Beautylish All-Star nail designs

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By Michelle Wilding in New Trends on Tuesday 20 September 2011

If Converse chucks tickle your fancy, then rock them beyond your feet. Check out these killer shoe nail designs; a completely modern spin on traditional French manicures. Who would’ve thought your nails could be so street? PS: Nancy also does adorable fruit and Hello Kitty designs, too!

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Skittle-coated Skateboard

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By Michelle Wilding in New Trends on Monday 19 September 2011

Skittles … taste the rainbow while you’re skating. Well, Aussie pop star Cody Simpson can. Don’t ask me why he was given the lollie-coated skateboard before embarking on his World Tour. I doubt the teen singer is going to be skating, but at least he can marvel at the artistic concept or just gobble up [...]

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Lobster motorcycle sculpture

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By Michelle Wilding in New Trends on Friday 16 September 2011

I’m not a fan of lobsters; my tastebuds just aren’t sold. However, I do admire these neat shrimp-based sculptures by Taiwanese chef and food carving artist Huang Mingbo. He artistically turned the little sea creatures into meticulously detailed designer motorcycles for a recent exhibit in China.

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Cork portraits by Scott Gunderson

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By Michelle Wilding in New Eco on Friday 16 September 2011

I really dig artists that have a knack for crafting murals out of different goods. I’ve seen toast, plectrums, handwriting and now corks. Chicago-based Scott Gunderson perfectly reused a multitude of eco-friendly corks to create this meticulous face montage, and many more. Some portraits use 9,000 corks and take up to 50 hours to produce.

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