6 ways to get into the Halloween spirit with creative manicure art

October 31 is a bittersweet day: You spent the entire month prepping by creating pumpkin decorations, turning your athleisure into costumes, and getting in the spooky mind-set, but basically you get only one night (or a full weekend, if you’re among the ambitious) to go totally HAM on Halloween.

But you know how you can celebrate the spooky season before the big day—and keep dark vibes going into November—without raising any eyebrows? Nail art, duh! Whether you’re taking a self-care trip to get a mani-pedi or DIYing some of your own healthy designs using this season’s 5-free trending nail polishes, let the below serve as inspiration for your Halloween nails.

Scroll below to see the best of Instagram’s Halloween-inspired nail art.

Holographic spider-web nails…Yeah? By @bhambnails Inspo @asabree #halloween

A post shared by Sammi (@sammijefcoate) on Oct 23, 2017 at 10:25am PDT

1. Charlotte’s holographic web

Can you feel your spidey sense heating up?

#halloween #halloweennails #freehandnailart #nexgennails #nexgen #cndshellac #cndshellacnailart #spookynails #spidernailart #webnails #mattenails #matteglitter #nickysnails_beauty

A post shared by NickysNails&Beauty (@nickysnails_beauty) on Oct 24, 2017 at 9:34am PDT

2. Creepy-crawly

Add a spook factor to your mani with a single accent nail.

I have little bats on my nails I’m so happy! Thanks to the best nail artist in the world @tatibabe_g #halloween #halloweennails #bats #nailart #nailstoinspire

A post shared by Published Alt. Model & Blogger (@barbarapereira_) on Oct 20, 2017 at 7:49am PDT

3. Batgirl fingers

Add a vampy edge to your look with a couple of bat-y accent nails.

•the Black Cat nail• sneaky kitties for the Halloween season. Book with me @color_camp to get your Halloween nail game on point

A post shared by •VIOLET DAVIS• (@oraclenails) on Oct 24, 2017 at 10:13am PDT

4. Black cat nails

Crossing paths with a black kitty is bad luck…unless they’re on your nails, in which case, they’re fab.

It’s the Great Pumpkin! #nailkandy #nails #gelnails #akzentz #almondnails #halloweennailart #halloweennails #blackandorangenails #pumpkinnails #jackolantern #glitternails #glitterombre #glitterfade #torontonailart #queenwest #styleseat #instanails #nailstoronto #nailarttoronto #torontobeauty #torontohalloween #nailgoals

A post shared by Kate (@nail.kandy) on Oct 24, 2017 at 10:53am PDT

5. Dark vibes jack-o’-lanterns

When in doubt, go The Nightmare Before Christmas route.

おばけネイル ゆる可愛いおばけシールは キャンドゥのもの . このおばけ見ると おばけ屋敷の宝石ハンターが やりたくなるね！ . This ghost reminds me of “Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!” . #ハロウィンネイル #おばけネイル #キャンドゥ #キャンドゥネイル #セルフネイル #セルフネイル部 #ハロウィン #halloween #halloweennails #selfnail #nails #ghost #ghostnails #네일스타그램 #네일 #핼로윈 #네일 #네일아트 #네일디자인 #가을네일 #뉴네일

A post shared by @yumi_v on Oct 24, 2017 at 9:23am PDT

6. Cutesy beats creepy

After all, Casper was a friendly ghost.

Getting into the Halloween spirit? Take a quiz to help you figure out your costume, and check out these vampy makeup picks that you’ll definitely wear even after the spooky season is over.