Ziggy Zaggy!

Today I have a Halloween inspired refresh inspired by @Stormandstars on Instagram (shown below).

I'm not sure exactly what products were used, but I just loved the look!

My base is Del Sol Trick or Treat and I used Bundle Monster plate BM-201 with Konad black for stamping the zigzag pattern.

 

I LOVE this look, although I must say I am a bit rusty at stamping. It's been a while! My nails are also a tad long and the pattern just reached the top. I actually filed then down a bit to ensure the pattern looked complete.

A fun and quick way to Halloween up your nails!

A Halloween Favorite

Today I have a Halloween favorite that I try to use sparingly, Del Sol Trick or Treat.

Trick or Treat is a UV activated colour shifting polish. In it's regular state it is a bright orange jelly with holographic micro glitter. When in the sun or exposed to UV light it turns a dark shade of purple, almost black jelly! Such a great shift and colour changing polish. I wish there were a heat activated version as well!

I used two coats over (two layers) of my Deborah Lippmann All About That Base base coat. I decided to use two layers of the base to help with opacity of the polish, and save a layer or two of polish. All and all the technique worked very well!

Comparing the colour shift from the last time I wore this polish, it's safe to say there is a bit of a difference. This may be due to a few factors, either age of the polish or quantity of layers. Age may have affected the colour shift or additional layers are needed to produce a better effect. I'll have to test the polish out to know for sure.

Do you have this polish? How is the colour shift like from your bottle?

Fun Polish Picks for Halloween!

Halloween is almost here! Are you looking for that perfect polish to wear in celebration of tricks, treats and all that is spooky!? Today I have a short list of my some of my favorite Halloween polishes at the moment! Let's get started, in no particular order:

OPI, Zom-body to Love - Glow-in-the Dark
Out of the many glow in the dark polishes I own this one has a special place in my heart. I love the same, I love the shade, although sheer, and the glow effect is awesome! I layered this over Essie, Mojito Madness last Halloween and it matched perfectly and added a little sparkle from the glowy particles in the polish!

Del Sol, Trick or Treat - Solar Changing Glitter

This colour changing polish is so awesome whether in the sun or shade. Normally this is an orange jelly with orange and silver holo glitter. But once the UV ray's hit it, it changes to a deep blackened plum! Such a great colour combo and change, my favorite out of all the Del Sol's I have seen and own.

China Glaze, Zombie Zest  - Jelly Glass Fleck

Another great green. This one is an olive jelly with multi changing glass fleck pieces. The flakie particles shift from an olive green to gold and at some angles a teal blue! The name describes this polish perfectly.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear, Pumpkin Spice - Jelly Glitter

This was an unexpected beauty for me. All the blogs raved about it, but I didn't think it was special, I own so many similar polishes, so I thought. It's the merky darkened brown jelly and square copper orange glitter that really make it a stand out from the other black base orange glitter polishes available. I own a backup of this now hard to find polish. If I could I would wear it for all of October!

Wet n' Wild Fast Dry, Tangled In My Web -  Glitter
This black glitter is comprised of  medium black matte hex glitter in a clear base, this is a geat topper for any polish, but for Halloween I love it over orange or white. It's great over spiderweb nails too to act as little spiders in the web ;)

I wanted to include the new China Glaze Halloween polishes in this list but unfortunately they did not arrive in time to to wear or even photograph and swatch. Something to look forward to for next year :) I usually end up doing that, buying Halloween polishes after Halloween when they are on sale and wearing them the following year!

What are your favorite Halloween polishes? What polish will you be wearing for Halloween?

A Halloween Tutorial - Pumpkin nails

Happy Friday! The Halloween weekend is almost here, and today I have a quick and easy tutorial with a slight twist from Asami's Pumpkin nails. It's basically the same idea, but I'm providing you with an alternative way of creating the jack-o-lanern face. Insead of using dry polish strips or halloween nail plates, I came up with an interesting way to make your perfect jack-o-lantern design . Below is the final look.

And this is all you need:
- A coloured nail polish you'd like for the design
- A top coat
- A plastic bag
- A pair of sharp scissors (small ones work best)

Tweezers will also be usefull!

First you want to grab your plastic bag and paint it generously with whatever colour you'd like to create your design in. I used Wet N' Wild's Ebony Hates Chris.

Once the polish is completely dry, you want to gently peel it off of the plastic and cut out your jack-o-lantern shapes.

Use your tweezers to place your shapes sticky side down on your nail.

Once you have all the pieces in the right place, you can finish everything off with a top coat!

Super easy right?! The design posibilities are endless and you can even create a whole pattern with polish on the plastic and transfer it to your nails.

One final Halloween inspired mani on Monday :)

Trick, or Treat?

I can't express how much I love this polish! I thought I wouldn't get around to wearing it this year because there are only so many days left of October and it has been nothing but rain and overcast days.

Trick or Treat from Del Sol when in natural light is a sheer orange jelly base packed with orange and holographic glitter. I mostly see the green particles from the holo glitter, and it looks awesome! The great thing about Del sol polishes if you didn't already know, is when you are exposed to UV light, i.e. the sun, the polish changes colour!

This one has got to be the most drastic I have seen from this brand. When in the sun, the base colour shifts to a deep dark purple/black jelly. The sun was out yesterday and while I was at my desk at work I put my hand close to the window and it started to change! I really love the look of the colour when in the sun. I wish it was more sunny lately!

  

I couldn't get the colour shift to photograph accuratley, it is actually quite darker than the picture displays.

I applied 3 generous coats over OPI's ridge filler and didn't have any issues with VNL. I sealed everything off with a top coat, I suggest a super glossy one as it adds to the depth.

I love each colour on its own and even the shift in between, definitely a must have for Halloween :)