(All products purchased by me.)
It's the final week of the Nail Challenge Collaborative's Halloween month, and today I have a fun little manicure to celebrate the week leading up to Halloween itself!
I started off with China Glaze's Bizarre Blurple, from the 2012 Halloween collection. This is a stereotypical blurple duochrome, which flashes blue to purple; this definitely favors the blue side. What so bizarre about it you ask? Maybe the fact that my camera was actually able to take a picture of it, when blurples normally freak it out:
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| China Glaze Bizarre Blurple, 2 coats, artificial light |
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Then I layered on a coat of Shirley Ann Nail Eyes On Indie, a limited edition polish in a purplish-red tinted base, with red, black, pinkish-white glitters in a variety of shapes, including diamonds and half-moon holographic:
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The moment I saw that polish, I thought it would be a great glitter for Halloween...I'm not much for the glitter shapes like hearts, flowers, moons, etc., but this one just worked for this purpose, I think. :)
Finally, I stamped a jack-o-lantern and some jack-o-lantern faces on it with Barry M Silver Foil; I used Bunny Nails HD-D and HD01:
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| What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? |
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| Pumpkin Pi! |
I think this is a fun manicure with a slightly spooky edge, and I love how this glitter looks against the blurple. :)
Don't forget to take a look at the other Halloween manis linked below! Hugs and jack-o-lantern kisses,
M.
(All products purchased by me.)
I agree about the glitter shapes, but this all went great together!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think if they're done right, and only for special occasions, I'm okay with the shapes, lol. :)
DeleteYou just find the best bases for your art! Another perfect layering duo and backdrop, and I adore the little moon glitters in Eyes On Indie.
ReplyDeleteThank you!! This one started with the base inspiring the art, I must admit! I've been waiting to use Eyes On Indie for about a month now in a Halloween mani, lol. Obsess much??
DeleteOooooo...me likey! (I still have an issue with the word 'blurple', but will have to just suck it up, I guess, if I have to. LOL)
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel. I have a similar issue with 'skittlette'...But then, my excuse is I'm completely insane, lol!!
DeleteI blame my art edumacation. The color is blue violet, it will always be blue violet to me! Don't even get me started on the difference between ombre & gradient. ROTF
DeleteI don't mind your idiosyncrasies cuz I have my own. I live in my own lil world, but it's ok...they know me here. Yes, I have this on a t-shirt as well as a 'Don't interrupt me when I'm talking to myself.' shirt. I need to add 'Some days it's the best conversation I get.' to the back of that one. lol
Oh man, when people mess up ombre and gradient, it drives me nuts!!! And then I take a deep breath and remind myself to try to be sane...but it never works!!! (and I want that shirt...)
DeleteI love that Bizarre Blurple color, looks simply wonderful. The design turned out really well. The pumpkin is fun!
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Thank you so much! It's a great polish for sure. :)
DeleteThe base color was wow, then the glitter topper was woow and finally the manicure is....WOOOW :-D
ReplyDeleteI really love it!
Thank you so, so much!! :)
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