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above photo by @Harto
I realize that the amount of Pantone inspired products, projects and other color chip related items have reached almost comical proportions, but that doesn't stop them from being somewhat blog-worthy to the design crowd.
That said, here's a fun do-it-yourself Pantone Manicure by Jacquie Coe aka Jacquie Long Legs.
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above: the numbers read backwards because this was photographed in the mirror
Using acrylic nails and photo-copied numbers on clear adhesive labels, Jacquie created a Pantone chip palette on the tips of her fingers.
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Jacquie printed a Pantone chip number on clear self-adhesive label paper in her printer (that's why the nails all read the same -and incorrect- Pantone number 18-3943):
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Some of the colors she actually used:
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9exDiQU9Y0g0xO6tX7ci8jdvA4tIAXJ0PQJv3Yjv4UPYvLTew-m4TnBBcgiyBd6e5u2a2sZBT2xtWM0-Tq1aQS-kSonUoJF18vQUx_HER3zKYNK_1tTXM1k0Qlf6oimRT5e19H9h0WRuC/s400/Pantone+Mani+4+IIHIH.jpg)
all images courtesy of Jacquie Coe
See step by step instructions as to how she did it here