Fun Frankenstein Stitch Halloween Nails 🧟

Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday. A rainy, messy, not fun Wednesday at that. I know I’ve been super off on my posting schedule — I had such big plans for October manicures. But I’m still trying my best to truck along & share some fun nail art looks.

& what is more fun than Frankenstein inspired stitch nails?

Do I do a version of this look every year? Yes. Does it ever get old to me? Not at all.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Feelin’ Grape
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Pump-kid
  • China Glaze Shore Snuff
  • NailStuff Essentials Raven
  • NailStuff 7mm Mermaid Tail Liner Brush

I love how colourful these colours are! This is the same colour scheme I used for my Halloween Inspired Dotticure — maybe because they were still sitting on my bedside table — but they work perfectly for this Halloween stitch look. Also, we all know I love a somewhat negative space design, & this is the perfect design for that.

& you wouldn’t believe how many compliments I got on this look! I wore them to work, & so many people commented on how cool they were. That made me so happy!

What do you think of this colour block/halloween stitch/Frankenstein inspired look. I’m not entirely sure which way is best to describe them, but I really really love them!

Happy Wednesday loves!

♥︎

Hand-painted Jack O Lanterns 🎃✨

Hello lovelies & happy Tuesday.

I know my posting schedule is all over the place, but between life, family, sickness & work, I’m just trying to make sure this blog gets my attention — even if it’s not on the same schedule I have been posting! Especially this month, my favourite month. I have been busy busy busy on Pinterest saving a lot of Halloween nail art ideas, & then enviably spending a lot of time narrowing down which one I want to do first.

Naturally, I decided to start with pumpkins. I’m a basic bitch who loves her pumpkin spice, so it just felt very fitting.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
  • OPI I Sing In Color
  • Essie Sparkle On Top
  • Essie Handmade With Love
  • Essie Fall for NYC
  • Essie Willow in the Wind
  • OPI Barefoot in Barcelona
  • Essie Cliffhanger
  • NailStuff Essentials Raven
  • NailStuff 7mm Liner Brush

I created my base with Sparkle on Top over I Sing In Color, & then sat back & tried to think what would look best over top. But pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns just felt like the obvious choice. I painted my pumpkins first, & then decided a few of them needed faces, so added them after the fact.

What do you think of these Halloween jack-o-lanterns? Do you like this handprinted design? I’d love to know what you think about this look & if you would wear this design on your nails!

To me, it’s the perfect look for spooky season!

♥︎

Halloween Inspired Dotticure Accent Nails 🎃

Hello lovelies & happy Friday!

Can you believe it’s October?! How did that happen?

I’m already getting excited for Halloween designs, but haven’t quite narrowed down what I want to do. I thought I’d start off with a fun easy look.

You can never go wrong with a dotticure accent look, & I had the idea of doing one with all the colours associated with Halloween.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
  • China Glaze Up All Night topped with Private Side Eyes
  • OPI I Cannoli Wear OPI
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Feelin’ Grape
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Pump-kid
  • China Glaze Shore Snuff
  • NailStuff Essentials Raven
  • Small Dotting Tool (also NailStuff)

Close up of my dots. I think they’re super fun, & the colours really compliment each other. They’re a great pop of colour.

A simple look for the beginning of October. I will admit, though, I’m very excited to start on some Halloween looks… I just don’t know where to start!

Enjoy your weekend loves!

♥︎

Glittery Blood Drip Nails 🩸✨

Hello lovelies & HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 My most favourite day of the year has arrived, & obviously I couldn’t let it pass by without one more design on my nails! & this one is fun because it kind of fits the vibe of my costume for work.

I always love a blood drip design on my nails, but this year I wanted to make it more fun by using a glittery red. Because who doesn’t want to bleed sparkle.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Top Coat: Sally Hansen InstaDri Top Coat (red bottle) 
  • Base Coat: Essie Hard to Resist (purple)
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Midnight Drive
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Red It Twice
  • NailStuff dotting tool trio
  • NailStuff 7mm Mermaid Tail liner brush

Check out that beautiful drip! This is not the first time I’ve attempted a go at this design, but I will say I think it’s the most proud of the freehanding of my drips! They actually look like they could be blood dripping down my nails!

I also think it shows that even if you’re rocking shorter nails (like I am right now), you can see have fun & awesome nail art on them!

What do you think of my final Halloween look of 2025? This has been such a fun month of nail art, & I’m super proud of every design I crafted this month!

Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has a safe & fun evening— with a ton of your favourite candies!

Witchy Thermal Half Moons

Hello lovelies & happy Thursday!

Surprise — another post this week, with some Halloween adjacent nails. These are less spooky, & more aesthetic— with a bit of nail Polish magic. I wanted to create some kind of witchy design over a thermal polish, which would be sort of revealed, & I think I was successful! ✨

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Top Coat: Sally Hansen InstaDri Top Coat (red bottle) 
  • Base Coat: Essie Hard to Resist (purple)
  • Cadillacquer Nostalgia
  • OPI Lincoln Park After Dark
  • NailStuff 7mm Mermaid Tail Brush

I tried to freehand a kind of witchy design at my cuticles, which I think turned out very cool (although I wish it were a smidge daintier). That way, when my hands heated up & went the lighter blue, it would be kind of “revealed” on my nail. Like magic. ✨

& I love absolutely everything about them. Now if only they could give me the powers to make Halloween last a little bit longer — it feels like it’s just slipped away!

What do you think of these witchy aesthetic half moons? Do you like the thermal polish reveal? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below & let me know what Halloween manicure you plan on wearing tomorrow!

Happy Halloween Eve! 🎃