Instead of using normal nail polish, Deadly Nails nail salon uses dead animals such as butterflies, snakes, and mantises to beautify customers' nails.
With the desire to become more individual, women often choose animal skin patterns for their clothes as well as their fingernails and toenails. To elevate their style even further, Deadly Nails in Melbourne, Australia, also uses animal carcasses to attach to their customers’ nails instead of using traditional nail polish. Although it looks very ferocious, this trend is currently being followed by Australian women.
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| Only someone with a strong personality would want to make nails from scorpion carcasses like this. |
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Nicole Casti, the shop owner, said she got the idea for this special nail polish when her child brought home a dead butterfly. Although it was no longer alive, its colorful wings still captivated Nicole, making her understand that beauty sometimes still exists in dead entities.
In addition to butterflies, the 11-year-old nail technician also uses scorpions, mantises, snakes, and lizards. First, she collects the dead animals and carefully brings them home to clean. Next, Nicole uses chemicals, glue, or acrylic paint to firmly attach the animal carcasses to the nails before painting and decorating them.
However, Deadly Nails has also been heavily criticized for abusing animal carcasses for beauty purposes. Some people believe that they intentionally kill animals to get materials for nail care. However, Ms. Nicole still insists that all the animal carcasses she has are donated by customers and acquaintances.
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| After seeing her child bring home a dead butterfly, Nicole came up with the idea of doing her nails in this special way. |
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| Besides, she also makes nails from snake skin, scorpion carcasses, mantises and salamanders. |
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| Before doing it, Nicole always cleans the animal carcass thoroughly. |
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| Then, she attached it to the nail and continued to decorate, paint, and add glitter. |
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| Thanks to this creativity, her store's Instagram account has gained 10,000 more followers. |
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| However, this action also met with opposition from many animal lovers. |
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