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It's nearly that time of year again, folks (how time flies when you're having fun). A grand ol' time where we eagerly carve ghoulish faces into pumpkins and knock back enough spiced lattes to sink a medium-sized ship.
Yep, you guessed it: Halloween. As well as trawling the internet for sinfully sick decorations (we like to deck out our house 'cause we're extra like that), and an outfit that's the perfect amount of scary vs. sexy, we also - most importantly – need our makeup and nails to look the part.
Makeup is a whole different ballgame, one which requires time, patience and relative skill (head here for all the best Halloween makeup inspo), but, if you're going to put a tonne of effort into your face, you've kinda got to give the same amount of attention to your nails, too.
Behold: Halloween nail art ideas that are anything but boring. We have great DIY options to try at home, and some you may need to head to the nail salon for (unless you happen to be blessed in the artistic skills department).
Whether you fancy realllly pushing the boat out, or playing it relatively safe, there's something for everyone here, so get crafting.
And keep an eye out for links to the tools and products that will help you on your way with the designs.
Charlotte Bitmead (she/her) is the Senior Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. She has over six years experience writing about beauty and has previously written for ELLE and The Sunday Times Style, covering everything from politics to sustainability to inclusivity within the beauty industry. When she’s not writing in-depth features, testing out the newest skincare fad or trying to decide what nail art to get, you can find her overspending in bookshops or shouting at Arsenal matches. Find her on LinkedIn
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Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn.
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