This past Sunday, I went to Dapper Day at Disneyland! After my last post, I was determined to wear an outfit inspired by something Disney and to paint my nails to match. After going through my closet, I decided to wear a look inspired by Orange Bird from Disney World!
I already had an orange dress I bought last year that I still hadn't worn. I don't usually wear orange and was unsure about it but using it to DisneyBound as Orange Bird seemed like the perfect excuse to give it a try!
I found a fake flower I had lying around and cut off its leaves so I could add them to my black hat. (Does the hat look familiar? It's the same one I used when I dressed like Anita for Halloween in 2012.)
After grabbing my Orange Bird necklace and some greenish shoes from my closet, I had everything I needed for my outfit! Next up was the fun part- my nails! Here's the completed look!
To do my Orange Bird nails, I picked out an orange nail polish, Sally Hansen "Sun Kissed," and painted all of my nails that color. Then I painted Orange Bird on my ring finger.
I used our Orange Bird sipper we have at home (as seen in the first picture) as a guide and with a dotting tool I painted white ovals for his eyes. After it dried I added the black dots. I used a toothpick to paint his eyebrows and then used another toothpick and some yellow polish to paint his beak.
His beak was hard to do! My first attempt was his beak at a different angle but that didn't work at all so I went back to the sipper and used that as a guide for the beak also. Next I got some green polish and added green to the tops of all my nails.
In the end I liked the result and I think our Orange Bird Vinylmation did too! (btw- can you tell how much we like Orange Bird?)
I had a fun time at Dapper Day and enjoyed wearing this outfit! I even got interviewed by some folks from the Disney Style blog with my friends. They got a close up of my nails- not sure if they'll ever use it but I am flattered that they thought it was worth getting a shot of!
Here are some pictures from around the parks that day! I'm sharing a detailed recap on my other blog, So Disney, so make sure to check it out to read more!
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| With the stylish Phyllis Herman! I had total glasses envy! |
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| Fastpasses make any manicure look fabulous! ;) |
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| Rosita's Margaritas make them look pretty good too! |
For my fellow Doctor Who fans- look who I found at the park! This guy was an awesome 10th Doctor!
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| With @TheDoctor_Tennant. Allons-y! |
I'll end with one of my favorite photos of that day! My husband was busy in the morning but he joined me at Disneyland later on and surprised me by wearing his Orange Bird shirt. Yay- I love when we match!
So that was my nail art and outfit for this year's Dapper Day! What do you all think?
Want to read more about my Dapper Day experience this year? Make sure to check out my recap on So Disney!
Dapper Day Spring 2014 Recap- Part 2 (Coming soon!)
For info on upcoming Dapper Day events, be sure to check out DapperDay.com
Your nails were terrific! I didn't realize you were such a big Orange Bird fan, but now I know! :) How cool that your hubby came out and matched you. I also liked that Doctor. He was awesome. I recognized another Doctor from Galliday in the crowds except that this time he was Disneybounding Prince Phillip. I meant to ask you about your hat. It was so pretty on you. I knew it looked familiar! Great job on your entire ensemble. I hope the Disney Style Blog uses your outfit. It was just too cute not to share with the world! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Hope! I think Jared is an even bigger fan since a lot of the items are his but I have a couple things too so our collection has sort of been combined! haha. :) It was fun to find the Doctor out and about! I saw a couple other Doctor Who inspired outfits and I like that Doctor Who got some love on Dapper Day too! Thanks for your comment about the hat. I found it at Target if I remember right and love any excuse to wear it! I spotted a few familiar faces on Disney Style today ;) Pretty exciting stuff!
DeleteI think it all came together perfectly. You're great with details! Orange bird is so cheerful. When you have to fix something like the beak do you use a dab of nail polish remover or paint over? That's something I really struggle with when trying nail art. That's cool you saw the 10th Doctor!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie! When I have to fix something, I try to fix it by painting over it but most the time I end up having to remove everything on that one nail and start over. It can be a bit frustrating but usually is worth it in the end! Sometimes I just paint my nails the base color one night and then do the nail art the next day- that helps me be more patient since it splits up the amount of time it takes in one sitting. Seeing someone dressed as the 10th Doctor was fun! He definitely fit in with the theme since the 10th Doctor is such a dapper dresser!
DeleteI am so jealous! I wish I was there! I love the orange on you good color and cute too!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
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