Sunday, October 13, 2013

Witches Night Out Manicure

     So today, I was feeling all nostalgic for Halloween when I was a kid and decided to do a nail art based on one of my favorite Halloween cartoons growing up. The cartoon is way older than me, but my mother pretty much recorded every holiday cartoon every drawn and I got to watch them all growing up (on gasp...VHS). I still have a VHS copy of it actually and I even still have a VCR to play it in (Gasp). Anyway, Witches Night Out is one of my favorite retro Halloween cartoons so I decided to do a manicure based on it. So without any further ado, here it is:

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Closeups:

Thumb - Nicely

Index Finger - Small

Middle Finger - Bazooey

Ring Finger - Tender

Pinkie Finger - The Witches Magic Wand. 
The center glows in the dark...but my camera wasn't having it. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - White On white
China Glaze - Sea Spray
China Glaze - Ghoulish Glow
Konad - White
Dollish Polish - This Is Halloween
Americana - Mustard Seed
Americana - True Red
Americana - White Wash
Ceramcoat - Black
Stamping:
Cheeky CH48

Movie Cover Art:


YouTube has the whole video so go watch it already. 


     To get this look I used a base coat of Seas Spray and topped it with This Is Halloween. I then made my own decals from my own drawings for Small, Tender, Nicely, and Bazooey. I made a stamping decal for the magic wand and then applied them all and top coated them. I mixed the acrylic paints to get the desired colors for Small and Nicely because I didn't have the right colors to start with. On the decals I opted for pencil as opposed to pen or marker because I thought it would fit the style of the cartoon better. So all my followers who are fans of vintage cartoons, how did I do? I rather like how they turned out. I hope you guys enjoy this manicure as much as I do. That's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Graveyard At Dusk Manicure

     Today, I have another Halloween manicure to show you guys. I'm calling this one Graveyard at Dusk. I used sponging, stamping, self made decals (Thumb), and loose glitter. I really hope you guys like this one. I'm really digging it.

Pictures:
Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Thumb Closeup:
Indoor no flash. 

What I Used:

China Glaze - Scandalous Shenanigans 
China Glaze - Infra Red
China Glaze - Not In This Galaxy
China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky
Konad - Black
Ceramcoat - Black
Silver holographic stars and crescent moons
Stamping:
HD04

     To get this look I used a base coat of Not In This Galaxy then sponged on the gradient or Scandalous Shenanigans, Infra Red and Not In This Galaxy. Then stamped on the graves, applied the decal for the thumb, and finally added the loose glitter. Over all I really like how this one turned out. It actually kind of reminds me of the Adams Family...probably because of the big Gothic house next to a grave yard. But  I figured every graveyard has a keepers cottage. This one is just a little more grand and Gothic than most. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this manicure. That's all I have for you today. So until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Cabin In the Woods Manicure

     Today, I have a Halloween nail art to show you guys. It's a two hand manicure (I did both hands in different designs) that is based on the horror film The Cabin In The Woods. Which I must say is pretty high on my horror movies I like list. I'm not going to tell you too much about the movie because...well to be honest I don't know what I can say that won't give it away or hint at the ending. Yes it's that good. I mean come on it's co-written by Joss Whedon (and if you don't know why Joss Whedon is awesome then I don't think we can be friends). Anyway here's my The Cabin In The Woods Manicure.

The Trailer:

And if you are a Chris Hemsworth fan (I am not) clearly he's also in it...but you should watch it because hello, Joss. 


Left Hand (Matte):
Indoor no flash.

Indoor with flash

Left Hand (Glossy):
Indoor no flash. 



Closeups:
All indoor no flash. And yes I do realize how much junk The Whore has in her trunk...and how big her boobs turned out....I really can't explain how it happened I just went with it. #SorryNotSorry

Right Hand:

Indoor no flash. 
Designs left to right: Pinkie - Buckner Zombie Hand, Ring - Hadley's Shirt & Tie, Middle - Torture Orb, Index - Deadly Unicorn, and Thumb - Giant Man Eating Cobra.

Indoor with flash. 

What I Used:

Left Hand:
China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss
China Glaze - Lemon Fizz
China Glaze - Desert Sun
China Glaze - Foie Gras
China Glaze - Matte Magic (For Matte)
Right Hand:
China Glaze - White On White
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
China Glaze - Near Dark
China Glaze - Immortal
China Glaze - Westside Warrior
China Glaze - Salsa
China Glaze - Gossip of Gimlets
China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss
Nail Art - Black
OPI - Don't Pretzel My Buttons
Konad - White
Essie - Cashmere Bathrobe
Stamping Plates:
Cheeky - CH5 (Design for torture puzzle orb
HD04 (Zombie Hand)
Mash - M39 (Unicorn) 
Fauxnad - M28 (Cobra)

     As you can see I used a ton of nail polish for this...and no acrylic paint (that's a first). I started with my left hand painting two coats of Kalahari Kiss then sponging the other listed colors over top, darkest to lightest with a topper or Kalahari Kiss. Then when it was dry I topcoated it and painted the stone drawings on by hand using Foie Gras. For the right hand I painted the pinkie with Liquid Leather, ring finger with White On White, and the remaining fingers with Immortal. I made stamping decals for the snake and the zombie hand. A regular old self made decal for the torture puzzle orb and free handed the Hadley's shirt with black tie. For the right hand I just chose a bunch of images from the film that I rather liked. It was a lot of work. But I really like how it turned out.
     I just wish the art on my left hand was as awesome as the preliminary drawings I did. Seriously someone needs to invent a nail polish pen or pencil that works like a real pen or pencil but for your nails and then I will be able to make some wicked nail art. I'm sure not having carpel tunnel would help to though. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this Halloween nail art and if you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend it. It's worth it for Hadley's awkward white boy dance alone. Until next time stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO