HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

There's just no way I could not rock out at least

1 Nightmare Before Christmas mani for Halloween this year,

so what better way to celebrate Halloween day with this

Jack Skellington mani!

 Black nails with white stripes, achieved with

Wet n Wild's Black Creme & L.A.Colors Art Deco nail striper in Black

For the accent nail I started with Essie's Marshmallow,

topped it with Pure ICE in Don't You Wish

and then with a Migi nail art pen, I simply drew Jack!

I don't know how much success we'll have today with 

Trick-or-treating, since my area was hit very hard with

Hurricane Sandy, but we'll give it a shot anyway, and Jack 

will be coming with me to keep me company!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday!!

Candy Corn Crackle

Today I've got another

simple but very festive mani, 

Candy Corn Crackle!

 I started with a White base, using Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Then I did a sponge gradient of Orange & Yellow 1/3 way down 

the nail to create me candy corn. 

I used a cosmetic sponge with Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in

Sun Kissed and Mellow Yellow.

Once the gradient was dry, I applied a single layer of 

Barry M.'s Instant Nail Effects crackle polish in Black.

I topped it off with 1 coat of Gelous top coat, 

followed by Out The Door top coat, 

because the crackle really does soak up alot of top coat. 

I could probably even have used a 2nd coat.

 I know most are over the crackle look, 

but I still really love my crackles and I loved the thought of using some for Halloween!

Weekend Mani - Halloween Skittles

Here's my mani for the weekend

a simple Halloween skittles look

Pinky finger:

Sinful Colors "Call you Later" 

layered on top of

Wet n Wild "Black Creme"

Ring finger:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict "Flamboyant"

layered on top of

Soo Nails " #s182"

Middle finger:

Model's Own "Purple Haze"

layered on top of

Pure Ice "Wild Thing"

Index finger:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict " Uninhibited"

layered on top of

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear "Sun Kissed"

Thumb:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict "Uninhibited"

layered on top of

Wet n Wild "French White Creme"

ZOMBIE KITTY!

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty?

Not me, that's for sure!! So when I was thinking up 

some new Halloween looks, there just was no way

I couldn't do Zombie Hello Kitty nails!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Pure Ice - Oh Baby!

Wet n Wild - French White Creme

Color Club - What A Shock!

Kleancolor - Red Heart

Kleancolor - Boogie Nights

Sinful Colors - Pull Over

L.A.Colors Art Deco - Black

Sponge & Dotting Tool

3D Purple bow & Skull Fimo slice

Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Top Coat

To see the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Halloween Polish Comparison

With Fall quickly approaching,

I literally become a giddy 4 year old 

when I start to see Halloween costumes and decorations 

in the stores. 

I LOVE Halloween, obsessed with it really.

So naturally when I see a new Halloween 

polish, I MUST grab it.

Here is a little comparison to my most prized Halloween polishes.

Probably the most recognized polish, 

and certainly one of the most coveted is

China Glaze's Fortune Teller.

This little gem came out with CG's 

Halloween collection from 2009

A Black jelly base with burnt Orange hexagon glitter,

ranging from small, to medium, to large. 

The great thing about this particular polish is that you can paint 1-2 coats, and you've got a really solid looking nail. 

Layer on top of Black, and it gives you an even richer, more intense look.

This polish is a must-have for any collector, 

and certainly if you are a Halloween lover like myself. 

Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Pumpkin Spice

This is from Sally's latest collection for this Fall.

It could be a limited edition, but don't quote me on that.

This is a grey jelly with burnt Orange Glitter, all one

 size tiny hexagon glitter to be exact. Because of that, 

it doesn't have quite as much dimension as Fortune Teller does.

Unless you want to be a layer monster, you are

definitely going to need a Black base first as this is the thinnest
of all the other polishes.

L.A. Girls Glitter Addict in Flamboyant

Unlike the other polishes, this is a clear jelly base, 

and the Orange is more vibrant than the others.

But boy, oh boy, does it pack a punch.

