5 Last Minute Halloween Manicure Ideas
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Pumpkins, vampires and ghosts, oh my
Left the Halloween planning a little late this year? Not to worry. We’ve rounded up some of the biggest beauty looks taking over nail salons this season, so you can still look ghoulishly glamorous come October 31.
Manicure Ideas For Halloween 2024
1. Pumpkin Nails
The ultimate Halloween symbol? A pumpkin. Taking inspiration from seasonal vegetable patches and seasonal festivities, pumpkin nails put the classic gourd in the spotlight. There aren’t any rules around the trend – except, of course, to have some kind of pumpkin colour or decal – so you can go as big or small as you want.
You can find some jack o’lantern joy with these playful pumpkin nail ideas.
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2. Black French Tips
Our favourite nail set gets a gothic twist this Halloween. Searches on TikTok for black French tips are at an all time high, with over 50.3 million dedicated posts on the platform. And we can see why. Black gives a sleek edge to this classic mani, making it feel like it will never go out of style – meaning you can wear it well beyond spooky season.
Here’s how to create black French tips at home.
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3. Beetlejuice Nails
A Beetlejuice manicure channels all the spookiness of Halloween through the quirkiness of the cult classic film. The trend takes inspiration from the Beetlejuice colour palette – black, white, purple and green – stripes and spiral patterns, as well as character portraits, sandworm motifs and phrases from the film.
Intrigued? Find more Beetlejuice manicure inspiration here.
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4. Vampire Nails
Or maybe you fancy tapping into your inner femme fatale? If that’s the case, vampire nails should do the trick. Inspired by classic horror films featuring, this is a manicure that oozes vampy glamour. Think long, sharply pointed nails dressed in shades of blood red, midnight black and deep purple. A simple (but perfectly on-theme) statement.
You can sink your teeth into these vampire nail ideas.
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5. Pumpkin Spice Mani
If cosiness takes priority over creepiness, then you can dial back the Halloween angst with a pumpkin spice manicure. (After all, it is the time of year when a PSL fix becomes an essential.) This look channels the bold orange shades associated with fall – burnt orange, cinnamon, nutmeg, deep browns, creams — and bundles them up into autumnally apt nail design of your choice.
We’ve rounded up some PSL inspo for your next salon visit.
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