A holiday like Halloween appeared in our country quite recently. However, every year there are more and more people who want to have fun on this day. Many people prepare for the holiday in advance, carefully thinking through their image and taking care not only of the appropriate outfit, but also of their manicure.
Features of Halloween manicure
Classic colors for Halloween manicures include black, white, red and orange. In this case, other shades can be used. The most important thing is that the nails have a suitable thematic design.
Since a holiday manicure is quite specific, it is best to do it with regular nail polish and not with gel polish. In this case, immediately after the holiday it can be easily removed without any extra effort. As for drawings, pumpkins, skulls, images of ghosts, spiders, zombies, etc. are best suited for this holiday.
Chic design ideas from manicurists
If you dream of appearing as the queen of a holiday party, then you cannot do without the help of professionals. On long nails, nail art masters create real miniature masterpieces, expressive, bright, and richly decorated. For example, how do you like this addition to the image of a sexy villain? The ultra-long claws themselves look intimidatingly predatory, and the combination of red and black adds drama to the look.
That night, the charming vampire does not even hide her occupation. Her nails are decorated with droplets of the victim's blood and a frightening grin. Do you want to be irresistible and deadly for a short time? Then the next manicure option is created especially for you.
Fans of comics or horror-style cartoons were not left without attention either. For them, manicure designers have prepared nail art with characters from their favorite works.
If you were attracted by the image of the deceased girl from Tim Burton’s musical “The Dead Bride,” then your outfit is something like a wedding dress, certainly with a veil or a lush wreath on your hair. As for manicure, you can choose from several suitable options. One of them is shown in the photo below.
In addition, floral motifs, only made in eerie burgundy and black tones, are quite suitable for the deceased bride. These could be roses or lilies with bloody droplets frozen on their petals, skulls decorated with wreaths. Images of skeletons or cemetery crypts would fit perfectly into the theme.
Plots on the theme “Night of the Dead” are one of the Halloween trends.
Simple manicure for Halloween
If you don’t have much time left, and you doubt your artistic abilities, you can do a completely ordinary manicure that will suit the “terrifying” theme of the holiday.
Black nails will look impressive, so you should buy a shiny dark nail polish. It can complement the image of a witch and will go well with a costume of evil spirits. For Halloween, long, sharp marigolds will be popular. If you don’t wear these in everyday life, use overhead ones, which can be easily removed immediately after the party. As an option, simply paint over the edges of the nail plate with flesh-colored varnish, visually making it sharp. After all, the party will be in twilight, so this trick can easily work.
Short black nails will fit well into the image of a zombie or any ghost. If you plan to create the image of a spectacular, glamorous witch, then a black manicure can be complemented with rhinestones, sparkles and other decor.
Witch manicure
Discover your dark side - let all sorts of evil spirits frolic on your nails! For the background, use black or dark blue polish, which will symbolize the night sky. Now give free rein to your imagination and use a thin brush to draw sinister witch attributes: a broom or lantern against the backdrop of the full moon, a pointed hat or a cat silhouette. Using white varnish you can depict a cobweb or a ghost. Large rings with skulls and spiders will be an excellent addition to this manicure.
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Bloody manicure
A manicure with the effect of splattered blood would be a good idea. You can do something similar yourself. To do this, nails are painted white. After which a small amount of red varnish is poured onto any hard surface. Using a drinking straw, the edge of which is lowered into this puddle, a drop of blood is applied to the nail plate. To do this, just blow the varnish that got inside the tube onto the nail.
Twilight forest with grave crypts and other horrors
Have you decided to appear at the festival in the role of the sorceress Maleficent from the fantasy film of the same name? Then pay attention to the “sinister” manicure depicting the details of an enchanted forest.
Nail art with the image of a cobweb is suitable not only for a witch, but also for a zombie, who, according to legend, has just emerged from a crypt to stroll around the city at night.
Halloween, although a little creepy, is a fun holiday, so a funny manicure would be quite appropriate here. Abstract clown faces, symbolic images of pumpkins, thematic inscriptions, and cartoon ghosts are suitable for thematic design.
Bats, ghouls, sinister sisters of mercy and other respectable evil spirits are very popular characters of the night celebration. This means a manicure with drops of “blood” on your nails will come in very handy. This design can be done easily and quickly. Apply a thick drop of red varnish onto the main background, and then use a toothpick to draw chaotic lines from it.
Halloween isn't just for adults. Children and teenagers also take an active part in its celebration. Perhaps your daughter or younger sister will also want to dress appropriately for the event and decorate her nails. Offer her an easy design option for short nails, like the one in the photo below.
Manicure with pumpkin
The symbol of the holiday is a pumpkin. So why not use her designs to create your Halloween manicure? Although their images can be terrifying from afar, up close they usually cause laughter. You can depict a vegetable on your nails in different ways.
