, CHECK OUT HER WORK HERE

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Artist HIGHlight: Attitude Nails

(Sirens sound) Happy Halloween, Cunnts!!!!!! Thanks for tuning in…You could have been doing anything else in the world but you’re here being a nail-addict rocking out the holiday with us and to celebrate, today we have something special for you at this never ending digital party here at, Cunnt Claws. Our cunnt artist, Nikki P (Attitude Nails) has crafted yet another silently outspoken exclusive designed nail set that will both move and uplift your spirits in honor of, Halloween. During the process Nikki stated how these particular characters disturbed her childhood’s psychological (We don’t blame you girl, gessh!). Even in this day and age, the creational process for Nikki was hard to fathom, as to why these imaginary character still haunts her adulthood, but we are sure most of you can identify with her on this one!

The nail-art empahasis today is zoom on the heavy detailing, which each protagonist is bought to life. Petrifying, frightening and mind bothering on every level, we are proud to present to you another segment of, Artist HIGHlight !!! :

Pennywise – From the movie “It” , this scary looking character primarily appears in the form of a clown (Pennywise) in order to attract his preferred prey of young children (This creature can take different form, but mostly appears as Pennywise the clown). The movie follows the adventures of seven children as they are terrorized by Pennywise, who exploits the fears and phobias of his victims in order to disguise himself while hunting for his prey.

Jigsaw– Based on the movie, “SAW“ this character builds deadly traps for his preys, which are often a symbolic demonstration of what Jigsaw perceives as a flaw in the person’s life. Jigsaw calls these tests “games”, and tells the person the “rules” of the game by audio or videotape. The rules are tasks that the person must perform in order to pass the test and survive. On some occasion, Jigsaw uses psychological torture as one of the test being used on his prey. However, the tasks often involve extreme self-mutilation and most of the traps are made of scavenged materials, rusty bolts, decaying iron, or anything else he thinks will help him create a new “game”.

Freddy– A serial killer from the movie, “Nightmare on Elm Street“, who uses a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers, to stalk and kill people in their dreams. All the murders that are suppose to only be in a dream is actually the deaths of each person in reality!!

Chucky – A killer “Good Guy” doll that had his soul transferred into the doll, seen in the movie, “Childs Play“, by using voodoo. In the first three films, he looks like a normal doll, but in the last three, he has many scars and stitches on his face and body. Despite his small size, Chucky has the strength of a full-grown man. He has tried to transfer his soul into others to escape his “Good Guy” doll body and get his revenge on the people. He fails to do so to, killing anyone who stands in his way. (Source : childsplay.wikia.com)

ATTITUDE NAILS DID AN AWESOME JOB CONVEYING THE TRUE MEANING OF HALLOWEEN & BRINGING EACH PROTAGONIST CHARACTER TO LIFE THROUGH THE ARTISTIC FORM OF NAIL-ART!! HOPE YOU GUYS LOVED THIS SEGMENT OF, ARTIST HIGHLIGHT AS MUCH AS WE DID! TIL NEXT TIME CUNNTS Xox

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Sweet Halloween Sugar!

What do you call a colorful skull head that look like it just came from a Mardi Gras celebration? LOL ‘Sugar Skulls“!!!! These rock hard 3-d , mexican sugar skulls were spotted at London’s base nail-art brand, WAH nails this week in honor of Halloween:

Cunnt Facts: Sugar skulls represented a departed soul, which had the name written on the forehead and was placed on gravestone to honor the return of a particular spirit. Sugar skull art reflects the folk art style of big happy smiles, colorful icing and sparkly tin and glittery adornments.

Italian missionaries brought sugar art to the New World in the 17th century. The first Church mention of sugar art was from Palermo at Easter time when little sugar lambs and angels were made to adorn the side altars in the Catholic Church (Source: mexicansugarskull.com)

Cunnt DIY: These Sugar Skulls nail design is a cool modern way to up-do the traditional skull heads. Below is a DIY tutorial of how to execute a sugar skull on you own nails:

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NYC Comic Con 2013

Counting down to the days of Halloween, this weekend the festivities was in full force at New York’s Comic Con 2013. Cosmic Con is an annual convention that is held at the, Javits Center located on the West side of Manhattan. With over 9,000 comic nerds and vendors (all types of people dressed up in costumes) join together for a four-day indoors blast. According to sources, Comic Con tickets were sold out since, April!!! Gesssh! The building were jam-packed, and the energy there was so turnt up to the ultimate max. All the attention was zoomed on the animated characters walking around in their getup costumes and the, “I Nailed New York” booth!!! Each day there were a different set of nail artist- but on this day, some of New York’s best nail artist; Ria Lopez (Ria’s Nailz), Shelley Burns (Shell Breezy), Mimi Wilson (Nails by Mimi), Ashley (Naked Ash Nails), Kelly Blackwell(I_Nailed_it) and Alicia (Alicia’s Nails) came out to display their talent and indeed all of the nail menus presented were tricked out with many different characters which at some point you either adored or were freaking petrified of!! I am so proud of all the lovely artists who participated in the Comic Con convention!! Nail art is gradually pushing the limits and is evolving to a diverse light of life, and it is slowly becoming a lifestyle to many. Pre-Halloween party? Yes, Comic Con indeed had everyone warmed up for what is to come in regard to, Halloween amusement! Getting wicked manicures to show off with your costumes! Child pleaseeee, what more can a gal ask for? No regrets, just a good ass turn out!