You can feel it in the air. Golden leaves beginning to fall. Cravings for hot soups and pumpkin lattes. Yep, Autumn has rolled around and if you’re planning a few seasonal switch-ups, your nails are a great starting point. So says a handful of celebs who are already starting to experiment with fresh, autumnal tones and new trends – from Lily James’s milk chocolate manicure at the Emmys this week to Selena Gomez’s pumpkin spice nails and not forgetting, of course, Hailey Bieber’s ever evolving ‘glazed donut’ mani. Below, our favourite Autumn nails from Adele, Reese Witherspoon and more…
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The chocolate manicure – Lily James
For this week’s Emmys, Lily James’s look was one of coordination, in which she matched her make-up, dress and even her nails, too. As for the colour of choice, chocolate is becoming a firm favourite among manicurists, with ‘the chocolate manicure’ taking over on socials…
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The nude upgrade – Reese Witherspoon
Reese’s subtle Emmys nail look will go with just about every sartorial look this Autumn. Thuy Nguyen, the manicurist behind it, even shared how you can create the manicure yourself, using sustainable nail brand @manucurist.
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‘Glazed donut nails’ – Hailey Bieber
AKA, the third instalment of the glazed donut mani, featuring a delicious grey-toned tint, and then another chocolate-hued iteration. See our guide for mastering this effect at home, here.
Who can forget JLo’s gorgeous wedding look? For her nails, Tom Bachik created a subtle ‘milky mani’–another top nail trend right now–and subtle nail art.
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The Cat Eye mani – Nicola Coughlin
Michelle Humphrey, who created this look for Nicola Coughlin, calls this the ‘Cat Eye mani’; it’s defined by a diagonal line directly through the middle of your nail that vary thanks to metallic pigments.
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The pumpkin spice mani – Selena Gomez
Pairing gold jewellery with matching metallic nails, we love this look created by @nailsbymh for the Graham Norton Show.
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Coloured french tips – Mindy Kaling
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Flower pressed nails – Blake Lively
Extending your floral mani into Autumn, these flower pressed nails by @enamelle are simply stunning. ‘I’m still not over these flower pressed nails,’ wrote Blake. ‘Do you know how hard it is to take pictures of both your hands!?! My nose has come in very handy…’
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The American mani – Dua Lipa
A shake-up from the classic French manicure, this new iteration, dubbed the ‘American mani’ sees accentuated French tips. ‘A soft white tip and pink nail bed; very nostalgic of the 90s and 00s,’ says Michelle Humphrey.
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Metallic chrome mani – Lizzo
erierinailz used the now cult OPI Chrome Effects in ‘Mixed Metals’ to create this fall look for the VMAs on Lizzo.
