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Espresso used to be a simple coffee order.

As the weather drops and the layers pile on, espresso is a staple in our mani color rotation.

French Press

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Espresso is Italian, but in this case, it’s prettyFrench.

a glossy dark brown espresso manicure

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Replace the traditional white tips with espresso for a steamy twist on a classic.

Seek out one with a warm undertone for that deep chocolatey effect.

Criss-Cross Coffee

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This criss-cross effect provides a more geometric take on French tips.

French manicure with Espresso-colored tips.

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It looks especially great in two contrasting colors, like this espresso-white duo.

Latte Swirls

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It’s like latte foam art but better.

Mix and match your favoritecoffee-inspired shadesfor a swirling, free-flowing manicure design like this one.

Espresso-colored nails.

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Either way, the blend of espresso, cream, and milk chocolate shades looks good enough to eat.

Dark Roast

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Lean into that dark winter aesthetic by pairingbrown with black.

The color combo is majorly on trend right nowon the runway and fingertips.

Brown and white criss-cross tips on nude nails.

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The gold and brown tones complement one another perfectly.

Its understated elegance to the max.

Don’t worry too much about the particular designjust keep things natural and easy.

Manicure with brown, tan, and white bases and swirly lines on each.

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Negative Space Accents

Anegative space maniis always a good idea.

Keep things simple with just one or two accent nailsit’ll help the negative space stand out.

Bean There

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Go literal and accent an espresso martini with 3D coffee beans.

an abstract manicure in shades of brown

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Checkered Coffee

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All smiles over here.

The almost-sheer effect of this espresso shade and the mismatchedcheckerboard designreally make this set stand out.

This manicure is downright mesmerizing.

Brown manicure with two half-black nails.

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Dark espresso nails with two accent nails with negative space and sparkles.

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Matte espresso brown manicure speckled with gold.

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a chocolate skittle/assorted chocolate manicure

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Negative space manicure with swirls in shades of brown.

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Abstract manicure in shades of brown.

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Espresso colored nails with drippy swirling accent nails.

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a manicure with coffee bean nail art

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Checkered and mix-and-match manicure in dark brown.

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Gold manicure with brown swirls.

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