Thursday, 30 October 2014

Spooky French Tips CYNA Halloween Villains

Hey y'all!

Today marks the penultimate prompt for the Challenge Your Nail Art Halloween challenge, and the prompt is actually one that I suggested, so I knew I had to "bring it" with my contribution.  I opted to put a bit of a spin on these classic Halloween monsters by creating them as french tips.  Can you identify all the spooky species?

Halloween nail art with various classic monsters portrayed as french tip designs.

So yeah, this look needed more polishes and tools than I could safely fit into one photo, but using the exact same stuff isn't necessary for recreating it!  Basically, I used a light creme polish on my index finger, black on my middle, pale green on my ring finger, and glittery purple on my pinky, and then used a cleanup brush to perfect the french tip.  I then lined the arch of the tip in contrasting colors for definition. 

Halloween nail art with various classic monsters portrayed as french tip designs.

I added the little details in with either a detail brush or a striping brush.  On my pinky, I used a 3D "puff" paint to create 3D eyeballs, and then added the red irises on top.  Once everything was done, I sealed it all in with SV to protect and shine.

Halloween nail art with various classic monsters portrayed as french tip designs.

Oops!  I almost forgot about my thumb!  I added this character just for a bit of fun. 

Halloween nail art with various classic monsters portrayed as french tip designs.

So did you figure them all out?  My index finger is The Mummy.  My middle finger sports Dracula.  Frankenstein's monster is hanging out on my ring finger, and some witch left her stripey tights on my pinky!  Last but not least, a startled-looking ghost haunts my thumb. 

Hope y'all enjoyed today's prompt and nail art.  Let me know how you did on the guessing game down in the comments. :)

Also if you want to check out more classic Halloween villains in nail art, browse through the inlinkz below.




I hope you're all having a great day and that you're prepared for tomorrow's fun!


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This is really impressive! That's a lot of detail work being done in such a small space, bravo! I love the ghost, too! :D
1 reply · active 550 weeks ago
I freaking love this!! Great job! The only one I couldn't figure out was the witchy one on your pinky.
1 reply · active 550 weeks ago
Thank you! Admittedly, she was the most obscure. I did her a disservice by putting her on the smallest nail where I had the least real estate for details.
Such an awesome idea to do tips in this design! I just love how creative this is! Super cute :D
1 reply · active 550 weeks ago
Oh man! Those are the best Halloween French tips EVAAAAR!!! Looooove it
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
This is *adorable*. The little mummy and the little ghostie are my favs!
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
Aww thank you! Those are my faves as well ;)
What a cute look! I love that you decided to go a different route and do french tips!! The mummy is my favorite!!!
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
Great twist doing french tips! Love it!
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
Wow, these are so cool! Great idea!!
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
I can't even tell you how much I love this. It's so creative!! I have seen a crapload of Halloween nail art this past week, but I haven't seen anything quite as unique and interesting as this! :*
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
Wow. Thanks! I know you see a lot of nails so that's high praise indeed!
Love them! Your ring finger is definitely my fav, I can't believe how much personality you got onto each nail tip!
1 reply · active 549 weeks ago
Oh my goodness! These are so awesome! You did such a fabulous job! I love this subtle nod to Halloween!
1 reply · active 548 weeks ago

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