Matte Purple with White Ghosts Nails

Happy Halloween

Here are some super cute Halloween nails.  I started with a base coat followed by a few coats of Avon’s Violetta.  Violetta is a deep purple matte nail polish. 

When this was dry, I stamped on some ghosts using Salon Express Nail Art Paint in Snow White and Bundle Monster plate BM-223.  I stamped the ghosts in a bottom top pattern to mimic the ghosts floating.  I added Hard Candy’s Matte-ly In Love top coat because I wanted to keep the matte finish of Avon’s Violetta nail polish.    

I think the purple with white ghosts are perfect for Halloween.  My only complaint is Avon’s Violetta started to chip somewhat quickly.  The last time I used Violetta it did not chip on me like it did this time.  I think this is because I added L.A. Colors Sassy Sparkle (BCC557) on top (which turned the matte finish glossy).  You can see that manicure here. 

To keep my ghostly manicure on my nails longer, I added Essence Nail Art Special Effect in It’s Purplicious.  It’s Purplicious is an awesome glitter polish with dark and light purple square glitters and smaller round micro glitter suspended in a clear base.  I got this polish from the lovely Ana of FairyAna.  You can see the other polishes I got in this swap here.  I did not take pictures with the glitter polish, but it did help extend the life of this manicure.  What are your tips and tricks to extending the life of your manicures?                       

Born Pretty Store Resin Roses along a Fence

(Born Pretty Store Colorful Resin Rose Pattern Nail Art Decoration was sent for review)

For today’s manicure I have some resin rose decorations from the Born Pretty Store.  These roses caught my eye right away.  Each wheel comes with 12 different colored roses (four of each color).  I chose to use the light blue and the light pink roses for my manicure.

I started with a base coat then added one coat of Pure Ice’s Platinum Magic Base Coat.  Platinum Magic Base Coat is a white nail polish.  I added white first so my neon nail polish on top would stand out more. 

I then added two coats of Pink Cookie’s Neon Pink to my pinky, pointer, and thumb nails.  I also added three coats of Pink Cookie’s Neon Blue to my ring and middle fingers.  My right hand had the same look just with the pink and blue nails reversed. 

When my base polish was dry, I added a layer of top coat and stamped a fence looking design.  I thought the rose studs would look good against this design—like roses growing along a chain linked fence.  The plate I used was Mash-41.  I stamped with Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and added another layer of top coat when my polish was dry.

Originally I was going to add the roses using a top coat, but I decided to use nail glue instead since I figured they would stay on my nails longer that way.  I added light blue roses to my blue nails and light pink roses to my pink nails.  I did have to reapply one of the roses because it came off when I was putting on my shoes.  I think I just did not have enough nail glue on that rose because all of the other roses were very sturdy and stayed put.  I did everything from helping my kids with their shoes, washing my hair, and washing my hands several times.

I got a ton of compliments on this manicure.  The 3D roses really stood out.  It took me a couple of hours to get used to having something 3D on my nails, but once I realized they were staying put I was able to go about my regular business without worrying about my nails.  I adore this manicure.

The 48Pcs 6mm Colorful Resin Rose Pattern Nail Art Decoration can be found on the Born Pretty Store’s website here.  They sell for $3.37.  For 10% off your order and free shipping at the Born Pretty Store you can use my discount code SNDX31.                        

(Born Pretty Store Resin Rose Pattern Nail Art Decoration was sent for review)

Julep Halloween Skull Nails

(Julep Patti was sent previously as a gift)

I am participating in a Halloween nail art contest by Julep.  I decided to create a manicure based on Julep’s Patti nail polish.  Patti is a black polish with silver hexagon and fine silver glitters.  It is a well loved and well used polish in my house.  I thought this polish would look perfect with some skulls.

I started my look with a base coat followed by two coats of N.Y.C. Black Lace Cream.  When this was dry I added one coat of Julep Patti.  Julep Patti has great coverage all on its own.  I chose to layer it over another black polish just to extent the use I get out of this awesome color.  When this was dry, I added a layer of top coat to protect my polish if I made any mistakes stamping.

To add the skulls with the bones on my ring and thumb fingers, I stamped using Salon Express Nail Art Paint in Snow White and Bundle Monster plate BM-225.  For the rest of my nails with the skulls I stamped using Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and Bundle Monster plate BM-211.  I finished everything off with one more layer of top coat.

I love the way these nails turned out.  The black with the silver glitter works well with the skulls to create an awesome Halloween manicure.  If you are looking for some Halloween inspiration you can check out this Halloween manicure tutorial created by Julep.

Julep has a whole range of nail polish colors.  You can see their new nail polish color page here.  You can find Julep Patti here.  If you are not already a Julep Maven (where you can customize and receive nail polish goodies every month you choose for a fee), you can use my invitation code 3784242 and sign up here.  Right now Julep is offering a free 4-piece gift when you sign up with code FREETREATS.      

(Julep Patti was sent previously as a gift)