At this point, I know all too well that my fall manicure rotation will always include some variation of burgundy nails, chocolate brown nails, and black cherry nails. But what happens when you combine all three? You get chocolate cherry nails, the rich, red-meets-brown manicure that’s been getting a lot of love from Hollywood.
Jennifer Lopez has given the moody shade her stamp of approval and Anne Hathaway stepped out wearing a similar cherry cocoa manicure earlier this year. It’s glamorous without demanding too much attention, but it certainly knows how to make an entrance.” From short, glossy nails à la Anne Hathaway to longer, dramatic tips inspired by J.Lo, chocolate cherry is proof that sometimes the coolest manicure trends are the simplest ones. Ahead, everything you need to know about getting the look, plus inspiration for your next nail appointment.
Chocolate cherry is the marriage of two fall nail colors: deep cherry red and chocolate brown. Unlike a traditional burgundy, which is more of a winey purple, chocolate cherry is a warmer with a brown undertone. (And it’s pretty dang expensive-looking, I might add.) “It’s incredibly easy to wear without being boring,” says Estrada. As the weather cools off, “we naturally move away from the bright, playful colors of summer towards deeper, warmer tones,” says Estrada.
It has the romance of a deep red and the warmth of autumnal brown, making it an incredibly flattering seasonal color.” The color looks gorgeous as a simple, solid-color manicure, but there’s also plenty of room to play around with different nail shapes, finishes, and designs. If you want to get into some nail art, you can go simple or get adventurous with it: “I would also love chocolate cherry with a magnetic velvet cat-eye effect, creating that gorgeous multidimensional movement in the color,” Estrada says. If you’re doing a DIY manicure and you don’t know where to start, here are some tips from Estrada.
First, push back your cuticles. Next, before applying polish, make sure your nails are clean and dry. This way your polish is less likely to bleed onto the edges of your finger, which can look messy.
After you’ve applied the polish, he recommends finishing with a cuticle oil for hydration. Catharine Malzahn is a contributing beauty writer at Cosmo. She’s covered and tested all things nails, from the coolest new polish colors to cuticle care and nail art trends.
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