#1 Finger Painted Contest- Emperor Penguins

Hello everyone!

Finger Painted is celebrating 400 followers with a nail art contest and a giveaway. What's very special about this contest is that we can enter as many times as we like! So this is my entry #1.

The theme is anything safari/ jungle/ animal inspired. I really liked the theme, and it has made me think and think. I've had very many ideas, but it was more difficult to paint on my nails than I had expected. So my first entry is one I made in April for Penguin Day:

Entry #1 from Lani

Entry #1 from Lani

These are emperor penguins. The ones with yellow on their necks are grown ups, the one swimming is a juvenile, and the grey ones are chicks.

In this competition we are asked to tell about our inspiration.

My inspiration: I have seen the movie "March of the Penguins", some YouTube videos like the one about Lola who lived in Japan, and the story about Happy Feet who was saved from a beach in New Zealand. To draw these penguins I looked at some photos.

Edited August 2019:

"For the middle finger I was also inspired by a painting. If I ever find it, I will update this post.

I think the first time I saw a penguin manicure was in the Let it Snow! 2011 Winter Collab. Robin Moses (Robin Moses Nail Art on YouTube) and Beth (ProfessionalDQ on YouTube) came up with the idea for the collab. I want to say "Thank you!!!" to Robin Moses and Beth! I also want to thank Collette (My Simple Little Pleasures  on YouTube) for spreading the playlist! If it wasn't for the 3 of you I probably wouldn't have thought of painting penguins on my nails.

So I want to say "Thank you!" to everyone who had something to do with what I mentioned above!!!" :-)


Thank you Lexi for having this contest/ giveaway! Congratulations on getting 400 followers!


Lani