With jewel-tone color block nails, a fall style update is right at your fingertips (literally). Balancing a combo of rich burgundy, emerald green, and sapphire blue with negative space is a chic, easy way to transition into the new season—especially when it’s not exactly full-on sweater weather yet.
Make no mistake though, this fall manicure will serve serious style well into the PSL season. Keep scrolling to see how to get the cool, color block look.
Step 1: Start off by either painting a sheer base color or a bare nail if you choose. With a thin liner brush, paint on the first block and use a clean-up angled brush to clean up the mess and make the first block clean.
Step 2: Paint on the second color block with a liner brush, right next to the first one. (Again, cleaning the edges the same way to make it neat looking.) Paint it all the way to your tip and the top of the nail as well so there’s less room for chipping.
Step 3: You can either use the brush from the bottle or use the liner brush again to apply the last block of color. And do the same clean up job with the angled brush to clean up the edges for a neater look. Wait for it to dry and apply top coat.
Did you try this color block fall manicure? Show us on Instagram @Lulus using #lovelulus–and shop fall fashion to wear with your jewel tone nails!
Hang Nguyen is a celebrity nail artist known for delicate, intricate, and often unexpected designs. (Additional copy by Rachel Aschenbrand-Robinson)
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This is a great look but I wish the tutorial would include more instructions than “paint the blocks.” Do you use the nail polish brush? A thinner separate brush? Tape of the edges? I’d love to recreate this look, but I know just as much as before reading this post.
Thanks for that feedback, love! It's super helpful. The copy is now updated with more detailed instructions--let us know when you try this mani and tag us, we'd love to see!