Then let’s look at the designs!

1. Acrylic nightmare before Christmas nails

iluvurnailz

I love the use of Jack Skellington nails and bright colors in this cute nail design. Makes a nice change from all the usual black and white.

2. Jack Nightmare before Christmas nailsindiglownails

This is my favorite nail design featuring Jack. It’s unique because it’s so elegant and sophisticated.

The red, black, white, and cream color palette helps keep the look chic and timeless.

3. Christmas nightmare before Christmas nail designjuice_nailslb

This Jack Skellington nails design is perfect for the festive season! Love how they capture the spirit of the movie.

Nightmare nails aren’t just for Halloween, they’re Christmassy too!

4. Black and neon green Tim Burton Halloween nail designmandmrun50

Want a classic, spooky nail design that’s pretty simple to achieve but very effective?

Here it is in neon green and black.

5. Stripes, Jack, and gems nail designmermaidculture

This is a great example of how you can incorporate gems into your nightmare before Christmas nail designs.

I love how the green gems tie in perfectly with the Oogie boogie and spider webs.

6. Sally Nightmare before Christmas nailsmisashton

You see a lot of designs that have Jack Skellington on them, because let’s face it, Jack is a lot easier to pull off than Sally.

If you’ve got the skills, adding Sally to your design will take your nails to the next level.

7. Purple and black nail design with glitter and gemsmisashton

Purple and black are classic Halloween colors. But how do you add a little something extra?

Throw in some fully gem-encrusted nails of course – fabulous!

8. Mix and match Nightmare before Christmas nail designmoniquesuniquenails

I love the contrast in this design between the stark black and white stripes and the colorful patchwork nails.

The Jack and Sally drawings are really cute too!

9. Patchwork nightmare before Christmas tips designnailart.vee

This is so cool! Patchwork can sometimes look a little bit childish.

But this artist has absolutely nailed it with these super funky patchwork tips.

I might have to give this one a try…

10. Mixed characters and stripes Halloween nail designnailedbymary

Why should Jack and Sally have all the fun?

I like how in this nail design, we get to see some of the lesser-known characters like Zero the dog and the Oogie boogie man getting some love.

11. Jack and Sally featuring Zero and the Oogie Boogie nail designnailz_by_dev

Here’s another awesome design with 4 characters from the movie.

The color choices here are very clever. The orange and green really work well and give off perfect Halloweeen vibes.

12. Black and white design on long nailspampernailgallery

This is one of the best Nightmare Before Christmas nail designs I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot!

I love how it looks like an artist’s sketchbook. The grayscaling is genius and the characters are so well drawn!

13. Glow in the dark nightmare before Christmas nailspampernailgallery

It’s so nice to see some glow-in-the-dark nails that aren’t green!

This blue backlit design is eerie and so much fun. Your nails are sure to get noticed!

14. Cute nightmare before Christmas nailsphanies_nails

If you want something a little more cute and girly, try adding baby pink or lilac to your design!

Throw on some huge gems and voila – cute Halloween nail perfection.

15. Fun nightmare before Christmas nail designtengoku_nails

I love how these nails are giving me anime vibes!

It’s a super fun comic book style design that will have the compliments rolling in.

16. Zero nightmare before Christmas nailstengoku_nails

If you love Zero the dog. You’ll love this awesome black white and red design.

I love how the images stretch over 2 nails each.

This is a simple design with a big impact.

17. Nightmare before Christmas nails shorttengoku_nails

You don’t need long nails to pull off an amazing nightmare before Christmas nail design.

Check out this great design on super short nails, it looks fantastic!

I love the soft color palette too.

18. Black and gold nightmare before Christmas nail designthegossipnailbar

If you want a design that will work well for Christmas then this one is perfect.

Classy gold and black stripes with cute little white holly leaf details.

Add some red berries and you’ve got yourself a classic Christmas color pallete.

19. Glitter stripes Halloween Jack Skellington nails designwhatsupnails

I’m loving the use of holo glitter in this design.

This would be really easy to do with some well-placed striping tape and a cool decal.

20. Nightmare before Christmas nails simpleacadiasaesthetics

This design is simple and easy.

Just paint your nails purple, black and white, and add a few stickers.

21. Oogie boogie nail designajl.nails

Here’s another design with an unusual use of color.

The cobalt blue and turquoise go really well together and I love how they’ve tied in the stickers with the blood drips.

22. Jack and sally are in love design