31 Day Nail Art Challenge: Flower Nails

"Feed me, Seymour!" Yup, the scariest flower I could think of was Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. A man-eating (and woman-eating) plant is kind of perfect for Halloween. And it's funny, everyone I showed this to at work would quote me a different line or song clip from the movie. It was a sort of glimpse into each persons psyche to see what most appealed to them about the film. (Sickos!)

Audrey II looks really hungry in this photo... I wouldn't get too close to the screen if I were you.

I started with a purple base of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Urgent Orchid. Ha! I guess you could call an exotic man-eating plant an Urgent Orchid!

I used acrylic paints to bring Audrey II to life. I like how the shading worked on the lower jaw. 

Then some tendrils and leaves on the neighboring nails. I should have added this to the other hand as well, because Audrey II takes over the entire florist shop in the movie, but I was tired. 

See, pretty tired and uninspired. This did help though, for those who thought I had painted a dinosaur on my nails. Everyone (well, almost everyone) remembers Audrey II's special lament, "Feed me, Seymour!"

Topcoated! And yes, I am switching after this manicure back to Seche Vite for my topcoat. Sadly, Cult Nails topcoat has slightly blurred every manicure by dragging colors together. But I do love Maria's topcoat! Just not for nail art. 

Here they are together. I like the purple background for these nails, so fun!

Polishes I used in this manicure: Cult Nails Get It On basecoat, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Urgent Orchid, and Cult Nails Wicked Fast topcoat.

Tomorrow's challenge is a delicate pattern. How will I turn a delicate pattern into a Halloween design? Come back and find out!