<p>SpiderWeb<br />Rachel Drown, Pataskala, Ohio<br />For this design, Drown used a dotting tool to make the spider&rsquo;s body and eyes. She then used a black striping polish to create the legs and string of web. The same striping polish was used to draw the lines for the webs on the index and ring fingers. This design takes about 15 minutes.</p>

SpiderWeb
Rachel Drown, Pataskala, Ohio
For this design, Drown used a dotting tool to make the spider’s body and eyes. She then used a black striping polish to create the legs and string of web. The same striping polish was used to draw the lines for the webs on the index and ring fingers. This design takes about 15 minutes.

<p>Good Kitty, Evil Kitty<br />Robin Moses, robinmoses.com<br />This design takes 15 minutes. Moses used the idea of the Baby Phat logo but changed it up to make it applicable for Halloween and the &ldquo;good&rdquo; and &ldquo;evil&rdquo; design. She did this design pro bono for a client she is close to. She used a combination of polish and black and silver acrylic crafting paint.</p>

Good Kitty, Evil Kitty
Robin Moses, robinmoses.com
This design takes 15 minutes. Moses used the idea of the Baby Phat logo but changed it up to make it applicable for Halloween and the “good” and “evil” design. She did this design pro bono for a client she is close to. She used a combination of polish and black and silver acrylic crafting paint.

<p>The Nightmare <br />Before Christmas<br />Alexandra Mansoor, Algae Veronica, <br />Madison Heights, Mich.<br />This design took Mansoor about four hours. She used a long nail art brush and OPI nail polish to complete this design, for which she would charge $40 to $50.</p>

The Nightmare
Before Christmas
Alexandra Mansoor, Algae Veronica,
Madison Heights, Mich.
This design took Mansoor about four hours. She used a long nail art brush and OPI nail polish to complete this design, for which she would charge $40 to $50.

<p>Happy Hello Kitty Halloween<br />Bonnie Seabridge, Neko&rsquo;s Nails. Margate, <br />Kent, United Kingdom<br />This design takes an hour and a half to do the black tips with the orange smile line and then 10 minutes to make the 3-D Hello Kitty designs on the nails. Seabridge used NSI Technailcolour and Attraction acrylics. The colors are Totally Clear, Radiant White, Juicy Orange, Canary Yellow, and Raspberry Red. Seabridge says she would charge &pound;30 (about $47) for the set of nails including the 3-D art.</p>

Happy Hello Kitty Halloween
Bonnie Seabridge, Neko’s Nails. Margate,
Kent, United Kingdom
This design takes an hour and a half to do the black tips with the orange smile line and then 10 minutes to make the 3-D Hello Kitty designs on the nails. Seabridge used NSI Technailcolour and Attraction acrylics. The colors are Totally Clear, Radiant White, Juicy Orange, Canary Yellow, and Raspberry Red. Seabridge says she would charge £30 (about $47) for the set of nails including the 3-D art.

<p>Decal-icious<br />Reina Jacques, Nailtopia Collection, Los Angeles<br />This design took 15 minutes minus drying time. To create the design Jacques used orange nail polish as a base, decals placed randomly, the top accented with glitter paint, and finished with a clear coat. She says she would charge a client $25 for the design.</p>

Decal-icious
Reina Jacques, Nailtopia Collection, Los Angeles
This design took 15 minutes minus drying time. To create the design Jacques used orange nail polish as a base, decals placed randomly, the top accented with glitter paint, and finished with a clear coat. She says she would charge a client $25 for the design.

<p>Ghost Town<br />Kristin Szilagyi, The Hair Tailors, Clark, N.J.<br />The designs are hand-painted using water-based acrylic paints. For a full set, Szilagyi charges $25 and it takes her about 30 minutes to create the designs.</p>

Ghost Town
Kristin Szilagyi, The Hair Tailors, Clark, N.J.
The designs are hand-painted using water-based acrylic paints. For a full set, Szilagyi charges $25 and it takes her about 30 minutes to create the designs.

