Do you like nude polishes??
Im wearing China Glaze - Nude right now, and im still undecided on if i like it or not. I’ll admit im used to wearing very bright, vibrant, flashy polishes, so a “nude” is pretty uncharacteristic for me. But, im so fair skinned those shades almost look like…. my skin lol and it’s a little odd. Hm, idk. Maybe i’ll give it another day or two.
What about you?? do you like/wear nude polishes? Or what’s your favorite shade in general? Click & answer and i’ll reblog a swatch for you.
Nail Polishes for YOUR skin tone!
Ever wonder which nail polish shades are right for you? If you base it soley off the color of your skin, and exclude what your “favorite” colors are in general, this post will help you. It’s dedicated to hellosteffi, who requested it :)
Light/Fair: One of the best things about having a pale skin tone is that you are able to wear some of the shades that others could never pass off. Some of the different nail polish colors that you are lucky enough to get away with wearing include red, light-medium shades of purple and bright pink. Each of these will look very elegant with your skin tone. Some shades that people with pale skin tones should avoid wearing include dark blue, gold, green and yellow.
OPI - Rumple’s Wiggin’
Essie - Short Shorts
China Glaze - Ruby Pumps
Medium: If your skin tone is medium, you will want to look very bright, vibrant colors. Also try to look for nail polishes which look a bit on the metallic side. The reason is because these shades of nail polish will make your medium skin tone appear tanner than it really is. Some of the shades that you will want to opt for include bright shades of pink, blue and orange. Also look for metallic shades of light blue and silver. Nail polish colors to avoid (unless you want to appear paler) include red, navy blue and dark purples.
China Glaze - Orange Marmalade
Zoya - Ali
Essie - Mesmerize
Tan/Olive: People who have tan skin tones can get away with most colors. In order to bring out tan skin, you can easily pull off light shades of pink, purple and blue. Bright shades of pink and blue also look great. People with tan skin tones also look very good with light brown and chocolate brown shades of nail polish. The one color that you will really want to avoid if you have tan skin is gold, as it will blend in with your skin tone too much.
MAC - For Fun
Nina Ultra Pro - In A Tiff
OPI - Holiday Glow
Dark: Very dark skin tones look good with nail polishes that are fairly dark. Maroons, dark greens and reds tend to look the best. A chocolate brown that is not too dark can also look great. Try to avoid colors which are very bright or too light, but do opt for gold when possible. Some of the main colors that you will want to avoid wearing if you have very dark skin include shades of white, silver and orange.
OPI - Here Today… Aragon Tomorrow suede
OPI - Prune Danish
OPI - My Private Jet (holo)
Organization
Just organized my nail polishes. I bought two containers for $1 each at the store, and decided to do a little cleaning. About 3/4 of what you see are brand new polishes, just bought in the last 2 months. Two containers ended up not being enough, but i only had 5-7 polishes left over that didnt fit, plus my little pile of throw aways that were dried up or discolored.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
TransDesign.com
This website is where I do all my polish hauls. Alot of stores near me only carry a 10-20 shades of my favorite brands, so it’s not a big selection, and they’re often sold out of the best shades. So this is where i go for good deals…. Here is some pricing info for each brand on transdesign.com incase you’re thinking about purchasing online…
OPI - $5.24
Misa - $2.99
Orly - $3.75
Essie - $8.00
China Glaze - $2.99
Color Club - $3.20
New York Summer - $1.59
Entity - $4.75
Nicole by OPI - $4.49
Amour - $1.99
Creative Nail Design - $4.50
Kolor Ring - $1.37
Sation - $1.39
Mint Nail Polish?
It’s all the rage, and its like the only color of polish i don’t own and desperately want. I dont know why i didnt buy one in my last 2-3 polish hauls. I guess i’ll have to buy more ☺ I can’t decide on China Glaze - Re-fresh Mint and Essie - Mint Candy Apple. Re-fresh Mint is more of a true green minty color, and Mint Candy Apple has a slight blue tint.
What’s your favorite mint nail polish?
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My favorite color right now: Orly Lemonade. Phone quality picture, but the color is accurate (at least on my screen). This bottle came with a tiny lip gloss.
Amazing Collection of Swatches
If you’re thinking about buying a new polish, or just want to browse, you HAVE to go here. This flickr is unreal, it has hundreds of swatches in 126 different polish brands.
Lunar Eclipse, Galaxy Girl, It’s Not Rocket Science, Space Cadet, Halley’s Comet, Out of This World
Orly’s FALL 2010 Collection. Launch date September 2010.
COTD: Purple Velvet - Orly
I love purple, and I sure love this purple.. it’s matte! I’ve been DYING to try a matte polish or get Matte About You and do experiments.. this is just magnificent!
You should ask questions and submit things!
http://nailsss.tumblr.com/ask
http://nailsss.tumblr.com/submitRequest/Submit/Ask questions/Etc. (: Anything and everything welcome!
Own it/have pictures of it/love it or hate it?
NAILS = Orly “Rage”
This swatch photo is old, I think I’m going to switch from Photobooth to the Canon digital SLR - Big difference right? I love this color, this collection from Orly was really on point. There was this color, a silver and a gold.
Pretty Floral Nails - click for tutorial
Favorite Polish Finish?
What’s your favorite type of polish? I like cremes because of their vibrancy, but glitters because they cover flaws. Feel free to answer, reblog, or photo reply w/ ur favorite. Click here for a list w/ pictures.
- Creme
- Shimmer
- Holographic
- Duo-chrome
- Glitter
- Sheer
- Matte
- Jelly
- Neon
- Frost
- Foil
- Metallic
- ??