As a rule, such a manicure is performed as follows:
- First, the nail plate is painted over with orange polish.
- After it dries well, several arc-shaped lines are drawn in place of the hole with black varnish. The result is something like a moon manicure with a protrusion in the middle. This will give the pumpkin an outline.
- Using the same black varnish on an orange base, terrifying faces with a nose, eyes and a terrible smile are drawn. It's okay if they turn out uneven.
- To make the pumpkin drawing complete, all that remains is to paint the tail on top with green varnish.
You can decorate 1-2 nails with a pumpkin or paint it on each nail. However, they do not necessarily have to look scary. The festive pumpkin may smile funny or even wink. It can be combined with other holiday attributes (cobwebs, skulls, etc.) in one manicure.
Scary nail designs for Halloween
Here are some truly creepy nail design options. Dare to repeat it?
- Manicure for those who are not afraid of the sight of blood
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However, if you change the shades and depict the same thing in the style of pop art, it won’t turn out scary at all.
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- This nail art was created especially for Silent Hill fans.
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- Bruises, skulls, coffins - all the dark details in one image
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- Graveyard stories on nails are just what you need for Halloween. Please note how appropriate matte varnish is in this case.
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- A manicure with a rabid killer clown is a spectacular solution. True, with such a design it will be a little scary to fall asleep.
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- To replicate the look below, you don't need any special skills: a few touches of red polish and you're done. But it looks, you see, quite scary.
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Manicure with a cat
It is the black cat that has always been considered the most mysterious and even mystical animal. She has long been credited with various supernatural abilities. Many people still get upset if a black cat passes in front of them on the road. And some even prefer to change their trajectory after this.
Therefore, it is not surprising that this cute animal has also become a symbol of the holiday. But, be that as it may, cats turn out to be more cute and funny than terrifying and frightening. Therefore, girls often choose them to decorate their holiday manicure along with pumpkins.
Pumpkins
Oh yeah! By drawing a pumpkin, you will become the star of the holiday. After all, everyone knows that this particular berry, and don’t be surprised, but this is exactly the case, is the main character and decoration of any Halloween.
Pumpkin and blood, what could be better in a Halloween manicure?
You don’t have to draw the whole pumpkin, just depict its emotions
Manicure with a skull
Classic Halloween designs include the image of a skull. It can be depicted on one accent nail or decorate the entire handle. This design is often complemented by all sorts of decorative elements (rhinestones, sequins, sparkles, foil, etc.).
Usually the skull is usually depicted in white on a black background. But it will look much more attractive if its image is applied to a crimson or other bright base.
Plus, it doesn't have to be dark and scary. Your crock is capable of smiling slyly and sweetly or even winking. The manicure can be complemented with images of flowers, bows or other cute things.
Symbols from horror films and TV series
Symbols from horror films and TV series on nails for Halloween (photo: @solovey_nail_art) Symbols from horror films and TV series on nails for Halloween (photo: @amyle.nails)
Every Halloween you can see Harley Quinn and the Joker from Suicide Squad on the street, and this year they will probably be accompanied by characters from the TV series Squid Game. Drawing the faces of these characters on your nails is quite difficult, so you can limit yourself to symbols, such as skeleton smileys, lightning, crosses or geometric shapes (circle, square and triangle), which serve as a reference to the films.
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Manicure with a bat
These creatures are also capable of being both cute and evil. At the same time, several completely different mice can be combined in one manicure. You can apply the image of a bat to any nail design. They go well with a French manicure or an ombre manicure.
Other options
It all just begins with pumpkins, cats and bats. Other popular holiday attributes are skeletons, which will look funny on your nails. And if you prefer something more elegant, no problem, draw a skeleton in the style of Frida Kahlo!
You can create your own merry team of monsters and combine Frankenstein's monster, a mummy, a ghost and a vampire on one hand! With such protectors, you will definitely be safe on this ominous night.
Eyes floating on the nails also look very ominous, and at the same time not too provocative. An undeniable plus is that you can do them at the last minute before going out to the celebration - a drop of white polish and a drop of color on top. The eye is ready!
If you want something more classic and without a pattern, just paint your nails either orange or purple and you will fit perfectly into the holiday atmosphere. Do you want something that won't get boring in an instant? Black and white stripes look appropriate enough for Halloween and everyday wear.
Throughout culture, witches have always been depicted with incredibly long nails, so you can work on long nails instead of nail art. A beautiful red or black jacket and themed accessories will be enough for an atmospheric and not too flashy manicure.
