Bloody good manicures: Add festive flare to your Halloween with unique and easy-to-recreate nail art designs you'll want to wear all autumn long
- Top nail brands like Essie share fresh, Halloween-inspired nail art ideas
- Learn how you can create these simple, non-cheesy designs at home
Before heading out in costume this Halloween, don't forget to dress up your nails, too. Some of your favorite nail polish brands have elevated the basic, orange and black manicure with non-cheesy designs that won't take hours to create.
To get the three looks below, all you'll need are a striping brush and two to three nail polish colors that you likely already have at home.
Read on below to get inspired by fun yet sophisticated nail art ideas you won't want to wipe off come November 1.
Look 1: Swirling Ghost Nail Art
Casper the swirly ghost: Create a marble effect by swirling black and white nail polish over an orange base with a striping brush
The only thing scary about this ghost-inspired nail look dreamt up by Jin Soon Choi, nail artist and founder of JINsoon Nail Lacquer, is how easy it is to create.
Start by applying two coats of a bright orange nail polish like JINsoon Nail Polish in Enflamee on one of the nails you want the design to be on. While it's still wet, apply a few dots of black nail polish at random. Do the same with an opaque pale pink shade.
With a striping brush, swirl all three shades around the nail to achieve a marble effect.
To avoid smudging your design, be sure to wait for the polishes to dry completely before applying a top coat.
Look 2: Two-Tone Vampire Nail Art
Gore goes glam: YouTube vlogger Hannah Lee applied almond-shaped false nails to play up her design's vampire theme
YouTube vlogger Hannah Lee of the channel HannahRoxNail teamed up with Sally Hansen to create a Vampire-esque design that manages to make dripping blood look chic.
To amp up the vampire theme, adhere almond-shaped false nails like Hannah did first. Next, paint each nail black (try Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Effect in Blacky O) and seal with a top coat to create a barrier for the following steps.
Apply a blood red shade like Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Rhapsody Red to the top half of each nail - don't worry about making it look too perfect.
Before the red dries, dip a brush into 100-percent acetone and lightly swirl the polish at the point where it meets the black shade to create a smoky effect (you might have to pat on more red polish as you swirl if too much black is showing underneath).
Look 3: The Festive French Manicure
Here's a (French) tip: For a refreshing twist on a Halloween-themed manicure, choose a coral nail polish over a pumpkin orange shade
A sure-fire way to ensure your manicure feels festive but doesn't scream, 'Halloween!' is to use a coral nail polish instead of a classic pumpkin orange. Case in point: this geometric design from Essie.
For the base, the brand chose its popular shade Tart Deco. After applying the coral color, draw a thin French tip using a striping brush dipped in white polish, extending the line down each side of the nail. Next, dip the brush in a black hue to outline the cuticle, meeting the white line on both sides.
Draw another black line down the full center of the nail and you're ready for a top coat.
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