Nail Polish Trends for 2012

I know it is late in the night, but I have to share this story with you. I was all set to leave for Goa today for a short vacation, but my train tickets didn't get confirmed despite me booking 3 months in advance. They were stuck on WL 8 & 9 since I booked. My return tickets were confirmed, but since my to tickets were not, I had quite an eventful evening. I came back early from office, packed & was about to leave for VT hopeful that by the time the chart would be prepared, my tickets would be through. But no such luck.

So as I sit wondering over the ways of the universe (why me? I think all of Mumbai is in Goa except me), I decided to divert my mind with some beauty reads.

One of the things I read were some predictions about nail colors that would be trending in 2012:


1. Green: Apparently, green is the next big shade in nail paint, and my green they mean the milky pistashio green shades - it is soft, yet striking. But I personally feel that green nail paints are a bit of hit or miss. Not everyone can carry them off. I personally don't like matt greens on my nails, I need my greens to have a shiny, metallic shimmery finish.

Neutral shades are in

2. Orange: I am wearing this on my toes right now, a shade from Maybelline. I thought it would nice on the beaches of Goa in flipflops. I was right half-way. It does look nice & summery, and apparently is a color that is here to stay. My feet do look good propped on the coffee table. But this color doesn't look too good on my hands. It makes my hands look darker. I think I might keep this for the feet only. I feel a better shade actually is tangerine - you know that reddish - orange with a bit of coral. This is a close, warm cousin to orange, and a shade a lot of girls can carry well.

3. Nude Beige: The color of skin, nude beige or milky pink nails are going to be really big this year. I have a milky pink from Jordana that is really gorgeous, one coat & it is MNBB (my nails.... you get the drift). Three coats - it is a very feminine, girly pink. Creamy shades of gray, white, pale pink, and soft beige look refreshing on fingers, contrasting against the many printed clothing and accessories. Perfection is key with these shades, though—no chips, scuffs or slacking on the upkeep.


Of course nail art remains hot as ever, with newer techniques. 


What do you think of these trends? 


I quite like them, but I do wish that red & dark navy blue nails were also in the offing. I have lots of red nail paints (it's a classic for office wear too), and I can't find a decent shiny dark navy blue anywhere. 


I would also like to see silver - grey nails paints - I really like them as well and it would be cherry on the cake, if instead of milky green, milky blue nail paints trended instead (I have cool undertones, and am able to carry off blues & greys much more easily than oranges & yellows)


Let's see if the predictions of the experts turn out to be right. What nail colors would you like to see trending in the coming year?