Spiders and web
Another characteristic element of the holiday will be spiders and cobwebs. You can draw them yourself using a regular gel pen or black acrylic paints. The cobweb can appear on one or all nails. This design will look spectacular on a moon or French manicure.
Funny pumpkins
The pumpkin theme is most common in Halloween designs. The base color is chosen in such a tone that the orange pumpkin does not blend into the background. You can use gradient and different colors. The pumpkin is depicted symbolically: eyes and a smile or the whole pumpkin. If the design is schematic, then it can be used on all nails. But it is better to make an artistic image on one, and decorate the rest with flame. Since the main background itself is bright: from red to mint, do not use sparkles and rhinestones. They can overload the design and look awkward. You can choose any nail shape for this manicure. But the most suitable for such a manicure are square, soft square and oval.
Eyes and mummies
The image of mummies is more reminiscent of an old video game character than something truly scary. Therefore, it is worth using their drawing for those who want to have fun and not frighten others.
Eyes will look original and cute on your nails. It’s very easy to make such a drawing, but it looks stylish and appropriate for such a party.
Which manicure to choose for a Halloween party? First of all, you should proceed from your image and intentions - to scare or amuse your friends.
Dead Manicure
Do you like horror movies? Then you won't be scared by a dead manicure. Rattle the bones: Draw grinning skulls and dancing skeletons. Or you can repeat the character of your favorite movie on your nails - for example, Frankenstein, a mummy or a zombie.
The simplest, but most terrifying manicure can be done in five minutes: cover your nails with light varnish and put a bloody print on each one by dipping the pad of your finger in red varnish.
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Master class on monochromatic manicure
Nails for the spookiest holiday of the year, Halloween, can fit perfectly into your daily look, so nail art can be worn for a whole month without changing the design immediately after the holiday. Colorful and bright flames go perfectly with pearl rub.
To apply a harmonious and bright manicure, you need to follow the steps:
- It is necessary to completely remove the previous material from the nail plate if there was gel polish on the nails before. You should do a combined manicure, and you also need to give the free edge the desired shape. You need to monitor the direction and strength of movements so as not to fray the nail growth lines.
- For better adhesion to the material, you need to coat the natural plate with a primer. Natural nails should be strengthened with acrylic gel or base. It is important that the coating is evenly distributed over the plate, does not flow to the rollers on the sides and does not remain in a thick layer at the tip of the nail. Dry the coating in an ultraviolet ice lamp for 30 seconds.
- The next layer should be applied in 1 or 2 layers of camouflage gel. Each time you need to dry it in a lamp for 2 minutes.
- Pearl rub should be applied to the entire glossy surface of the plate.
- For decoration, you need to paint thin flames with ruby gel paint. Fire decor should be dried in a lamp for 30 seconds.
- Drawing the fire with black paint along the contour, drying each time for 1 minute, will make the drawings more impressive.
- To fix the decor, you need to complete the manicure with a coating of finishing gel and drying the coating in a lamp for 1 minute.
How to paint your nails for Halloween - fashionable shades of varnish
Black
The most gothic color will make your manicure by default in the Halloween theme - you don’t even need to invent anything. Charcoal black looks especially impressive on long and pointed nails; this is an essential attribute of the image of a defiant witch.
Dark shades
In the autumn season, muted, dark manicure colors come into their own, displacing bright and rich summer shades. One of the most fashionable colors of autumn 2022 is green, it can be used in nail design. Only the spectrum will be more saturated: swamp, dark emerald. The wine shade of Marsala is a deeper variation of red and is perfect for the holidays.
Orange color
Orange is not only associated with Halloween, it is fundamentally the color of autumn, the color of falling, fading foliage, burning with fiery hues in October.
Blood red
Red color is always loved by nail design connoisseurs. Such a bright varnish color can add a revitalizing, daring touch to your image, adding temperament and passion to your mood. It can be safely used when implementing the idea of a manicure for All Saints' Day. Both scarlet and fire-red shades are suitable.
Nude
Nude, neutral shades are a great blank canvas to bring your ideas to life. These nails can be decorated with various themed stickers and miniature, neat designs. It wouldn’t hurt for Naturelle to create a nail design in the spirit of the darkest holiday of the year.
White
Snow-white and milky colors are the main trends of autumn 2022. You can place entire illustrations on them, you can depict frightening faces or the outlines of ghosts.
Features of Halloween manicure
Halloween nail designs are significantly different from regular manicures. The drawing is usually done in a horror style (atmosphere of horror) and made realistic. It should look harmonious and be perceived together with the suit, makeup and hairstyle.
Color spectrum
The horror style is always associated with dark and cold shades.
The following colors are used:
- black;
- burgundy;
- blood red;
- yellow;
- grey.
Drawings are usually done in lighter colors, such as white. White is practically never used as a primary color.
