Nail Polish Colors - Which Colors Suit Your Skin Tone?

There are many wonderful nail polish colors you can choose from, there is a color to suit every mood you are feeling and outfit you are wearing.

Depending on your skin tone some colors can really stand out and look amazing on your fingernails.

Pink polish is always a very popular choice, there are many different shades of pink and again depending on your skin tone you need to find a shade of pink which suits you.

For example, if you are dark skinned a yellow based nail polish will work well for you and if you are fair skinned, a blue based fingernail polish is best.

To find out the difference, when you are out shopping for fingernail polish, take a piece of plain paper with you and hold the nail polish up against the paper and you will see a reflection of the color. If you don't have any paper, use your wrist.

There are also many different types of polish to choose from such as matte, glitter, metallic, shimmer and extra shine.

Another rule to follow when out looking for polish, light to medium colors work best with fair skin, and medium to dark colors work better with dark skin.

Each occasion can call for a different look, for example a night out with the girls, a dinner date with someone special is a chance to be daring and go for bright colors.

For a more sophisticated night out to the ballet or opera, darker intense nail polish colors look good.

For an interview, pale to neutral colors look best as you don't want to bring unwanted attention to yourself. You also want to look professional not tacky!

Depending on what you are wearing, painted fingernails will complete your appearance. If you are wearing dark colored clothing, rich berry's and soft reds will look good, instead of pastel or pink.

Another way of choosing a nail polish is to match it to the color outfit you are wearing, if you are wearing dark colors, put on a lighter shade of nail polish to match your outfit.

Personality plays a part in what colors will suit you. Really outgoing people may prefer to wear flashy colors, conservative types like myself, will prefer to paint their fingernails neutral or pastel colors.

You can follow the seasons when it comes to choosing a color, winter brings out the dark berry tones, deep reds or mulberry and cranberry. Spring can be soft pinks, lavender and light peach. Summer is bright hot pinks and navy blues, autumn is deep browns and maroons.

A general rule of thumb;
Fair skin - go for blue based shades with a soft shimmer.
Medium skin color - deep burgundy and wine colors.
Olive to dark skin - earthy brown shades, chocolate colors with a hint of red, orange reds and red look great.
Dark skin - strong colors such as red purple and any other dark shades or silvers.

Avoid polish which contains harmful chemicals, the best nail polish you can put on your fingernails are organic brands.

Apply a top coat with a UV sun protector, this will help protect your fingernails and also prevent your nail polish from turning yellow if it is a pale color.

Choosing nail polish colors which really suit you, is a lovely compliment to your appearance!