I bought several of these polishes recently, and all of them will be in an upcoming haul, but I wanted to include this one, since

Halloween is primarily why I bought this shade.

Glitter Addict couldn't be a more perfect name for this, 

it is  completely LOADED with small and large 

Orange hexagon glitter. 

This can be worn alone, it's that intense.

Or layer it over Black, and you have one serious

Halloween mani.

Wet n Wild Limited Edition Color-icon in Sleep Walker


Not many people were fortunate to pick up this polish,
as it was a limited edition shade 
 from last year's Halloween collection.
I randomly stumbled upon it, so I snatched while I could.
This is extremely similar to Sally Hansen's Pumpkin Spice
It's a grey jelly base with tiny hexagon glitter, these
are just a fraction smaller than the glitter in the Sally Hansen one.
The end is result is a more blended effect, where as the Sally Hansen
Pumpkin Spice glitter tends to stand out more.

Lastly we have China Glaze's Ick-A-Body 
which is from last years Halloween collection.

Again, this is in the same grey jelly base, but the
burnt Orange glitter is so densely packed in this polish, 
it is practically opaque in a single coat.

If you are looking for a little peek a boo of black, you best go
pretty light handed with this one, otherwise I'd recommend on of the others to achieve that perfect Halloween mani.


While all of these give the basic same "Halloweenie" effect, 
each one brings something different & special to the table.


I love them all, 
and I'm looking forward to see what other new ones come out this year.



Here are some swatches
All were swatched over a single coat of Black

(Starting from left to right)





China Glaze in Ick - A - Body


Wet n Wild Color-icon in Sleep Walker

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict in - Flamboyant

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in - Pumpkin Spice


China Glaze in - Fortune Teller

A closer look


(Left to right)


L.A.Girls Glitter Addict - Flamboyant


Sally Hansen - Pumpkin Spice


China Glaze - Fortune Teller

China Glaze - Ick-a-body


Wet n Wild Color-icon - Sleep Walker

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I do hope that everyone had a fun and happily haunted Halloween!

 This year was ALL about the Mario Brothers

I have no idea what's up with their military poses LOL,

but they made out like bandits! Enough candy to last a year!

 It was very chilly and windy in our little water town, but it was still beautiful.

I snapped these pics as the kids were going from door to door.

And for me, right up until the very end, I couldn't decide what I wanted to do for when we went out...but in the end, I choose a skull/skeleton

So did anyone dress up this year for a party, or just for the hell of it?

What was your costume?

Candy Corn Bling

Another request and classic look is Candy Corns, but I wanted to change it up a bit rather than just paint candy on my nails.

so I came up with this super simple design, 
but I love it, looks super sweet,

like my nails were just dipped in sugar!

PRODUCTS USED:

Sinful Colors Base Coat

Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength Nail Lacquer in - First Dance

!.5 mm Rhinestones in Clear, Orange & Yellow

Martha Stewart Bullion Beads in - Fire Opal, Yellow Barite, & Clear

Sally's Beauty Secrets Top Coat

I do hope you enjoyed my Halloween nails series!

Have a very safe & Happy Halloween!!

PHEW, I'm tired... I'm gonna go pass out now!!

Vampire

Another highly requested look was a vampire inspired look.

I'm obsessed with all things Vampire, 

so this was an obvious design for me to do even without the requests.

The tough decision was choosing just one design. 

I probably had about 10 ideas, but I narrowed it down to 3.

Everything inspired these looks from movies, to books, to photos...

this first one was heavily influenced by The Vampire Diaries

 Gothic Vampiress, long, pointed Jet Black nails, 

this is a real simple look, but very effective in full costume.

I'd have to say that True Blood inspired this look. 

Aptly named, FangBanger, fangs with dripping blood and two pierced nails with single drop beads to add to the effect, and of course nothing would be complete without the little advertisement of Bite Me to let all the blood suckers know you are ready for the taking.

I'll add the rest of my ideas in my playbook 

and save em for next year ;) and in the meantime, if you'd like to see the full tutorial on how I achieved the first look, then please head yo my YouTube channel,

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Jack & Friends

Probably the 2nd most requested look, 

I would have done a design for Nightmare Before Christmas even if no one asked me. 

