Ten Must-Have Nail Colors for Fall

It's Labor Day, and while there are no longer any fashion or beauty rules, we're sick of pastels and neons on our nails. Nail polish brands, from designers to the drugstore, are offering tons of darker and duskier options for fall that feel fresh and right for the upcoming season. From traditional lacquer to nail art, click through for the ten best nail options we've found for fall.
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It's Labor Day, and while there are no longer any fashion or beauty rules, we're sick of pastels and neons on our nails.

Nudes were all over the fall runways, and Rococo offers the prettiest nude palette that we've seen. To avoid looking like a corpse, the founders of the brand recommend choosing a shade either two shades lighter or darker than your skin. (

We have no idea what color this is (we get to check out the

Navy, midnight, and denim blues (like

After nudes, true grey (as opposed to the greige we've seen for several seasons) was the second most popular runway color for fall. Deborah Lippmann's Stormy Weather was born on the Narciso Rodriguez runway. (

We've officially seen Halloween candy in the stores already, so it's ok to gush over some adorable Halloween-themed nail art. Sally Hansen's Salon Effects nail polish strips clockwise from left to right: Hot Wired, Wishnets (hello!), Ghoulie-Girl, Spun for You, Numbskull. (

Fall isn't complete without a good dark wine/berry color, and we love Jessica's Dangerously Dark from the brand's Rebel Glam collection. (

Forget about crackle top coats--t's all about glitter. Even

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When it starts to get really cold, the only thing we can think about is warmth. And the sun. And color. While we can't have the first two quite yet, cosmetics companies are meeting our need for the third: The spring nail polish collections are here! (Or will be very soon.) While there were a lot of neutral nails on spring runways, it seems like color for real-life nails is going nowhere. From bright pastels to shocking neon, we're happy that nails aren't going to be so serious this season. Click through to see our ten favorite shades from the collections.