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Hollywood's Hottest Fall Nail Trends

Brights are big and stars like Selena Gomez and Lauren Conrad are going to great lengths for the season’s coolest tips

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Alex Apatoff
August 22, 2011 10:00 AM
<p>Stars from Emma Stone to Khloe Kardashian are sporting this ultra-hot hue with their wardrobes. To dip a toe into the trend, keep the color on your fingernails, like , while leaving the rest of your look neutral.     </p>
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DAY-GLO PINK

Stars from Emma Stone to Khloe Kardashian are sporting this ultra-hot hue with their wardrobes. To dip a toe into the trend, keep the color on your fingernails, like , while leaving the rest of your look neutral.

Steve Granitz/WireImage
<p>Why choose one color when you can have five?  keeps her options open with a dip-dye look that fades from light blue to navy. If you’re feeling super crafty, mix the shades yourself on a piece of wax paper to keep them in the same color family!      </p>
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OMBRé

Why choose one color when you can have five? keeps her options open with a dip-dye look that fades from light blue to navy. If you’re feeling super crafty, mix the shades yourself on a piece of wax paper to keep them in the same color family!

Michael Kovac/WireImage
<p> takes golden nails from nice to naughty with the textured, slightly gritty look achieved with a gold foil manicure.       </p>
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GOLD FOIL

takes golden nails from nice to naughty with the textured, slightly gritty look achieved with a gold foil manicure.

Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic
<p> gives even more significance to her favorite number (and album title!) <em>4</em>, painting her ring finger in a separate pastel shade from the rest of her fingertips.     </p>
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MULTICOLOR

gives even more significance to her favorite number (and album title!) 4, painting her ring finger in a separate pastel shade from the rest of her fingertips.

Picture Perfect
<p>Dark colors can be a little intimidating, but Khloe Kardashian pulls hers off like a pro by picking a semi-matte nail shade that’s more vamp than vampire.     </p>
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SEMI-MATTE NAVY

Dark colors can be a little intimidating, but Khloe Kardashian pulls hers off like a pro by picking a semi-matte nail shade that’s more vamp than vampire.

Michael Simon/Startraks
<p>Conventional wisdom says to do eye-catching colors on short and square nails for a more polished look, but stars like  show that with a carefully groomed shape and the right attitude, a longer look feels fresh and flirty for fall.     </p>
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LONG AND BRIGHT

Conventional wisdom says to do eye-catching colors on short and square nails for a more polished look, but stars like show that with a carefully groomed shape and the right attitude, a longer look feels fresh and flirty for fall.

Joseph Gotfriedy/Broadimage
<p>Never one to shy away from a trend,  gets three for one on her nails at the <em>The Smurfs in 3D</em> premiere, decorating them with decals of the little blue beings, coating them in glitter and filing them to a point in fall’s trendiest shape.     </p>
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POINTY AND GLITTERY

Never one to shy away from a trend, gets three for one on her nails at the The Smurfs in 3D premiere, decorating them with decals of the little blue beings, coating them in glitter and filing them to a point in fall’s trendiest shape.

INF
<p>Who says baby blues and pinks should be spring only? Subvert tradition and stand out from a pack of reds and neutrals with this bright, fun shade that is great against fall’s hottest jewel tones.     </p>
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SOFT BLUE

Who says baby blues and pinks should be spring only? Subvert tradition and stand out from a pack of reds and neutrals with this bright, fun shade that is great against fall’s hottest jewel tones.

Jill Johnson/JPI
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1 of 8 Steve Granitz/WireImage

DAY-GLO PINK

Stars from Emma Stone to Khloe Kardashian are sporting this ultra-hot hue with their wardrobes. To dip a toe into the trend, keep the color on your fingernails, like , while leaving the rest of your look neutral.

Advertisement
2 of 8 Michael Kovac/WireImage

OMBRé

Why choose one color when you can have five? keeps her options open with a dip-dye look that fades from light blue to navy. If you’re feeling super crafty, mix the shades yourself on a piece of wax paper to keep them in the same color family!

3 of 8 Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic

GOLD FOIL

takes golden nails from nice to naughty with the textured, slightly gritty look achieved with a gold foil manicure.

Advertisement
4 of 8 Picture Perfect

MULTICOLOR

gives even more significance to her favorite number (and album title!) 4, painting her ring finger in a separate pastel shade from the rest of her fingertips.

Advertisement
5 of 8 Michael Simon/Startraks

SEMI-MATTE NAVY

Dark colors can be a little intimidating, but Khloe Kardashian pulls hers off like a pro by picking a semi-matte nail shade that’s more vamp than vampire.

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6 of 8 Joseph Gotfriedy/Broadimage

LONG AND BRIGHT

Conventional wisdom says to do eye-catching colors on short and square nails for a more polished look, but stars like show that with a carefully groomed shape and the right attitude, a longer look feels fresh and flirty for fall.

Advertisement
7 of 8 INF

POINTY AND GLITTERY

Never one to shy away from a trend, gets three for one on her nails at the The Smurfs in 3D premiere, decorating them with decals of the little blue beings, coating them in glitter and filing them to a point in fall’s trendiest shape.

Advertisement
8 of 8 Jill Johnson/JPI

SOFT BLUE

Who says baby blues and pinks should be spring only? Subvert tradition and stand out from a pack of reds and neutrals with this bright, fun shade that is great against fall’s hottest jewel tones.

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