Today I am excited to share the ninth installment of Musical Manicures, the series where I create a nail polish look inspired by a Broadway show that I’ve seen in the past. This week I picked Hairspray out of the jar, which is another show I got to see with my dance class on a trip to New York City. We saw the musical in March of 2006, and were super lucky to see an amazing cast that included Diana Degarmo, Tevin Campbell, and Andrew Rannells. We also took a dance class with a member of the Broadway company before we saw the show, and learned the choreography to You Can’t Stop the Beat. It was such a fun experience!
Not only did I really enjoy the upbeat music, joyful choreography, and colorful costumes of Hairspray, but we had a wonderful stage door experience as well. I remember many of the actors thought my friend and I were sisters, which we got a kick out of at the time. We were able to get a picture with Diana Degarmo, who had recently been in American Idol. I remember we wished we had taken a photo with Andrew Rannells, as we loved him as Link Larkin, but selfies at the stage door were not as popular back then! Fun fact, the above picture was taken on a regular 35mm film camera I was still using!
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For my manicure this week, I decided to create a simple skittle inspired by the colorful Hairspray logo. I had a lot of fun finding nail polishes in my collection that matched up with the colors in the lettering. I will list the polishes I used here, and link to them if they are still available for purchase.
- Zoya Nail Polish Janie, a bright pink
- Priti NYC Fireglow, a pumpkin orange – BUY
- Zoya Nail Polish Willa, an onyx black – BUY
- Zoya Nail Polish Hattie, a blush mauve pink – BUY
- Zoya Nail Polish Becca, a deep plum purple – BUY
- Zoya Nail Polish Tucker, a bright sky blue
- LVX Fantom, a bright white – BUY
- Zoya Nail Polish Chiara, a jewel toned purple – BUY
I added two coats of each shade on my nails, and sealed in the manicure with a layer of the Zoya Ultra Glossy Top Coat. This manicure was so easy to create, and I really enjoyed looking at my nails all week long. I never would have put together this color combination if not for this project!
This week reminded me how much I love skittle manicures, as it can be quite fun to paint each nail a different color. Plus, I got to revisit a Broadway musical that I really enjoy. Now that it’s been over 15 years since the original run of Hairspray closed, I hope that we will see a revival production at some point in the near future. I love listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording, and I think the story is evergreen, too.
See inside the Playbill and learn more about my manicure on Instagram HERE!