Orange Nails

Matchbook magazine (if you haven't subscribed yet, I highly recommend it) features the most gorgeous orange nail polish in their recent issue.

The color is Orange Fizz, and you can purchase it here. I like that it's bright, but not garish. The slight pink undertones keep it from overwhelming the rest of your beauty routine. Definitely a perfect spring color.

Riva

Chanel's 2011 Resort collect set the fashion and beauty worlds into a frenzy with the pale blue lacquer adorning the model's fingernails.

The color, dubbed Riva, is a limited edition released December 1st. While the polish fit seamlessly into the Resort collection, it is perfectly suited for winter's bitter temperatures as well.

 

The color reminds me of a frozen pond dotted with graceful skaters as glittering snowflakes swirl down. Overly romantic? Surely. But that's the world of Chanel.

And for those who don't want to spend over $30 on a nail polish, Nylon magazine has a DIY beauty recipe for mixing your own.

Images via here and here.

Mood Ring + Nail Polish

This makes two consecutive posts about nail polish, but I couldn't pass up this unique version. I've always had cold hands, my doctor blames poor circulation, which was awful during the winter, but perfect for mood rings. While most of my friends would busy themselves with trying to change the stone from an ugly brownish green to a striking purple, my ring would oscillate between deep and deeper blue.

Perfect Formula, the beauty gurus behind many other color changing products, have created a line of nail colors to match your mood not for the length of a typical manicure, but by the minute. Changes in body heat trigger the polish to transform from cool, deep tones to warm, bright colors. When we relax or are content, our body temperature cools. Excitement, nervousness, or anger causes the reverse and our body heats up. Other environmental factors, from taking a warm shower to holding a chilled glass, will also spark a transformation. Imagine all the possibilities!

Summer Flutters

I just discovered OPI's latest batch of nail polish colors, the Summer Flutter Collection, and I am in love. I'm especially a fan of "Flower to Flower" a bubblegum pink with a hint of silver sparkle. I'm also intrigued by the bright orange "Flit a Bit". It reminds me of Creamsicles, one of my favorite summer treats. I'm a bit worried that my fingers will be too reminiscent of traffic cones with such an electric hue, but if there's any time to flaunt bright color, it's the warmer months.

I'm also won over by the flower power display. Absolutely perfect for summer!