The other day on Twitter, someone posted a picture of the Oscar de la Renta polish collection, which is available here if you're interested. I'm not impressed, as most every polish collection for this season has a vampy color and a basic red. However, de la Renta added a light blue shade as well. This struck me as odd, until I had a flashback to this past winter. Chanel had debuted a light blue polish on the runway for Spring/Summer 2012, and was rumored to be a limited edition for this summer. I hadn't seen it yet and it fell out of mind until I looked at the de la Renta polish. Well, the Chanel Polish, Skyline, is out, and I'm sensing a fall trend.
Bottom: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, $8 | Chanel Skyline, $30 | Revlon Blue Lagoon, $4
With the exception of the Chanel and de la Renta, I own the other light blue polishes. Sally Hansen's Barracuda is more of a light aqua that leans more blueish. Application is tricky but I think I just got a bum brush. Revlon Blue Lagoon is a traditional light blue with a hint of a matte sparkle. It's weird, you can see the sparkle on your nail and in the bottle, but the shimmer glitter I'm guessing wasn't milled very fine. Essie's Coat Azure is a great polish. It has a silver shimmer in it that's subtle and it applies like a dream.
I think these light blues are a fun way to add a bit of pop to an otherwise darker color palette that you'll be seeing for fall. Definitely unexpected, which makes them fashion forward.
