Did I buy the Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-H-100 Mystic Hallows stamping plate because I wanted to do some version of this mani? I did. I mean, at least in part. I've actually wanted to do a fun, girly skull flowers for the past couple of years but I only got my hands on this plate recently - so it was time! I think there's something to be said for going for girly, fun Halloween nails over the sort of classic spooky designs that might feel a bit more on the nose. For me, this is definitely the vibe I'm into at the moment. 

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For this design, I combined two of the most popular mani's I've ever posted together to create a sort of... super mani! Earlier this year, I posted this rainbow mani that quickly became one of the most popular designs I posted all year. So, of course, when it came time to start planning Halloween nail art, I had an inkling that I wanted to use that design as the base so I decided to mash it up with this design to create something new and I'm obsessed! I feel like this could almost be a sort of signature type of design, since it also employs my much loved opal base. 

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I feel like this is definitely the year of sheet ghost designs for me - and I am 100% not mad about it. There are so many things that you can do with sheet ghosts, from cute and playful to really spooky and scary. I actually picked up the stamping plate I used for this design - Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-H-78 The Ghost - specifically with this design in mind and it came together so quickly and easily that I found myself wondering why it's taken me so long to get into layered stamping. 

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Recently, I ordered myself a set of Pueen stamping polishes, many of which I didn't already have in my collection, and I was super excited to use a few of them in this mani. If you're unfamiliar with Pueen stamping polishes, the quality on them is INCREDIBLY good and I continue to be impressed every time I try a new shade. And honestly, what better way to try out some new stamping polishes than to create a paint splatter mani? 

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Sometimes I get in my head about layered stamping, convincing myself that I'm no good at it or that it'll just be stressful and I should do something else. With today's mani, I will admit to almost talking myself out of even trying a few times before I finally gave it a go and promptly fell in love with it. I think layered stamping is a lot more forgiving than it might seem and as long as you take your time and pay attention, you can get absolutely amazing results. I am madly in love with how this design turned out!

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When I was planning out the nail art for this year's marathon of Halloween nails, one of the designs I kept seeing all over Pinterest was this really simple design featuring a sheet ghost and some orange flowers. All of the designs I saw were from professional nail techs and were hand painted, but I really wanted to figure out how I could make my own version of this design using stamping and I'm honestly beyond thrilled with how it came together in the end!

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The first year I started doing Halloween nails here on the blog, I did my first version of this mani and I've done a different version of it every year since. This is actually the seventh version of this design I've done and I just couldn't break the tradition even though I'm pretty sure the stamping plate I used for this mani is long discontinued. Still, I love this design and I think it actually still holds up even 6 years later. 

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I feel like this might be the year of the sheet ghosts for me, if I'm being honest. So many of the designs I found myself wanting to put together for this year's Halloween mani's feature various different sheet ghost designs. For today's mani, I wanted to go a little less cute and a little more creepy than a lot of the other designs I plan on putting together and I think it came together really beautifully!

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WELL. It's surely been a while since I posted on the blog - I've still been posting consistently over on Instagram @pblnails - but when I started getting my Halloween nails ready, I knew I had to post them here as well. Halloween nail season is my absolute favorite and I have some really exciting designs ready to post here this year, but I wanted to start with something fiery and fun and spooky!

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