10 Matte Nail Designs You Have Got to Try This Year

Matte gets a bad reputation for, well, being a boring, stick-in-the-mud nail finish. But the new wave of blank space nails and the chrome mani trend have ushered in a whole new way to dress up matte finishes with festive accoutrements and less-is-more designs. Here, see 10 of our favorite ways to matte-ify our nails, just in time for fall—glove and sock season be damned.

1. Matte + Chrome

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2. Fine Points

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3. Water Droplets

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4. The Halo Effect

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5. Minimalist Blocking

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6. Modern Art

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7. Ombre

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8. Glitter Talons

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9. Chrome Swoops

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10. Harlequin Stripes

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