Hello and welcome!  This week I’m bringing some gore to my Halloween manis, but don’t worry, I think they’re more cute than gruesome.

My inspiration for this week comes from a few things coming together for some perfect timing.  First, I was searching through my untried polishes, and I still hadn’t used a polish I bought from Polish Pickup back in September 2018.  Second, I hadn’t really used my first Mani x Me box from October 2018.  And third, the second Zombieland movie came to theaters.  So, of course, it became the perfect time for a zombie design.

What I Used:

• Base Coat:  Cuticula – Frooty Pebbles Silk Base Coat
• 1st Color:  Painted Polish – Zombie Kill of the Week
• 2nd Color:  Maniology – Merlot
• Top Coat:  Glisten & Glow – Top Coat
• Maniology M008 stamping plate
• Twinkled T holo stamper & scraper
• lint roller sheet
• Twinkled T clean up brush, size #2
• acetone nail polish remover

I started with some fun smelling base coat.  Just because my nail art is based on the undead, doesn’t mean my nails need to smell like it lol.  Then I applied two coats of Painted Polish – Zombie Kill of the Week.  Can you guess the inspiration for the polish?  That’s right… Zombieland.  And next, to keep from having to clean up red from around my cuticles, I added liquid latex all around my nails.

Then it was just an easy stamping job.  Since zombies and brains actually freak me out (I’m a big wuss), the hardest part was deciding on what exactly to stamp. I went with the zombie cat design, the brains & body parts ice creams, and bats all around.

Two coats of Painted Polish – Zombie Kill of the Week, with liquid latex around the nail

The red zombie stamps

Liquid latex removed = no clean up

This turned out to be a little less zombie, and a little more vampire bat, but the creepy cute vibe is still there.  Plus, the bats helped tone it down to make it more acceptable at work.

Final look – left hand

Final look – right hand

Hope everyone enjoyed their week!

Update:

Ugh, it’s the same old story.  I picked, and I picked, and I picked at my nail polish until I could get to my natural nails.  At least it kind of works with the theme.  Like something destroyed my nails.  And on a side note, we went to see Zombieland 2, and I loved it!

Picking, picking, picking

Even more picking