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25 Fall Nail Designs to Try As Soon As That First Autumn Breeze Hits

By Ashley Hubbard | July 27, 2021 | Updated on August 25, 2022 | 1 Comment
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Fall Nail Designs - Hand painted mushroom nails
Fall Nail Designs - autumn ombre tips

The end of summer means just one thing: we’re ready to shed our cocoons and transform into autumn-obsessed fiends. Give us the sweater weather, bonfires, colorful leaves, and the Halloween we’ve been waiting for! While it may be too hot still to start putting on layers, it’s never too early to plan your fall nail designs.

Neutrals and bold dark colors are fall nail staples and always a safe bet. There are also plenty of ways to get creative – we’re going to be seeing some vibrant, neon colors carried over from the summer, like lime green and pastel lilac.

Because no, your nails don’t have to match the leaves. Especially the one with the bug crawling all over it.

Fall Nail Designs

We’re also seeing some less conventional nail designs, like unique takes on French manis, color-blocking and negative space, and the ghost in our attic is really loving glittery accents.

You can try your hand at these fall nail designs at home with your own polish, or hit up for your favorite nail salon. And if some of the more intricate designs are intimidating, don’t discount using nail stickers!

 

25 Fall Nail Designs That Will Match Most Pumpkins

1. Autumn Ombré Fall Tips

This fall nail design has all the trends: seasonal colors from Essie’s new fall collection, an ombré effect, and negative space. The only thing that’s missing is the turkey! (He took a wrong turn three hours ago.)

Fall Nail Designs - autumn ombre tips
Photo Credit: @bycheznails

 

2. Hand-Painted Mushroom Nails

Nail artist Cara hand painted these adorable cottagecore mushrooms, but you can replicate them with these handy nail stickers. Which ones let us hang out with the White Rabbit, again?

Fall Nail Designs - Hand painted mushroom nails
Photo Credit: @kawaiiklaws

 

3. Halloween Nails

Get into spooky szn with these colorful collection from SpookyAfterSchool. Apparently the thumb was a little too spooky for Instagram.

Fall Nail Designs - Halloween nails
Photo Credit: @spookyafterschool

 

4. Neutral Coffin Nails

If the colorful leaves are a little too much color for you, keep things nice and neutral with these pinky-brown nails.

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5. Orange Coffin Nails

Take a leaf out BJ‘s book and pair glossy orange coffin nails with glittery leaf accents. It’s the only reason to rake leaves this season.

Fall Nail Designs - orange leaf foil nails
Photo Credit: @bjs.beauty.brows

 

6. Lime Green Nails

Because winter is depressing enough, neon colors have decided to stick around a bit longer. This shade by Lisa Lacquer is called “I Need a Margarita,” and that’s a statement we can get behind all four seasons of the year. Or five, if you count awards. 

Fall Nail Designs - neon green coffin nails
Photo Credit: @simplylivelovenails

 

7. Burnt Orange Press-On Fall Nails

Burnt orange will always be the reigning queen of fall colors, and these press-on nails by Paigesbeauti make it so simple to get the look. Way more practical than using a burnt orange. But they don’t semll

Fall Nail Designs - burnt orange nails

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8. Sage Green Tortoiseshell Fall Nails

We’re not sure which is more work: hand-painting these tortoiseshell nails or taking care of a real tortoise. Either way, we we love them! The nails, not the tortoises. We prefer iguanas.

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9. Fall Sweater Nail Design

Who wore it better: these fall nails or Arthur?

Fall Nail Designs - sweater nails
Photo Credit: @nevnailsit

 

10. Neutral French Tips

This neutral ombré French mani looks so good, we just want to gobble it up! Turns out they don’t taste like Pecan Pie.

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11. Golden Yellow and White Sparkle Nails

This bright fall nail design by EveMeetsNails is for all of you who love using the glittery star emoji. It’s our favorite right after the facepalm.

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12. Simple Black Lines

If you want to recreate this geometric look by ClawsByLyss, just grab a nail pen (or a toothpick) and a ruler, unless you’ve got the hands of a surgeon. And a break from surgery.

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13. Orange Flames

Flames have been a hot trend in the past year. If you’re not ready to commit to a car paint job yet, try them out on your nails first. And then try them out on your friend’s car.

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14. Matte Black Fall Nails

Nail designer Dayonara knows the way to our black heart. And it’s through – surprise! – black nails. And coffee. We bet you can guess how we like it. With cream!

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15. Lavender Ombre Nails

This softer side of fall nail trends is giving us major forest fairy vibes. Their next rager is on Saturday. Bring biodegradable glitter! 

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16. Green Stoneware Fall Nails

Canishiea J. Sams created this ceramic stoneware nail design that’s perfect for cozy autumn cooking. Next up – Instant Pot nails!

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17. Candy Corn Tips

Nail artist Zareez Muñiz says deconstructed sunset, we say candy corn. We like to look at things with candy-coated lenses. Pretty, but so sticky.

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18. Short Lilac Nails

Sometimes less is more, especially when it means you can reach into your purse without puncturing a water bottle. Pair those short nails with one of the hottest shades of the fall season.

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19. Brown and Black Fall Nails

Not that we ever follow the rules, but combining brown and black for this design shows that rules are definitely meant to be broken. We’ve been wearing white after Labor Day for a while now and have only been cursed once!

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20. Scream-Themed Nails

Wë Nails wants to know – what’s your favorite scary movie? The Wizard of Oz was not the correct answer, in case you’re wondering.

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21. Spiderweb Fall Nail Design

Nail artist Diana uses WrapArtist Nails spider decals to create this look. Just don’t forget about them and freak yourself out when you catch them out of the corner of your eye. Not that this super specific example has happened to us. Twice.

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22. Fall Colored Geometric French Tips

This creative take on French tips have the perfect amount of fall flair. If that fails, just try dipping them directly in pumpkin spice.

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23. Crescent Moon Tips

Free hand nail artist Joely Ocean will have astrology lovers drooling over this celestial design. We promise that’s what the wet spot on our pants is from.

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24. Lime Green and Black Stiletto Fall Nails

Lime green and glitter are set to be fall trends, and of course black is always in style. This design by Essence Nails is a mashup of them all, making them the most fitting for the Monster Mash.

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25. Orange Butterfly Nails

This design by Amy Le takes classic fall colors and adds a dash of the butterfly trend. They’re back for hair clips, too, but the jury is still out on butterfly back tattoos.

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Ashley Hubbard
Ashley Hubbard is a freelance writer and creator. As a Let's Eat Cake contributor, she covers all things related to Starbucks, nails, entertainment news, pop culture trends, and more. Additionally, she regularly writes interview-based celebrity stories for Coping with Cancer magazine and has written for other publications, including Roadtrippers, Greatist, and Healthline. She has also been featured by Impact Travel Alliance as a creative who is transforming travel, and by Matador Network as a vegan travel blogger you should be following on Instagram. 

Ashley is a Nashville unicorn (born, raised, and based), queer, vegan, and dedicated to leaving a positive impact through her life, work, and her website, Wild Hearted. 

When she's not writing, she's traveling, reading a book, trying not to kill her houseplants, worshiping her dog, or having an existential crisis. Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and LinkedIn
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  1. AvatarEmmalee K Garate says

    September 23, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    Fun and creative, yay!

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