The 19 Luxe Nail Colors Fashion People Are Wearing Into Fall (Plus the Ones They’re Quietly Retiring)

There’s something about the calendar turning over from August to September that makes us want to shrug on our cashmere, unpack the trench coats, and grab a seasonal (hot!) coffee, despite the temperature usually dancing somewhere around 80 degrees. While fashion transitions may be a bit premature at this time of year, the one thing that you can do to switch your look into autumnal gear without considering the weather is by changing up your manicure shade for something more… contemporary.

Celebrity manicurist Elle Gerstein paints the fingertips of some of your favorite stars, including Tate McRae, Rachel Brosnahan, and Jennifer Lopez, which means that she knows exactly how to nail a transitional manicure in one shade. (Forgive the pun.) “For fall, I love that you can do more in terms of color,” says Gerstein. She recommends looking to fall runway trends to inform your color choices at this time and “make your fall nail wardrobe more versatile.”