23+ Stylish & Spooky Black Halloween Nails Trending This Year

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Are you getting ready for Fright Night and wondering what to do with your nails?

In that case, you came to the right place! It turns out, this year, the color is black and the look is spooky. Get ready for a roundup of the best black Halloween nails ideas and designs that go beyond the traditional orange color!

Choosing a Halloween costume is a task in its own category, so once you’ve ticked that off your list, it’s time to choose what to do with your nails.

Halloween-themed nails will beautifully compliment your costume and can decorate your nails long before or after Fright Night.

Whether you’re attending a Halloween party or just going trick or treating, adding that special little touch to your nails will make the whole event even more fun.

Below we rounded up some of the most popular nail trends for the spooky season, along with some simple tutorials and photos of the best nail designs for Fright Night.

Enjoy!

23+ Best Black Halloween Nails Designs

Looking for some of the best examples of what’s going to be hot this Halloween?

1. Spider Web Nails

Simple nail design elevated by the use of spider webs.

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2. Drip Color Halloween Nails

All the Halloween vibes with a simple drip effect with black nail polish on pink nails.

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3. Biting Halloween Nails

Make a statement with this spooky scream style nail art.

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4. Spiders Eyes Halloween Nails

No need to go spooky if it can be cute!

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5. Mismatched Minimalist Halloween Nails

Minimalist nails never looked so good, especially for Halloween.

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6. Mismatched Halloween Nails

Don’t want to spend a fortune on Halloween manicure? Buying some simple nail art stickers and painting them black is all it takes.

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7. Cute Neutral Halloween Nails

The cutest Halloween nail art available as stickers.

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7. All Black Halloween Nails

Simple nails elevated by some custom design.

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8. Black Webs Halloween Nails

Almost like the ombre nail effect for Halloween.

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9. Individual Design Halloween Nails

Another take on the popular spider web look for Halloween.

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10. Spider Halloween Nails

White spiders on black nails make a statement!

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11. Flying Bats Halloween Nails

Accent nails with bat detail.

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12. Cute Black Halloween Nails

Cute Halloween motives on simple neutral nails.

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12. Night Sky Halloween Nails

Go all elegant and timeless by adding some neutral black elements that go way beyond Halloween.

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12. Skeleton Halloween Nails

Halloween nightmare embodied on this custom nail art.

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13. Black and Red Halloween Nails

A bit of color goes a long way, especially on Halloween.

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14. Bold Contrast Halloween Nails

This one is for a skilled nail artist!

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15. Build a Skeleton Halloween Nails

How cool is this idea!

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16. Halloween Nails with Intricate Details

Paint a different story on each nail.

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17. Halloween Nails with Glitter

Original black Halloween nails that can go way beyond the Halloween season.

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18. Halloween Nails with Glitter

Glitter and white color touch on black nails.

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19. Halloween Nails with Individual Characters

Coffin nails just got a Halloween update!

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20. Minimalist Bat Nails

Bat tips on beautiful neutral base color.

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21. Monochrome Elegant Nails

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22. Sparkles and Spider Webs

Another take on spider web nails.

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23. Halloween Tips Nails

The cutest Halloween tips.

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Black Halloween Nails: The Trends for 2022

So what’s trending this year in terms of Halloween nails?

  • black nails seem to be the go-to look for Halloween – the color helps to make your nails stand out and accentuate any costume without unnecessarily clashing with any other colors. You can go all in with intricate elements and special Halloween nail designs, or keep it simple with shiny or matte black color.
  • the usual themes are popular for nails every year – bats, spider webs, black cat, ghosts, boos, skeletons and witches
  • stay away from pumpkins – while they are cute as party decor, your nails should opt for more classy and neutral elements
  • minimalist is one of the most popular looks – it could be as little as painting all your nails black and doing a special design on one or two of them
  • french tips with a black twist – this classic gets a makeover for Halloween
  • sparkle goes a long way – especially at Halloween! If you don’t want to go crazy with any ornaments or special designs, the sparkling black polish will make your nails look festive without all the extra fuss
  • no need to go all spooky – simple black accents on an elegant manicure will look on trend without going overboard

Black Halloween Nails Video Tutorials

Are you planning to try the black Halloween nails design at home? Below are a couple of video tutorials that will help you achieve this look at home with minimal set up.

Stylish Drip Look

This very cool design was made by Cutepolish on their youtube channel.

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Three Halloween-Inspired Looks

Choose from three cool Halloween looks from this tutorial by Jacqueline di Mattia on her youtube channel.

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Lindsey Harris
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Lindsey is a professional nail artist based in Utah, US. Her specialties are party and occasion nails, she loves to work with glitter and gemstones in her nail studio. She loves sharing her knowledge of the nail industry and curating the latest nail design trends. She is contributing to a number of other industry related magazines.