topic Re: Coral Nail Polish in Beauty

Coral Nail Polish

Quinny — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:13:34 GMT

I was sitting in the beauty salon waiting for my haircut and reading an article about colors for summer nail polish. This article stated that Coral was the best color for fair skin no matter what. I have fair skin and blue eyes, I have always thought that Coral was too orange for me and have always leaned towards pinks and berries. My girlfriend is fair skinned, reddish blonde hair, green eyes and wears Corals all of the time...lips and nails. She always looks beautiful. Even though I have dark hair and blue eyes, I am always drawn to the Coral shades first, but never buy them. Are there colors that fair, brunette, blue eyed women should never wear?

Re: Coral Nail Polish

SHIRAZ — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:33:25 GMT

I always take with a grain of salt those articles that claim a certain color or style is for "Everybody." At best, they work for "Most." I know I can't wear a lot of things that are supposed to work for everyone.

That said, there are a lot of different shades that fall into the general category of "Coral." I would shop for a nail polish that is a soft coral color, leaning a little closer to the pink end of the spectrum than the orange. Also I find lightly frosted shades are easier to wear because they are not as intense as the mattes. Don't invest a lot of money, but give it a try, or you will never know. The other thing you can do is to get a gold-dust top-coat to put over your pink shades. It will slightly warm it up, without making it orange-ish.

I have fair skin with cool undertones and green eyes. Like you, I prefer the cooler tones, but I can do corals if they are not too not too intensely orange.

Good luck!

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:57:11 GMT

Coral shades range from red corals to pink corals to (cooler) tangerine corals to orange corals.

And are present in every sunrise and sunset.

I'm a fair-skinned brunette with green eyes and it's one of my faves in everything, including home decor.

They're flattering to every skin tone, and bring a warm rosiness to makeup, accessories, and clothing.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

soonersis — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:53:57 GMT

I avoided any shade of coral or orange for years because I thought with my cool coloring (light brown hair, very fair skin, and blue eyes) it just wasn't for me. But then I fell in love with rose gold jewelry so added some coral/salmon/orange-toned colors to my wardrobe. I just stay away from anything that is too dark or the burnt orange colors.

That led me to peach/coral blush, eye shadows, lipstick, and nail polish to coordinate with my clothing, and it looks good on me. I especially like wearing these colors in the spring and summer. I say if you have my coloring give it a try, it just might look good on you too.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

juperier — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:13:55 GMT

Quinny, I agree with Shiraz. There are many shades in every color category. Some will work better than others. Coral is supposed to be a color that most can wear and you should be able to find several coral polishes that work with your skin tone. Start with a few of the relatively inexpensive drugstore polishes. Pick up a couple when they're on sale and wear them for a day or two so you have a chance to get used to a new color nextt to your skin. If you find a shade you like, but don't like the formula and/or finish, you at least have a starting point when looking at more expensive polishes.

Personally, I've found that I can wear many colors on my nails that I couldn't pull off as a predominant clothing color. It's all a matter of finding the right shade.

Edited to add that I also agree with feline groovy and soonersis....

Re: Coral Nail Polish

ID2 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:52:01 GMT

I LOVE coral polish on me! Just found a terrific Essie polish called Peachside Babe. Saw it advertised in a magazine and had to get it! Its beautiful on!

Re: Coral Nail Polish

redhead65 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:23:34 GMT

@quinny wrote:
I was sitting in the beauty salon waiting for my haircut and reading an article about colors for summer nail polish. This article stated that Coral was the best color for fair skin no matter what. I have fair skin and blue eyes, I have always thought that Coral was too orange for me and have always leaned towards pinks and berries. My girlfriend is fair skinned, reddish blonde hair, green eyes and wears Corals all of the time...lips and nails. She always looks beautiful. Even though I have dark hair and blue eyes, I am always drawn to the Coral shades first, but never buy

them. Are there colors that fair, brunette, blue eyed women should never wear?

My comments to your post is why do you let ANYONE, in print or in person, dictate what color you should wear? There IS NO 'SHOULD" !!!

Good grief, I assume you are an adult so purchase and wear what YOU like and forget any other opinion in this land !

I worry if you can't decide about a nail enamel color, what other decisions do you allow people to make in your behalf, and are you happy ?

Pick a color that YOU love and just wear it happily !

Re: Coral Nail Polish

wagirl — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:31:25 GMT

I wear whatever I want. Am shocked when I hear so called beauty experts say that only certain people can wear certain colors--if you like it--wear it!!! Right now I am obsessed with cajun shrimp by OPI. It's on my toes. But next time I get a pedi, who knows what it will be. Whatever catches my eye will be on my toes.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

MissRose722 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:58:30 GMT

Just saw this thread and wanted to say that I'm currently wearing Essie "Tart Deco" and it's a beautiful light coral. I think this would look great on just about any skintone.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

ChynnaBlue — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:52:32 GMT

I'm fair and love coral nail polish. I'm more neutral and wear pink corals and orange corals, but tend to prefer the pink-leaning corals for my nails. I also love turquoise and live to wear coral and turquoise polish together.

