I love black nails, but they're a little too dark for summer. But sometimes you just need a break from colors, you know? So I turned to gray - a summery black. I'm loving it!
I have been wearing Zoya's Kelly, from the new 'Wonderful' collection on my toes. I expected Kelly to be a little lighter, and a little less blue (kind of like the true gray in the splatter up top). I think it's too dark to wear on my finger nails in the summer. But it'll be a great color for fall and winter, and is great for toes. Although I was hoping for concrete, I'm kind of digging the blue'ish hint to this one. It looks almost navy in low lighting. I feel like I'm too old to be sporting an in-your-face blue or turquoise. So I'm thankful for Kelly, because the blue-gray color satisfies my blue needs in a sophisticated way.
For my fingers, I picked up Essie's Chinchilly from the Fall 2009 collection. I am really digging this color. It's a concrete gray with just the tiniest hint of beige - which warms it up ever so slightly and makes it very flattering with my warm skin tone (NC25). The formula is a bit sheer, but I find that two coats are sufficient for a smooth even (non-streaky) coverage. I am also happy to report that this formula works wonderfully with the Zoya color lock system, so my manicures have been lasting well for about a week. Sweet!
Swatches of Zoya Kelly and Essie Chinchilly - taken in daylight. One thing to keep in mind when shopping for a gray polish is that they tend to look lighter in the bottle than they do on your nails.
What nail polish colors have you been digging lately?
6 comments:
I was so happy to see the post about the zoya Kelly - I wanted to get it because my name is Kelly lol so I am glad to see the swatch.
You have to try China Glaze "Recycle" It a dark matte gray. I absolutely love it.
Ooh, nice! I haven't seen any grey around here lately (though I haven't really been looking for it either) but will keep an eye out now!
Lately, I've been alternating between fire-engine red and a nude-beige type colour. I get a bit sick of wearing and seeing black everywhere, so grey will be a nice change.
We just got home from vacation. My head turned when I noticed a lady in the elevator wearing gray! It looked awesome. On my to get list now :)
I've never thought of trying gray. Now I'm going to have to look for some. :)
Way cute! I hardly ever wear polish, but I found some old pinkish metallic kind that has been working.
Gray nail polish...I think I could like this a lot!
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