nail polish trends

Navy is the New Black

You've heard it once, you've heard it twice.  This is the new black, that's the new black, but really ladies – navy is the new black.  At least when it comes to nail polish.  High shine navy manicures are it for fall. If you're anything like me you've been wearing a slew of dark polishes on your tips from Chanel Black Satin to OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, but this Fall in case you haven't noticed, already in your local nail salon are Essie in Bobbing for Baubles and OPI in Road House Blues – two perfect navys.

My favorite right now is by Creative Nail Design called Midnight Sapphire. It's a very inky navy that resembles a an ink mark a dark felt tip blue marker would leave behind.

Katy Perry Teams Up with OPI

How have you been wearing your nails this fall?  My absolute favorite shades of all time are Essie's Wicked and OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark.  Oldies but goodies.  Soon, there will be a new way to wear your fave shades and I'm super excited about it. None other than Katy Perry teamed up with OPI to create a unique top coat called Black Shatter that once dry, leaves behind a cracked pattern on each nail.  I think it's amazing how you can create texture in so many ways with a simple manicure.  I especially like the idea of this new top coat because you can create the texture yourself in a fool proof way.  No fancy specialist needed.

Miss Perry is also designing four fierce colors inspired by her album "Teenage Dream."  The shades and topcoat will hit counters and nail salons in January.

What's your favorite nail polish color for fall?

Duri's New Fall Polish Collection

I love Duri polishes.  Every time I go to the salon my options are limited to OPI or Essie. Not that that's a completely bad thing, because they do have great shades, but there are so many other brands out there who make fabulous colors that are not to be over looked – like Duri. I recently received their fall collection and was so eager to test them out that I painted each of my nails a different color.  Called "Angels and Demons" colors are named Angelic Dust, Seven Heavens, Sacred Quest, Paradise Lost, Path of Light and Wickedly Devine.  My favorites are Seven Heaven – a deep magenta – and Sacred Quest – a metallic brown.

I've been a fan of Duri polishes ever since I tried their Rejuvacote on my brittle nails.  After experimenting with Creative upon removal.  This potion revitalized them and brought them back to life.  My advice: don't get in a rut and always stick to what's offered in your local nail salon for manis and pedis.  There are may other polish companies that make quality polishes with trendy shades.