If you haven’t got into the autumn mood yet, it’s time to hop on board, stat. For starters, we have Halloween on the horizon and – since it only happens once a year – it pays to get into the swing of things early. This year, we have to make up for the fact we missed out last time round, so it’s unsurprising that Pinterest noted an earlier-than-ever interest in the spookiest day of the year, with searches for “halloween makeup” up 13x from as early as July.
However, if you’re not up for a full-on face of prosthetics, there is a very chic way you can nod to the eeriest time of year without even a whiff of red face paint.
Nails. They are – if veteran nail tech, Marian Newman, is to be believed – “the new accessory.” A well-painted mani is an accessory in itself. It means you can ditch the pitchfork and the wooden stake, in favour of a spooky design etched across your fingernails.
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be novelty. There are plenty of ways to tap into the theme whilst keeping things chic, stylish and grown-up – if you want to. From subtle spiders and creepy spiderwebs, to tonal manis in blood red, midnight blue and obsidian black.
You can even try out the genius ghost Frenchies we keep spotting (just tweak the shape and add a ghoul face to your French tips). It’s a dinky detail that even minimalists can get on board with.