Nail-aween Challenge 8: Witch Nails

Howdy, everyone!  I know it's late, but I really wanted to get this post up before I turn in.  I've got a really cute manicure and it just couldn't wait til daylight!  The next Nail-aween Challenge is Witch Nails.  I dug around online and found a couple of fun ideas that I wanted to re-create.  You can find one of the originals here and the other link just takes me to a tumblr page.  If you know who's photo that is, let me know so I can give credit for the lovely artwork!  Here's my take:

I decided to go with a bright green background, but I didn't want it to be a flat color so I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in Limestone topped off with 2 coats of Electric Slide by Nina Ultra Pro.  Limestone is a citrus-y green creme and Electric Slide has holographic and gold glitter suspended in a neon green base.  I used black acrylic paint to create the witch profile on my thumb and the boots on my middle and ring fingers.  The stripes on my other nails were done with a black striping polish.  I finished off the look with boot button details in Orly's Luxe.  

This is one of my favorite manicures so far from this challenge.  The color combo is fun and striking and the artwork turned out so well!

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Electric Slide

Howdy, everyone!  Do I have an eye-catcher for you today!  This manicure is so bright, you might want to whip out your sunglasses!

Say hello to Nina Ultra Pro in Electric Slide!  A very neon green packed with tons of gold and holographic glitter, this one is sure to grab the attention of everyone around.  It's a new one from Nina and you can also see that they have new bottles as well.  I like the change, the shape of the bottle is nice and the brush is easier to hold on to than the old style. 

Here I've used two coats of MAC Vestral White as undies and then I believe it was 4(!) coats of Electric Slide.  That's my one complaint about this polish, it's very, very sheer and you have to use quite a lot to build up the color.  Par for the course for a neon, but this one will take some patience.  After Electric Slide, I applied a coat of Seche Vite and got out my trusty craft scissors.  I used to scalloped edge scissors to cut some scotch tape and then used the tape as a guide for french tips.  I used MAC Black Enough!, a black matte polish, for the tips.  I love the look of this manicure, it's very bold and bright....even in the shade, as seen below.

Nina Ultra Pro polishes sell at Sally Beauty Supply for around $4.

Thanks for reading!