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5 Halloween Nail Patterns to Try

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UW Lax chapter.

Are you sick of the same boring nail polish color on your nails? Are you looking for a way to stay festive this Halloween? Well, I’ve got an idea that will solve all your problems! After browsing through Pinterest and looking for some inspiration, I found some cute, festive nail patterns for you and your friends to try out this Halloween season. Although they may look intimidating at first, with just a few different colors and a steady hand you can achieve these different nail looks. So, next time when it’s too cold to go out one night, stay in, watch some movies, and instead of painting your nails that same old red color, try out these color designs!Ā 

1. Scare Crow Nails

What you need: Orange, black, and clear nail polish

What to do: Start by painting an orange tip on your finger. What makes this pattern so easy is that you don’t have to be perfect with the orange tip, because you are going to cover up the edges with some black nail polish. Next, you are going to cover the bottom of the orange tip with some black nail polish by making a line that goes across your nail. Then, you are going to put small, verticle black lines across the original black line. Finish up with some clear nail polish on top.

2. Candy Corn Nails

What you need: Yellow, orange, white, and clear-glitter nail polish

What to do: Start by painting the bottom 1/3 part of your nail with a yellow nail polish. Then, paint the middle section of your nails with the orange nail polish. Finish the Candy Corn look with a white nail on the top section of your finger, like in the picture. Finish by covering your whole nail with a clear-glitter nail polish.

3. Preppy Halloween NailĀ 

What you need: Orange, Gold-glitter, white, and black nail polish

What to do: This is by far my favorite Halloween nail look. Start off by painting your index, pinky and thumb nail with a bright, orange nail polish. Paint your middle finger with a couple coats of gold-glitter nail polish. For the ring finger, start off by painting it white. Once it is dry, start by painting on a chevron pattern. This may be pretty hard, but with a steady hand and maybe a tooth pick, you can acheive this look.

4. Ā Pumpkin-Carved Nails

What you need: Orange and black nail polish

What to do: Start off by painting all your nails orange and let them dry. With some black nail polish and a small brush, paint a different pumpkin face on each finger nail. A friend may come in handy when it comes to painting your non-dominant hand.

5. Pumpkin Nails

What you need: Orange/sparkly nail polish and dark green nail polish

What to do: Start by painting a pumpkin shape on each of your nails, covering up 3/4 of your nail. Finish by painting a small, green stem coming off of the pumpkin.

Sarah Mueller is a senior majoring in Organizational and Professional Communication and minoring in Professional Writing. She loves to write, run, and do yoga in her free time. Follow her on instagram: sarah_muelller