Game of Thrones Nail Art Series No.2 >>> House Stark of Winterfell.

The Stark Family (l-r) Hodor, Bran, Arya,
Sansa, Robb, Lord Eddard, Lady Catelyn © HBO

Hello people!

This is Nail Art entry No.2 in my Game of Thrones nail art series featuring the Kings in the North, the House Stark of Winterfell.

House Stark sigil and words © HBO

House Stark is one of the great Houses of Westeros with many lesser Houses being allied to them. Their sigil is a silver direworlf on a white field (or a grey direwolf on a black field if you watch the show). Their words are 'Winter is Coming' and several members of House Stark are key characters in both the shows and the books.

This manicure is ridiculously easy to create and takes no time at all. For this I combined the colours of black and grey and used a holographic topcoat on top of the grey to give the manicure a frosted finish closely resembling the Stark colours but also the landscape of the cold North the Starks call home.

What you need:

1 bottle high quality Basecoat, I recommend Sally Hansen or Rimmel London
1 bottle Barry M matte nail paint in Espresso
1 bottle Zoya nail polish in Marina
1 bottle GG Couture Holographic topcoat in Genevieve
Striping tape or Micropore

Application:

1. Basecoat each nail and allow to dry.

2. Paint each nail using two coats of Espresso. Allow to dry.

3. Carefully place a striping tape or a piece of micropore on the lower quarter of each nail.

4. Paint the uncovered nails using Marina. Allow to dry.

5. Topcoat the uncovered nails using Genevieve. Allow to dry.

6. Remove the Micropore/Striping tape. Using a cotton bud dipped in nail polish remover tidy the edges of the nails and the cuticles.

This is a very simple manicure to create and perfect and works in so many colours. The key to nailing this manicure is giving each coat of nail polish time to dry. If, like me, you're impatient; I recommend using iced water. Simply plunge your painted nails into iced water for as long as you can bear. This will speed up the drying process. Alternatively, you can use a drying spray or spray-able cooking oil.

I hope you guys like this manicure. House Targaryen, you're up next!!

Happy Scribbling!

XOXO