HALLOWEEN NAIL ART | Smoky Speckled Midnight Tree Nails

by - October 02, 2024

THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS. 

When it comes to spooky nail art, there's just something about a sort of craggy tree silhouette, isn't there? For today's mani, I wanted to pair a really deep, smoky gradient (that I will admit, might get a wee bit lost in the midst of the stamping) with some craggy branches, bats and stars. I love how it all came together!

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When it came to the color story for this mani, it was really led by the stamping polish I used for the trees. I ended up deciding to pair two polishes from Color Club - Follow Me, a deep smoky purple, and Creepin' It Real, a vampy, cool toned blue. On my pinkie and thumb, I applied two coats of Follow Me. On my pointer finger, I applied two coats of Creepin' It Real. And finally, on my middle and ring fingers, I did an angled gradient of the two shades, flipping the sponge on each nail to add a little bit of subtle dimension.

I also decided that I wanted to add a speckled top coat, so I applied one coat of Julep's Max, a black and white multi-sized glitter topper, to all of my nails before I moved onto the stamping. 


For the stamping, I knew that the lynch pin of the design was going to be the tree, but I also knew that I was going to want something to fill in the dead space that there would be no tree. Ultimately, I decided to add a single bat and a couple of stars to each nail, though I will admit that those elements did end up being a little bit lower contrast than I had hoped. Still, I love how it came together - and I also really love how the three stamping polishes I used play with both each other and the gradient base.

Once I was happy with the design, I sealed it in with a no smudge top coat and then finished with a matte top coat to bring down the shine and give everything a smooth finish. And voila!


All Products Used
Color Club - Follow Me
Color Club - Creepin' It Real
Julep - Max
Pueen - 811 Tropical Dusk
Pueen - 805 Black Jack*
Pueen - 605 Love Affair*
DRK Seal Glaze 
Anchor & Heart Sea Glass Top Coat
Pueen Halloween Party 01 Stamping Plate
Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper
Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*

* = PR Sample


Be sure to head over to my Instagram @pblnails to see the video tutorial for this design and follow me there to keep up on all of my nail art designs. I don't post here on the blog very often anymore, but I do post new nail art on Instagram at least twice a week!

Also - be sure to check back for new Halloween nail art designs every weekday in October all the way up until Halloween! There are some really exciting designs on the menu this year!

Thanks for reading!


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