Today, I have a Halloween manicure to show you guys. It actually started as a swatch...but I just didn't care for the color all by itself so I added some nail art. I've never been the woman who can pull off orange...especially bright neon orange so I figured add some black and bring it back into my color wheel. I guess it worked out because I liked it a lot better with black spiders and spider webs than by it self. So, with out further ado here's my Halloween spider manicure.
Pictures.
Indoor with flash.
Indoor no flash.
Outdoor in shade.
Outdoor in sunlight.
Products used:
OPI - Hi, Pumpkin!
Nail Star - Black
Nail Star - Red
Konad - Black
Americana - Black
Americana - White Wash
(Middle Finger) Stamping plate - Konad M13
So there you have it my Halloween spider mani. As far as the polish goes...ehhh, not a big fan of the orange polish. It took 3 coats to be opaque and it's just this side of garnish on someone as pale as my lily white self. But I think if you have nice tanned or dark skin you could probably rock the crap out of this color. But if you are as white as a ghost (like myself) you might want to pass this color up. I do better with more reddish orange polishes and this is a more of a yellowish orange polish...but hey it's Halloween nail art. It's supposed to be loud, garish and look at me, look at me orange. Right??? Anyway what do you guys think? I hope you enjoy this manicure. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished.
Today, I am finally feeling better (after a long crappy cold) so I have some real honest to goodness nail art for you guys. I spent...well I spent forever on this one (like 3.5 hours) but I am really happy with how it turned out. One of my favorite movies is The Nightmare Before Christmas..I know I know it's a cult classic and a lot of people like it because of Tim Burton or whatever. But the reason I love this movie is more personal. It was the last movie I watched with my mother before she passed away. And so this movie will always hold a special place in my heart. So free warning every year around this time I will most likely do a The Nightmare Before Christmas inspired manicure (if you look at my Movie Theme Nail Art Post you can see I did one last year as well) because I just love the movie. Who knows one may show up around Christmas too. Anyway, Let's get to it shall we.
Here's some music to set the stage.
Pictures.
Indoor with flash.
Indoor no flash.
Outdoor sunlight.
Outdoor in shade.
Close ups.
Frome left to right: Pattern from Sally's dress, Jack's face, Oogie, and Zero.
Zero the spectral pup.
Curly mountain thingy with pumpkins.
Hidden surprise.
Oogie and Zero.
Sorry for the crappy picture my camera doesn't like night shots.
The moon behind the curly mountain glows too.
List of Products Used.
China Glaze: Liquid Leather, Stone Cold, Immortal, Dress Me Up, Shower Together, and Kalahari Kiss
Nail Star: Black, Dark Blue, Dark Orange, Medium Green, Medium Shimmer Blue, and Medium Shimmer Pink
Nail Art: Cocoa
Fantasy Makers: Go With The Glow
Acrylic paint:
Americana: Mustard Seed, White Wash, True Red, Spanish Olive, and Black
And one more song because I just love it.
Cover by Amy Lee from The Nightmare Revisited soundtrack.
So there you have it my homage to one of my favorite movies. This is all free hand nail art...and that's why it took so long. What do you guys think? I am pretty happy with how this turned out. And since I am finally feeling better I will also be posting more nail art. Because, I just love Halloween and Halloween nail art. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished.
Yay, I have internet again! And here is the proper post I promised you of my Slasher Movie Bad Guy mani. The Halloween contest is open through October 21st so please go over Here, follow the blog and vote for my entry. I'm number 24. You can vote once a day. And since I could only upload one picture for the contest here are some more shots showing you this mani in all it's glory. Also now you know what the left hand that went with my right hand splatter mani looks like.
Indoor with flash.
From left to right: Freddy Kruger (Nightmare On Elm Street), Leather Face (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Ghost Face (Scream), Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th), and Mike Myers (Halloween).
Indoor without flash.
Outdoor in shade.
Outdoor in sunlight.
Over all look.
Polish List.
ORLY - Grave Mistake
China Glaze - Salsa
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
China Glaze - Near Dark
China Glaze - Street Chic
China Glaze - White on White
China Glaze - City Siren
OPI - Skull & Glossbones
Nails Star - Black
So that's my contest entry it took forever and the pinkie nail being the most difficult...it's one of those times I wish I had bigger nails. So if you would go over to The Manicured Monkey's website and vote for number 24. One more time here's the address Vote For Number 24. That's all I have for you today. Until next time stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO
