I started with a white base and then a couple of coats of an unnamed neon orange. Once that was dry, I used OPI Black Onyx to paint some spooky faces and filled in the rest of the nail so the orange was only showing where you would have cut out on the pumpkin. I then applied one coat of HKGirl Top Coat followed by one coat of OPI Matte Top Coat.
The neon was so bright that it appears glowing more in the middle of the cutouts than along the edges where the black touched it. I have no idea why it did that, but am thrilled that's how it worked out!
What do you think? This really didn't take as long to paint as I expected and it's probably my favorite of the manicures I have to show you this week. Thanks so much for reading, and come back tomorrow to see Day 2 of Spooky Days with The Digit-al Dozen!
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This is AWESOMEEEEEE!
ReplyDeleteThese are so awesome!! One of my favorite Halloween manis you've ever done!
ReplyDeleteWow this is amazing! Probably the best Halloween nail art I've ever seen :)
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AMAZING!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing and truly glows!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why the orange got brighter in the middle. Happy accident or no, it looks amazing! I only wish I could carve pumpkins that looked as great as this mani!
ReplyDeleteawesome; so glowy and a perfect spooky Halloween mani!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so awesome!!
ReplyDeletethey really do look like they are glowing!!
ReplyDeleteWow, great job!!!!!
ReplyDeletebtw, your ring finger looks like the grinch LOL.
DeleteI think this is my favorite Halloween mani EVER! It's truly creative and I want to wear it now!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I love the idea and it turned out perfectly; they look like spooky, glowing pumpkin silhouettes!
ReplyDeleteThese are so EPIC! I love how they glow!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love this! They really do seem to glow!
ReplyDeleteOMG This is everything! One of the best Halloween designs I've seen hands down!
ReplyDeleteThese are so beyond superb. I absolutely love them!!
ReplyDeletesuper cute ! i like it !
ReplyDeletei love that this is genuinely scary and not at all cutesy - great pumpkins x
ReplyDeleteDo you happen to remember where you bought the neon orange? I tried this mani myself, but the orange bits didn't have that same (amazing) glow to them ):
ReplyDeleteOh no! This was from a 4 pack at Walmart of Dare Colors brand neons. I can't remember which set it was in though, there are no names on the bottles
DeleteThis is beyond amazing! I can't believe how they glow!!
ReplyDeletePardon my language, but these are badass!
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