Overview

• Designers are spotlighting five marquee street-style shades—beige oat, dill green, lilac aura, butter yellow, dark cherry red—in winter collections.
• Timeless designs like almond-shaped baby boomer, pearly finishes, nude tones, milky nails and the classic French manicure continue to anchor manicure trends.
• A sophisticated winter palette of chocolate brown, taupe, neutral gray, indigo blue and burgundy appears in glossy or pearly finishes to complement bolder hues.
• The ‘clean nails’ or ‘princess nails’ movement favors short, natural shapes with sheer pink or transparent finishes to project a polished professional look.
• Textural tweaks such as velvet coatings, melted-metallic effects and chrome-like or iridescent sheens add understated sophistication to modern manicures.