I got a gift certificate for a mani/pedi from Polish and had the winter chiseled off my hands and feet yesterday. This little salon in Boulder is easy to drive past, but is hand’s down (get it? ohhh, snap! get it again?) one of the best I’ve ever been to. My nails are like a form of art. Like nothing I could have ever accomplished on my own.
Here are some color trends, according to the lady who perfectly painted my nails bright red.
* Yes, red. It’s the color of the winter.
* At the beginning of the year, start looking for more dark colors again. Black is still not totally gone, but sparkle gold is. (Darn.) Brown was fall.
* Spring is the time for pink. Or crazy colors, like you can find by the check-out at Urban Outfitters: teal, orange, green. Warning: Be wary of yellow, which looks like you stubbed your toe and it is dead.
* Also, you’ve seen the little flower accent painted on a nail. But try this: Get all of your finger or toenails painted with a pattern or complimentary patterns. Pin-striped, polka-dots, checkered, zebra or leopard print. It looks surprisingly beautiful.
Also, for the record, Polish is pronounced like the stuff you put on your nails, not like the residents of Poland. Turns out.