Start with a white base on all nails except the one (or more) that you plan to do fangs on. That one should be a black base. Allow that to dry!

Next, haphazardly slap on your red polish in streaks. I actually used a bright red and a dark red underneath to create more of a 3D look. Or like some of the blood was thicker or drier. You can certainly just use one color of red. Whatever you’ve got! It helps to use really small dabs with the brush so that you don’t get too much polish spread out. You want it to look streaky. Allowing your brush to dry a bit or using only a very sparse amount helps to create some texture.

If you’re doing a fang nail, load up a very thin brush with a lot of white polish and, working in very small and delicate strokes, paint on a strip of teeth along the edge of the nail. Using the same technique, paint on the two pointy fangs on either side.

Once the fangs dry, switch over to red polish and paint on some blood dripping from them, if you choose.