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That was what magic did. It revealed the heart of who you’d been before life took away your belief in the possible. It gave back the world all lonely children longed for.
― Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House
Ninth House is such an amazing —albeit dark— book and it really inspired me to creatively express myself. I’ve always been into the dark academia aesthetic and Ninth House is the definition of dark academia. For some reason, I figured nails would be such a cool was to integrate this aesthetic into my look. So if you’re like me and you like dark academia and cool snakey nails and you loved Ninth House, this post is for you.
WANT TO RECREATE THE LOOKS BUT DON’T WANNA GO OUT? HERE ARE SOME AT HOME NAIL CARE ESSENTIALS:
- Essential black nail polish.
- Nude nail polish.
- 18 piece nail care kit.
- Nail hardening and growth treatment.
- Base coat/Primer.
- Glossy top coat // Mattifying top coat.
- Vitamin E Nail and Cuticle Oil .
- Nail polish remover.
Ninth House Inspired Nail Looks








Love this post and these nail looks! The black matte looks so good, I need to get a bottle of it to try myself.
Thank you ???? You can never go wrong with good black nails ????????
Hi, I found your site through Pinterest and I just had to leave a comment to let you know how beautiful it is. I just love it. And this post is fantastic. I love Dark Academia and Ninth House and these nail looks are so cool, though I don’t think I’d be able to recreate them, haha.
Thank you so much! ???? This post was so much fun to make, I’m obsessed with dark academia and nail, so this was a dream ????