Somewhere across the hallway, behind closed doors at Runway magazine, Miranda Priestly would be saying: "pastels for Spring [1]? Groundbreaking. But save the pursing of your lip, would you, because this season's biggest nail colour trend [2] isn't like all the others you've seen before. It's pastel colour [3] — with a twist.

"The polishes for Spring are not so predictable — we'll be seeing a lot of the not-so-basic pastels," said essie celebrity manicurist, Michelle Saunders [4]. These shades, she explains, each have a little something extra — be it a touch of iridescence, flecks of gold, or pearly finishes. "For some reason, maybe because this winter was particularly long and daunting, but this year instead of rolling our eyes when fresh and floral hues [5] arrive, we are embracing them. It's the quickest and simplest way to 'let the light in [6],' even if the sun is still struggling to appear."

Shop them ahead before we start with that whole cerulean speech thing again. That's all.

JINSoon Mamagami Nail Polish in Dotty

JINSoon Mamagami Nail Polish in Dotty [7] ($18)