Halloween Blood Splatter Manicure 1: Straw Method

Well the paper plate I used to catch fall out and make a few practice splatters turned out pretty gruesome. 

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I couldn't wait to try a blood splatter manicure for the Halloween season. The first method I tried was the fun, but messy straw method. I thought using this technique over natural nails would make the look more gritty and gruesome, but a white base would offer more contrast. I will probably try to add more splatter the next time I do this manicure. Taping fingers is a must for this mani. Finding a realistic blood red polish shade was harder than I thought it would be. Many of the polishes that looked to be a good blood red shade in the bottle came off very pink on the nail. I used China Glaze Ravishing, Dahling for the blood in this manicure and it worked great. I dipped a drinking straw into the bottle and after a couple of test blows I was on my way. The blows through the straw should be short and strong. I waited about twenty minutes before applying Seche Vite top coat to avoid smearing.

Give this splatter manicure a try in any color(s) for a fun and different look.

Glitter Gal : Black Holographic

Yeay for black holo!

I finally got my hands on a black linear holo. Thanks to reading all of the helpful blogs out there and learning Glitter Gal polish was finally available in the U.S. at a few e-shops. This Glitter Gal polish can be fully opaque in one thick coat. I used two coats for the above swatches. The holographic effect is unfortunately lessened with the use of a topcoat. Also the bottle is so small at 0.30 oz. I could barely hold it for the pictures.  The above swatches are with indoor lighting and no topcoat. The holographic effect also increased with the level of lighting and will be at its fullest sparkle in the sunlight.

This polish is available at shop.llarowe.com for $14.00.

Claw Polish in Voodoo and Wet n Wild Behind Closed Doors

Claw Polish in Voodoo Three Coats

One Coat Wet n Wild Behind Closed Doors over Claw Polish Voodoo

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Fright Night Claw Polish in Voodoo is a medium/deep red polish with red shimmer. The application and brush were fine. I used three coats and there was still slight visible nail line. I found this polish in the seasonal section of Meijer for $1.99.

I added one coat of Wet n Wild Behind Closed Doors from the On the Prowl Collection. It is a red glitter polish with red hexagonal glitter in a sheer black base.  The black base darkens the red polish to a deep blood red shade perfect for Halloween. Behind Closed Doors is limited edition for $1.99 at CVS.

Giveaway: Sally Hansen Salon Effects Halloween 2011 (CLOSED)

Thanks to all that entered. The winner chosen by random.org is Pauline-omgnoodles

One person will win two Sally Hansen Salon Effects Limited Edition Halloween 2011 Nail Polish Strips, one in Hot Wired and the second one in Numbskull.

  HOT WIRED                                NUMBSKULL

This giveaway is only open to the U.S.

All you have to do to enter is to leave a comment on this post. Please only enter once per person. The winning comment will be chosen using Random.org. The giveaway runs from October 8, 2011, through 11:59 PM on October 15, 2011 EST.

Please check back, because if you are the winner I will need you to e-mail me within 48 hours of the announcement, and provide me with your mailing address, or another winner will be chosen. If you are under 18, please get your parents' permission.



Thanks for entering!

Layla Magneffect Nail Polish

Silver Galaxy was my favorite of these four polishes. It creates a silver and black 3d effect, with silver glitter throughout. It is interesting that the magnetic quality doesn't disturb the glitter and it is evenly dispersed.

Black Metal creates a black and silver 3D effect.

 Metallic Sky creates a sky blue and navy blue 3D effect

Blue Grey Flow creates a silver/gray, and blue/black 3d effect.

These polishes are so fun to apply, and the look of the 3d effect is definitely better in person. There is a line on the cap that is a good guide for how you want your design to appear. Hold the cap with the line horizontally across the nail bed for horizontal lines, or angle it slightly for the diagonal look. I used one coat on all of the nails, and then on the second coat applied the magnet for about 10 seconds to each nail as close as I could get it without touching. It may seem intimidating at first, but the process actually goes by quickly. If the design isn't as you wished just polish another layer on the nail and try again. That worked great for me.

I purchased these from AVEYOU. The retail price is $15.50 per polish, but remember to check for coupon codes online. I also received  a cute mini tote bag with my purchase. This is definitely a fun new trend in polish that I am glad I could try.