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It’s the time of the season for fall leaf nails inspired by everything warm and cozy that we love about autumn.
To start your fall leaf nail manicure right, you need a solid base coat to serve as a foundation for your nail art.
Off-whites like ivory and eggshell, tan shades like cream and champagne, or soft pinks like salmon and pastel peach are perfect for pale palettes.
If you prefer a darker aesthetic, go for a rich, deep base color like a chocolate or umber brown, ash or charcoal grey, raven or onyx black, or an intense midnight blue.
For the actual leaves themselves, stick with vibrant, warm colors to add depth and dimension.
Crimson red, burnt orange, and mustard yellow are perfect for realistic fall foliage inspired nails.
You can also incorporate tinges of olive green and dusty brown in your fall leaf nails either as tree branches or as shading in the leaves themselves.
To highlight intricate, delicate leaves on one or two nails, cover a solid color polish with a matte topcoat.
The smooth, flat finish will help to draw the eye to the nails that you spent more time on and help to call attention to the different colors that you used to paint your leaves.
Painting fall leaf nails can mean a lot of detailed lines and shading for your manicure, but you don’t have to spend hours at the salon to get the autumn look.
Try stenciling or stamping leaves in shiny metallic bronze, rose gold, or yellow gold for quick nails that stun.
For nails that feature real leave, check out encapsulated acrylic nails. These look especially gorgeous with either clear or flesh-toned polish and tiny flecks of sporadically placed gold foil.