I love Essie Cute as a Button with Essie Turquoise & Caicos.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

TuesdayTaylor — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:25:34 GMT

Quinny, I ordered Perfect Formula's Gel Color in "Hot Coral" from their website about two months ago and it's become my summer toe color! At first look at the bottle I was a bit turned-off by it because it's more on the orangey-coral side, but once I put it on I really liked it. Bright orangey-coral colors are really in for summer, that and also pure white. It's fun to follow nail color trends, it's a way to change things up and keep a little current without breaking the bank.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

beach-mom — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 21:58:51 GMT

With your coloring, I'll bet you look amazing in pinks and berries on your face! But I think anyone can wear any color on her nails. Coral is one of my favorites. I rarely wear anything else on fingers and toes in the summer - but I'm fickle and I do change sometimes!

This is my current obsession: OPI's Infinite Shine "She went on and on and On." It's a pretty, deep coral:

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:06:46 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
I wear whatever I want. Am shocked when I hear so called beauty experts say that only certain people can wear certain colors--if you like it--wear it!!! Right now I am obsessed with cajun shrimp by OPI. It's on my toes. But next time I get a pedi, who knows what it will be. Whatever catches my eye will be on my toes.

Drool...

What I call a "red coral", and it's gawjis.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:15:14 GMT

@TuesdayTaylor wrote:
Quinny, I ordered Perfect Formula's Gel Color in "Hot Coral" from their website about two months ago and it's become my summer toe color! At first look at the bottle I was a bit turned-off by it because it's more on the orangey-coral side, but once I put it on I really liked it. Bright orangey-coral colors are really in for summer, that and also pure white. It's fun to follow nail color trends, it's a way to change things up and keep a little current without breaking the bank.

Not an "orangey coral" at all; it's a pure pink coral, babe. 8)

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:18:17 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
I'm fair and love coral nail polish. I'm more neutral and wear pink corals and orange corals, but tend to prefer the pink-leaning corals for my nails. I also love turquoise and live to wear coral and turquoise polish together.

I love Essie Cute as a Button with Essie Turquoise & Caicos.

Nice.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:20:32 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
With your coloring, I'll bet you look amazing in pinks and berries on your face! But I think anyone can wear any color on her nails. Coral is one of my favorites. I rarely wear anything else on fingers and toes in the summer - but I'm fickle and I do change sometimes!

This is my current obsession: OPI's Infinite Shine "She went on and on and On." It's a pretty, deep coral:

Ahh... another vibrant red coral.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

feline groovy — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:28:25 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
I LOVE coral polish on me! Just found a terrific Essie polish called Peachside Babe. Saw it advertised in a magazine and had to get it! Its beautiful on!

Essie 'Beach Side Babe':

(they spell the color as 3 separate words)

Re: Coral Nail Polish

lulu2 — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:49:41 GMT

@quinny wrote:
I was sitting in the beauty salon waiting for my haircut and reading an article about colors for summer nail polish. This article stated that Coral was the best color for fair skin no matter what. I have fair skin and blue eyes, I have always thought that Coral was too orange for me and have always leaned towards pinks and berries. My girlfriend is fair skinned, reddish blonde hair, green eyes and wears Corals all of the time...lips and nails. She always looks beautiful. Even though I have dark hair and blue eyes, I am always drawn to the Coral shades first, but never buy them. Are there colors that fair, brunette, blue eyed women should never wear?

I am fair-skinned with blue eyes and dark blonde/light brown hair. I cannot tell you how many bottles of coral polish I've purchased. (some leaning toward pink, while others leaning toward orange) None has ever lasted on me for more than a day. I HATE the way they look on me. I've given up wearing coral on my fingernails, but still had hope I could do it on my toenails. It just isn't happening.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

TuesdayTaylor — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:59:03 GMT

Hi Lulu! We have similar coloring and I know what you mean! Lately I've been trying the Perfect Formula Gel Colors from their website and I'm telling you those colors really do seem to last! The "Hot Coral" I mentioned stays put for almost a week! It definitely has more of an orange tone than a pink tone but the pink is in there and it's a pretty summer color. The problem is that it's darn expensive! But it really does last. They have a shimmery soft pink gel color called "Dazzle" and wow is that one ever pretty.

Re: Coral Nail Polish

151949 — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:42:32 GMT

I always think the only truely universal colors are nudes. Otherwise you have to play around and see what colors compliment you. There are many shades of coral out there too that randge from soft pinky tones to bright orangey tones.