Halloween is right around the corner, which means it’s time to start planning your costume and getting into the spooky spirit. An essential part of any Halloween look is your nails.
With the right manicure, you can make your outfit complete. Here are 46 Fun and Festive Nail Ideas to try for Halloween this year.
Halloween Nail Designs
1- Pumpkin Nails
Nothing says Halloween more than pumpkins! Paint your square gel nails orange and use a toothpick or small brush to add details like triangular eyes, a nose, and a stem to look like a tiny pumpkin on each nail. Add a coat underneath for the pumpkin vine effect.
2- Ghost Nails
These cute ghost nails are so simple to do. Start with a clear base coat on your dip nails. Then use a cotton swab to dab white polish onto your nails in a curved ghost shape. Finish with black polish to add oval eyes and a smiling mouth.
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3- Spiderweb Nails
Create a spiderweb design on your almond acrylic nails using black and white polish. First paint your nails black. Then using a thin brush, draw thin white zigzag and curved lines across the nail to mimic spider webs.
4- Candy Corn Nails
Candy corn is a Halloween staple. Paint your simple dip nails white and create candy corn stripes using orange and yellow polish. Try alternating colors on different coffin nails for a fun twist. Outline the stripes with a thin black line to define the candy corn sections.
5- Vampire Nails
Get your vampire on with blood-red easy nails. Paint them a deep crimson shade. Then use a small brush to paint on a spooky design like dripping blood, a bat, or vampire fangs. Top it off with a layer of glossy top coat to get that wet blood look.
6- Mummy Nails
Wrap your square nails in mummy style with this Halloween nail idea. Start with a nude base. Then use a black polish to create zigzag bandages across your nails. You can add dimension by painting some of the bandages at an angle.
7- Skeleton Nails
Turn your coffin nails into boney skeleton hands. Paint your nails white and let dry fully. Then use a thin black polish or nail art brush to create skull and crossbone shapes, segmented fingers bones, or a spooky skeletal design.
8- Glittery Witch Nails
This one is for the fab witches out there. Paint your almond nails black and cover with an iridescent glitter topper or glitter flakes for a sparkly witchy look. Add swirls of orange polish for funky bewitching vibes.
9- Blood Dripping Nails
For a scary take on your mani, create blood dripping down your gel nails. Paint them solid black. Then use red polish to create thin drips down the length of your nails. Scare factor extra points if you add splatter effects too!
10- Black Cat Nails
What’s Halloween without a black cat? Paint your acrylic nails black and let dry fully. Use a thin brush to paint on cat ears, oval eyes, and a tiny heart shaped nose with orange polish. Outline the features with black polish to make them stand out. Me-wow!
