Hospital escapee

Today's post is a Halloween one - I haven't had a chance to do many halloween nails at all, but I think I got my halloween nail fix from viewing everyone else's nail posts, they keep getting better and more creative every year!

So for my nails:

I used; Sinful colors - Snow me white, elf - Smokin hot, OPI - Natural Base and Rituals - Top coat. 

The splat effect was created with a straw, literally blowing paint through it. Actually harder to get first time than it sounds. But once you get the technique right, it creates great nail art. 

Make up:

My face using; Benefit - Hello Flawless, Estee Lauder Double wear in 2C3 Fresco, W7 - night glow (amazing product) Calvin Klein - subliminal purity loose powder and loreal paris - glam bronze.

My eye make up was; Mac this & that, Maybelline - Expert wear natural smokes and a bit of blackheart from the naked 3 urban decay. Also, a Chanel eyebrow pencil to fill in my brows. 

My bruises; Mac - Texture velvet, Front Cover - Twinkling Grape, Natural collection - midnight and a cheap red lipstick dabbed on. Then a bit of fake liquid blood.

I had no idea how to do bruises, had never done it before just blended a bit of everything!

Finally, I wore Revlon - Black cherry. I absolutely LOVE this lipstick but never wear it because it is so dark and I don't have the guts to wear it in the day! 

My outfit was literally a ripped up hospital gown with fake blood and a bit of eye shadow on it. 

I hope you all had a lush Halloween. 

Now onto Christmas themes ... YAY! 

xox 

Red Zin Mystery

The first Halloween design of the year... Inspired by @ninanailedit. She is so talented, I just had to recreate for the Halloween 'vampire' look. 

Using; OPI - Natural Base, Sally Hansen - Red Zin, L'oreal - Mystery, W7 top coat and Kiko top coat.

First things first, the top coats ruined the colours of this mani. I needed a new top coat urgently and went cheap with W7 which gave a horrible finish on these nails. I then tried to add more shine by adding Kiko and it just didn't work. Waaaah. 

Also, obviously the red was a nightmare to get out of my cuticles, please excuse the messy clean up.

Aside from all that drama - I adore these. 

A colour combo I have never done and studs that I would never have thought to position like that so something different which turned out great. 

This Sally Hansen colour is a great Autumnal colour - I'll be wearing it lots in the next few months.

More Halloween nails to come - I love themed nails! 

xox