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    Effie-Inspired Nails / China Glaze Giveaway!

    Mar 13, 2012 at 6:00am by Elizabeth Banks
     

    Last night was THE night. I attended the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games! Lots of people anticipated me having some crazy nail art done. I hope I didn’t disappoint when I showed up wearing these babies:

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    What do you think?

    I’ve also got two little surprises for you. While on the set of filming The Hunger Games I took a few photos (actually a lot). The Effie makeup and fashion was just so intricate and detailed that I had to take photos to remember all the bits and pieces. Here are just a couple of the pics I took of Effie’s nails while on set:

     
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    So in honor of The Hunger Games being just a little over a week from it’s wide release date, the lovely China Glaze has granted me with two China Glaze Limited Edition Capitol Colours Collections to giveaway to two lucky and talented winners!

    Have y’all seen the collection? “The collection combines rich crèmes, soft shimmers and bold glitters to create the limited edition 12 shade nail polish collection inspired by the most anticipated movie release of the year.”

    I want to give you a chance to win the collection! So here’s the contest:

    I want to see pictures of your Effie-inspired nails! All you have to do is upload pictures to your profile and post the link to the photo in the comments below. Easy peasy. Contest ends this Friday, March 16th!

    The China Glaze® Capitol Colours collection includes the following shades:


    ·        Dress Me Up – A stripped down dark rose pink crème
    ·        Foie Gras – Decadent dark crème taupe
    ·        Fast Track – Soft sandy brown with a gold metallic shimmer
    ·        Hook and Line –Pearlescent light grey
    ·        Stone Cold – Matte slate grey with shimmer
    ·        Smoke and Ashes – Black-based teal with multicolored shimmer
    ·        Agro – Moss green with gold shimmer
    ·        Mahogany Magic – Reddish-brown crème
    ·        Harvest Moon – Crystalized copper shimmer
    ·        Riveting – Bright orange shimmer
    ·        Electrify – High-wattage gold and ruby red glitter blend
    ·        Luxe and Lush – A high octane flaky overcoat

    Show me them nails!

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    • UgottabeKiddinme
      UgottabeKiddinme
      Jun 15, 2012 at 10:36pm
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      You think they realized the tips were put on upside down?
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    • Millen Doan
      Millen Doan
      Apr 19, 2012 at 4:26pm
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      Yah they will email u and tell u and I WON!!!!!!
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    • Miss I
      Miss I
      Apr 13, 2012 at 4:33pm
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      So...does anyone know who won the contest yet????
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    • Little Duck
      Little Duck
      Mar 29, 2012 at 4:47pm
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      Wow! They really transformed you in the movie! Great performance! That's Mahogany!
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    • Nicnack_attack
      Nicnack_attack
      Mar 28, 2012 at 10:52am
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      Everyone's nails are super awesome :) @the nail guru thanks for the tips I'm totally gonna try that I tried to do flames on my nails with nail polish and it's so hard! I can't wait to see who won!
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    • The Nail Guru
      The Nail Guru
      Mar 26, 2012 at 6:53pm
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      Thanks! I was trying to find a way to get more realistic flames. Turns out magic markers work pretty well. :)
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    • HeatherMichelle
      HeatherMichelle
      Mar 26, 2012 at 9:31am
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      @The Nail Guru, Those look really great. In the photos it looked like you used China Glaze Electrify as the base, but in the tutorial you used just gold paint, then gold glitter, and then red marker on the tips? i really love the effect.
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    • The Nail Guru
      The Nail Guru
      Mar 25, 2012 at 10:05am
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      In the mean time, you guys can check out my new Hunger Games nails. They are at http://nailartgallery.nailsmag.com/thenailguru/photo/278302/girl-on-fire/user and the tutorial is on http://starfish-onthe-beach.blogspot.com Hope you enjoy them!
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    • Megan
      Megan
      Mar 24, 2012 at 10:43am
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      :/ We haven't heard anything about this yet? I wonder if the nail art contest has been forgotten about...
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    • Lisanne Becerra
      Lisanne Becerra
      Mar 23, 2012 at 3:18pm
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      Man oh man, can't wait to hear who won... In the meantime, the manicure I did after my Effie nails got some attention online, if you girls want to check it out, or like the show Futurama, go to my tumblr page: http://lisannevctorius.tumblr.com/
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    • Kryptonite1710
      Kryptonite1710
      Mar 22, 2012 at 10:10am
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      When are we going to know who won? I am so anxious!
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    • MadameDerpinton
      MadameDerpinton
      Mar 21, 2012 at 8:01pm
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      please, please, please tell us who won... please? c:
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    • Kayla
      Kayla
      Mar 20, 2012 at 8:05am
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      Do we know who won yet? I'm very interested to see the winning nails!
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    • LastQueenChristine
      LastQueenChristine
      Mar 17, 2012 at 6:49pm
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      HERE ARE MY NAILS! Omg I hope it's not too late. I had to reupload the picture again because the other one got deleted somehow. -.- BUT HERE! http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/508022 I know, I know. It's not the best, but I tried! Took me two days to finish both hands.
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    • aminie
      aminie
      Mar 17, 2012 at 12:35pm
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      Technically Ms Banks is in a plane right now so I think we'll have to wait a few more hours lol.

