It seems like everywhere I turn lately, I keep running into teal, like over at the YSL counter a few weeks ago, when I bumped into La Laque Nail Laquer Wintergreen ($20), a deep, dark creamy greenish blue from the new Midnight Garden collection (I snagged the last bottle, yay!).
And last weekend at Sephora, I spotted a bottle of shimmery green Tempted by Teal ($9.50) from about 20 feet away…
Okay, 10 feet, give or take, but I bet I would have also seen it from 20. 🙂
It hails from the new Sephora By OPI Garden of Good & Evil collection.
My latest teal crush comes all the way from outer space (by way of Southern California). It’s this kickin’ little bottle from Urban Decay’s new nail kit called Mars.
Dontcha just love the little flecks of silver glitter? They’re like stars. Mars and stars…
Of course, as much as I like teal, and other colors, for that matter, I’m a die-hard mixed mani/pedi girl at heart. I have trouble committing to any one color on all 10 fingers and toes (it’s one of my many beauty quirks), so I’ve been compiling a list of potential fall colors to pair with teal in my mani/pedi combos.
Colors like…
1. Creamy dark purple
China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Urban-Night, $5
2. Creamy dark gray
NARS Nail Polish in Galion, $17
3. Shimmery saffron
4. Creamy dark chocolate
Dolce & Gabbana Nail Lacquer in Chocolate, $20
5. And creamy tan
Essie Nail Polish in Case Study, $8
How do you feel about mixed mani/pedis? Do you go there, or do you prefer to wear the same shades on both your fingers and toes?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
vonnie says
September 10th, 2011 at 4:53 pmi NEVER wear the same on my toes and fingers. pedi lasts for like a month while mani lasts a day or 2, so it’s always changing 😀 i keep the toes bright and actually have a great teal on my feet now! it’s a sinful colors shade
vonnie recently posted … Dark Lip with a POP of Glitter
Soleil Doux @ Soleil Doux Blog says
September 10th, 2011 at 5:12 pmI love all your combinations! I actually wore something very similar to your first combo a few weeks ago: Zoya Charla on my fingers and Zoya Vanessa on my toes! 😀
Soleil Doux @ Soleil Doux Blog recently posted … Five Essential Clarisonic Tips and Tricks
Lilit says
September 10th, 2011 at 5:38 pmI generally do either a really bright fuschia or red pedi but change up my mani every few days. Too much hassle changing pedis as often as i do my fingernails.
Lilit recently posted … What’s a girl to do after a hard day at work? Haul some makeup of course!
Gotham Polish says
September 10th, 2011 at 5:57 pmI love all the dark purple shades that were released this season! It’s like everyone was on the same page with that color 🙂
Heidi says
September 10th, 2011 at 6:12 pmThat Urban Decay polish is so, so pretty! I think my favorite partner for it is the dark purple.
Toya perkins says
September 10th, 2011 at 6:22 pmI am loving the Essie color in case study!! I never do the same color on my toes and fingernails, my fingernail polish chips too fast!! Also the reason I will never spend more than $10 bucks for polish!! But, I am feeling these colors!!!
Sarah says
September 10th, 2011 at 6:51 pmI’ve been noticing a lot of mixed mani’s with accents on one finger nail. I think it looks cool, so I’ll try it one of these days. I think one time I did it, but I had to delete the nail and make it all uniform. As far as different nail colors from my fingers to my toes, I do that all the time. I have on Sally Hansen’s gold sparkly nail sticker thing on my hands and my toes used to have on a turquoise, but I erased them today. I’m thinking about putting on the jean sally hansen pattern on my toes. I think that would look cute when I wear jeans.
Julia says
September 10th, 2011 at 7:32 pmI never wear nail polish on my fingers. It chips way too quickly and it feels funny, but I get a pedicure every couple of weeks. I love putting bright colors on my toes. I just ordered a couple of the Les Jeans de Chanel nail polishes. Blue is my favorite color, but it’s hard to find a shade that looks good on me. Karen, did you do anything for FNO? I would love to go to NYC someday for FNO.
dani@callitbeauty says
September 10th, 2011 at 7:42 pmi pretty much never wear the same shade on my finger/toe nails because i’m always changing up the shades on my fingers. i’m loving the teal/dark purple combo <3.
dani@callitbeauty recently posted … YSL Terre Saharienne Bronzer – Sounds Luxurious, Feels Luxurious
Chris25 says
September 10th, 2011 at 7:58 pmAh, gods, I do love my teals. My faves are Rescue Beauty Lounge Teal and Sephora for OPI Teal We Meet Again.
Shauna says
September 10th, 2011 at 8:02 pmLMAO,
Yes I do go there . . . sometimes. I usually prefer my mani/pedi’s to match though.
Shauna says
September 10th, 2011 at 8:04 pmAlso,
I love the Teal color from UD. . . I wish they came out with full size bottles, and sold them in singles instead of a set where you are stuck with colors you don’t really want. Eh, a girl can wish.
Melissa says
September 10th, 2011 at 8:06 pmI just can’t deal with that Trendsetter color. Sorry. The dark grey from Nars is gorgeous though!
Priscilla says
September 10th, 2011 at 8:44 pmHa! Coincidence: I -just- bought Case Study today.
Dana says
September 10th, 2011 at 10:12 pmWhat lens do you use for your photos? They always look so good!
Karo says
September 11th, 2011 at 12:45 amI never wear the same on my toes & fingers 😉 but it must be similar colour 😉
I like all of this colours 🙂
And I want this D&G is such a wonderful colour 🙂
xoxo
Karo recently posted … Tages Make Up – MAC- Vex / Steamy & All that glitters.
Joy says
September 11th, 2011 at 3:34 amOh! I like the way you match it with other colors. The colours are fabulous and I like it.
Michelle Miller says
September 11th, 2011 at 8:22 amI LOVE Skyscraper. Woah.
Michelle Miller recently posted … ocean scented holo glitter polish. oh yes they did!
Coral says
September 11th, 2011 at 11:26 amI love those China Glaze colors.
I usually don’t wear the same color on my toes as my hands. I like to do brighter colors or colors that are a little more bold on my toes. I don’t often get a pedicure since they last very little in my line of work. Plus, I tend to go a little more understated.
Liz says
September 11th, 2011 at 11:38 amI never use color on my fingers, thanks to being in an uber-conservative workplace, but I go craaaaaazy on my toes!
Nina says
September 11th, 2011 at 12:36 pmcreamy tan pls! but i dont do color on my nails … i just use my hands too much and polish never lasts.
IsabelG says
September 11th, 2011 at 12:58 pmI’am working on a lab assignment… today is going to be a loonnnggg day for me.
Beauty and the Scientist says
September 11th, 2011 at 5:13 pmThat’s a multi-purpose, gorgeous teal 🙂 I prefer mixed mani-pedis
Beauty and the Scientist recently posted … End of Summer Haul: nail polish, perfume and more…
Vonvon says
September 12th, 2011 at 9:56 amI have some sort of creamy dark purple on my toes now. It’s Boots No. 17 Royal Indigo.
Vonvon recently posted … Estee Lauder Modern Mercury Collection For Fall 2011 & A Haul
Nina m l says
September 17th, 2011 at 1:13 pmQuestion: my skin tone is very close to yours so. Would you use Case Study as a nude polish?? Work appropriate ? Or what would be a nice fall nude for work thats not too boring?