Well if you are, today I'm here to give you the 411 on what are the hot summer colours of 2011 and which go great with which skin tone!
The colours for summer are usually bright and brilliant colours, which guarantees to put you in a happy summertime mood! So, starting with some eye-poppers, canary yellow, fluorescent lime green, blue, and tangerine orange are some really great bright colours. They will not only grab the attention of many but will also go really well with any little summer dresses you may have!
Summer is all about lounging around the pool/beach, so why not be inspired by the colour of the water and paint your nails either a nice turquoise blue or a beautiful royal blue.
If you are looking for a classy but seductive look you can never go wrong with a classic ruby red. This nail colour is great for evening dates and can really give you that wild but sophisticated look to any outfit!
Or perhaps you need a more professional summer look or you are just the type of gal that enjoys neutral colours but doesn't want to miss out on all the fun, well no need to worry because there are so many amazing summer colours that are neutral. for instance you can try some more earthy natural tones like a nice slate grey or a pretty lilac colour, olive green, a cafe colour or even a nice light peachy colour will match any outfit.
Also if you are the type of girl who is that is quite indecisive and you can't seem to choose only one colour for your nails, you can spice it up by painting your nails french manicure style, which means painting your nail whichever colour is the lighter one out of your 2 preferences and then using french manicure strips, carefully separate the tips and paint them the darker colour of your two preferences. this is a fun quirky way to grab the attention of all your peers and is also my personal favorite way to paint my nails!
Finally, sometimes we choose colours that don't necessarily look the best on our skin types. so I'm going to give you a rule of thumb if you are fair-skinned choose a light colour or a lighter shade of a really rich dark colour, usually something with a blue-ish undertone. This avoids looking Gothic. If you are dark-skinned, you have much more freedom to choose from a wide variety of colours and can take the risk of painting your nails a dark colour but for the best look try and find shades with a yellow undertone, this will complement your skin beautifully!!
Note: 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.
Check out these websites for more ideas of amazing summertime colours!!!
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/makeup-articles/summer-nail-polish-trends
http://www.refinery29.com/summer-2011-nail-polish-colors-trends
THIS WAS SO INSIGHTFUL, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE COLOURS THIS SEASON
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