Although half-moon manicures seem like a fairly recent trend, they actually date back to the 1920s! While now they’ve morphed to include bright colors, glitter, and metallics, we can still consider the half-moon mani a classic fall look. This episode of Nail Pop, a nail art web series found on AwesomenessTV, will teach you how to create a nude and metallic gray free-hand half-moon manicure perfect for the transition from summer to fall. Simply grab yourself a nail art brush, aluminum foil, a synthetic brush, your two polish colors, and top and base coat…and hit play!

Check out this image from the December 1936 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine!