Nail polish:Our top 10 colours for fall

Gelish, Shellac or traditional nail polish, whichever method you use to apply your colour no longer matters. The most important choice regarding your nails this fall is finding that one right colour to accompany your fall style, let it fill up your nails and allow it to take you by the hand skipping along into the new season.

Yes, the runway has put a stop to bare nail tips and a stop to nail art and it has moved onto single colour nail polish. We believe that less is more only when ‘less’ is perfected and downright fitting your purpose.

Since your feet – and as consequence your toes – are shying away in beautiful footwear, we want the attention to be pointed at your nails and your hands. So we pushed the limit of traditional fall colours and made them deeper, darker and more unique through a selection of an alternative palette which goes perfectly with that masculine or androgynous look that everyone has been so keen about lately!

Whichever application method you currently use, always ensure that the nails have been prepared and properly manicured to remove cuticles, uneven ridges and to maintain the surface of the deeper layers of the nails healthy.

Most polish brands provide a whole range of care for nails, including strengthening base coats and hardening top coats to protect and make the varnish last. Some nail colours even incorporate bio-ceramides of natural origin which will bond with your nails and will make them stronger as you wear your new colour.

Here’s our pick.

An everyday classic fall palette

These shades feature deep chocolate browns, blues and mossy greens. They are the colours that will keep faithful to all traditional outfits and coats while steering away from nudes and pinks.

Wear rigorously as a shiny double coat for that dark, glossy finish.

(From left to right: Paparazzi Paint Pot, CIATÉ (at Sephora), approx. USD16 – Headliner Paint Pot, CIATÉ, approx. USD16 – Nirvana, Marc Jacobs, approx. USD18 – Western Light, Chanel).

 

‘Scream and shout and let it all out’

Shades for the bold and for all occasions that need you to take a stand and make a statement. We have bright orange shades, purples and gold!

(From left to right: Ginger Fire, Tom Ford, approx. USD35 – Metallic Gold, Dolce&Gabbana, approx. USD20 – Want to Bite my Neck, O.P.I., approx. USD20 – Madness, NARS, approx. USD21 – Baby Jane, Marc Jacobs, approx. USD18 – Fury, NARS, approx. USD21).

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