I started with a base of Ulta Little Black Dress to represent a spooky night sky. LBD is a black polish with small silver glitter in it. Here is a swatch:
Next I painted the gravestones with OPI French Quarter For Your Thoughts (the PERFECT gravestone color!). I just painted the gravestones straight with the polish brush. Paint like you would if you were doing a ruffian mani.
To make the gravestones look old and aged, I sponged a tiny bit of Sinful Colors Secret Admirer. I really like the way it made the gravestones look!
I used a small brush and black acrylic paint to draw on "RIP" on all of my nails.
Finish with some grass at the bottom (I used a green Sinful striper). Seal it with Seche Vite and voila! You're done :)
What do you ladies think of these simple gravestone nails? They were one of my most simple Halloween designs and they're at the top of my list! I guess intricate doesn't always mean better :)
Oh also, if you're arachnophobic, might want to turn away in 3...
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I present to you, the rare Hoosier man-eating spider!
Happy almost weekend!
Nice! Very suitable for halloween!
ReplyDeleteLove this! And gross to the spider, I hate spiders!
ReplyDeleteEWWWW EW EW EW. *shudders* Yucky spider!
ReplyDeleteYour gravestones are perfect, I think adding that touch of Secret Admirer on them is great!
I have seen a lot of Halloween manicures lately, but this is the first gravestone. The incorporation of the grass is my favorite part.
ReplyDeleteThe grass was a great touch!
ReplyDeleteThese are too cute! I really like this very simple yet looks super nice, the grass gave it a little extra something! Loving this!
ReplyDeleteWow what a creative idea and pretty simple as far as nail art goes which I can appreciate!!
ReplyDeleteLoving this manicure! The grass made it awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis mani looks amazing & that spider freaked me out. I sure as heck hope I never come across one that big.
ReplyDeleteah, i did this *exact* same thing last halloween!
ReplyDelete(i even bought a gray suede polish just for it lol)
i was hoping to do it again and post it this year... but you beat me to it!
Great manicure! I think I have my Halloween manicure picked out now!
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