Preppy Halloween

Today's manicure: preppy Halloween polka dots!

I started by grabbing a handful of Halloween colors from my polish drawer.

I ended up settling on a black base with orange and white dots.

First I applied 2 coats of Wet n' Wild's Ebony Hates Chris:

After it dried I went in with Milani's White Canvas and an orange color by Q-Rapha Beauty (both have skinny art brushes) and applied dots all over:

I was a bit quick to put on the top coat (as you can see my thumb got a little messed up) but I like how the polka dots came out!  Stay tuned for more Halloween nails to come!!

Candy Corn

So for today's manicure I thought I'd try another Halloween project: candy corn nails!

The polishes I used for the project:

Seche Vite (top coat), Seche Base (base coat), Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, and Milani's Juicy Glo (orange) and Lemongello (yellow).  I also ended up using Confetti's Ice Ice Baby.

Step 1. Apply base coat and 2 coats of Orange all over your nails

Step 2. Take small strips of scotch tape and place them horizontally across each nail to create stripes.  IMPORTANT: allow the orange polish to dry COMPLETELY.  I did not, and I ended up having to do a lot more work than I wanted.

Step 3. Apply white polish to tips of nails (2 coats), and yellow polish to base of nails (2 coats).  I actually ended up applying white polish to my entire nail because my yellow polish was sheer and would not have shown up over the orange base.

Step 4. Again, let nail polish dry completely and remove the tape strips.  If you have allowed all coats of polish to dry fully you should end up with nice stripes. Apply glitter (if desired) and top coat.

Here's my final result (after many, many touch ups)!

Enjoy! I got the idea and steps from thebeautydepartment.com (http://thebeautydepartment.com/2011/10/sweet-mani/)

Happy? Friday

So, in a few words, today was the worst.  What better way to try to cope than by trying out a new nail color!?

Here's my latest purchase:

 Revlon's Facets of Fuscia, a black jelly base with purple/pink hex glitter.

I decided to do four coats, which I realize is a lot, but the color is very sheer.

 Kind of perfect for halloween, don't you think? I'm pretty sure this will be making it into my "sexy crazy old bat" costume.

Here's a close-up (albeit a blurry one) of the color:

Hope you all have had a fantastic week! Check back for more updates soon!!

Ghost

Today I picked up a few new polishes, including China Glaze's Icicle and a fun glitter called Ice Ice Baby by Confetti.  I thought the two together might make for a fun ghostly look.

I ended up doing 2 coats of CG Icicle, and 2 coats of Ice Ice Baby.

The CG color was pretty sparkly on its own, and I think it kind of overpowered the glitter coat.  I'm still decently happy with how it came out.  I'm really excited to try the glitter with a more matte color soon!

Here are a few of my projects:

 1. Malibu Barbie: featuring NYC nail color and Sally Hansen Salon Effects

 2. Plain Jane: featuring Essie's Ballet Slippers and Power Clutch

 3. Rainbow French: featuring Urban Outfitters nail polish in Jerk and Binge, Essie's Geranium and Coat Azure, and Nicole by OPI's Stolen Kisses

 4. Geometry Lesson: featuring Essie's Case Study and Milani's Black Sketch

5. Sparkle Attack!: featuring OPI's Rainbow Connection, Essie's Turquoise & Caicos, and Milani's Drawn In Pink

Hellooooo blogoshpere! I've been experimenting with new nail art and am eager to start sharing my tries and triumphs with the world. Hope you all enjoy!