Striking the Balance 15 Super Easy Halloween Nails

“Halloween is the one time of the year when you can be anyone you want to be,” said Chelsea Handler, but sometimes, you just want to be on point with your nails, even if you’re staying home for the holiday. That’s why these 15 super-easy Halloween nail ideas will help you get your fingertips spooked without having to invest too much time or talent in the process.

Why Halloween Nails are Trending This Season

“Halloween-themed nail art design has seen a massive spike in popularity, with search queries on how to design scary nails increasing by over 200% each October.” The good news is that you do not have to be some sort of professional nail technician if you want to create nails that are truly show-stopping because, with the right techniques, you can create amazing nails in less than 30 minutes!

Classic Orange and Black Stripes

Start with an orange base coat, allowing the coat to fully dry before proceeding. With the help of some black nail paints, you can create vertical or diagonal stripes on each of your nails with the use of a thin brush or even the tip of a toothbrush.

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Spider Web Accent Nails

All nails will be painted with a white or gray background. To apply the design on the ring finger, you’ll create a spider web design by drawing lines from one corner, then connecting them with curves. You’ll conclude the design with a small dot for the spider’s body.

Candy Corn Gradient

“This three-tone design recreates the shape of the most popular or, dare I say, controversial candy of the Halloween season with just the brush of one’s imagination!”
    “Paint the tip of the nail yellow, the middle section orange, and the bottom section white.”
    “Using your makeup sponge, create the merging effect of the three colors.”

Matte Black with Glossy Blood Drips

Start with matte black polish on application. After drying, you will proceed with glossy red paint to create the drip effect from the cuticle areas. There is visual appeal in the combination of the matte and glossy effects.

Time-saver: To create real drip shapes, one could use the thin brush or the bobby pin provided.

Ghost Face Nails

To create the design, apply the makeup on a white or pale pink background with the help of the black nail art pen or brush, drawing simple ghosts with dots for the eyes and an oval marking for the mouth.
The ghosts are incredibly easy to create, taking only minutes per nail, but the result is extremely cute!

Glitter Ombre in Halloween Colors

Pick the glitter polish in the colors purple, orange, or black.
Apply the glitter polish heavily on the tip of the nail, with the application gradually reducing with each step closer to the cuticle.

Siluetas de Murci

Paint your nails in a nude or light color. Using black polish and a dotting tool, create small bat shapes on one or two accent nails. A simple bat is just a small body with triangular wings on each side.

Frankenstein French Tips

Give the classic French manicure a Halloween twist by painting the tips green instead of white, then drawing on some small black stitches along the edge with a thin brush. Place two small dots on the ring finger to represent bolts on each side of the nail.Look at this…

Purple Chrome with Black Details

Start with a purple chrome or metallic topcoat. When that is dry, you can switch to some basic black design work, involving dots, crosses, or even crescent shapes.
The glossy background will give even the most basic design some class.

Pumpkin Patch nails

Paint your nails orange and let them dry completely. Then, with some green nail polish, just dab on a small stem on the tip of each nail, just a simple curve. Place a small face with some black nail polish on one accent nail for the jack-o’-lantern design.

Tip for beginners: You can always skip the face if you are pressed for time, or you can go with just the pumpkin design on the nails.

Bloody French Tips

Start with a nude base. Rather than applying the traditional white tip with nail paint, apply red nail polish to create an erratic dripping effect. This bloody effect is ideal for any vampire-themed costume design!

Constellation Nails

Paint your nails deep purple or black. Use white or silver nail polish to create dots for a star design on your nails. Some dots can be connected with thin lines to form constellations. This is an unsettling yet easy design to do on nails.

Mummy Wrap Nails

Apply a base coat of white or cream. Using a thin brush, apply irregular horizontal lines on your nails to resemble bandages.
Apply two dots for the eyes on one or two accent nails with the help of the black polish.

Negative Space Halloween Shapes

This hip method incorporates your own natural nails into the design. Apply the holiday-themed stickers in the shape of bats, cats, or pumpkins to your own nails without the polish on them. Then, just apply an orange or black coating to the nails, taking off the stickers to create the design by negative space.

Watercolor Spooky Scene

To create the watercolor effect, apply purple, orange, and black nail polishes on the nails with the help of the makeup sponge, creating random designs on the nails.

The key to watercolor nails is blending, so blend well, but be gentle so you don’t remove the design,” Blanton explained.
To create the design

Essential Tips for Long-Lasting Halloween Nails

To maintain your holiday-themed nails, always apply a base coat before starting the process to prevent staining of your nails. To maintain the design, apply a good-quality topcoat on the design, allowing the layers to dry before proceeding with another application, which needs to be done every two to three days to prevent the nails from chipping.

Quick Tools to Keep on Hand

Some cheap investment in basic tools will help even these designs be simpler to create. The nail art tool with the thin point will provide good control for detailing, while dotting tools of different sizes will help create flawless circles for eye nails, dots, or other points.
Striping tape will also help with straight lines, while the thin brush will be necessary for detailing or corrections.

Making Your Halloween Nails Instagram-Worthy

The best lighting assistant you will have in taking pictures of your nail art is natural lighting. Hold your hands in front of a blank background, turning your fingers slightly toward the lighting. You can also include some Halloween accessories, such as miniature pumpkins or candy corn, in the background. The following 15 super-easy Halloween nail art designs demonstrate that having festive fingers is possible without the help of professionals or spending much time on them. You only need some basic colors, which, with their help, will result in the attention-grabbing design of your nails, perfectly capturing the essence of the holiday.
To create your own masterpiece, you can combine the elements you love from different ideas on the list below.