InStyle’s August issue reported one of fall’s top trends is a toughened-up nude manicure.

Jan Arnold’s CND team at Alexander Wang used opaque greige polish in Impossibly Plush and then buffed the nails down once they dried to achieve the look.

Arnold said “It roughens up and mattifies a classic nude so it doesn’t look so feminine."

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