OMG Nail Strips: Pink Scream

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Hi everyone and happy Halloween!  I had all this nail art planned and honestly, it's been a long week and I was just too tired, so nail strips to the rescue!  It's also the last day of the month, so you know that means the Proud Beauty Bloggers are doing their monthly post today.  Theme: Halloween.

So because I'm lazy, today I have OMG Nail Strips in Pink Scream.  These nail strips are comparable to the Sally Hansen nail strips, which I love.  They're easy to put on the nail and come with a variety of sizes (something I usually have trouble with because my nails are so wide).

There are tons of other designs to choose from, and from what I've been told, they're adding even more.  These can be purchased from OMGNailStrips.com and retail for $7.99 USD.

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**This product was sent to me for my honest review.  All opinions are my own.

HPB October Halloween Mani Link-Up

Halloween is fast approaching, so what better way to get in the spirit than with Halloween themed manis!  The Hobby Polish Bloggers Facebook group is starting up their first of  monthly link-ups with a Halloween theme which is perfect.  The HPB is a group of polish bloggers on Facebook that talk about nail polish blogging.  It's a place to ask questions, find support, etc about blogging about polish as a hobby.

Now as I've said before, I'm not much of a nail artist.  I love looking at it, but most times I'm just not patient enough for something really complicated unless I'm in the mood, so today I did what I can only describe as spooky eyes in the dark.  I saw this on Pinterest, but of course there was no source.

To do these, all you need is black and white polish, two different sized dotting tools or a bobby pin and a toothpick, and topcoat!

Step 1: Apply a base coat and black polish (and quick dry top coat if you're impatient like me).

Step 2: After everything is dry, use your largest dotting tool (or bobby pin) to make a pair of white dots on each nail.  You can put them all in the same position on each nail, or have them vary.  It's up to you.

Step 3: Wait for the white dots to dry.

Step 4: Use the smaller dotting tool or toothpick to make black dots on top of the white dots.  You can place the black dots wherever you'd like in the white to have the "eyes" looking up, to the side, etc.

Step 5: Let it the black dots dry and apply topcoat.  Be careful when applying topcoat.  It may smear your nail art a bit.  Some top coats are better than others for this.  I actually like Barielle Manicure extender for this.  I've heard more established nail artists rave for HK Girl topcoat as well.  (If you have any other recommendations, please leave a comment!)

Be sure to check out these other Halloween themed manis!

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Throw Back Thursday: China Glaze Fortune Teller

Today's Throw Back mani is China Glaze Fortune Teller.  It's from the 2009 Halloween collection and was a Sally Beauty exclusive.  I remember having to ge to a few Sally's to find this one, but it's my first time wearing it!

Fortune Teller has different sized orange hex glitter along with normal sized square glitter all in a black base.  I love it!

Application was good.  It wasn't to thick.  It is bumpy so I used Gelous and Seche.

This is 2 coats.

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Spun for You

I put these on for a Halloween party I went to last night.  They're a bit thinner than the others I've tried.  So far the wear is alright, but I have a bit of tip wear.

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Ghoulie Girl

I've reviewed the salon effects before, and these were no different.  Ghoulie Girl is another set from Sally Hansen's Halloween offerings and they are absolutely adorable.  They look like little orange and white ghosts complete with eyes.  The kids that I tutor LOVED it.