Few nail art trends feel as perfectly tailored to the cooler months as velvet manicures. The plush polish, usually brought to life with the help of a handheld magnet, evokes cozy living rooms and attire fit for royalty (hence the name). And fall colors—think deep shades of brown, orange, purple, and green—just amp up that sumptuous feeling.
Ready to slip your fingernails into something a little more luxe? Scroll on to check out 13 of our favorite fall velvet manicures.
Detail-Oriented
![Close up of a brown chrome manicure with deeper brown velvet details](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/OlBF2XSSpL_-Hh3TxRdh1C6k_Hk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/370986655_811222077167187_1483980759106656190_n-2c7e844b1de24b60b4309fc6d2a72d35.jpg)
Penny For Your Thoughts?
![A copper velvet manicure against a sunlit white background](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/rLbBYkA2cZuE2wrwGVN01JeIUHg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/coppervelvetmani-f05ea33fd11742c7a6b667ac4bb397a9.jpg)
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
![Close up of a dark manicure with velvet details in blue and purple-ish pink, the hand against a gray background](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/mFFzD0GAugzILF7Mcld_F425Qz4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/365939333_638950754874579_8139434629678389682_n-64412b2c48d145e3980231c217328e6a.jpg)
Closer to Home
![Close up of a purple velvet manicure with pink and blue flecks that evoke outer space](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/xuJt6RooBHS4H5oDm1SuUkmO3aE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/358805890_234671269463397_7364671721750740267_n-f83e0048fca740d7a455c06dae43923c.jpg)
Crimson Peaks
![A long, stiletto-shaped manicure in crimson velvet, topped with gold 3D chrome web details](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/ekejk0F_5d4fY0J-KoqEb64oKDs=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/383992689_18275703901196631_5221497089133723979_n-47ae1255b66b446c8909d8aa28d669b9.jpg)
Give Me Some Space
![Close up of a manicure with a milky base and blobby velvet details in a deep red](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/c2HzA8JkMgLdybvuSpwkajEYypc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/267219526_591622015464779_7521349683479552170_n-9c1caac12f724034a89997054c6c71fa.jpg)
Lush Life
![A brown velvet manicure with French tip detailing in the same shade](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/rZghqk_-gbZvLHPsZ9dmAA25kLE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/378552194_1469247520309631_2758573605936701910_n-3ca8a92df9db48029936571341f09f4c.jpg)
That’s Deep
![Close up of a skittles manicure in shades of velvet caramel, blue, purple, and green](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/CZ43Cg_svM2ioez5Wd8Q-PDdQ3s=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/280042254_404252938214202_8427283538692535391_n-ff7ba02138cc44eeb65cdc1829904f1d.jpg)
Cozy
![Close up of a hand with a brown-copper-bronze magnetic manicure, folded over a chunky sweater](https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/bzN94aZIt6W0LABuSaifzCI--Lk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/254507689_310615564237623_8685802591824960896_n-fcfa07d5a5f6451f8885eb5691034d4a.jpg)