Firstly though, you will need some supplies!
Nails Inc. - 072 Westminster
Rimmel London 60 Seconds - 805 Grey Matter
Rimmel London I love Lasting Finish - 080 Black Cab
New York Colour - 298 Highline Green
Sally Hansen Complete Care Extra Moisturizing 4-in-1 Treatment (base coat and top coat)
Striper Brush/ Cocktail Sticks
1. Paint your nail a deep, dark purple. Purple is a great Halloween colour that you can use to brighten up a dull and dreary manicure. Paint as many coats as you need for the purple to be streak-free and then let dry.
2. Next, take your grey colour and paint an oval from three quarters down your nail to the tip. Fill the oval in with grey polish and let dry. Paint another coat if necessary, you don't want any purple to be seen beneath the grey area.
3. Now that you've the shape of your tombstone sorted you can take your striper brush/cocktail stick and dip it in green paint. To make the tombstone seem unkempt and overgrown (and a little more spooky) use the green polish to create short fine strokes at the base of the tombstone. This will look like overgrown grass.
4. The finishing touch is what you write on your tombstones. I went for a simple "R.I.P" because the tombstones are small and I must admit lettering is my least favourite part of most nail art designs. However, if you're feeling particularly morbid/creative you could paint the names of famous Halloween celebrities to make your tombstones seem more realistic. Clean up the messy bits with a cotton bud dipped in nail varnish remover and then use a topcoat to seal in your design.
Ta-dah!! You've nailed the first of my spooky Halloween nail art looks!
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