Blood Splatter Nails Tutorial

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Sounds delish right? But with Halloween right around the corner, what better way to get in the ghost and goblin spirit then with blood splattered nails! This gory, creepy, cool nail design is pretty easy to do and looks awesome when done the right way. But BEWARE: this project can get a little messy, so unless you want your table(or wherever you paint your nails) to look like a murder scene, make sure you cover the space completely with some paper towels.

What you will need:
-Paper towels
-Vaseline
-Nail polish (a base color and a red, your choice on the shade of blood)
-Top coat
-A straw


Step 1:
Paint your nails your base color. This could be white, black, or hey, maybe some glitter! Whatever you want your base color to be is completely up to you! (Let dry completely before moving on!)

Step 2:
Apply Vaseline around your nails. This will help to keep the nail polish from getting on your skin and will ultimately make your clean-up much easier. You should also make sure to lay paper towels down on the surface you are painting your nails because things are about to get messy!

Step 3:
Take your second color (red) and open it up. Dip a straw into the nail polish bottle. You don't need to stick the entire straw into the bottle of nail polish, just to where it hits the opening on the straw(but make sure the tip is really covered in polish!)

Step 4:
Place the end of the straw with the polish on it directly above your nail. (Note: the closer you put the straw to the nail the more color you're going to get, the farther away you are, the less color). This is something you will have to experiment with! Go slowly at first, and when you find the perfect amount of "blood" that you like, keep going!

Step 5:
Blow on the other end of the straw to create the splatter! Keep in mind that you will have to blow sort of hard in order for the polish to break free from the straw (no jokes please.)

Step 6:
Repeat the splatter steps (4 and 5) on the rest of your nails.

Step 7:
Let the blood splatter dry completely. Add your top coat and voila!

Now the clean up, as I said, is a little bit messier than most nail designs. It may take a little longer to wash the blood off your fingers (haha!), but try a 100% acetone remover with a q-tip and that should do the trick!

While this design may seem like a bit of a process, the steps are fairly easy and the outcome is an awesome manicure that will get you in the Halloween spirit!