There’s something about the cold-weather season that lends a certain edginess to our aesthetics — something about a darker colour-palette that feels inviting and cozy. The allure of blacks, violets, and reds is much more apparent during winters, and the best way to play into the aesthetic is by dipping our toes — and fingers — into intensely-pigmented splashes of colour. Some sleuthing around on the Internet led me to six such colours that feel like they’ve bottled each aesthetic of the season under their fine-tipped brushes. Ahead — your guide to acing hot-girl winter with the best dark nail-polishes.
Your Sign To Dial Up The Pigmentation On Your Nails, Like, Now.
One Cocoa, Please, With A Side Of….
Sangria Surprise by Manisha Malhotra feels like a cup of cocoa on Christmas. This hi-shine shade embodies the deepest hue of wine — rich and inviting, there’s something about this polish that makes you want to don on a pullover and head to a café for the rest of the day. This one’s endowed with chip-resistant qualities that guarantee your nails a very long hiatus from cracks and smudges. I call it the anti-matte.
Selena & Hailey’s Chic-Girl Pick
Rad by MyGlamm is power-packed with a crimson-red decadence that feels like you’re crushing freshly-picked cherries onto the lacquers. This is your excuse to putting the ‘Red Nail Theory’ to the test — because, who knows, it might just bring you love (or put you in the mood for Christmas — it’s a win-win anyway). Since the polish is equipped with a contoured, fine-tipped brush, you’re very well on your way to achieving a salon-like finish sans creases and clumping.
Blue & Winter? Never Heard Of A More Powerful Duo
You cannot not think of blue when you think of winter. This one’s for all my ice-queens. This navy-blue hue is about the ace the winter leather-nail aesthetic, and how. Just drench your digits in the shade, and notice how it instantly compliments your cold-girl makeup routine effortlessly.
The perfect shade of plum doesn’t exi….
This plum-kissed polish makes you want to drown in it. Yeah — the intrusive thoughts are back because this is the darkest shade of plum I’ve ever come across. Why So Plum is here to elevate your glam-quotient, and it’s going to flatter your cherry-red cheeks gloriously — or your villain era.
The Colour You Can Always Rely On
If you’re more of a classic jet-black mani-enthusiast, you can always just entrust your lacquers to this bottle. A jet-black mani is classic, chic, and extremely easy to pull off. It adapts to your personal aesthetic and style like no other colour, and fits right in without overpowering any element. This one’s always going to be the most popular nail-colour regardless of season.
Blankets, Candles, & This Cozy, Cozy Colour
Disco by Lovechild Masaba embodies the cosiest hue of green — dark and intense, it feels only appropriate for winter. This shade looks particularly stunning on short, squoval-shaped tips, and is every bit of glossy as it is dark. Apart from endowing the nails with a sheen, it’s power-packed with chip-resistant qualities — guaranteeing your digits a long, long stay. Rest assured, this dark-green nail-polish will not overpower your aesthetic.
Which one of these winter nail-polishes are you adding to your cart?
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