I'm not really one for fancy dress but I love a good horror, so I like to spend to my Halloween tucked up on the sofa in a blanket with a good movie; no tricks, just treats.  Speaking of a good horror, I've just finished watching The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix.  I had really high hopes for it after reading what a scarefest it was, how it would have me jumping out of my skin and would be unable to sleep at night.  As much as I enjoyed the series I don't think it was half as scary as it was made out to be, in fact I only jumped once during the entire series and that wasn't even at a ghost, ha ha!

Anyway I'm getting a bit sidetracked here, as I'm not one for fancy dress I thought I'd get into the spooky spirit with some Halloween themed nails.  As a huge Disney fan I decided to go with some Nightmare Before Christmas inspired nails and thought I'd share with you all how I created these Jack Skellington nails.

You will need:

Black nail polish

White nail polish

Top Coat nail polish

A large dotting tool

A small nail art brush

Start off by painting the ring finger nail on each hand white and the rest of the nails black.

Once the white nails are dry, use the large dotting tool with the black nail polish to create the eyes.  Dot the nail polish onto your nail dragging it down slightly to create a more oval shaped eye.

Then using the small brush dipped in the black nail polish draw two small lines between the eyes to create the nose, then draw a curved line along the nail and carefully cross it with small lines to create his stitched mouth.

By this time your black nails should be dry, you can then clean the small brush and then dip it in the white polish to create vertical stripes on each of the black nails.

Then paint your nails with a top coat and you are finished!

I love creating themed nails, they are such a fun way to get into the festive spirit without going to too much trouble.

What are you doing to celebrate Halloween?

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I thought I'd try a little something different on my nails this week and was feeling inspired by all the daisy print dresses around at the moment.  So I took to the garden to paint my nails in the sunshine and attempted a little daisy nail art.

1.  Paint your nails your selected base colour, I used Barry M's Gelly nail polish in Greenberry, it's one of my favourites.

2.  Using a nail dotting tool and some white nail polish or a nail art pen, I used a Models Own Artstix Nail Art Pen dot four or five dots in a circle on each nail to create a flower shape.  Once that has dried, again using either a dotting tool or a nail art pen (this time I used a limited edition Barry M nail polish I got last summer and the end of kirby grip as my dotting tool), and put a yellow dot in the centre of each circle of white dots.

3. Once they have dried finish off with a top coat.  Be sure to make sure your nails have dried properly first and apply swiftly to make sure the daisies don't smudge.

Have you been trying any summer nail art?  Let me know if you have, I'd love to see. 

I thought I'd get in the romantic spirit of things ready for Valentine's Day by creating some simple nail art to share with you.

You can use pretty much any colours you like but I used the new Model's Own HyperGel polish in Red Lustre and their nail art pen in white.  If you don't have a nail art pen this can also be done using a dotting tool or the end of a kirby grip with your selected nail polish.

I started by applying two coats of the Red Lustre nail polish, but this polish is so good you could probably get away with just one coat.  I'm a little bit in love with these new HyperGel polishes, so definitely expect to see more.  They apply beautifully and have such a gorgeous glossy gel-like finish.  They are advertised as being long lasting and chip resistant.  Now I don't find them to be miracle polishes and found that mine still chipped after a few days but still this is pretty darn good to me, as normally my polish doesn't make it a day without a chip in sight.

I then used the white nail art pen to draw two small hearts along the side of each nail.  This can be simply done by placing two dots next to each other, to create the top of the heart, and then drawing these dots down into a small v-shape, to create the bottom of the heart.

I hope you like my simple take on Valentine's nails.  Let me know in the comments if you've done your own Valentine's nails or give these a try, I'd love to see.

Also, just to let you know that my giveaway is now closed and the lucky winner is Mary from Little Feather.  Congratulations Mary!!

Now I have to admit, being the absolute wimp that I am, that I am not the biggest fan of Halloween.  When it comes to fancy dress I am a little "bah humbug" so dressing up is out of the question and the last thing I want to do is spend half the night cowering in a corner because I'm too scared to actually look at anyone in their horrific masks.  So I decided that this year I would get into the Halloween spirit with a spot of nail art.  I decided to go for a simple pumpkin and cobweb design and here's a little tutorial in case any of you fancy giving it a go yourselves.

All you need is:

An orange nail polish

A black nail polish

A toothpick

A topcoat

Apply a base coat of orange nail polish, I used 17's Lasting Fix nail polish in Orange Soda, and leave to dry.

Now if you have a black nail art pen this will be a lot simpler but as I don't I dotted some of the black nail polish onto a piece of paper and used a toothpick to draw on my design.

Draw on two small triangles for the eyes, a small inverted triangle for the nose and a crescent moon smile.

Whilst your pumpkin face is drying draw 5 straight black lines spreading from the corner of each of your other fingernails.

Then join each of these lines together with a small slightly curved line to finish off the cobwebs.

By now your pumpkin face should be dry, so taking another toothpick dip it into the orange polish and use it to dot on some jagged teeth in the pumpkin's mouth.  The finish by applying a layer of your top coat.

How are you getting into the Halloween spirit this year?  Let me know if you've tried any spooky nail art or make up this year, I would love to see it.