As I mentioned in my Essie nail polish giveaway post, I’m a tad bit obsessed with nail polish. The trend for fall of 2011 seems to be creamy neutrals, metallics, glitters and rich jewel tones.
I went through my nail polish collection and picked out my favorites that I’ll be wearing til Spring 2012. I always like seeing what nail polish looks like out of the bottle before I buy it so I’m sharing my swatches with you. I hope these pictures inspire you to get your paint on!
Let’s start with my absolute faves – neutrals:
From left to right:
Essie “Sand Tropez” – a very light creamy beige
Ulta “Set The Nude” – creamy beige with a hint of pink
Essie “Master Plan” – a very soft grey
Essie “Mochacino” – a nice mix of tan and grey with shimmer
Ulta “Fine Pruned” – a creamy purple grey
Orly “Prince Charmin” – a light brown, cocoa color
Ulta “Army of 1” – a creamy army green color
Here are the pinks and reds:
From left to right:
Essie “Fun in the Gondola” – creamy mauve
Essie “Island Hopping” – a darker mauve with plum
Essie “Over the Knee” – a mauvish brown with a tiny hint of shimmer
Essie “Mambo” – a pinky peach color
Essie” Brownie Points” – rich reddish brown
Ulta “Sunset Bronze” – a shimmering mauve
Orly “Fantasea” – shimmering light purple with hints of pink and gold
Essie “Jamaica Me Crazy” – bright magenta shimmer
Orly “Close Your Eyes” – purple grape color with shimmer
Sally Hanson Diamond Strength “Brilliant Bordeaux” – rich burgundy shimmer
And finally the blues and metallics:
From left to right:
Zoya “Ivanka” – beautiful emerald green glitter
Zoya “Charla” – vivid blue glitter
Ulta “Into Astrono-Me?” – a deep navy blue shimmer
Sally Hansen Complete “Gray by Gray” – creamy slate blue grey
China Glaze “Watermelon Rind” – deep blue/green glitter
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails “Grey Area” – creamy dark grey
Essie “Over the Edge” – metallic grey black
Sephora by OPI “Almost Famous” – a goldish shimmering tan color
Revlon “Copper Penny” – metallic copper with gold
China Glaze “In Awe of Amber” – metallic bronze
My absolute favorites by far are Mambo, In Awe of Amber and Sand Tropez. Those are nail colors I go back to all year long. They’re great basic colors that basically will go with anything. And In Awe of Amber looks great on toes too! What nail polish colors will you be wearing this fall and winter season?
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