Must Have Nail Colors – 4 Looks for All Occasions
Are you looking to clean out your beauty products? Check out my guide for my 4 must have nail colors. It has the perfect combination of colors!
I recently moved, and whenever I move, I realize how many things I have that I don’t need. My newest realization? I have WAY too much nail polish!
I assume I’m not the only one who has collected tons of bottles of nail color over the years…But now I’m ready to go through and have a more minimalistic beauty collection.
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4 Must Have Nail Colors
For me, I’m starting with nail polish. Check out my guide for 4 must have nail colors. I’ve picked my favorites – the prettiest colors, and a style for every occasion.
A Pretty Pastel.
I’d like to start off with choosing a pretty pastel color. I used to really dislike light colors on my nails, but as I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve let the bright purples and glittery polishes go, and I’ve embraced the simplicity of a pastel polish.
I also love that the light pastels are so girly! My three current favorites are (pictured above in order from top to bottom) Julep’s Fifi It Girl, because it is so light and the pink is nice and feminine.
I like Essie’s Ladylike because the slight purple tint makes it a little more dramatic, but it’s still subtle because it’s one of the pretty pastels.
Then Essie’s Eternal Optimist is a bit of a deeper pink, still very feminine but also a little more dramatic.
A Classic Red.
I think every woman should have a bright red nail polish. I love Essie’s Twin Sweater Set because it’s not too dark, and is just the hue of red I think looks great!
Red is dramatic and really makes a statement!
Something Bright & Cheery.
Why not? I think bright polishes are so necessary. What would be better to wear to a day of fun at the beach?!
And for those of you questioning why I would wear nail polish to the beach, I’d suggest you try it! It helps shield the sensitive skin under your nails from the sun, preventing sunburn.
I love Essie’s Tart Deco.
A Fun Wildcard.
This is my new favorite. These two fun COLOR CHANGING polishes have quickly made it to my favorites list. Yes, you read that correctly, they change color in the sun!
They start out as a pretty pastel (they look the way the color does in the bottle) and then when you take them outside they darken to a more dramatic look. I wouldn’t say they’re quite as dark as the sticker on top, but it’s a good guide!
I love these polishes, and the little kid in me keeps shading my fingers and then putting them in the light. It’s so fun to watch them change colors. I’m loving Now You See It (left) and May I? (right).
Well, there you have it! My list of four must have nail colors. Alright, I cheated a little bit but listing more than one under the pastels and wild card categories, but they’re just too awesome to pick only one!
I love the idea of color change polish
It’s so cool! I can’t stop putting my hands in and out of sunlight to watch the color change. 😀
Fun!
I like tan colors in matte, I think it just looks nice on my hands.
I’ve never tried tan, I’ll have to check that out. Thanks for the tip!
Right now I am really liking a…uhm..”brownish rose” color. It goes well with Fall neutrals, but has a bit of color.
hahahaha I love the title of that one. It does sound like a good fall color. 🙂
My favorite type of nail polish dark colors with glitter in it.
Dark colors are so stunning!
I love, love, love french manicures & also anything pink! I am a pink girl through & through!
If you like those I think you’d really like pastel colors! I love them because they’re so feminine!
I love pinks! Just my favorite color and goes with most everything!
I love pinks too!
I really like the idea of color change nail polish but I’ve never had the chance to try any myself, I’m pretty excited about this contest!
They’re so neat!!
My favorite color is red and I’m on the hunt for a red jelly with shimmer
I love shimmery ones too!
I like polishes with a strong. Shimmer or duo chrome effect. I love how it turns your nails into jewelry!
What a great way to describe it, turning your nails into jewelry!
I am a nail polish LOVER, so it’s hard to pick a favorite. lol Lately I’ve been wearing different shades of purple though. So fun! Thank-you for this chance. 🙂
Of course! I’m happy to do giveaways, check back in the future for more!
My favorite color of nail polish is DIOR NAIL LACQUER IN NUIT.
Dior has great nail color!
My favorite nail color is coral because it is bright and cheerful and looks good on my skin tone, but I tend not to wear it in the Fall and Winter.
Coral is a great summer color, I agree!
At the moment my favorite color of polish is a pale lilac on my nails & a darker version on my toenails.
Oh, I bet lilac is lovely!
I love all of the thermal polishes coming out! I have yet to try one, but I’d have to say that I’m pretty obsessed! I love “effects” polishes, like solar changing, temperature changing, or glow in the dark!
Oh glow in the dark sounds neat, I”ll have to try one of those sometime. Thanks for the tip!
I love blue nail polish
dark purple because it hides all my mistakes!
favorite color is black, it just easy to match it with just about every other color. im currently also semi obsessed with stamping makes manis pop and its super easy
I think my favorite polishes are crellies and cremes!
Right now, I really like dark red, or even gold because I feel like they look really elegant and because of Christmas colors!
I really love ombre color nails, even though I can never get them right so I always have to go the salon to get them done but they look really pretty!
I love all the colors because it all looks so nice on my wife..
My all time favorite nail polish is definitely a red jelly polishes & holo polishes! I love all kinds of polishes though, I’ve never tried anything likes these. Very exciting giveaway, thanks soo much! 🙂