September is a honestly a super awk time for all things sartorial. Like, I need a light jacket in the morning, but I’m sweaty as all hell by noon. My intended vibe is dark-red lipstick and a trench coat, but most days my reality is wave spray and flip flops. That said, I’ve found the easiest way to get what I want is with the perfect September nail design or color for the pre-fall season. Sure, I wanna wear all the traditional fall nail colors and art rtfn—but I gotta do so in a way that doesn’t immediately jump into spooky szn, ya know? Behold: All the inspo I’ve grabbed for this weird-ass time, from moody shades to simple nail designs to mega-watt 3D chrome situations. I got it all, bb.
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Beth Gillette is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan with six years of experience researching, writing, and editing nail stories that range from shellac nails to at-home gel nail kits. She’s an authority in all nail categories, but is an expert when it comes to nail trends and colors, thanks to constantly bugging nail artists backstage at fashion shows and in the salon.
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