15 Halloween Nail Designs to Inspire Your October Manicure

Directions

1. Mummy Nails: Apply tape over a nude base coat, paint white stripes, then add tiny eyes with black polish. Coordinate the rest of your nails with matching colors.
2. Candy Corn Nails: Layer white, orange, and yellow stripes to mimic candy corn. Top with glitter for extra sparkle.
3. Character Nails: Hand-draw classic Halloween icons like pumpkins, spiders, and Frankenstein's monster.
4. Googly Eye Nails: Secure googly eyes onto your nails using nail glue.
5. Patchwork Nails: Create stitched patchwork designs in green for Frankenstein or yellow for Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
6. Gold Star Nails: Apply tiny gold star confetti under a clear top coat.
7. Blood Splatter Nails: Use a sponge to dab red polish for a splattered blood effect.
8. Black Cat Nails: Paint a black cat silhouette over a purple base.
9. Gothic Nails: Combine deep red and nude polish to form geometric patterns.
10. Bat Nails: Use a dotting tool or toothpick to paint bat shapes on a classic Halloween-colored base.
11. Bedazzled Nails: Place rhinestones between hand-painted ghosts, skeletons, and spider webs.
12. Blood Drip Nails: Apply glittery red polish to create dripping blood effects.
13. Neon Nails: Paint stars and moons with abstract tips in neon orange or a subtler hue.
14. Gold and Black Nails: Use tape to section off geometric designs with black and gold sparkly polish.
15. Witch Nails: Paint miniature witch hats on your nails.