The warm weather is bringing bright colour trends [1] to your favourite nail salons, and orange in particular is a major trend for Summer 2019. Regardless of your skin tone or tastes, there's a shade of orange to love. According to Eleanor Langston, chief creative officer of Paintbox in New York City [2], clients are already favouring the colour.
"From poppy red to vivid peach, orange undertones signal that Summer's here," she said. In fact, the colour is becoming so popular, it's replacing many people's go-to shade. "Corals, peaches, and salmon shades are the modern version of millennial pink and are ultraflattering on all skin tones," she said.
Langston suggests choosing your orange shade according to your skin tone. "If you're fair, try a warm cherry red or even a terracotta colour," she said. "Medium and olive complexions would look amazing in salmon, tangerine, or cantaloupe shades." Have a darker complexion? She suggests trying out a milky blush or bright grapefruit polish.
Check out some of the best orange polishes [3] in the shades Langston suggests ahead.
Cherry-Orange
Langston recommends those with fairer complexions try out a cherry-orange like Nails Inc. Nail Polish in Portland Square [4] ($15).
Cherry-Orange
OPI Nail Lacquer Nail Polish in I Stop For Red [5] ($9)
Terracotta
If you have a lighter complexion and want an orange with a '70s twist, try a terracotta shade like Smith & Cult Nail Polish in Tang Bang [6] ($18).
Terracotta
Cirque Colours Metropolis Collection in Red Brown [7] ($13)
Salmon
Medium skin tones will look great with salmon polishes like Zoya Nail Polish in Elodie [8] ($10) on their fingers and toes.
Salmon
OPI Nail Lacquer in Got Myself Into a Jam-balaya [9] ($11)
Tangerine
Olive and medium complexions should try tangerine shades like Essie Summer Trend Nail Polish Collection in Soles On Fire [10] ($9) if they're looking for something bright.
Tangerine
China Glaze Nail Polish in Papaya Punch [11] ($7)
Cantaloupe
Langston also recommends cantaloupe shades like China Glaze Nail Lacquer in I Just Cant-aloupe [12] ($10) for medium skin tones.
Cantaloupe
Essie Nail Polish in Stones n' Roses [13] ($8)
Milky Blush
According to Langston, deeper complexions will make warm blush shades like Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Sheer Happiness [14] ($10) really stand out.
Milky Blush
Essie Nail Polish in High Class Affair [15] ($7)
Grapefruit
If you have a deeper complexion and want to opt for a bright colour, grapefruit shades like Morgan Taylor Professional Nail Lacquer in Manga-Round With Me [16] ($10) are sure to make you happy.
Grapefruit
OPI Nail Lacquer in I Eat Mainely Lobster [17] ($11)
Vivid Peach
Everyone can benefit from a saturated peach colour like Butter London Nail Lacquer in Living Coral [18] ($12).
Vivid Peach
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Malibu Peach [19] ($10)
Coral
Langston mentioned she's been seeing coral shades like Dior Vernis Gel Shine and Long Wear Nail Lacquer in Wonderland [20] ($28) at her salon.
Coral
Londontown Lakur Enhanced Colour Nail Polish in Royal Wedding Coral [21] ($16)