#f1 inspired nails

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Happy Hungarian Grand Prix! 🇭🇺🏁

Please enjoy my landoscar Hungarian GP nails! I designed this set to reference some of the iconic moments from past Hungarian Grands Prix.

As always, close-ups and behind-the-scenes are below the cut!

I did have to rush these a little since I’m away this weekend, but I think these might be my favorite nail set so far. They were definitely a challenge—not just to design, but to actually paint! It took my teeny tiny brush, a lot of patience, and a constant battle with my perfectionism. 😅

I based each nail on memorable moments from the Hungarian GP over the years: the wins, the incidents, and the helmets. I really tried to recreate all of the intricate details as closely as I could.

Out of all of them, I think my favorites are the trophy nails—especially the little reference to Max’s broken trophy. 🏆🤣😅

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Happy Austrian GP 2026

I went with Pride x F1 for this weekends nails. Close ups under the cut

Little late bc I had brunch this morning 🤣

The left handed struggles continued but I was really happy how everything turned out. I was going to try and fit a O69P and eat pussy vegan joke in but just ran out of time and needed to be work appropriate 😅

Silverstone is next so Lando x Britain most likely in coming

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Happy Belgium Grand Prix!

I know this weekend hasn’t been the greatest but in honor of our duo I went with very Belgium nails including a small reference to a particular waffle video 🤭

As always inspo, designs, close ups and behind the scenes below the cut!

I always forget how the yellow doesn’t photo well 🫠

For Lando similar to Silverstone nails I went with a Belgium flag in the LN logo. Oscar this week I tried to get closer to his actual helmet design and yikes it was rough. I’m not in love with my 81 but I did my best.

I referenced this video for the waffle designs. I actually tried to throw in items they used in the video to reflect in the design

For my thumb I clearly like the NOR PIA design bc I keep coming back to it but I also played with the I ❤️ spa image and of course Incorporated Landoscar. This one was really hard to photograph by myself to the point that I need friends irl 😭😭

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Happy Race Day!

In honor of Silverstone, Lando’s home race, please enjoy my ‘Landoscar Home Race nails!’

Close ups, notes, and behind the scenes under the cut!

Since Oscar’s home race wasn’t ideal and it was my very first attempt at F1 nails I decided he’d get a redo with his husband’s home race. I did throw in a Silverstone livery for both as well.

Breakdown of each nail

-Thumbs are home flags. I know Oscar’s isn’t true to scale but I had spacing issues lol.

-Middle fingers is the Silverstone Livery

-For pointer, ring, and pinky I deviated a little for each driver. Lando it was his silver blob (last minute pivot with the speciality helmet) with Union Jack LN (at least attempted) and then blue, red, and white for a Union Jack blob. For Oscar I went Australian colors and I attempted a tiny Austrian flag for the pinky but I’m pretty sure it just seems like Union Jack soooo in honor of his husbands home race 🤣🤷‍♂️

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Landoscar nails for Barcelona Catalunya Grand Prix 2026!!

Here’s hoping to a good turn out 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

(inspo, sketches, and closeups below the cut)

I saw this Landoscar artwork one day on tumblr from whoisanderton and absolutely LOVED it and took some inspiration for my nails this week.

I did sketch out a few ideas beforehand, and while Oscar’s designs went pretty much to plan, I ended up going a lot simpler with Lando’s frog.

And fun fact: I’m NOT left-handed, so doing Oscar’s nails is a miracle most weeks 😭

But I’m so proud of how the wasp turned out, and the honeycomb pattern definitely got better as I went along.

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Finally done my Lando and Oscar nails for Monaco!

I went special 1000th GP helmet and livery, plus a little reference to this Landoscar clip (close up below the cut)

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For the record my nails did last through the race but immediately came off at the beach after. But bright side they came off in tact so I got to keep them 😅