By Alice Sanderson, Fitness Magazine
[post_ads]If you love Halloween, these pumpkin-inspired Halloween nails are for
you. By combining a gradient design, your choice of orange or gold
glitter, and pumpkin designs, you can create a unique and fun nail look
perfect for this autumnal holiday. The best part about this nail design
is that it can work all season long and isn't limited to being worn on
Halloween, as a jack-o'-lantern design might be. Use this
simple-to-follow tutorial as inspiration for an at-home mani or for your
next professional manicure this season.
1. Paint your nails with a base color like OPI's
"Is Mai Tai Crooked?" Next, rip off a corner of a makeup sponge, and
use it to dab a lighter orange color (going in different directions) in
the center of your nails. For this step, I used Barry M's "Full
Throttle."
2. In the center of the lighter orange section, add
white using the same technique as in Step 1. You may need to go back and
add more of the light orange polish in order to blend the orange and
white polishes together.
3. Using your chosen hue (orange or gold), dab the glitter polish onto the sides of your nails.
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4.
Draw pumpkin shapes in the center of your gradient using a thin nail
art brush and a darker orange polish like Essie "Fear Or Desire." If
drawing a pumpkin shape proves to be too difficult, try a circular shape
instead.
5. Using the light orange polish from Step 1, a dark green polish like OPI's "Don't Mess With OPI," and a small detailing brush, add details to your pumpkins.
6. When dry, finish this nail design with a clear topcoat to seal in your Halloween nails.
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