Let’s admit it – some nail paints that look great on fair hands may not come out too well on dark or brown hands. There are some nail polishes that bring out the beauty of dark hands. My favorite nail polish colors are from Lotus Herbals – they have all beautiful and unique colors and are acetone, DBP, and toulene free. My word of advice is whenever you pick polishes – check for “toulene, DBP, formaldehyde, acetone free” tags because various researches have established that these toxic chemicals can cause hormonal imbalances, asthma, and other adverse effects on health. So, all nail paint lovers, be aware! Coming back to the topic, let’s see some of the nail colors that would look awesome on dark hands. So, without further ado, let’s get directly to the post:
1. Lotus Herbals Colour Dew Nail Enamel – Crimson: It’s a true gorgeous red – not an in between – perfectly red. Rati had listed this nail polish in her “Currently Loving” edition. I bought this immediately and loved it on my nails – it looks awesome on fair, dark, brown, all kinds of skin tones.
2. Lotus Herbals Pink Doll: This is another one of my favorite – it’s a pretty baby pink with hints of lavender in it, goes completely opaque on nails.
3. Maybelline Colorshow Hooked on Pink: It’s a hot pink nail polish – a pink for all complexions.
4. Lakme Fast and Fabulous Fuschia Pink: Fuschia Pink is a perfect bright fuschia colour and it goes opaque in one coat. However, two coats are still necessary to attain the perfect fuchsia.
5. Essie Nail Lacquer – In the Cab-ana: This shade is called a “self-assured aqua azure.” It is a bright medium blue shade. There is a slight hint of aqua also. Though the shade is very pretty, it may make your hands look slightly darker, but dark hands would rock this color, try it!
6. China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Re-Fresh Mint: Mint looks great on nails and you can wear them throughout the year. This one goes opaque in a single coat.
7. Essie Butler Please: It’s a vibrant blue color, thick and creamy in consistency.
8. Zoya Nail Lacquer in Micky: This is a beautiful creamy coral color. The color is gorgeous, not like the usual colors you get in other nail paint brands.
9. Zoya Nail Lacquer in Toni: This one is a dark, warm, raisin wine cream – an oxblood color. You can see hints of plum, burgundy, and purple in it.
10. Ciate Ditch the Heels: This one is a pretty apple martini shade.
11. China Glaze Cowgirl Up: It’s a true aubergine nail paint with hints of shimmer.
12. Lotus Herbals Deep Sea: This is my all-time favorite – it is an aqua blue color with no shimmer or glitter.
13. Chanel Nail Lacquer in Pirate: It’s a blue toned deep dark red – perfect to wear on feet, will make hands and feet look fairer.
14. Dior Blue Label: It’s a true midnight blue shade – so rich and lush. A must-have for all skin tones.
15. OPI Nail Lacquer – Happy Anniversary: A silver-pearl nail polish with lots of pearl shimmer and fine silver glitter. It will give the sheen and shine they need.
16. Estee Lauder Ultra Violet: It’s a proper plum-violet with lovely glitter.
17. Estee Lauder Wicked Green: This one is a beautiful rich green color, does not have any shimmer or glitter.
18. Zoya Nail Lacquer in Monica: Dark and blue-purple color with glossy finish.
19. Zoya Nail Lacquer in Charisma: An ultra bright neon magenta-red purple color that gives a matte finish.
20. OPI Push and Shove: A beautiful silver color with a glossy sheen.
21. Essie She’s Pampered: An indulgent red, raspberry red that would look good on all skin tones.
22. OPI Nail Lacquer – Gargantuan Green Grape: A pastel green, non-shimmery milky shade.
23. OPI Nail Lacquer – Do You Lilac It: A beautiful milky lavender shade without any shimmer.
24. OPI Black Onyx: A gorgeous black shade with glossy finish.
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Essie Nail Lacquer – She’s Pampered
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Essie Nail Polish – Fair Game
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Superb post as always….me being a dusky skin toned woman, always wear nudes & pastels on my nails….never tried d vibrant shades u hav mentioned *scared* .wil definitly gv them a try this time…bookmarking it jomol…
Shruti…..give the mints, lilacs, and blues a try….you will love them *happy dance*
Dior blue label *drool*
Ditto Shashi *hifive* *hifive*
Wow… Jomoli… U hav all these… Mujhe bhej do…. *drool* *drool*
Arpita….noi noi…..only a few, on my wishlist though *hihi* *hihi*
*drool* *drool*
Dior Blue Label Kadambari *drool*
Nice compilation! Pastels look really good on dark skin the same way berries look great on lighter tones. But life is too short to be bind our choices by skin colour 😀 Besides, every colour looks great on good skin whatever be it’s tone.
*to bind
aweeesome post jomo. i am totally drooling over the silver and green nail paints!!! I think when you wear nail paints you want them to work for your complexion and not everything works..ofcourse you can have fun with all the colors but for people who want to have options other than neutral shades i think it is an awesome compilations. *clap* *clap* *clap* *clap*
dior *drool*
Awesome post !!!! *clap*
Awesome compilation, Jomol! Every single one here looks amazing! *woot* I want them all! 😀
Thanx a ton Jomol for such a gr8 post. I m wheatish toned and have few nail paints that luk gud on my hanfs. I am bookmarking this page, will definitely read dis before buying.
Thank you so much Jomol. I am a dusky skinned girl who thinks 10 times before buying a nail colour. Your post has given me an idea about colours that might look good on me.
hi,
Awesome post!
But my problem is that no nail paint stays on my nails longer. It will automatically removed from my nails within a day or 2 days, which feel very bad to me..
What i can do for this.
Superb post was badly in need of new nail enamels n here it comes from u. Tnx tnx 🙂