Let Your Hands Do The Talking With These 10 Unconventional Nail Shades
by Alex Gambardella
Feb 2, 2010 8:15 AM PST
If you haven't noticed, the beauty industry loves to obsess over fad nail colors. Especially weird ones. For example, a couple years ago everyone freaked out over black nails, trading preppy white-tipped manis for a look that was more, er, "goth chic." When that trend grew tired, powder blue took over the nail scene courtesy of Nars, which then paved the way for Chanel's edgy Jade... which was more minty than jade, but what's in a name, really? Unless it's called something like Dick Weed like my new favorite metallic turquoise lacquer. Truth be told, with all these unexpected colors hitting the runways and becoming, well, conventional, pretty much anything goes nowadays, from electric orange to shiny merlot. So how does one be adventurous with their tips when celebs and fashionistas are rockin' pretty much every color of the rainbow (and sometimes all at once)? Check the slideshow for 10 unique polishes to stand out this season!
Blue Nails: Love It Or Loathe It?
by Alex Gambardella
Jun 5, 2009 5:43 AM PDT
A few years ago, we all fell hard for Chanel's black nail polish. Celebs started sporting this goth color and soon it spread faster than the H1N1 virus. But can they cause another nail craze again? Come summer, most of us turn to bright pinks, corals and reds when we head into the nail salon (if we head in at all); however, this summer may be different. Recently, there has been quite the stir in the nail salons across the country -- stars such as Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port, Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus have been encouraging the masses to sport blue nails! The colors have ranged from a dark navy to teal blue (a la little Miss Cyrus at last weekend's MTV Movie Awards), but the real question is, are you prepared to go blue this summer? Check out our friends over at WhatsWear for more up-to-date beauty and fashion trend alerts!
