Winter 2008 - 2009 Nail Polish Trends and Hot Colors
Written by Kathryn D'Imperio Saturday, 03 January 2009 14:11
If you want to know the latest nail polish trends and hot colors for manicures in the winter of 2008 – 2009, look no further.
The top nail polish trends for winter of 2008 - 2009 seem to be leaning toward grays, indigos, burgundy, and deep shades like cranberry, mauve, purple, and dark blue. But read on – we’ve got a whole list to share, with the hot and trendy colors for this winter and the different manicure styles that can really enhance your appearance.Winter 2008 - 2009 Manicure Styles
When it comes to manicure styles for this winter, you can use your creativity to your advantage. If your nail polish choice glitters, either create a full coat of glimmery nails or use the glitter nail polish as a fancy topcoat. If you want to combine more than one color, consider painting a thin diagonal line across each of your nails after your basecoat dries. If your nail polish choice has a deep hue, you may not need to do anything special at all.
You can also opt for a traditional French manicure with accents from any of the winter nail polish color trends. Consider painting a fancy design on just one nail for each hand, or a simple design on each nail in your winter French manicure.
Top Nail Polish Colors for 2008 - 2009
Jane Park, CEO of Julep (www.myjulep.com), a chain of high-end nail parlors in the Pacific Northwest, suggests shades like deep indigo, turquoise, rich wines, and gunmetal grey for the winter. Gunmetal grey is a color popular with celebrities too, as Gwyneth Paltrow was recently snapped sporting a pretty grey manicure. Another great thing about grey – it isn’t especially particular to any one skin tone.
Fast drying nail polish is always good to have on hand. Mix that with fabulous glittery hues and you’ve got a true winter nail polish delight. Check out Nubar’s Happy Holiday Collection, complete with stylish Santa boot. The gift set contains four bottles of glamorous, glittery nail polish that is free of Formaldehyde, Phthalates, and Toluene. This Nubar holiday gift set contains Ruby Red Glitz, Gold Veil, Silver Veil, and Diamont Seal & Shine Topcoat.
These shades by Nubar (www.bynubar.com) go on smoothly and look beautiful for any special occasion or just a regular day. Each nail polish color is fast drying and offers a lovely shine for your nails. You can use these pretty nail polish colors by themselves for a super sparkly look (paint three coats on each nail for great results), or team them up with other colors as basecoats for an added twinkle.
Jeani Roth, owner of www.spacadet.com, has her own inside scoop on hot nail polish colors and trends for the winter of 2008 – 2009.
“My trend forecast for nail polish this winter is glam, diva, & funky colors with a touch of classics,” Roth says. “Women want to stand out from the crowd and they do that by wearing funky nail polish colors. A few of my favorites are nail polishes by Essie - Raisin Nuts (deep purple) to Aruba (deep blue) and Mint Chintz (a chartreuse color) - those are your glam, diva, funky colors.”
She adds, “The classics we all love are Dramatic Drachmas (rich red), Very Cranberry (cranberry), Bordeaux (purple mauve), Lot of Latte (dark brown). And we can't forget those two nude classics when we need a break from colors - Ballet Slippers (pinkish cream) and Mademoiselle (nude cream) - those are two colors that will never go out of style. Nail polish is a way to show another side of your personality and it doesn't cost much. So go ahead and buy a few new bottles to make your nails pop this winter.”
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