<p>Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Eyes<br />Ana Seidel, Finely Finished, LLC., Olympia, Wash.<br />www.simplenailarttips.com<br />For this design, Seidel used neon acrylic paints, glow-in-the-dark paint, dotting tools, and a small paintbrush to make the corners of the eyes and brows. Each nail takes two to five minutes, but drying time is necessary between the layers of dots. She would charge $1 per nail of just neon or $2 per nail for neon and glow-in-the-dark paints.</p>

Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Eyes
Ana Seidel, Finely Finished, LLC., Olympia, Wash.
www.simplenailarttips.com
For this design, Seidel used neon acrylic paints, glow-in-the-dark paint, dotting tools, and a small paintbrush to make the corners of the eyes and brows. Each nail takes two to five minutes, but drying time is necessary between the layers of dots. She would charge $1 per nail of just neon or $2 per nail for neon and glow-in-the-dark paints.

<p>Pumpkin Lantern<br />Yona Duvauchelle, Y Nails, Concon and Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile<br />This design took a little over an hour to complete. Duvauchelle used an orange base, made some lines with a nail art striper in gold glitter, and then drew the face with a black nail art striper. She charges about $14 for doing the design on all 10 nails.</p>

Pumpkin Lantern
Yona Duvauchelle, Y Nails, Concon and Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile
This design took a little over an hour to complete. Duvauchelle used an orange base, made some lines with a nail art striper in gold glitter, and then drew the face with a black nail art striper. She charges about $14 for doing the design on all 10 nails.

<p>Calico Halloween Haunt Nails<br />Lucia Etchamendy, Lucia&rsquo;s Hair and Nail Salon, Hesperia, Calif.<br />This design took approximately two hours to build and encase all of the art into the nails. Etchamendy used a mold for the large stars, crosses, and rubber skull stickers. She charges anywhere from $37 to $45 for this design.</p>

Calico Halloween Haunt Nails
Lucia Etchamendy, Lucia’s Hair and Nail Salon, Hesperia, Calif.
This design took approximately two hours to build and encase all of the art into the nails. Etchamendy used a mold for the large stars, crosses, and rubber skull stickers. She charges anywhere from $37 to $45 for this design.

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<p>SpiderWeb<br />Rachel Drown, Pataskala, Ohio<br />For this design, Drown used a dotting tool to make the spider&rsquo;s body and eyes. She then used a black striping polish to create the legs and string of web. The same striping polish was used to draw the lines for the webs on the index and ring fingers. This design takes about 15 minutes.</p>
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SpiderWeb
Rachel Drown, Pataskala, Ohio
For this design, Drown used a dotting tool to make the spider’s body and eyes. She then used a black striping polish to create the legs and string of web. The same striping polish was used to draw the lines for the webs on the index and ring fingers. This design takes about 15 minutes.

<p>Good Kitty, Evil Kitty<br />Robin Moses, robinmoses.com<br />This design takes 15 minutes. Moses used the idea of the Baby Phat logo but changed it up to make it applicable for Halloween and the &ldquo;good&rdquo; and &ldquo;evil&rdquo; design. She did this design pro bono for a client she is close to. She used a combination of polish and black and silver acrylic crafting paint.</p>
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Good Kitty, Evil Kitty
Robin Moses, robinmoses.com
This design takes 15 minutes. Moses used the idea of the Baby Phat logo but changed it up to make it applicable for Halloween and the “good” and “evil” design. She did this design pro bono for a client she is close to. She used a combination of polish and black and silver acrylic crafting paint.

<p>The Nightmare <br />Before Christmas<br />Alexandra Mansoor, Algae Veronica, <br />Madison Heights, Mich.<br />This design took Mansoor about four hours. She used a long nail art brush and OPI nail polish to complete this design, for which she would charge $40 to $50.</p>
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The Nightmare
Before Christmas
Alexandra Mansoor, Algae Veronica,
Madison Heights, Mich.
This design took Mansoor about four hours. She used a long nail art brush and OPI nail polish to complete this design, for which she would charge $40 to $50.

