Thursday, November 15, 2012

Give me all of the bacon and eggs you have.

"Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, 'Give me a lot of bacon and eggs.' What I said was, 'Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.' Do you understand?"


If you aren't familiar with the quote above, you may not understand this manicure. It was spoken by the amazing Ron Swanson, one of the greatest characters on television, now or ever. Ron is known by many for his deadpan and masculine nature. He works in the city government of Pawnee, Indiana, on the comedy show Parks and Recreation. If you don't watch Parks, you are really missing out.


Ron has a deep love for breakfast food, so I tried to do him proud in this manicure by painting bacon and eggs all over my nails. The base for these nails is OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons. The bacon is made using China Glaze Desert Sun and China Glaze Brownstone. The eggs are OPI Alpine Snow, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky, and a few mixes of Happy Go Lucky with other colors for the shading.

I also made a silhouette of Ron's hair and mustache out of bacon. I like to think he would approve of this.


Ron's mustache is the stuff of legend, so I have also decided to make this my Movember manicure.

If you're unfamiliar with Movember, it's a men's health initiative where men grow out their mustaches for all of November. Their mustaches help to spark conversations and raise funds for the often ignored issues of men's health. Here's a blurb from the Movember website.
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo's, these men raise vital awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives.
They also have a men's health page that is worth checking out and sharing with the important men in your life (or reading, if you are an important man).

If you'd like to do a Movember manicure, you can also choose to associate your nails with a certain type of awareness by using a specific color. Testicular cancer's awareness color is orchid, while prostate cancer's awareness color is light blue.


I'm pretty tickled by the breakfast print that I have going on with these nails. Bacon is one of my favorite foods and I do love fried eggs (especially on burgers, mmmmm).


I hope I've done all you Ron Swanson lovers proud. I also hope you will take a moment this month to discuss men's health issues with all of the important dudes in your life.


Thanks for reading! :)

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54 comments

  1. Dude I love these nails so much I can't even express it. I'm like legitimately angry that I didn't come up with them. They are PERFECT. EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM. And I definitely agree on the following points: a) Parks and Rec is an incredible show; and b) Ron Swanson would approve of his bacon hair silhouette.

    GOD I LOVE THESE.

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  2. Absolutely fab nails for an amazing cause! well done :)

    Jazz x

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  3. This is phenomenal. I absolutely adore this :) love parks and rec. It's the best and your skills are insane.

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  4. This.Is.Fantastic!!!! Really awesome! :D

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  5. Awesome!! I love this show and love the nails!

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  6. Brilliant mani for one of the most brilliant shows on television!

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  7. I love that you made Ron Swanson the main focus of your mani for No Shave November!! This is so perfect! And you did such an amazing job :)

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  8. i LOVE this. wow! :) i didn't even read the text but recognized ron immediately. absolutely perfect.

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  9. These are making me really hungry haha. I LOVE Parks and Rec! The bacon silhouette is just genius. This should be the only way bacon is served - in the shape of Ron Swanson.

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    1. I 100% agree! Some diner out there needs to get on this. Make a Ron Swanson plate.

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  10. I'm not a huge Parks fan, though I do know the reference, but I have to say, I think this is the best nail art you've done so far. It's PERFECTION. Seriously looks like there's no way it could have been done by hand. Bravo!

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  11. I love these so much! And I'm now craving bacon, but only if its in the shape of Ron Swanson haha :)

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  12. Oh please! you really blew my mind with this mani! I don't know about the character, I do not know about the show or anything, what I do know is that your creativity has no limits! I'm so pinning this! GREAT!

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  13. I have no idea who the character is but I adore the bacon and eggs! Cute idea.

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  14. Ahahahahaha...(breathe)..lol, omg, this is fantastic!!! :D :D I love it!

    (no, I don't usually "talk" in this, erm, silly manner, but I think it describes my feelings about this mani perfectly :))

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  15. MMMm bacon! lol Love this and it's just cute beyond belief and makes a GREAT statement to raise awareness for men's issues!!

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  16. I love this so much!! I especially love the nod to Ron Swanson :)

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  17. I love you nails and I love Parks & Rec too. Its such a cute and creative paint job, double thumbs up!

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  18. This was truly amazing, you make egg and bacon beautiful! I just love this quirky nail arts! :D

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  19. SO, So, so much to love! Bacon! Parks & Rec! Movember! I am so touched by this and in awe of your creativity and talent. LOVE them! Ron out of bacon is visionary :) Do you mind adding this to the InLinkz gallery (or if I do) so that everyone can show it off? These NEED to be seen!

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    1. Thanks Melissa! I emailed you about the collection earlier but went ahead and added it now!

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  20. Shut. The. Front. Door. I actually just started watching this on Netflix...hysterical! This is a fabulous mani!! Well done!!

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  21. This mani made me LOL so hard!! This is serious perfection!

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  22. Okay, you're a genius. This is officially the best mani ever. AND the best Ron Swanson quote ever!

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  23. OMG get out. You didn't. I can't believe my eyes. Seriously, you better trade mark this or else there may be a Sally Hansen nail strip coming out is this pattern next ;)

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  24. This is amazing Sarah!! I love it!!

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  25. Love it, you did such a great job!!! So creative and I love the show haha

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  26. It's looks absolutley yummy! LOL

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  27. This totally made my day. Ron Swanson is my hero <3 It looks great!

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  28. Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. I love bacon. I love this. :)

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  29. omg this is the best thing i have ever seen! hahah amazing!

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  30. Very creative! I love how you made the hair and stache out of bacon! Now you just need bacon scented polish LOL

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  31. OMGosh I'm DYING!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ I love it!

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  32. This is the greatest thing I have ever seen. And Ron Swanson is the greatest television character ever created.

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  33. This is absolutely unique, funny & creative at the same time! At first I thought your middle finger was a big slice of funky shaped bacon, then I continued reading your entry and noticed it DOES look like Ron. Brilliant!

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  34. Hilarious post, very artistic mani. I can't imagine anyone looking at it without smiling. (And by the way, fried eggs are also fabulous on a BLT. I suppose then it's a BELT? Haha)

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  35. OMG this is one of the coolest manicures I've ever seen! It wasn't enough that the bacon and eggs are so yummy looking, but there's that added twist when you see the hair and mustache!! You rock :D

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  36. SO this is pretty much the most awesome manicure I've ever seen.

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  37. Just when I think there has to be a limit to the amount of creativity contained in one human brain, I look at your blog and - MIND BLOWN! Bacon? On nails? Umm, yes!

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  38. This is so crazy amazing, I'm commenting on a blog for the first time. I love this so, so much. Ron Swanson forever!

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  39. There are no words! I love the bacon and Ron's face especially, who knew bacon would look so cute on a mani?! Really well done! Plus, I'm super-jealous of nails and shape, they're perfect!

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  40. yummy !
    http://healthcare-consulting.org/

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  41. Cristina ImpoverishedNovember 2, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    OMG, Jemma, do yourself a favor and check out Parks and Recreation. Ron Swanson is classic, and the rest of the show is pretty fantastic, also!

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  42. Cristina ImpoverishedNovember 2, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    I just watched the Indianapolis episode, where this quote originated, and it reminded me about this awesome mani. Great job, and I´m certain Ron Swanson would approve. He might even publicly endorse it! ;)


    Not only is the Ron´s quote fantastic, the place of despair and frustration he´s coming from in that episode is classic. Poor Ron, he will never again be able to take a picture of himself at his favorite steakhouse. (He should´ve been there!)

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