Thursday 15 October 2015

Halloween Ghost Nails

Hello! Today I have another Halloween design to show you. I used some nail vinyls and a dotting tool to make some super cute ghosts! These were really simple and easy to do, keep reading for more info!

Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa

I started with a clean white base. I've been using China Glaze 'White on White' a lot recently, so thought I'd try something different. I went back to my old favourite - Barry M 'Matt White'. The name of this polish has always confused me. It's suggestive of a matte finish but its definitely very glossy! Below is two coats (three on some nails) and topcoat.

Barry M 'Matt White' @acertainbeccaa

I waited a little while after topcoating to ensure the polish was completely dry. I then applied 'squiggly lines' vinyls near the bottom of all of my nails to create the bottom of each ghost.

Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa

Using True Brit London's 'Taxi Cab' (one of my new favourite blacks), I painted the bottom of each nail before immediately removing the vinyls.

Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa

Now all that was left to do was give my ghosts faces! I used a dotting tool and added two circles of 'Taxi Cab' for the eyes. I wasn't too sure how to do the mouths and ended up going for the sort of shocked, open mouth look. Using the same dotting tool, I made slightly bigger circles for the mouths. Finally, I smoothed everything out with topcoat.

Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa
Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa
Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa

I was a bit impatient and topcoated too quickly, smudging some of the black. Woops! It's not too noticeable unless you look close up, so I'm still happy with how they came out. I think they're really cute! What do you think? If i recreated them, I'd definitely try and be a bit neater - and more accurate with my dotting!

Halloween Ghost Nails @acertainbeccaa

Hope to see you in the next post!
Becca x

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