If there’s one genre of nail color that immediately screams “fall” the moment it’s applied to your fingertips, it’s that almost-but-not-quite black shade that begins its slow domination at the end of August and takes over the next few months. You know the one: the OPI Lincoln Park After Dark-style polish with just a drop of purple, or the smoky, seductive black cherry vibes of an icon like Chanel Vamp. Anne Hathawayalso knows exactly what we’re talking about, because she’s currently rocking the signature shade of the season—dark, moody, a little ’90s—on both her tips and her toes.
The movie star, who has been on a truly legendary run of movie promo while pregnant with her third child, is currently promoting the Colleen Hoover thriller adaptation Verity in New York City and while her bright poppy red dress felt much more summery than September, her manicure and pedicure were right on trend for fall. Her nails were short, just barely passing the tip of her fingers in length, and painted with that rich, dark, brownish-purplish-blackish color everyone tends to gravitate to come fall. (I am literally wearing it right now.)
In fact, almost-black polishes are such a fall mainstay that we spotlighted them as one of the top color trends for fall, simply because they’re the most popular way to shift into fall mode. Painting your nails and toes with one of these rich, lite-goth colors is the beauty equivalent of turning off the air conditioning and ordering a pumpkin spice latte.
Hathaway previously went matchy matchy not with her mani and pedi, but with her mani and her lipstick, pairing her fave bright red lip with a very similar color on her nails. Want to copy the Oscar winner’s timeless fall mani-pedi? The aptly named seasonal fave, Wicked by Essie, will get you in an autumn state of mind. Spooky season is just around the corner, after all!