Yes, I love it that much!

Tim Burton, Halloween, & Jack Skellington....what's not to love??

Anyways, here is today's look.

PRODUCTS USED:

Sinful Colors Base Coat

Prevail Nail Lacquer in - Midtown Mayhem

China Glaze in - Mummy May I

China Glaze in - L8R G8R

Sinful Colors in - Show Me The Way

"Franken" in - School Bus

KleanColor in - Pastel Teal

So Easy Stripe Rite in - Bright Green

L.A. Colors Art Deco in Black & White

Hurricane Nail Stripers in - Orange & Red

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

For full tutorial on how I achieved this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

" IT "

With today's look,

I've come to the conclusion that I really do suck at painting tiny faces on nails. 

LOL

Scary clown, and in particular, 

Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King's IT 

was requested alot and I really wanted to get it out there, 

so I apologize for my mediocre portrait skills 

But hey, at least you can tell what and you who is,

so it aint all that bad LOL

For full tutorial on this look, please visit ,y YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Witches Brew

Today's look was another highly requested look. 

Water marbling.

But I didn't want to do the standard Orange & Black, 

so I came up with this look.

The colors represent the Witches Brew, with the witch on her little broom, and the Black rhinestones, her crazy flying path.

PRODUCTS USED:

MAY6iX Nail Lacquer in - White

Pure ICE in - No Means No

Pure Ice in - Wild Thing

Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in - SunKissed

Sinful Colors in - Black on Black

Small Black Rhinestones

Bundle Monster Plate # BM13

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

For full tutorial on how I achieved this look, 

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

 

Zombified!

With just a few days before Halloween, I'll be posting a new design everyday with my highest most requested looks.

Zombies, and/or dead; cadaver nails.....what a surprise, were the #1 requested look I got.

If yer creeped out, then I know I've done my job =D

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Brucci Nail Lacquer in - Elizabeth A's "Natural"

KleanColor in - Cafe Au Lait

KleanColor in - Military Green

Maybelline Express Finish in - Blac

Finger Paints in - Sculpted Scarlet

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in - Plum Luck

Pure ICE in - Kiss Me Here

L.A.Colors Art Deco in - Black

Porous Sponge

Matte Magic Top Coat

For the full tutorial on how I achieved this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Harvest Moon

I can't tell you how many times this look was requested...but it was ALOT.

I found this design online and I fell in love with it, so I decided to re-create it. I'd love to give proper credit, but unfortunately I don't know who did the original.

Here is the design

PRODUCTS USED:

Sinful Colors Base Coat

Jordana Polish in - Electric Blue

N.Y.C. Nail Enamel in - Skin Tight Denim Creme

Sally Hansen's Lacquer Shine in - Spark

Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure in - Sea & Be Seen

"Franken" in - School Bus

L.A. Colors Art Deco in - Black and White

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

For full tutorial on how I achieved this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Halloween French

Next up in my Halloween series,

a classic french mani, Halloween style.

I love how this is really festive, and clearly for Halloween,

yet it's simple and understated enough to wear to work, school, etc.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Sinful Colors in - Cloud 9

Sinful Colors in - UFO

ORLY in - Goth

Lime Green Rhinestones

Purple Striping Tape

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

to see how I achieved this look, please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772 

Little Monsters

Next up in my Halloween series,

Little Monsters

This was actually my daughter's idea and request when we were in the craft store, she saw the little gogglely eyes and thought it would be funny and cute if I painted monsters on my nails and added the eyes to them

They are really cute, and the eyes giggle every time you move.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Sinful Colors in - Full Moon

L.A.Colors Art Deco stripers in - Black, White & Yellow

Milani Nail Art Striper in - Orange Graph

Art Club Color Club stripers in - Orchestra and Mochalotta

Hurricane Nail stripers in - Light Blue, Royal Blue, Red, Lime Green, & Magenta

4 mm gogglely eyes

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

For full tutorial on how I did this look, 

please visit my youTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772