Halloween Themes-Intermediate

multi halloween themed

So you're looking for something to do for Halloween but you dont want to settle on just one thing. Tah-Dah! Now you can have a bunch of Halloween themed designs :D This one is really fun to do but it requires a ton of materials!! Here's what you'll need.

*orange polish
*black polish
*cream/pink manicure polish
*red polish
*thin brush black polish
*thin brush white polish
*pale yellow polish
*thin brush gold glitter polish
*stylus
*notecard
*top coat polish
*base coat polish
*Note: if you dont have thin brush polishes, a stylus or toothpick can be used instead

First, base coat all them nails! Let dry.

Black Cat:

Apply your orange polish. Two coats usually makes for a nice rich color! Let dry.

With the thin black polish, carefully draw a thin tail. Then paint a thick body, thin neck and a oval-like head. Add the ears on top and then fill in. Let dry.

Using your stylus and white paint, make small circles for eyes.

Now, still using the stylus, make a black dot inside the white one. Let dry.

Paint a little yellow moon up in the corner!

Apply top coat and you're done!







Pumpkin:

 This one is easy! :]

Apply your orange polish.  Let dry.

Place your hand somewhere steady and using the thin black polish, paint two triangles for eyes, and any sort of mouth you'd like! Let dry.

Top coat that veggie!



V-french tip:

Apply the cream/pink polish. Let dry.

With the orange polish, paint diagonal strokes to create a 'v' as the tip.
Let dry.

With the thin black polish, trace that 'v'. Let dry.

Repeat the previous step with the gold polish. Let dry.

Add top coat.


Fangs:

 Apply two coats of black polish. Let dry.

With your thin white polish [dont put too much polish on the brush], draw one large canine(fang). Re-dip your brush, getting a little bit more on it this time. Paint four regular teeth along the top, leaving room for the second fang. Draw the last fang.

Repeat this step on the opposite side of your nail. Let dry.       Add top coat!

Foxy Cat: <-- i think this is an oxymoron...

 Apply two coats of orange polish. Let dry.

Using your stylus, draw little 'hair' marks in red polish. Start this at the base of your nail, skip a space(leaving it open for the yellow fur), and draw another row of 'hair'. Dont worry about letting this dry until after you've applied the yellow fur.

Repeat the previous step with yellow polish. Let dry.

With the thin white polish, draw a messy rectangle up towards the top of your nail, this will be where we put the nose. For the whiskers, draw very thin lines coming out of the large rectangle.

Make two smaller spots above the rectangle, this will be where we draw the eyes. Let dry.

With your thin black polish, make two kind of large ears, close to the face. Add eyes, nose and mouth.

Going back with the thin white polish, highlight the ears. Let dry.

Add top coat and you're done!

Tree Seasons-Advanced

This is one of the hardest designs I have done yet. There is some crazy intricate work going on here and because of this, there are extra photos in this DIY to show you the many layers of the artwork. Also, after doing this one, I realized I had covered too much of the nail with leaves for my liking, so feel free to do less if you'd like! So, If you're up for the challenge, please continue reading! Here's what you'll need:

*brown polish
*cream or pink manicure polish
*dark green polish
*light green polish
*red polish
*orange polish
 *white polish
* optional: gold glitter polish
*top coat polish
*base coat polish
*note card
*stylus
*patience and a firm hand


Phew! that list is a little long.

Okay, so first we start by putting down the base coat and letting it dry.

Next, apply a thin layer of your cream/pink manicure polish. Let dry.

Now is the challenging part.

Using your brown polish, dab some onto your notecard. Get some, but not a lot, on the end of the stylus. Lightly and carefully draw a straight line, starting from your cuticle bed to about 2/3 of the way up your nail. I drew my line more along the side of my nail rather than dead center. Note: you may have to re dip the stylus a couple times to get enough polish onto the nail.

Add branches using the same technique. Remember to "branch out" and not just draw straight lines coming out of the middle trunk. *See thumb* Let dry. (It will take a longer than normal) Wipe off your stylus when done; you dont want to mix colors!

 

Here comes the fun part!

Dab dark green polish onto your note card. Use your stylus to apply small dots (leaves) around the small branches of the trees. Do this on as many nails as you'd prefer.

The same process goes for the red polish, on a different tree(s). Let dry.

Now, using your lighter green polish, dab it onto the note card and apply a second layer of dots onto the tree with the stylus. Don't put as many as you did the first time.

The same process goes for the orange, which should go on top of the red 'leaves'.

If you want to do an intermediate phase, such as fall leaves changing, put the greens and red together. Be cautious and limit the amounts of each when doing this, otherwise your tree will just look like blob with a trunk.

For the winter tree, use white polish and your stylus to carefully outline the 'ground' and certain branches. vwa-la! snow!

LET DRY.

 Next you will need to get that orange polish out and put some on a note card also. Use your stylus's bigger end to make a larger dot near the base of your nail, for the pumpkin(s). 

To add the little pumpkin leaf, use the stylus's small end with green polish and lightly draw a small line.

Adding the glitter is done the same way as pretty much everything else on here! dab/note card/ stylus/ dots 

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Wait til you can wait no longer for it to dry. Because there are so many layers, this design can take quite a while to dry if you didnt wait in between steps!!

When all is done, add your top coat and dont touch anything for a while. The top coat can remoisturize the polish and make it easy to smudge your design, and you really wouldnt want that after all this hard work!

So, after waiting an eternity, you can now give yourself a pat on the back.

whoo!

Simple Bow-Beginner

Simple Bow

This one I did in a bit of a hurry (I get impatient), as you can tell from the mess around my cuticles >_<.
Never-the-less, it turned out well! Here's what you'll need:

*teal polish
*purple polish (a shiny type is more fun)
*pink/purple rhinestone
*thin brush black polish
*base coat polish
*top coat polish

First put that base coat on! Since we're working with a blue/green polish, its important to cover the nail in base coat so that the polish doesn't turn our nails a yellowish color later on.

Apply desired amount of your teal polish. Let dry.

Now, wipe most of the purple polish off the brush before starting this part. There's nothing worse than going to paint something delicate and ending up with a huge glob of paint on the nail instead. Carefully paint a rough bow shape on your finger. Remember, the outline of the bow will be in black, so don't worry if your bow has some unfinished looking edges! Let dry.

Using the black brush, carefully outline the bow shape. Add a few marks in the middle for a fabric look. Let almost dry.

Add the rhinestone to the center. Press down lightly or else you will smudge the paint! Let dry.

Put on the top coat and you're all set!

**Note: when applying top coat when rhinestones are involved, I like to make sure I don't cover the rhinestone itself in topcoat. This can cover up and sometimes fade its luster.