Finding The Perfect Polish To Flatter Your Skin Tone

I had the sudden urge to change my nail polish yesterday. I was wearing OPI's Pompeii Purple, which looks great on my skin, but I wanted something different. I went to Ricky's (AKA beauty supply Heaven) and bought Essie's Tart Deco. Not a color I normally wear, but it was on sale and it looked fun.

I put the polish on but removed it less than five minutes later! The orange looked awful on my brown skin so I am now polish-less. To ensure my polish drama never happens again, I hooked up with Np2 nail polish to get some tips on choosing the perfect color to compliment every skin tone.

Fair Skin Tones

Try a red like Np2's Electric Charge or a bright pink like Np2's Positive Integer. These colors look very chic and elegant on fair skin.

Medium Skin Tones

Try bright and vibrant colors like Np2's Solar, Square Root or Electric. These colors will make your skin look tanner that it actually is.

Tan Skin Tones

Try light shades of pink, like Np2's Positive Charge. It will help bring out the skin tone's color. Also try a light brown, like Np2's Hypothesis or a chocolate brown, like Np2's Celsius.

Very Dark Skin Tones

Try dark reds and maroons. Np2's Elemental, Infinitely or Multiplied will look amazing on your skin.

If you want to try other colors, Np2 and OPI both have a tool on their website where you actually see what a color would look like on your skin tone.