      (Though I too cannot wait to see the winners announced.)
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    • Millen Doan
      Millen Doan
      Mar 17, 2012 at 11:47am
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      Can you please post the winners??????
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    • Chanelle Morales
      Chanelle Morales
      Mar 17, 2012 at 12:24am
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      shoot, I hope I'm not too late...it took me forever to figure out how to upload my pics :/
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    • Chanelle Morales
      Chanelle Morales
      Mar 17, 2012 at 12:22am
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      Ok so I went a little picture-crazy, but here are my nails!


      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/506097/effie-nails

      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/506094/effie-inspired-nails

      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/506090/details

      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/506079/details

      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/506078/effie-nails-inspiration

      Looking at one of Effie's outfits, I picked out colours and patterns that would match her outfit and totally enhance her look! There's no such thing as holding back when it comes to style in the Capitol, so I wanted to add a lil' sum'n sum'n to make my design go over the top.

      Good work, everyone :)
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    • Fynn
      Fynn
      Mar 16, 2012 at 8:46pm
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      So when Effie needs a more demure look( are Capitol citizens even familiar with that word?) that still has some glitz, I imagine she'd turn to something like this:
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505607/pink-glitter-gradient-nails
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505619/pink-glitter-gradient-nails

      These nails have a vibrant pink gradient effect with color-changing holographic glitter to catch the light. While not as extravagant as her special-occasion nails, the color-shifting glitter would elevate this look without drawing attention away from Effie's immaculate face, hair and clothing.
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    • J Penzie
      J Penzie
      Mar 16, 2012 at 8:41pm
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      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505628 hi, I did my very best
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    • erikanotreplica
      erikanotreplica
      Mar 16, 2012 at 8:30pm
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      My nails!! Good luck :) http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505509
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    • maruluna
      maruluna
      Mar 16, 2012 at 8:04pm
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      Elizabeth! Am I too late?
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505298
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505291
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/505282
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    • KEJ2005
      KEJ2005
      Mar 16, 2012 at 7:14pm
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      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/502882
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    • Hello Mimi
      Hello Mimi
      Mar 16, 2012 at 6:42pm
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      I LOVE Effie's style so coming up with a manicure inspired by her was so much fun! While the floral brocade peplum dress is my favorite of her outfits I've seen so far, I had the teal and purple jacket/skirt sets in mind when I was designing my nails.

      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/502141/capitol-couture-manicure
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/502167/capitol-couture-manicure-close-up
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/502581/capitol-couture-manicure-close-up
      http://elizabethbanks.com/user/photo/502197/capitol-couture-manicure-close-up

      I used a sparkly blue-green base and two different eye-catching topcoats (1 glitter, 1 flake) for the tips, and then adorned each nail with rhinestones in multiple colors and sizes. To finish the look, I also made purple flowers with Sculpey clay and added them to the thumb and ring finger.

      The result is definitely fussy and impractical, so I'd like to think Effie would approve! I hadn't planned on it, but I think I'll be touching these up next week and rocking them for the midnight movie premiere! :)

      Happy Hunger Games!
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    • Do E.
      Do E.
      Mar 16, 2012 at 6:27pm
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      Hello :)
      Here is my entry: http://mauvesouledrainbow.tumblr.com/mynails
      I hope you like it! Thank you for this giveaway!

      Gwen
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