Hallowe'en mani 5: Pumpkin patch in the sky and on the nails

Hallowe'en mani 5: Pumpkin patch in the sky and on the nails

Zoya Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, November 02, 2013

I wanted to do something like the Great Pumpkin Patch In The Sky for my final Hallowe'en manicure (Free For All) of 2013. But I wanted a brighter contrast to the orange of the pumpkins, so I picked Zoya Jo polish for the blue. I have done a recent mani with Zoya Jo - you can view it here.

Hallowe'en mani 4: Spiders and webs on my nails

Hallowe'en mani 4: Spiders and webs on my nails

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, November 01, 2013

Happy Hallowe'en, everyone! It's time to bring in the traditional orange and black Hallowe'en nail art. The first idea that struck me was cobwebs. And, with my unsteady freehand, I knew I'd make a mess. I had invested in nail tape from eBay recently, so here is my first tape manicure.

Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, October 31, 2013

Here's my input for Crumpet's Nail Art Challenge for Hallowe'en 2013, themed "Skulls and Skeletons".
I used: O.P.I. French Quarter For Your Thoughts, Konad Special Black and Konad stamping plate m28. I ended up smudging the stamping on the pinky as I tried to open my camera's lens cover. Welcome to My Klutz Junction.

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Here is why I should not do freehand manis - just look at how I've ruined this one with my incredibly unsteady paws! I'm not even going to try to explain this mani or give you a how-to. If you can identify those rather indecipherable squiggles, you need to go join Mensa. The base I used is O.P.I. Thanks a Windmillion, following up with nail art pens. I also fished out a heart glitter on to each nail from O.P.I.'s Heart To Resist.
Unable to put up with the almighty mess of my own creation, I decided that the problem was overkill - I would re-do the mani, this time with fewer elements:

Hallowe'en manicure 1: Blood "drip" nail art

Hallowe'en manicure 1: Blood "drip" nail art

Zoya Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, October 29, 2013

I've never tried drip nail art before, and figured a Hallowe'en manicure challenge would be a good time to give them a shot - especially if I could get red polish to drip down! The base obviously had to be light, so I picked Zoya Avril.