I love nail polish, but applying it well isn’t my strong suit. I do the best I can.
A couple of the beauty bloggers in a group I am a part of, The Beauty Council, are doing a mini-linkup of Halloween manicures. Erika and Jessica are nail bloggers, and Honey is just plain creative, so be sure to check out their posts at the bottom of my post.
In spite of being mani-challenged, I did two easy Halloween manicures, a cute one and a pretty one. As you will see, neither is perfect and neither requires much skill. 😳
Candy Corn Mani
I thought about trying a gradient mani, but I didn’t have a lot of time so I did this freehand. I used Milani Color Statement Spotlight White, NYC Midtown Mimosa, and Nailtini Mai Tai to create the candy corn effect. Over my trusty Revlon ColorStay Basecoat, I did two coats of Milani Color Statement Spotlight White. Even though Milani claims one coat is enough, it is not enough for the white polish that streaks without a couple of coats. Once that dried, I painted a yellow horizontal band across each nail. Because NYC Long Wearing Midtown Mimosa was a bit sheer, I did two coats. Then I painted in the orange with Nailtini Mai Tai. That only required one coat.
I finished it off with a coat of NYC Grand Central Station In a Minute Quick Dry, an unbelievably effective product that cost me about 99 cents at my local CVS.
I’ve begun stockpiling candy for Halloween since in my neighborhood with lots of kids I usually need about 20 bags of candy. I wish I had thought to buy a bag of candy corn for the photos of this mani, but I didn’t. Although the lines are certainly not perfectly straight, I think it’s cute!
Halloween Sparkle Mani
As you may by now, I love glitter polish. In spite of my age, I haven’t outgrown it. These days, I think just about anything goes so I created a sparkly pumpkin-colored mani that I could wear with, say, a queen or fairy costume. So I used two coats of Zoya Elodie, an orange/coral crelly (cream jelly, I think) with a couple of coats of Rainbow Honey Sugarberries on top.
I loved the look. In the sun or bright light, it was incredible!
Do you plan to do a Halloween mani? Got any easy designs you can share??
I’ve been doing so well until I saw your post. I WANT CANDY CORN now so bad right now. I hate cutting down on sugar, I feel I want everything. I’ve been meaning to pick up an NYC quick dry, what is it comparable to? Should I stock up if I find it?
Jessica recently posted…My Mummy Fell in Glitter Nail Art: The Beauty Council Roundup
Too funny, Jessica! Actually, I thought NYC Grand Central Station dried my nails faster than Seche & Dry
Candy corn! I love this. 😀
Erika recently posted…Hallowe’en Nail Art
🙂 thanks, Erika
Oh, I love the candy corn mani! So cute! I would love to do more nail polish designs, but ugh .. nail polish seems to take too long to cure and I’m never able to keep my hands still. I need to invest in a nail dryer .. probably one of those gel dryers to quickly dry my polish.
Monica.
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Monica, the 99 cent NYC Grand Central Station Quick Dry was pretty great. You should give it a try before buying the gel dryer
The candy corn mani is so cute! Love the sparkly one as well. These are such great ideas, and seem quite easy to do too.
gio recently posted…Glass Packaging: Beautifully Practical Or Uselessly Expensive?
yes, they’re easy and cute, Gio! I see that Halloween has become popular in Italy too
The candy corn design is awesome! I might have to go pick up a bag of candy corn now…just for inspiration of course!
Alice recently posted…guide to elegance: budget
hahaha! I’m an enabler, Alice!
OMG! Love the candy corn design. May have to try that one out!!!
Judy Freedman recently posted…A Vacuum Fit For Cleaning and A Work Of Art
I hope you do, Judy!
A candy corn mani is so easy and cute!
Sheila recently posted…Makeup Of The Day 34 With BFTE The Shining Halloween Haunted House Collection 2014
Yes!
Candy corn is my fave!!!!
Brooke @ Blushing Noir recently posted…Zoya Ultra PixieDust Nail Polish Swatches + Review – Fall 2014
Me, too!
Candy corn is such a cute design idea.
Aleya Bamdad recently posted…Winter 2015 Fashion Trends
I think so too, Aleya 🙂
I love this round up – but I love your candy corn nails 🙂
Honeygirlk recently posted…In the Pumpkin Patch – Halloween Gradient Nails
Thanks, Honey 🙂
I’ve done the candy corn look before. It is nice and easy and looks super cute!
Carleen recently posted…LORAC Mega Pro Swatches
For the mani-challenged like me, it’s the best I can do, but it still is cute!
Those are some great suggestions!
Anastasia recently posted…Memebox (미미박스) Superbox #55 Free From Oil & Trouble #4 Review, Pictures, Unboxing + October Discount Codes
Thanks, Anastasia, just a couple of easy ones 😉
Cute candy corn mani.
Cindy (Prime Beauty) recently posted…10 Fabulous Fall Flats!
Thanks Cindy 🙂
Those are all darling ideas!
Thanks Kimberly 🙂
Candy Corn; Love them on the nails, hate them in my mouth lol!
Miranda recently posted…Review: Billion Dollar Brows Best Sellers Kit
Well, candy corn is unbelievably sweet, but I like to have a handful once a year!
I love the candy corn!
Me too! I don’t have any yet
I am definitely going to have a mani day soon!
Laura MyNewestAddiction recently posted…Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette
Always fun to take the time for a mani 🙂
Halloween is one of my fave nail-art holidays. Love the candy corn mani! I also really like that RH Sugarberries polish.
Nidia – Lit From Within recently posted…Getting Wild with makeup and nails with the Wet ‘n Wild Fall LE Collection
I’m eager to see your designs for Halloween, Nidia. You are so innovative!
Great ideas! I want to do the candy corn one!
You’re a pro, Lisa. I’d love to see what you do with it
Gimme your candy corn! I skipped this link up coz I’m bad at nail art 🙂
Kath TheFabZilla recently posted…Enjoy Pumpkin Spice Five Ways
So am I, Kath, but I ended up having fun doing these easy mani 😉
What a cute idea, a candy corn mani 😀
Kiss & Make-up recently posted…Review | Using lip liner for the very first time with the Bobbi Brown Lip Liner in Tangerine
Thanks, Kiss & Makeup! It was fun to do
Love the candy corn!! Both on your nail art and in real life 🙂
NORAH recently posted…Exaltria 30-Day Beauty Challenge
I couldn’t believe I couldn’t find any in the store! Sold out already?
The candy corn mani is cute!
Thanks, Melody! I think it is cute and it fits my skill level 🙂
Love your candy corn!
Stephanie Louise recently posted…NYC Nail Polish in Top of the Gold Top Coat Swatches & Review
Thanks, Stephanie! It was a fun one 🙂
Candy corn nail art looks so nice!
Thanks for your comment, Katya. I appreciate it. Next time, please put your website URL in the box for website so CommentLuv will display your latest post rather than putting it in the comment. I tried to move it on my end, but it looks like you have to do it yourself. I love your pairings of Halloween costumes with coordinated manicure designs. Very original
My favourite part of halloween is the make up and nails. I love it. These are cray.
gorgeous.
I agree, Laura! I wish I were better at nail art, but maybe some day!