Shimmering, Sparkling and Bold: Pretty Purple Nails
It’s the nail shade of the season – and it’s a very wearable one for any type of woman, of any age.
I’m talking about shades of pretty purple hues. From dark to vibrant, here are some of my favorite colors to wear to any party this holiday!
Dior Silver Purple ($20 US) is a contemporary shade of metallic pewter with purple tones. It’s a great color no matter if your style is modern or classic, or whether you’re young or old. Silver Purple will suit everyone tastes, making it a must-have of the season.
China Glaze C-C-Courage ($3 US) belongs to the re-formulated Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection that first released in 2001. This vibrant purple with tons of micro-glitter in the formula seems more appropriate for summertime, but if you live in sunny climates, you can wear this shade all year round.
If you’re a lover of creme formulas, you’ll love Rescue Beauty Lounge polish in Mismas. This grape purple creme applies beautifully and reaches its true color in two coats.
I love this color, although I may be biased – this shade is named after my friend Michelle from All Lacquered Up.. plus I won big in Vegas the weekend I wore Mismas to Sin City. 
Lancôme Le Vernis ($18 US) in Untamed Plum surprised me. The swatches online appear purple, however the shade is more burgundy with red tones than purple. I like the color, burgundies are right up my alley, and if you can get past the application issues, it’s a pretty creme shade that fits right in around this time of year.
Apply carefully to avoid streaks and three coats are necessary to achieve the level of opaqueness from the bottle. Here, I only have 2 coats on.
And finally, my absolute favorite color of the season, CHANEL Le Vernis ($23 US) in Vendetta. Vampy, shimmery, and a royal blue/purple to DIE for, it’s everything that I love in a nail color. Witness more gushing over Vendetta here.
There you have it, some of my favorite purples for the season. Do you have any favorites to share? Dish! Because I definitely can’t get enough
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On December 3rd, 2009 TheVixenette said:
I love Essie’s Sexy Divide. It’s similar to the Chanel Vendetta but for a third of the price!
On December 3rd, 2009 Phyrra said:
I’ve got Milani Whimsical on my tips right now and it’s nice, but I have Finger Paints Icy Iris on my toes and THAT is the color that I think is the perfect purple right now.
Go grab Icy Iris!
On December 3rd, 2009 igswonderworld said:
I have China Glaze Let’s Groove and Stella from the Retro Diva collection on my tips (I have a gradation manicure on) and I have to say they happen to be the most beautiful purples I have seen since ChG’s Coconut Kiss. Especially Let’s Groove – It has a deep kick that I can’t quite explain!
On December 3rd, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi TheVixenette,
Thanks for the rec! I’ll definitely have to go look for Sexy Divide – especially to gift to friends this season as stocking stuffers since they’re so budget friendly!
On December 3rd, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi Phyrra,
Wow, I was so intrigued that I Googled Icy Iris.. it’s soooo gorg! I really like the glitter in it yet the color is so deep and luscious!
Where do you get Finger Paints from? I’ve never heard of the brand before.
On December 3rd, 2009 Phyrra said:
Sally’s Beauty Supply is the only place that I know of that carries Finger Paints. I really love this color
On December 3rd, 2009 Karrie said:
These are all pretty colors.
I think I’ll make a trip to Sally’s to check out the purples they have.
On December 3rd, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi igswonderworld,
Ooo, Let’s Groove! I forgot about that one – it is really beautiful indeed!
On December 3rd, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi Phyrra,
Lucky for me, there’s a Sally’s right around the corner! I’ll be checking them out next week for sure
On December 3rd, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi Karrie,
I definitely love purples more than any shade this year. Not sure why since I’m usually drawn to reds and burgundies for holiday.
Hope you find a shade you love at Sally’s? Do you have your eye on a particular color?
On December 4th, 2009 Karrie said:
I’m going to check out the China Glaze and Finger Paints.
But the Rescue Beauty Lounge one you have on looks really pretty and creamy.
On December 4th, 2009 Amanda said:
I love the dior shade!
On December 5th, 2009 FayePrettyhead said:
Oooh the Dior one is gorgeous!! I only normally wear dark shades on my toes, but that is so pretty that I would give it a go on my fingers!
On December 6th, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi Karrie,
Did you pick up any colors at Sally’s this weekend? I’ve taken my nail polish off and now I can’t decide what color to paint them next.. another purple, I think!
On December 6th, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi Amanda,
The Dior shade is really gorgeous, did you pick up a bottle yet?
On December 6th, 2009 Lilan said:
Hi FayePrettyhead,
Silver Purple is not too dark at all. It’s more of a pewter gray and I really like it for dark and gloomy days.. kinda like today in SF. It looks like it might rain!
Hope the weather is better where you are!
On December 6th, 2009 Marisol said:
I have the Chanel & Dior one and really like them. Mismas look like a gorgeous color as well.