When I wrote about pastel spring bags last week, you people were pretty much in agreement–the colors are just so great to look at, so clean and feminine. An expensive, ultra-light purchase isn’t the best avenue for everyone, though, especially if you tend to be hard on your bags or wear a lot of black. Both of those things describe me, so instead of a bag, I derive great pleasure from a pastel manicure.
I’m not the first person you’d expect to be a devotee of ultra-girly nail polishes, but I am. I’ve owned hundreds of nail polishes in my life, but other than basic black, it’s the creamy pastel greens, blues, greys and purples that I always reach for. They supply a clean finish to a mani or pedi that sticks out for its very lightness, instead of shimmers or glitters that are a lot more undoubtedly trying to get hold of attention.
Below, check out a bunch of pretty, pale polishes that I can’t wait to have on my fingers and toes this spring.
Butter London nail Lacquer in Fiver
$15 by means of Macy’s
Chanel Le Vernis nail polish in Eastern Light
$27 by means of Chanel
Christian Louboutin nail Colour in Batignolles
$50 by means of Neiman Marcus
Clinique different nail Enamel for sensitive Skin in Concrete Jungle
$12.50 by means of Neiman Marcus
Deborah Lippmann nail polish in A fine Romance
$18 by means of Net-a-Porter
Deborah Lippmann nail polish in glitter In The Air
$20 by means of Barneys
Dior nail Lacquer in Incognito
$27 by means of Sephora
Essie nail polish in Mint candy Apple
$8.50 by means of Macy’s
(Note: this is my favorite pedicure color of all time.)
Formula X nail polish in Lively
$10.50 by means of Sephora
Formula X White party nail polish Set
$22.50 by means of Sephora
Givenchy Le Vernis intense nail polish in beige Mousseline
$22 by means of Sephora
Gucci bold High Gloss Lacquer in Voile
$29 by means of Neiman Marcus
Jin soon nail polish in Doux
$18 by means of Barneys
Julep color treat nail polish in Fifi
$14 by means of Sephora
Lancôme Vernis in love in Gris Angora
$15.50 by means of Macy’s
Nails Inc nail polish in Alexa Cashmere
$15 by means of Net-a-Porter
NARS nail polish in Ikiru
$20 by means of Barneys
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics nail Lacquer in Vapid
$10 by means of Nordstrom
Smith and Cult nail polish in Bitter Buddhist
$18 by means of Neiman Marcus
Smith and Cult nail polish in check the Rhyme
$18 by means of Net-a-Porter