Use it to draw:
- cobweb;
- skulls;
- grave crosses;
- headstones on graves.
Technicians
In order for the holiday look to be complete, the nails must be made using a special technique: the art must be gloomy, frightening, connected with the other world. The main elements of manicure decor can be cats, spiders with cobwebs, eyes, various zombies, bats and other attributes of witches.
The color scheme of a Halloween manicure should not be conducive to airiness and tenderness. This also does not mean that you should choose only dark tones of varnish. The leading colors of varnish (except black) are juicy blood red, white and black, orange (which is associated with the most important symbol of the holiday - pumpkin), green, and blue.
Technique recommendations:
- In order for the background to harmonize with the active decorative elements, it should be applied using a gradient technique. This option is suitable for nail liberals. For conservatives, you can choose plain contrasting backgrounds for bright patterns, as well as a stylish jacket. The manicure finish can be either glossy or matte.
- French manicure can be done at home using stencils or drawing the free edge of the nail. To apply patterns and designs, you can use stamps, stencils, and stickers. It is more convenient to paint smaller elements with a brush.
- The design should be made using rhinestones, foil, pebbles, glitter, confetti, and bouillons.
- The length and shape of the free edge of the nail plate depends on personal preference. Traditional Halloween nail shapes are stiletto, spade or almond. It is this ascending shape that evokes associations with “witch’s claws,” which is why they look advantageous compared to other nail shapes. The latest fashion is considered to be a combination of different forms of a free tip: the index finger and little finger are made in the shape of a peak, and the remaining forms are filed with a sharp square.
Surface contrast
Black color in a Halloween manicure is an advantageous contrasting shade that goes well with red and orange polish. Such juicy combinations are suitable for those who do not like a single-color coating, but are not ready to apply an extraordinary thematic design on their nails.
Apply a thick black layer of varnish to the outer surface of the nail plate.
The inside of the free tip of the nail should be painted red or orange. The technique follows the theme of fashionable Louboutins with a contrasting sole. The unusual combination of manicure colors attracts the eye, but does not look revolutionary. For application, you need to choose varnishes of luminescent colors and a glossy top coat to achieve the required brightness.
French and lunar
For All Saints' Day, the white varnish coating when creating a French manicure can be replaced with red. Using the lunar nail art and French technique, you should apply an imitation of bloody drops. This technique looks both stylish and harmonious to the event.
Smudges can be accentuated on 1-2 nails, the rest of the nails should be left plain. In this type of manicure, you can combine a matte base and glossy drops of blood to make the nail art as accentuated as possible.
Nude
One of the most popular manicures for Halloween are red, black or transparent flames with a black edging on a nude nail background. It is important to consider that the fiery design will look beneficial only on long stiletto-shaped nails.
Fashion symbols
Drawing in detail the characters of horror films and top TV series on the surface of the nail plate is quite difficult. In the light version of the design, you should limit yourself to only symbols. Smileys like skulls, crosses, lightning bolts, circles, triangles or squares, which serve as a reference to recognizable paintings, will look ideal.
3D manicure
When applying Halloween symbols such as bats, pumpkins, spiders, vampire jaws, cats and eyes, it is better to use the 3D technique. To do this, use acrylic gel for modeling, shadows and contrasting colors, which will give the picture relief.
How many nails will have voluminous designs on them depends only on the taste preferences and dress code that the girl uses in everyday life.
Classic design options: how to adapt them for Halloween?
If you don’t want to radically design your manicure, you can go the route of modifying your usual style.
Gradient and ombre
This technique will help you shine everywhere and look stylish and appropriate: after a working day, you can immediately go to a party in honor of All Saints' Day! This holiday, experiment with a new color palette: jet black and purple-scarlet, for example.
French and moon manicure with gothic elements
The usual French manicure can be done using a pumpkin, placing its image on the tips of the nails - it looks cute.
The white border is replaced with black - and you are in the holiday mood.
The edges of the nail plate can be marked with stitches from the thread: a completely Halloween version of the jacket.
Moon manicure is called so because the design is located in the hole of the nail plate. In one design you can combine both manicure ideas: a Gothic French manicure and an image at the base of the nail bed.
"Cat's Eye"
A manicure using the so-called magnetic technique—a special magnet forms specific patterns—in itself already looks mysterious and mystical: you don’t have to specially select a design for the holiday. Whatever color you choose, it will match the mysterious atmosphere of Halloween.
An interesting technique that also has unique patterns - a manicure under a marble surface allows you to do a manicure even at home. A manicure with water stains looks impressive and is easy to do.
With rhinestones
You can use additional decorative elements on the main orange background, the color of autumn and pumpkins, but the shade should not be cold neon, but warm in an autumnal way.
