After the summer of crackle and feathers, I'm ready for some unadorned, beautifully simple colors. Fall is my favorite season and I love how the best parts of the summer age and get better with the fall. For me, that means new hair hues, new nails and a smokier color palette.
I'm loving this rich, antiqued, is-it-gold or is-it-green metallic shade from Butter LONDON, Wallis. This looks amazing on the very pale for a steampunk-inspired, olden-golden days look.
I can't let my obsession with peaches go. Ever. So of course, I'm loving the even deeper shades of orange that are popping up everywhere.
Cordur-Orange by Finger Paints is a bright pumpkin that reminds me pleasantly of back-to-school Garanimals. And I like it.
Cognac XO by Duri is a more adult, rich, sultry orange and a great twist on the traditional red nail.
Cabernet Sauvignon, also by Duri, is like a deeply hued fine wine. This cab looks amazing on short, perfectly manicured nails.
Looking for something lighter? Try Suzi Takes the Wheel from OPI's Touring America Collection, a creamy gray color that is different from the nudes that will be popping up everywhere this year, as well as the greiges from last year.
I'm also really attracted to some of the earthy greens popping up this fall. Right now, I'm loving OPI's Uh-Oh Roll Down the Window,
and Zoya's Gemma, a muted olive with a duo-chrome overlay.
Zoya also offers their Touch Collection of beautiful creamy nudes with a touch of metallic sheen. I've only tried Minka, a creamy nude beige with slightly yellow undertones.
Finally, love the polishes you already have but wish you could make them grittier and ready for fall? Try Dior's Rock Hard, a sheer black top coat that makes any polish a little darker and a little more inky or smoky. This works best with dark polishes, but is a fun way to extend a manicure or switch it up quickly without a full polish change.
Check out the swatches below!
(Duri Cognac XO)
(Finger Paints Cordur-Orange and Zoya Gemma)
(Butter LONDON Wallis and Duri Cabernet Sauvignon)
Some products sent for review.
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OPI Suzi Takes The Wheel & Zoya Minka shall be mine! Suzi is a terrific shade of grey, looks gorgeous on you! That Butter London Wallis is reminding me a bit of Chanel Peridot...very cool! Love the fall nails :)
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today I went to Sally's and threw myself on the floor, rolling around begging for that Fingerpaints Orange. Didn't work, they still don't have it. BUt I can't wait to get it! I have that Dior Rock Top Coat. My pictures were a little blurry, but it looked really cool over a light pink. I think the top coat Dior has put out this year is THE BEST top coat around. both clear and black are nice and hard and so shiny!!
ReplyDeleteGreat choices for Fall especially the greens :)
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