Timeless and Elegant Halloween Nails by Atelier Anaiis
The very best artists have a recognizable signature style. Monet, Picasso, Michelangelo – as soon as we hear their names, our minds effortlessly conjure works that are distinctly theirs.
The same is true for nail art. Atelier Anaiis readers and clients visit our Philadelphia nail salon for a certain style: elegant, classy, and timelessly beautiful. This is even true for holidays like Halloween, when the most common Halloween nails can lean kitschy and all too far removed from how our clients — professionals, visionaries, and mothers — like to present themselves every day.
That being said, Halloween is a time at our Philadelphia nail salon when even the clients that are steadfast throughout the year on their single-color Signature Foundation Manicures dip their toes into the glimmering world of nail art to celebrate, for what is often the only time during the year they’ll get nail art.
As such, we present to you timeless and elegant Halloween nails by the nail artists at Atelier Anaiis; a collection that has proven to be exactly what the most discerning clients in Philadelphia desire for the fun and spooky season.
Impressionist Halloween Nails
We begin with our signature nail art style — fine line work that can only come from a trained hand, incredible details, and an aged-gold border framing each nail. While there is sure to be a plethora of Halloween nails that you’ll encounter this season, there will be few that can compare to the sheer emotion, technical difficulty, and audible gasps that Impressionist Halloweens nails from Atelier Anaiis will conjure.
Orange Argyle Pattern Halloween Nails
The argyle pattern is as timeless as it gets, hailing originally from the Scottish Highlands in the 17th century and emerging repeatedly as a key trend through numerous important periods for fashion. The patterning on every nail in these Halloween nails, not to mention the bejeweled spiders, sparks warmth inside our hearts, much like the season’s coziest knitwear.
Stained Glass Halloween Nails
Influenced by modern stained glass windows with contemporary subject matter, these Halloween nails have the major symbols of Halloween represented: Jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, vampires, skeletons, and spiders. More importantly, each nail here is shaped immaculately to represent a stained glass window. What results is your very own beautifully spooky cathedral of horrors.
All-Black Floral Halloween Nails
Black is arguably the color of Halloween, and these gorgeous floral Halloween nails take full advantage. The contrast between the matte background to the flowers and glossy border, along with the black cat-eye polish used for the flowers that moves with the light, shrouds this nail art in layers of mystery. What seems simple from a distance continues to reveal itself in more and more complex and mischievous ways as we get closer.
“Ghosts and Pumpkins” Asymmetrical French Halloween Nails
If you’re in search for something that is as fun as it is elegant, consider these asymmetrical French Halloween nails. They lean into the color of pumpkins to pop while keeping the other elements of the design — the black and white ghosts, twinkling stars, and base color — neutral.
French Nails for Halloween with Spiders
These French nails for Halloween with spiders prove that, sometimes, the most remarkable holiday nails are done in colors that aren’t traditional. They combine two foundational nail art designs — French and ombré nails — and layer hard-working spiders on top to tell a shimmering and magical story.
“Spooky Night Sky” Halloween Nails
For those of you more inclined to be nonchalant about celebrating the holiday, these Halloween nails detailing the starry nighttime skies are perfect. Beloved as a subject matter for nail art during late October at our Philadelphia nail atelier, the design is easily customizable to reflect your personal tastes.
Fuchsia Ombré Halloween Nails
A particularly witchy rendition of ombré nail art, which fades from the intense fuchsia at the nail tips, these Halloween nails will be a hit every Halloween, regardless of which year you bring them out.
Starry Skies in Matte Halloween Nails
A design that also appears in our widely-read post, The Ultimate Guide to French Nails, these French nails expand the parameters of the beloved nail art design. Finished in matte with a nude base that perfectly complements the client’s skin tone, the versatility and beauty of these Halloween nails will make you wish Halloween lasted much, much longer.
“Ghosts Amongst Nighttime Flowers” Halloween Nails
A design combining our celebrated floral nail art with figures of ghosts in white, this set of Halloween nails stays elegant through its restraint: the ghosts are restricted to the most prominent nail on each hand.
Blood Red Ombré Halloween Nails
Irresistibly enchanting in a stunning shade of red — blood red — that is certainly a departure from your staple go-to shades throughout the year, these Halloween nails up the ante by layering the color in a smoky ombré. The final product presents as if the nail beds were pools of water, with droplets of red dripping into them.
Gold French Ombré Nails for Halloween
These nails for Halloween walk a tightrope between French and ombré nail art, with glittering gold that whispers into the nail bed from the tips. They’re joined in every nail by hand-painted spiders, their webs, moons, and stars.
Black Smoke Ombré Halloween Nails
In the same vein as the Blood Red Ombré Nails we introduced earlier, these Black Smoke Ombré Halloween Nails are a mood-setter. The ever-realistic smoke effect as well as the immaculate pointed shaping of the nails lend this design a contemporary edge.
“Bats in the Night Sky” Halloween Nails
There are nights on certain Halloweens when the sky seems brighter, blessed by the stars and the Milky Way. These Halloween nails depict that skyscape in a glittering mauve purple, with bats and stars in black to boot.
“Magical Flames” Halloween Nails
Flames have played an essential role in Halloween throughout time, a symbol to ward off bad spirits. The undying flames in these Halloween nails are enhanced through the smoky ombré backdrop.
“Black and White Cats” Halloween Nails
Halloween nails featuring cats are perfect for fans of cats and those who like cats, but can’t be near them due to allergies. This design cleverly uses the shape of the nail tips to frame the face of the cats, surrounded by astrology-inspired stars.
“Ketchup and Mustard on Hotdogs” Halloween Nails
Cranking the level of joy to a hundred, these Halloween nails will work on their own or if you’re dressing up as any character from America. Ketchup, mustard, and hotdogs are as timelessly American as you can get, and the execution of each element on this design is — if we can say so ourselves — immaculate.
“Monster’s Inc.” Halloween Nails
There aren’t many Halloween nails featuring characters on this list, as it tends to lean away from the timeless nature of Atelier Anaiis’ most celebrated nail art styles. But as one of our favorite — and our children’s favorite — movies, Monster’s Inc. and these nails featuring Sulley has certainly earned a place in our hearts and this guide.
