Yellow is a color that can brighten the cloudiest of days.  It is bright and cheerful but it is also a color that some shy away from. The problem with yellow is that if your skin tone is really pale and you wear certain shades of yellow it will make you look washed out so it is best to wear a deep yellow it will warm you up. If you have a tan or a darker complexion then a paler yellow is your best bet.

The thing is though that wearing yellow clothes is fairly easy and you can add accessories and other colors to break up the yellow palette to make the outfit work with your complexion but when it comes to nail polish it is a bit harder since it is literally against your skin. You can obviously avoid this problem by not wearing a yellow nail polish but the thing is there are so many great yellow polishes to choose from. By cutting yellow from your collection you are truly missing out on something great.  The key to wearing a yellow polish is to know your skin tone and make sure to choose the right one for you. not just the hottest color that everyone else is wearing.

Chanel makes some wonderful nail polishes or as they refer to them Le Vernis Nail Colour. The formulas and colors that they use for their polishes are absolutely exquisite and a bit pricy so make sure that you do not pick a yellow polish on a whim and you make sure that it works on you. There are not too many choices of Chanel Le Vernis, the first is Chanel Robertson LA Sunrise #287 Le Vernis Nail Polish which was a limited edition color 2 years ago so it is a bit hard to find and more expensive than a normal Chanel polish but is really a great lemon yellow with a bit of a silver shimmer. For 2011 Chanel is releasing Mimosa. This color is also a lemon yellow and has yellow and orange shimmer with a few fleck of green mixed in. Overall than the Mimosa is a bit lighter and more shimmery than the LA Sunrise.

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I love Deborah Lippmann Glitter Polishes and have not tried any “traditional” ones so I am not an expert with overall look, application, and overall wear but I have not heard many complaints about these polishes too much. The  Deborah Lippmann Yellow Brick Road nail polish was just released on  April 1st  and is already flying off the shelves.  The color is a sheer jelly yellow. This is the color that Lady Gaga was wearing for her Grammy performance last month.  Yellow Brick Road was not supposed to be released until later in the year but with the popularity of requests after Lady Gaga wore it the release date was pushed up.

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While the above polishes are are great, the fact is that they either have not been released yet or are hard to find so perhaps you want to find a great yellow to start wearing now. The NARS Desperadois a rich golden yellow and should work for all skin tones.

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Butter LONDON is another brand that has a great yellow polish that is already available. The butter LONDON Cheeky Chops is a pale creamy yellow.

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Other great brands of Nail Polish that have yellows currently are OPI, China Glaze, and Zoya. These are brands that have a polish that is under $10 which is great when buying a color that you may only wear a few times before retiring.

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Do you have a favorite yellow nail polish from above? Is there a great yellow nail polish that you have discovered that is not on the list? Please comment below and let me know.

NARS Cosmetics, founded by Francois Nars in 1994 is the leading brand of makeup for makeup artists, designers, and photographers. Francois , a makeup artist wanted to create a artistic, bold makeup that would stand out on the runway or pages of a magazine. NARS is a brand for women who want their makeup to grab attention and they are quite successful at it. While NARS is best known for their vivid eyeshadows and lipsticks, their nail polishes are equally as bold and exciting.

The selection of colors of NARS polishes is not as expansive as other brands and you will not find many varied shades to a color but that is fine because the hues of a color are the perfect one. Another great thing about NARS nail polishes is that even though they may only release a color for a season or two before pulling it, they do re release some of those colors as part of their vintage collection.

According to top fashion editors and stylists some of the hottest colors for nails this Spring 2011 season are blues, greys, pale pinks, and nudes. NARS has all of these colors in either their regular collection or their vintage collection.

My favorite of the “hot” colors is their blue polish called Blue Lagoon and is part of their re released Vintage Collection,  meaning that you should hurry up and buy a bottle today. The is no announced end date for this color but I would not take a risk that it will be around for too much longer. This iridescent powder blue polish is on the thin side so you most likely will need 3 to 4 coat of this color on your nails. A trick with this polish to prevent it looking streaky is to wait a few minutes between coats so each one has a chance to dry, this will make each coat go on flawlessly.  Another great idea to do with this color is to layer it over another blue polish.

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NARS  Orgasm nail polish is a pale peach pink nail polish that has a bit of a gold iridescence to it.  This is a very sheer polish so if you want a more opaque finish to it you will either need 3 to 4 coats to it , waiting a few minutes between each coat to prevent streaking , or use it  as a top coat over another color. This color does look good though with a coat or two as a sheer polish.
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If pink is not what you are looking for but still want a pale color for this spring then a nude polish like Versailles
is a great choice. This color is a very pale color with a bit of a gold shimmer to it so you will need 3-4 coats to it. If however you want a darker nude, a smoky taupe color that is creamy not sheer then Bad Influence is the color for you.  Since this color is not sheer you can get a great finish with 2 coats.

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