Halloween Nails

Trick or Treat!

So it's almost Halloween - woop! And what better way is there to complete your fancy dress outfit than to have matching nails!? Below there are step-by-step instructions for 7 Halloween inspired nails, enjoy!  

Frankenstein

Equipment: - Green nail polish (Barry M 284)
           - White nail polish (Barry M 66)
           - Black nail polish (Rimmel london 60 seconds 800)
           - Black striper
           - Top coat
           - Base coat
           - Big dotting tool
           - Small dotting tool
            

Step 1: Prepare your nail using your favourite base coat and when
        that is dry, paint 2 coats using your green nail polish.

Step 2: Take your black striper pen and near your cuticle draw
        the outline of four triangles (the two edge ones should
        be longer than the middle ones). Fill them in to create
        Frankenstein's hair.

Step 3: Put some white nail polish on a scrap piece of paper and
        using your big dotting tool, make two dots just under the
        hair.

Step 4: To complete the eyes, put some black nail polish on some
        scrap paper and put two small dots inside the white dots
        using your small dotting tool.

Step 5: Use your black striper pen and draw one diagonal line
        under the eyes. Then draw 3 smaller diagonal lines in the
        opposite direction over the longer line to create a scar.
       
        Complete your look with a Top coat and you're ready to
        Scare your friends!

The Eyeball

Equipment: - Basecoat
           - White nail varnish (Barry M 66)
           - Blue nail varnish (Barry M 317)
           - Black nail varnish (Rimmel London 60 seconds 800)
           - Red nail varnish
           - Top-coat
           - Thin nail art brush
           - Large dotting tool

Step 1: Coat your nails with your favourite basecoat and once dry
        go over with two coats of white nail polish.

Step 2: Dab some blue nail varnish onto a piece of scrap paper
        and use your dotting tool to create a large circle in the
        center of your nail. You may need to make it bigger than
        the circle your dotting tool creates.

Step 3: Once again use your dotting tool with black nail polish
        to create the pupil of the eye.

Step 4: Put some red nail varnish on a piece of scrap paper and
        use your thin nail art brush create veins around the
        outside of the eye. Complete the design with a layer of
        your favourite topcoat.

Fangs

Equipment: - Basecoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Topcoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Black nail polish (Rimmel London 60 seconds - 800)
           - Red nail polish
           - White nail polish (Barry M - 66)
           - Thin nail art brush
           - Topshop black nail art pen (Nightrider)

Step 1: Use your favourite basecoat to prepare your nail and then
        when that's dry paint two coats of black nail polish.

Step 2: Put some red nail polish on a piece of scrap paper and
        with your thin nail art brush draw a line at the cuticle
        and tip of the nail to represent the gums. 

Step 3: Wash your nail art brush and then use it with some white
        nail polish to draw sharp triangle teeth coming out from
        both gums, pointing inwards towards the center of the
        nail.

Step 4: To neaten up the teeth use Topshop's black nail art pen
        and draw a line around each tooth. Finish with your best
        topcoat to seal the design. 


Spider

Equipment: - Basecoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Topcoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Lilac nail polish (Barry M - 308)
           - Black nail polish (Rimmel London 60 seconds - 800)
           - Topshop black nail art pen (Nightrider)
           - Dotting tool

Step 1: Prepare your nail using your favourite basecoat and when 
        that's dry paint your nails with two coats of lilac nail
        polish or any other pale colour of your choice. 

Step 2: Put some black nail polish on a piece of paper and use
        your dotting tool to create one big circle and a small
        circle on top.

Step 3: Use your Topshop nail art pen in shade nightrider and
        draw 4 lines coming out of each side of the large circle
        to create the spiders legs. Finish with a layer of your 
        favourite topcoat.

Dripping Blood

Equipment: - Basecoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Topcoat (Barry M - 54)
           - White nail polish (Barry M - 66)
           - Dark red nail polish (Barry M - 273)
           - Dotting tool
           - Nail art brush

Step 1: Prepare your nail with you favourite topcoat and then
        paint your nail with two coats of white nail polish.

Step 2: Put some dark red nail polish on some scrap paper and use
        your dotting tool to create 3 dots about half way down
        the nail. Use a thin nail art brush to draw a rough line
        from the dot towards the cuticle.

 Step 3: Use the same red nail polish and connect all three drips
        together. Fill in with nail polish. Seal the design with        your favourite topcoat. 

Ghost

Equipment: - Basecoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Topcoat (Barry M - 54) 
           - Dark blue nail polish (Barry M 312)
           - White nail polish (Barry M - 66)
           - Nail art brush 
           - Dotting tool

Step 1: Prepare your nail with one coat of your favourite topcoat
        and when that is dry go over it with two coats of a dark 
        blue nail polish.

Step 2: Use your dotting tool to create three small dots near the
        tip of the nail and then using your small nail art brush
        and white nail polish, join them together and make the
        outline of a ghost. Fill the shape in using your white 
        polish.

Step 3: Use your dotting tool and dark blue nail polish to create
        two circles for the ghost's eyes.

Step 4: Use your nail art brush and blue nail polish to create a
        mouth for your ghost. I chose a smiley mouth but you
        could also use your dotting tool to make an 'O' shaped 
        mouth. Complete the design with a coat of your favourite 
        topcoat.

Pumpkin

Equipment: - Basecoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Topcoat (Barry M - 54)
           - Black nail polish (Rimmel London 60 seconds - 800)
           - Orange nail polish (Barry M - 318)
           - Green nail polish (p2 colour victim - 620)
           - Topshop nail art pen (nightrider)
           - Nail art brush

Step 1: Prepare your nail with a coat of you favourite base coat 
        and then on top paint two coats of black nail polish.

Step 2: With your orange nail polish paint a pumpkin shape in the
        middle of the nail.

Step 3: Put some green nail polish on a piece of scrap paper and 
        with your nail art brush draw the stalk of a pumpkin.

Step 4: Take your Topshop nail art pen in the shade nightrider
        and draw two triangles at the top of the pumpkin. If you 
        don't have Topshop's nail art pen you can use a nail art 
        brush and normal black nail polish.

Step 5: Take your Topshop nail art pen again and draw a mouth in
        whatever shape you want your pumpkin to have.

Step 6: Once again using the Topshop nail art pen add a dot to
        create a nose for your pumpkin. When dry add a coat of
        your favourite topcoat to seal your design.

Thank you so much for reading this, I hope you give one design a go! If you liked this blog post please share it with your friends and  HAPPY HALLOWEEN! :D