Easy Nail Art Ideas for Halloween
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35 Spooktacular Halloween Nail Art Ideas
These easy designs might show up your costume this year.
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We get it, you're spending months picking out and planning your Halloween costume. After all, it takes a lot of time to perfect your DIY outfit or wait for your costume to arrive if you bought it online. But if you do not want to go all out on Halloween with a costume but still want to be festive on All Hallows' Eve (or, are just looking to really amp up your getup this year), consider getting a spooky, creepy, or fun nail design.
These Halloween nail art ideas are the perfect combination of looking stylish and celebrating Halloween all season long. From bloody tips and Halloween candy designs to magic manicures and odes to horror movies, you can win Costume of the Year by just showing off your digits to your friends. Feel free to set up a nail appointment at your local salon if you'd like, but also know that you can totally DIY these Halloween nails from the comfort of your vanity or kitchen table (we promise a lot of this nail art is super easy to create).
So, get ready and get inspired by these Halloween nail art ideas!
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Dalmatian Design
Rather than having 101 Dalmatians, you can add them on your nails. We think this would go perfect with your Cruella costume.
See the manicure at Nails by Jolie.
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Magic Hour
If you're feeling like you don't want too Halloween-y, get black and gold nail polish to make magic nails.
Get the tutorial at So Nailicious.
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Hello Zombie Kitty
Give your Hello Kitty and her pals a cute zombie makeover.
See the manicure at Nails by Dev.
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Go for Green
Bring your nails and Frankenstein back to life with this adorable design. If Frankenstein is too hard to recreate, just opt for green polish and black specks.
Get the tutorial at Karissa Bianca.
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Beetlejuice
No halloween is complete without the classic Beetlejuice. The colors, shredded head, and monsters will have everyone talking.
See the manicure at Nails by Dev.
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Bloody Tips
Trick people into thinking that you accidentally dipped your nails in blood from a crime scene.
See the manicure at Sarah Bland.
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Vampire Nails
You'll do anything for blood, especially if you're a vampire who's looking for fresh meat.
Get the tutorial at Karissa Bianca.
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Bride of Chucky
Take Chucky and his bride Tiffany along with you for your Halloween adventures.
See the manicure at Nails by Dev.
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Tis The Spooky Night
What better way to show some love to the fall season than with cats, pumpkins, leaves, and a little moonlight.
See the manicure at Nails by Dev.
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Spooky Season
Get ready for the spooky season with a glow-in-the-dark nails.
See the manicure at Nailz by Dev.
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Pumpkin See, Pumpkin Do
This Halloween nail art may seem particularly difficult, but it's not! All you need is a Halloween nail stamping plate, your favorite, bright orange nail polish, and your trusty black one.
Get the tutorial at Copycat Claws.
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Glow-In-The-Dark Chic
This awesome nail art can also be done with a Halloween stamping plate and your favorite glittery nail polish as the base. Very cute. Very Halloween.
Get the tutorial at Copycat Claws.
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Sugar, Spice, and Everything Not-So-Nice
If you want to go all out with your nails this Halloween, consider this nail tutorial from Hannah Rox Nails. It has everything you could possibly expect from All Hallows' Eve — except pumpkins.
Get the tutorial at Hannah Rox Nails.
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Sarah Thompson's Halloween nails are to die for. These are perfect for the spooky vibe you may be going for this year.
Get the tutorial at Chalkboard Nails.
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Bury Me
Unistella's stunning manicure is pretty basic — black and gold nail polishes, a nail file to get the coffin shape, and anything pointy to design the gross and coffin outline!
See the manicure at Unistella.
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Underrated Candy, Gorgeous Mani
You can't have Halloween without candy corn.
See the manicure at Sarah Bland.
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Halloween but Hold the Characters
If you're looking for a festive mani, without all the Halloween posh, this is perfect. All you need is black and orange nail polish.
See the manicure at Nails Art by Chris.
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BooOooOoo
Whoever said ghosts had to be scary never saw these nails (or met Casper for that matter).
Get the tutorial at SwatchAndLearn.com.
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Mummify the Crowd
Mummies may not be the most basic of Halloween characters, but they're definitely up there, and with good reason.
Get the tutorial at SwatchAndLearn.com.
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Witches' Brew
Witches, black cats, and full moons. Nothing is more eerie.
Get the tutorial at SwatchAndLearn.com.
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Friendly Frankenstein
This smiling Frankenstein mani is perfect when you want to put a sweet spin on a once-scary fictional character.
Get the tutorial at SwatchAndLearn.com.
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All Jack-o'-Lantern Everything
Of course, you can't have Halloween without Jack-o'-lanterns, whether you carve them yourself or have your nail technician do it for you.
Get the tutorial at So Nailicious.
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A Bloody Good Idea
Give your black polish an eerie upgrade with dark red glitter — it's a subtle nod to Halloween without being too over the top.
Get the tutorial at So Nailicious.
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Faux Talons
If you don't want to file your nails to sharp little points but love the creepy look of talons, try painting on a nude base color, then add a dark triangular design overtop. Instant drama with none of the nail buffing stress.
See this manicure at Paintbox Nails.
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Liar, Liar
Whether you want a tribute to your favorite scary TV show or simply want to passive-aggressively creep out your friends, try this creepy take on nail lettering.
See this manicure at Essie.
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From the Pumpkin Patch
Karissa's accent nail was inspired by the artist behind One Nail to Rule Them All, who has an easy step-by-step tutorial to creating small pumpkins. The matching glittery orange polish rounds out this fall-ready mani.
Get the tutorial at Karissa Bianco.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Nail blogger Ashley gave her mani extra dimensions by using thread for her frightful web. If you aren't ready to tackle string, try striping tape or white polish applied with a thin brush.
Get the tutorial at Spellbound Nails.
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Easy Nail Art Ideas for Halloween
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