<p>Happy Hello Kitty Halloween<br />Bonnie Seabridge, Neko&rsquo;s Nails. Margate, <br />Kent, United Kingdom<br />This design takes an hour and a half to do the black tips with the orange smile line and then 10 minutes to make the 3-D Hello Kitty designs on the nails. Seabridge used NSI Technailcolour and Attraction acrylics. The colors are Totally Clear, Radiant White, Juicy Orange, Canary Yellow, and Raspberry Red. Seabridge says she would charge &pound;30 (about $47) for the set of nails including the 3-D art.</p>
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Happy Hello Kitty Halloween
Bonnie Seabridge, Neko’s Nails. Margate,
Kent, United Kingdom
This design takes an hour and a half to do the black tips with the orange smile line and then 10 minutes to make the 3-D Hello Kitty designs on the nails. Seabridge used NSI Technailcolour and Attraction acrylics. The colors are Totally Clear, Radiant White, Juicy Orange, Canary Yellow, and Raspberry Red. Seabridge says she would charge £30 (about $47) for the set of nails including the 3-D art.

<p>Decal-icious<br />Reina Jacques, Nailtopia Collection, Los Angeles<br />This design took 15 minutes minus drying time. To create the design Jacques used orange nail polish as a base, decals placed randomly, the top accented with glitter paint, and finished with a clear coat. She says she would charge a client $25 for the design.</p>
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Decal-icious
Reina Jacques, Nailtopia Collection, Los Angeles
This design took 15 minutes minus drying time. To create the design Jacques used orange nail polish as a base, decals placed randomly, the top accented with glitter paint, and finished with a clear coat. She says she would charge a client $25 for the design.

<p>Ghost Town<br />Kristin Szilagyi, The Hair Tailors, Clark, N.J.<br />The designs are hand-painted using water-based acrylic paints. For a full set, Szilagyi charges $25 and it takes her about 30 minutes to create the designs.</p>
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Ghost Town
Kristin Szilagyi, The Hair Tailors, Clark, N.J.
The designs are hand-painted using water-based acrylic paints. For a full set, Szilagyi charges $25 and it takes her about 30 minutes to create the designs.

<p>Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Eyes<br />Ana Seidel, Finely Finished, LLC., Olympia, Wash.<br />www.simplenailarttips.com<br />For this design, Seidel used neon acrylic paints, glow-in-the-dark paint, dotting tools, and a small paintbrush to make the corners of the eyes and brows. Each nail takes two to five minutes, but drying time is necessary between the layers of dots. She would charge $1 per nail of just neon or $2 per nail for neon and glow-in-the-dark paints.</p>
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Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Eyes
Ana Seidel, Finely Finished, LLC., Olympia, Wash.
www.simplenailarttips.com
For this design, Seidel used neon acrylic paints, glow-in-the-dark paint, dotting tools, and a small paintbrush to make the corners of the eyes and brows. Each nail takes two to five minutes, but drying time is necessary between the layers of dots. She would charge $1 per nail of just neon or $2 per nail for neon and glow-in-the-dark paints.

<p>Pumpkin Lantern<br />Yona Duvauchelle, Y Nails, Concon and Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile<br />This design took a little over an hour to complete. Duvauchelle used an orange base, made some lines with a nail art striper in gold glitter, and then drew the face with a black nail art striper. She charges about $14 for doing the design on all 10 nails.</p>
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Pumpkin Lantern
Yona Duvauchelle, Y Nails, Concon and Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile
This design took a little over an hour to complete. Duvauchelle used an orange base, made some lines with a nail art striper in gold glitter, and then drew the face with a black nail art striper. She charges about $14 for doing the design on all 10 nails.

<p>Calico Halloween Haunt Nails<br />Lucia Etchamendy, Lucia&rsquo;s Hair and Nail Salon, Hesperia, Calif.<br />This design took approximately two hours to build and encase all of the art into the nails. Etchamendy used a mold for the large stars, crosses, and rubber skull stickers. She charges anywhere from $37 to $45 for this design.</p>
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Calico Halloween Haunt Nails
Lucia Etchamendy, Lucia’s Hair and Nail Salon, Hesperia, Calif.
This design took approximately two hours to build and encase all of the art into the nails. Etchamendy used a mold for the large stars, crosses, and rubber skull stickers. She charges anywhere from $37 to $45 for this design.

We gathered October and Halloween-inspired nail art from our online Nail Art Gallery. These designs branch out from the typical black-and-orange Halloween designs to show monsters, spiderwebs, and even some movie-inspired nail art.  

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