There’s an undeniable beauty in spider webs. The silkiness, the symmetry, the… danger. And, of course, nothing makes for better Halloween nail art than a motif that manages to be both scary and stunning. So we rounded up 23 spider nail art ideas, from spooky French tips to glazed donuts. Scroll on to see them.
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Ghosts and Spiders Galore
Embrace the ghoulish vibes of the season with on-theme nail art. In this case, hand-painted ghosts and 3D spiders are the designs of choice.
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Witchy Webs
Draw some mani inspo from the one and only Vanessa Hudgens this month. Her witchy manicure features so many Halloween-inspired designs, from spider webs to crescent moons.
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XL Spiders
Megan Thee Stallion is a music and manicure mastermind. Here, her lipstick-shaped nails are embellished with elaborate spiders complete with red gems.
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Classic Accent Webs
We’ll start with an easy to DIY classic. To recreate these spider web nails, use a sponge to dapple black and white nail polishes onto the tips of your white nails. Then, when your ombré has dried, use a fine-lining brush and black polish to create your webs.
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Negative Space Spider Web Frenchies
A negative space French manicure is a great way to play with spider web designs while keeping your overall look understated. Opt for a nude-pink base and mega glossy top coat to get the lipgloss look.
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Creepy Crawly Web Nails
Or you can take your negative space French up a notch with hyper-realistic spider nail art. While this look isn’t for the faint of heart, it’s certainly eye-catching.
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Put the Spider in Spider Webs
The tiny black spiders are right at home in this set—literally. We love how they appear to be spinning their webs on the French tip accent nails.
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Spooky-Scary Webs
This is easily one of the most unique manicures we’ve ever seen. The hazy borders, bat and web designs, and matte finish are almost reminiscent of a wood carving. We’d def leave this one to the pros.
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Spider Pantyhose Nails
The trendy pantyhose mani gets a Halloween-friendly spin (pun intended) with these web French tips. Don’t have a sheer polish on hand? Mix your favorite black lacquer with a top coat.
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Spun of Silver
Another pantyhose look (this time in gray), this set brings together rhinestones and silver chrome webs to an elegant effect.
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Lavender Glaze Webs
We want spider webs as far away from our actual glazed donuts as possible. But spider webs over our glazed donut lavender manicure? It’s the combo we didn’t know we needed.
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Shimmering Spider Webs
Shimmering glittery spider webs over a neutral base evoke the naked dresses taking the red carpet by storm. This look would be perfect for a sophisticated Halloween party.
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Pretty in Pink Webs
If you’re not ready to lean into traditional Halloween colors quite yet—or you just don’t want to—go for unconventional shades. With star details and a hot pink ombré base, this manicure is far from spooky.
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So Coquette Webs
On the other end of the pink spectrum, bubblegum pink gives off coquettish vibes. Use the shade to give a horror-themed set a girly touch.
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The Amazing Spider-Web Nails
The round spiders, stitched patches, and gray, red, and black color palette give this set a cartoony energy that’s fun and youthful.
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Spider Webs, Spider Webs
Speaking of cartoony: Pop silver chrome webs over a vinyl red base and you’ve got a perfectly Peter Parker manicure.
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Not 2Spoopy4Me
Nail artist Franci captioned this set “too cute to spook,” and we must agree. If you prefer your Halloween manicures more “sweet” than “scary,” consider a mismatched purple set with adorable little ghosts and spider webs.
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Slimy Webs
Whether you refer to it as “slime” or “brat,” one could argue that bright, neon green was to 2024 what Barbie pink was to 2023. Give the shade an autumnal spin with a velvet finish and Halloween-friendly nail art.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Webs
The polish used to create the web (and ghost, and mummy) in this manicure isn’t just your standard white—it glows in the dark! Check out nail artist Brittney Ellen’s post to see it in action.
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Simple Mismatched Webs
Mismatched sets are often intricate, and we love them for it. But they can also be low-key: All you need is a fine-lining brush, bat decals, and a confetti top coat (along with black, white, and orange nail polish, of course) to recreate this look.
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Playful Webs
Swooshed French tips, cute little bugs, playful stars, and (of course) webs: These nails are ideal for anyone who prefers their Halloween season mani more “precious” than “petrifying.”
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Velvet French Webs
This set mixes the opulent velvet finish with translucent French tips—and wraps it up with a web design. The results are stunning.
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Two-Tone Webs
Topped with glossy black spider webs, these matte black thumbs are accent nails in a fun negative-space mismatched set. But as far as we’re concerned, ten digits with this two-tone design would look very rock and roll.
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