14 October 24

Blooming Spooky Nail Art

Black nail with a painted whitish ghost on it.

Create hauntingly beautiful nails with this spooky nail art. Using Blooming Gel and a simple 8-step tutorial, you can create a spooky blooming ghost for Halloween. Learn how to bring this nail design to life with easy techniques and products!

Close-up of a nail on which a black nail polish is applied with a brush.

Step 1:

After prepping the nail, apply 1 or 2 layers of 120 Beautiful Black and cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. Then apply a layer of Blooming Gel to the nail. Do not cure this layer yet, as this is where the ghost will go.

A nail is painted black with a thin brush that applies a white line.

Step 2:

Take the color 101 Soft White and a Fine Liner. To create the ghost's tail, draw a small curved line at the bottom of the nail. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Note: the Blooming Gel spreads quickly. Do not cure yet.

A black nail with detailed paintwork in white and gray tones, where a brush applies a fine pattern.

Step 3:

Now draw a horizontal line across the ghost. This will form the arms. Again, it doesn’t have to be perfect because the Blooming Gel will blur the line. Still, do not cure.

A person uses a fine brush to paint a cloud-like design on a shiny black nail.

Step 4:

Draw the ghost's head by making a small round shape above the arms. Make sure it's the same size as the lower body. Do not cure yet.

Close-up of a hand with a nail artist painting elegant white patterns on a black nail with a fine brush.

Step 5:

Go over the ghost's tail again to make it clearer. If it's already clear enough, you can skip this step. Still, don’t cure yet.

Black nail with white marble pattern, decorated with a fine brush on a finger.

Step 6:

Check if the ghost is clear enough. If not, go over it again with 101 Soft White for more depth. Still, don’t cure yet.

A close-up of a hand with a black painted nail, on which a small white ghost is painted with a fine brush.

Step 7:

Using 120 Beautiful Black, draw the ghost's eyes and mouth by placing three small dots. Happy with it? Now cure the look for 60 seconds under the LED lamp.

A close-up of a nail with a spooky design, with black nail polish applied.

Step 8:

Apply your favorite top coat to seal the look and add shine. Cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp.

Close-up of a thumbnail with black background and a white, chimerical ghost image painted on it.

The great thing about these Blooming Spooky nails is that each nail doesn’t need to be exactly the same or symmetrical. In fact, it adds a playful effect if each nail is slightly different. The design doesn’t have to be perfect either, as the Blooming Gel softens everything.

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