DIY Nail Art for Halloween

If there’s ever a month to dress up and be a little funky, it’s October. Right now the stores are filled with costumes and jack-o-lanterns, as well as festive costume makeup and beauty products. Whatever your costume you can find Halloween nail art to compliment it perfectly.

Keep reading for some of our favorite tips and natural nail care products to help you keep your nails frightfully fashionable this Halloween.

4 Fierce DIY Nail Art Trends This Halloween

Black and Orange Polka Dot Nail Art

If you’re new to nail art, it’s best to start simple. All you need for this idea is black and orange nail polish and a dotting tool (or the tip of a pen) for this look. Start with two coats of your base color and allow it to dry. Next, carefully dip your dotting tool in your secondary color, ensuring you don’t have too much on the tip and paint your polka dots. Once your dots are dry, be sure to cover with a strong top coat to protect your beautiful nail art!

For the perfect color, check out the extensive line of natural, non-toxic nail lacquers from Zoya!

Franken-Nails

For a spooky take on a French manicure, try a stitched-up frankenstein nail this Halloween. For this look you’ll nude base color, a bright nail polish color such as orange or green, and a black nail polish for your stitching. Start with your nude base coat and then carefully apply your colorful tips once it is try. Your next step is to carefully add a line of black “stitches” between the two colors and finish with a protective top coat.

Ombre Candy Corn Nail Art

For this tasty nail art you’ll need a white base coat, and yellow and orange nail polish for the true candy corn effect (check out Arizona by Zoya for the perfect orange). Start with two coats of your white base coat and ensure each coat has time to dry. Next, you want to add the stripes by using striping tape with yellow at the bottom, closest to your cuticle, followed by orange and then your white base color up top!

Ghostly Nails

Nothing says “boo!” like adorable little ghosts on your nails, and this look is far easier to achieve than you think. All you need is black and white nail polish and dotting tools in two different sizes to make the eyes of your ghosts. Start with your base color or colors (you can change it up from nail to nail if you want). Once dry, carefully paint your ghosts and spooky eyes and finish with a quality top coat.

How to Grow Stronger, Healthier Nails

Beautiful manicures start with healthy, strong nails – something you can easily achieve with the right nutrition. Brittle nails can be an indicator that your body is lacking in key vitamins and nutrient. If this is the case for you, support your nails with Hair, Skin and Nail Plus by Douglas Laboratories. This supplement is rich in vitamins A and C, as well as calcium and zinc, all of which can strengthen your nails and give your hair a healthier glow. Another quality supplement used for boosting nail health is Hair/Skin/Nails Ultra by Pure Encapsulations. This supplement contains a blend of key building blocks that work together to support healthy skin, hair and nails.

How do you bling out your nails for your Halloween festivities? Tell us all about it in the comments section below!

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