I started this Mani with Wet N Wild Megalast in Toxic Apple as my base color. Then I went in with Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Petites Vintage Grey, and Petites Eggplant and sponged on some spooky fog type spots. Then I grabbed my awesome new nail art brushes (sent to me by Born Pretty Store), and went to work on each nail. Here is the result:
**Disclaimer** This was a very messy mani to create, and my skin reflects the trauma of pure acetone clean-up. Sorry! It's being babied as I write this!
And here are some macro shots of my fave nails:
Thumbnail: Tombstone with skeleton hand resting on top
Index: Cold, Creepy Tree with strange shadows falling beside it (could it be a psycho with a chainsaw? A Zombie? A 6 armed, chainsaw wielding zombie?)
Ring: Zombie-style Angry Kitteh, standing on a wall in front of a full moon (partially obscured). Note the blank, soul-less eyes.
Not Pictured in Macro: Middle Finger: The Grim Reaper. Note his Scythe and skeleton fingers.
Pinky: Weird spider that didn't come out anywhere near planned.
These are not perfect, but they came out much like I wanted them to, save for my pinky, which came out wonky since I didn't realize that it would be such a pain to try and paint something over the spiderweb that served as the backdrop for that nail. Nonetheless trying to paint it in a chrome polish. It's supposed to be some sort of creepy alien spider, but it looks more like a wacked out disco ball. Oops! I'm happy with them, enough that I'm going to enter them into the Born Pretty Store Halloween Nail Art Contest.
This mani was so much fun to work on, despite it being done entirely with straight nail polish and nail art brushes. I don't usually freehand this much at once, I'm not all that good at it, but I really got caught up in this mani.
The nail art brushes I used were nothing short of perfection. These brushes come in a pack of 4, and are smaller detail nail art brushes. They have shorter, pointed tips and are meant for precision work. I've been looking for brushes like these for what seems like forever! I've purchased a ton of brushes in the past year, and I'm usually disappointed from the get go. But these? These I love! I initially tried these out for my Inspired By A Book Manicure, and loved them, but decided to really be able to give an honest opinion, I needed to work with them a bit more. Sometimes brushes can be great the first time you use them, and then they fall apart the next. These held up perfectly, even through repeated cleaning, dips in water and acetone and obviously, a ton of use. After I finished this manicure, which consists of multiple layers of color, different sized fine brush work and some blending, the tips of the brushes were as perfect as when I first opened them. The handles are thin as well, giving these brushes a comfortable feel and easy grip. I did not remember to take a pic of the brushes before I used them (Being sick clouds my head a little), but you can find them at Born Pretty Store, Item ID #465, or just click here. They retail for a measly $3.51, with free worldwide shipping. Your order will ship out within 24 hours, and I have yet to wait over 8-9 days for anything from Born Pretty. For those of you that freehand, I seriously suggest taking a gander at these. I have no idea why I didn't think of looking at Born Pretty for brushes like these before, but they are by far the best brushes I have ever used for fine lines in nail art.
Also, you can receive 10% off any order from Born Pretty Store using my coupon code, shown below! They carry a large array of nail art products, including this brush set, flocking powder, studs, glitters, rhinestones, etc.
What do you think of my Epic-For-Me Halloween Manicure? Should I stop bombarding you guys with freehand art now? ;)
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
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