October is here and you know what that means! Halloween is around the corner, cooler weather, pumpkin spiced...well, everything really, Halloween...oh I mentioned that already.
I LOVE Halloween. Probably more than I should at my age. Last year, I was a zombie pin-up. This year, looks like I am reprising the role.
I couldn't resist celebrating the beginning of October with a ghoulish pedicure. The work was incredibly simple for the final effect.
A quick side note - all of the products listed below were purchased out of pocket by me. I am not endorsing these products, simply giving a listing to make it easier to find in the event you don't have one of the products or wish to use the same.
Here's what I did:
- Apply a base coat (I used a sampler base I received from Sephora) and once that's dry, put down 1 or 2 coats of an orange polish and let dry. I used L'Oreal nail color in Boozy Brunch and, since I was planning to put the crackle coat on top, I only used one coat.
- Apply a black crackle polish and let dry. I used China Glaze Crackleglaze in Black Mesh.
- Apply a matte top coat. Mine is NYC Color Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat.
- Once everything is good and dry, use a striper or paint pen in white (Kiss Nail Art Paint in White) to paint the ghost on. To do this, I painted an upside down U shape, then filled in the middle, flicking the striper towards me at the end to create an uneven, ghostly form.
- Use a dotting tool (or a toothpick, pencil point, knitting needle, anything pointy) dipped in some black polish to dot some eyes on the ghost. (NYC Color Long Wearing Nail Enamel in Black Lace Creme)
Oh, in case you're wondering why my pinky toe isn't painted? My nail on that toe is so tiny, I would need a single hair brush to paint it. I have never bothered to paint that toe.
That's it! Super easy, pretty fast and I've gotten some nice compliments on it!
Til next time! -Erika
I LOVE Halloween. Probably more than I should at my age. Last year, I was a zombie pin-up. This year, looks like I am reprising the role.
I couldn't resist celebrating the beginning of October with a ghoulish pedicure. The work was incredibly simple for the final effect.
A quick side note - all of the products listed below were purchased out of pocket by me. I am not endorsing these products, simply giving a listing to make it easier to find in the event you don't have one of the products or wish to use the same.
Here's what I did:
- Apply a base coat (I used a sampler base I received from Sephora) and once that's dry, put down 1 or 2 coats of an orange polish and let dry. I used L'Oreal nail color in Boozy Brunch and, since I was planning to put the crackle coat on top, I only used one coat.
- Apply a black crackle polish and let dry. I used China Glaze Crackleglaze in Black Mesh.
- Apply a matte top coat. Mine is NYC Color Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat.
- Once everything is good and dry, use a striper or paint pen in white (Kiss Nail Art Paint in White) to paint the ghost on. To do this, I painted an upside down U shape, then filled in the middle, flicking the striper towards me at the end to create an uneven, ghostly form.
- Use a dotting tool (or a toothpick, pencil point, knitting needle, anything pointy) dipped in some black polish to dot some eyes on the ghost. (NYC Color Long Wearing Nail Enamel in Black Lace Creme)
Oh, in case you're wondering why my pinky toe isn't painted? My nail on that toe is so tiny, I would need a single hair brush to paint it. I have never bothered to paint that toe.
That's it! Super easy, pretty fast and I've gotten some nice compliments on it!
Til next time! -Erika
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