15 best Halloween nail art ideas that you can do! Get your nail polish colors now (see nail art supply list below, and don’t forget pencils and stickers); and start practicing now to be ready for Halloween.
(While your nail polish is drying, check out our 101+ Halloween Costume Ideas , our 50+ Halloween no-carve pumpkin decorations and other fabulous Halloween crafts, DIY & Ideas to round out the fun for the season.)
The Best Halloween Nail Art Ideas Around

Halloween Nail Art Idea #1: Skeleton in Jail
OK. As one reader pointed out, these should be called ‘Jack Skellington’- nails.
Halloween Nail Art Idea #2: Skulls & Crossbones
Dangerous Nails! Check out the free tutorial. It’s an easier nail art design than you think. And btw. there are tons of other DIY Halloween nail art tutorials here.

Halloween Nail Art Idea #3: Red-eyed Mummies
By Glitterobsession.com

Halloween Nail Art Idea #4: More Mummies
By Kayla Shevonne

Halloween Nail Art Idea #5: Dead Trees in Spooky Skies
By Julia Polska, at https://youtu.be/FHFReyuJIcA
Nail art video tutorial:

Halloween Nail Art Idea #6: Zombies

Halloween Nail Art Idea #7: Ghosts
This is just about the simplest Halloween nail design ever: just stick on two tiny googly eyes and you have an instant ghost. Great last minute design idea, as well as a fun addition to an otherwise professional outfit.

Halloween Nail Art Idea #8:Cobwebs & Pumpkins
Beautiful tutorial. She also has a beautiful tutorial for elegant candy corn nails.
Seen at TheNailTrail.com
(site just sold just German clothing company…; tute no longer there)

Halloween Nail Art Idea #9: Skeleton + Design
Seen at : https://nailartdesignsidea.com/halloween-nail-art-design/halloween-nail-art/

Halloween Nail Art Idea #10: Cobwebs
Rosa Melvin, on Nailsmag.com

Halloween Nail Art Idea #11: Candy Corn
Featured at https://decorarunhas.blogspot.it/2013/03/09-unhas-Halloween-Nail-Art.html

Halloween Nail Art Idea #12: Zombies, Pumpkins & Frankenstein Nail
Halloween Nail Art Idea #13: Lot of Halloween Nails

Halloween Nail Art Idea #14: Bats
And then, if you are ready for the nail art master class, you’ll create the sort of Halloween Nails as is featured in the best Halloween nail art idea #15. Incredible, heh?!!

Halloween Nail Art Idea #15: a Halloween Party
I kept the best for last: here’s an entire Halloween party for your nails, complete with pumpkins, ghosts, moon, stars, and graveyard tombstones !!
Photo found at: Kattty@buzznet
Have fun this Halloween and again, be sure to check out our Halloween Central with just about everything for Halloween you can imagine: free stencils, free coloring pages, tutorials for Halloween décor / decorations, etc….+ our 101+ Halloween Costume Ideas Love it!
How to Create Your Own Halloween Nail Art
Step-by-step Tutorial
Now that we got all these fabulous Halloween nail art ideas, let’s go do our own. First, let’s get some supplies, then, I’ll walk through a design, step-by-step of the process. Nail art is pretty easy and it’s fun.
Nail Art Supplies Needed
What you’ll need to make these Halloween nail art designs are the following supplies. Unless it’s matte or a special product, these Opi nail polishes give lots of shine and seal to protect your nails. I think we can all agree that they are some of the best nail polishes around.
OPI base and top coat nail polish – learn more or purchase on Amazon
Green Glow in the dark nail polish – learn more or purchase at Amazon
While OPI is one of the best brands out there, their green glow in the dark nail polish has been replaced by other colors.
Opi Gold Crackle nail polish – learn more or purchase on Amazon
15 piece nail painting brush set – learn more or purchase on Amazon
Opi nail lacquer color: Hot and spicy – learn more or purchase on Amazon
Also look for:
Incoco Nail Polish Strips, Glow in the Dark Halloween Nail Art, Boo
Opi nail lacquer – Eiffel for this color
Black onyx (shine)
Mummies. $10.
Opi O’Leary’s BBQ
OPI Nail Lacquer, Alpine Snow white
OPl Blue
OPI Nail Lacquer Extra-va-vaganza
OPI Radiance Nail Polish
Simplified Nail Art
If making your own Halloween nails by hand is a bit too daunting, check these out these easy ways:
Sally Hansen Salon Effects Value Twin Pack – Wild Child / Kitty, Kitty
If this product is sold out because of its steep discount, try:
Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips – 808 Running Wild
Incoco Nail Polish Strips, Halloween Nail Art, Bewitched
Salon-quality Incoco nail polish appliqués: these Incoco nail strips are made with real nail polish and should last you two weeks.
Nail Art Step-by-Step

Step 1: Paint black triangle.
Step 2: Add orange sparkle triangle, and blend the sparkles by carrying it into the black section.
Step 3: Draw cobwebs in silver, starting from the corner.
Step 4: Add a spider in black. Draw a circle and fill it in. Draw 8 curved spider legs, 4 on each side.
Step 5: finish off detailed design with white highlights on cobwebs.
Now that we covered it all, over to you. Send us your best nail art designs and we’ll feature ‘m.