The Devil is Partying in da Graveyard Tonight! (aka The Devil Wears Polish feat. She Sells Seashells)

 

 Hello Dahlings!

Today's mani came about in an odd way...

I wanted to get a swatch pic of this polish for Tami TDWP

This is 2 hauntingly smooth coats of

The Devil Wears Polish Mostly Ghostly

This lacquer is more than just a white holo!

It also has a subtle violet shimmer.

 

I also wanted to use this Graveyard Full Nail Stencil

from She Sells Seashells with a gray polish.

(If you go to She Sells Seashells RIGHT NOW

you can save BIG

on the Halloween Sticker & Stencil Bundle)

 

I know I could have just painted the gray over the white,

added fdtc & then gone on from there.

However, I knew that using the gray as da base color

could dull the colors of da gradient

I wanted to do over da stencil.

 

So what's an Inky to do?

Invent a way to do what she wants, that's what!

(at least, I think it's a new idea...

I haven't seen anyone else do quite this exact technique)

 

Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Mostly Ghostly,

Ghoul, Inky & Graveyard Gray

(Alas, Ghoul is listed in da prototype section as sold out.)

 

I grabbed these polishes

& my green, rectangular, hard stamper

& went to work.

 

 I removed da green rubbery part from da handle

& set it on da table.

I then attached da stencil to da stamper.

I clipped da stencil boarder off on da left side

cuz it didn't have anything to stick to

& wanted to curve up cuz of da curve of da stamper.

(Note to self ~ remove da cat hair before going to da next step!)

 

I then did a standard 3 color gradient

using a bit of cosmetic sponge.

I used da bottle brush to add Inky all da way up.

 

 I removed da stencil before da polish could dry

& then set da stamper aside

while I did da same gradient on my nails.

 

I went back to da stamper & added Graveyard Gray

using a tiny paint brush.

I tried to stay in da lines,

but I lost some of da crispness of da image anyway.

I let GG dry a bit

then added a thick coat of Milani Glosse'.

This is my fav clear polish to use for DIY decals.

While this dried I tc'd my other nails.

 

 I used tweezers to peel da decal off da stamper

& a thin coat of da Milani Glosse' to attach da decal to my nail.

Small scissors worked a treat to remove most of da excess decal

& acetone with my clean up brush took care of da rest.

A coat of Seche Vite to seal in da goodness

& I was good to go party in da graveyard with da Devil!

 

I even got a sun pic!

 

So next time you have a tricky bit of nail art you want to do,

consider doing it as a DIY decal to make your life a smidge easier!

 

>^. .^<

 

I wants candy!

(No Ciri, choco isn't for kitties!)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky