Holoween Boo // Negative Space Halloween Ghost Holo Design

I wanted something simple yet spooky and ended up stamping on these negative space designs while painting my nails one morning.

This is a super simple one; just 3 layers of Dare to Bare followed by the negative stamp designs using Mrs Danvers.

Polishes/Tools Used:

Base:

- Nails Inc // Dare To Bare (sheer pink)

Stamping:

- A-England // Mrs Danvers (black holo)

- MoYou London // Halloween 03 Stamping Plate

Top:

- MoYou London // Smudge Proof Top Coat

Rose Quartz Part III - The Return of the Quartz // Rose Quartz Nail Design

I've been trying to perfect rose quartz nails since I started this blog and I think this is the closest I've come using standard nail polish. You can see my previous attempts here:

• Nearly But Not Quite // Pink Quartz
• Rose Quartz 2: The Rose-ening

That first attempt was awful, the second better but still not there. This time I feel I've almost cracked it. My secret is using super sheer layers of a pink polish and acrylic gouache paint.

I started out with a layer of London Court then drew on some very fine white lines, smudging them out with the slightest amount of water. Once dried, I applied a layer of Spaghetti Straps, then drew more lines, some stronger. Then applied a second layer of Spaghetti Straps followed by top coat.

Polishes/Tools Used:

- Essie // Spaghetti Straps (sheer pink)

- Nails Inc // London Court with Collagen (sheer pale pink)

- Pebeo Studio Gouache // 11 Blanc (white)

- Barry M // Plumpy Top Coat

It's In The Cards // Tarot Halloween Nails

This was a fiddly design and I need waay more practice with layering stamps that are straight lines. This didn't turn out exactly how I wanted but it's close enough and I think it looks ok.

I feel like the tarot cards themselves need more colour on them. I started off with 2 layers of Cowboy Bye, then stamped in this order:

1. Card background using Cafe au Lait
2. Tarot design using Smokey
3. Card borders using Bright Lights

Then added a layer of smudge proof top coat followed by a matte top coat.

Polishes/Tools Used:

Base:

- China Glaze // Cowboy, Bye (dark brown holographic)

Stamping:

- MoYou London // Cafe au Lait (light beige)

- Twinkled T // Smokey (dark grey)

- Barry M Liquid Chrome // Bright Lights (gold)

- Maniology // M072 Stamping Plate

Top:

- MoYou London Smudge Proof Top Coat

- Barry M // Matte Top Coat

Neon Halloween // Neon Orange & Black Pumpkin Carving Design

A super quick halloween look! Not spooky in the slightest but perfect for nights out when you have about 20 minutes to do your nails.

This involved 2 coats of Paradise City followed by the designs stamped with Neither Noir with a matte top coat on top. And that's it!

Polishes/Tools Used:

Base:

- Cuccio Colour // Paradise City (orange)

Stamping:

- What's Up Nails // Neither Noir (black)

Top:

- MoYou London // Smudge Proof Top Coat

- Barry M // Matte Top Coat

Honey Flowers // Beige Autumnal Flower Design

Another look that came about whilst swatching the Nails Inc Nail Spice collection! This was a super quick one. Just 2 layers of Honey Lane, followed by designs stamped on with Smokey and Bright Lights, then a layer of smudge proof top coat and matte top coat.

Polishes/Tools Used:

Base:

- Nails Inc // Honey Lane (pink beige)

Stamping:

- Twinkled T // Smokey (dark grey)

- Barry M Liquid Chrome // Bright Lights (gold)

- MoYou London // Botanical 16 Stamping Plate

Top:

- MoYou London // Smudge Proof Top Coat

- Barry M // Matte Top Coat