Favorite dark nailpolish colors?

[Amys Bling]

Hey- just looking for suggestions. I really like dark nailpolish for the winter months and find I have been using the same two over and over-

Essie- Wicked
Essie- Licorice

I would love suggestions to switch it up

 

[texaskj]

OPI Black Cherry Chutney.

 

[ame]

OPI Black Cherry Chutney.

I love this too, and Royal Rajah Ruby. Another one I like is a drugstore find, Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in FLIRT, which is a dark purple. I have not found another purple like it. I don't like non-shimmery polish for some reason. Then again I RARELY wear polish. I usually have no nails--no white showing--and my cuticles are gross. They're particularly bad when I am working on an invite order, paper kills my hands. And I hate lotions, I always need to wash my hands afterwards.

 

[maplefemme]

OPI Black Cherry Chutney.

Ooh that sounds good!

I like OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and OPI Onyx

 

[Amys Bling]

OPI Black Cherry Chutney.

Ooh that sounds good!

I like OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and OPI Onyx

Love the suggestions! One friend of mine swears by Lincoln Park After Dark. The Black Cherry Chutney sounds good

 

[Enerchi]

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark +1 (love that colour!!!)
and OPI Royal Rajah Ruby - deep purplish black red. (gee, put that way, sounds disgusting, but its amazing on your hand!!)

 

[librarychickie]

OPI All Bordeaux the Sleigh.

I love the Essie colors, but I have an extremely difficult time applying their polish. OPI seems to go on much smoother.

 

[Lottie]

Chanel Vendetta

 

[mrswahs]

I always do shellac these days and I love rock royalty, fedora, asphalt, and black pool (all of which I believe cnd has a regular polish for of the same name). I also love You Don't Know Jaques by OPI. It's a gorgeous brown.

 

[Amys Bling]

Great suggestions!

 

[Amys Bling]

oooh, just tried Devil's Advocate- Essie, it's a deep purple almost black

 

[Jennifer W]

I love Chanel's Rouge Noir, and the lipstick to match. Not sure how good it really looks with my pale blue skin and red hair, but I love it.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

 

[maplefemme]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

Post pics! Sounds interesting, (cool) plum + (warm) brick...

 

[LittleRiver]

Essie Smokin' Hot. I always get compliments when I wear this! It's a dark, purple-based grey. It almost looks navy in some lighting. Sally Hansen Grey Area is almost identical and costs about $3 at the drugstore.

 

[that_someone_special]

Zoya Lael (red burg cream)

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

Post pics! Sounds interesting, (cool) plum + (warm) brick...

The salesgal thought/said plum--and I thought/said brick...heheee

Here I am in the lastest photoshoot of Chanels new colors....

http://imabeautygeek.com/2011/10/06/like-or-unlike-chanel-spring-2012-underwater-fairytale-makeup-and-nails/

cheers--Sharon

 

[Upgradable]

I have two favorites: OPI Midnight in Moscow and OPI My Private Jet.

 

[Upgradable]

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[Amys Bling]

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Ooh I like them both!

 

[Amber St. Clare]

Revlon's Naughty--which I am told is an exact dupe for Chanel's Paradoxical. Deep plum undershot with a subtle gold.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Does any one here mix colors to get the "right" shade? I was thinking of experimenting with my Nars super sheer (faint sparkle) gold with this new dark color. Or use it as a top coat?

cheers--Sharon

 

[Amber St. Clare]

HI:

Does any one here mix colors to get the "right" shade? I was thinking of experimenting with my Nars super sheer (faint sparkle) gold with this new dark color. Or use it as a top coat?

cheers--Sharon

Hello---I do this all the time. I generally use pale pinks and mauves and blend and mix them with white to get different intensities. I also have different metallic glitter I use--a coat of color, a coat of metallic, another coat of color, and so on until I get the desired effect. You need mainly patience and a few basic colors.
Have fun!

 

[Amys Bling]

HI:

Does any one here mix colors to get the "right" shade? I was thinking of experimenting with my Nars super sheer (faint sparkle) gold with this new dark color. Or use it as a top coat?

cheers--Sharon

Hello---I do this all the time. I generally use pale pinks and mauves and blend and mix them with white to get different intensities. I also have different metallic glitter I use--a coat of color, a coat of metallic, another coat of color, and so on until I get the desired effect. You need mainly patience and a few basic colors.
Have fun!

Sounds cool.

 

[maplefemme]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

Post pics! Sounds interesting, (cool) plum + (warm) brick...

The salesgal thought/said plum--and I thought/said brick...heheee

Here I am in the lastest photoshoot of Chanels new colors....

http://imabeautygeek.com/2011/10/06/like-or-unlike-chanel-spring-2012-underwater-fairytale-makeup-and-nails/

cheers--Sharon

Sharon, how do you find the wear on Chanel polishes? I have never used them myself...

 

[CharmyPoo]

OPI - Bogota Blackberry is my absolute fave! It isn't overly dark and professional enough for work.

NARS Tokaido Express is awesome as well.

 

[Amber St. Clare]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

Post pics! Sounds interesting, (cool) plum + (warm) brick...

The salesgal thought/said plum--and I thought/said brick...heheee

Here I am in the lastest photoshoot of Chanels new colors....

http://imabeautygeek.com/2011/10/06/like-or-unlike-chanel-spring-2012-underwater-fairytale-makeup-and-nails/

cheers--Sharon

Sharon, how do you find the wear on Chanel polishes? I have never used them myself...

I'm not Sharon, but I've used Chanel forever and find that it lasts about the same as Essie/OPI as long as you use a good topcoat like Seche Vite. My all time Chanel fav is Lilac Sky.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Never wear polish and certainly not dark colors: BUT but, out of my comfort zone, new Spring color for Chanel, called "April". Plum crossed with a hint of brick? Toes tonite--fingers tomorrow?

cheers--Sharon

Post pics! Sounds interesting, (cool) plum + (warm) brick...

The salesgal thought/said plum--and I thought/said brick...heheee

Here I am in the lastest photoshoot of Chanels new colors....

http://imabeautygeek.com/2011/10/06/like-or-unlike-chanel-spring-2012-underwater-fairytale-makeup-and-nails/

cheers--Sharon

Sharon, how do you find the wear on Chanel polishes? I have never used them myself...

I'm not Sharon, but I've used Chanel forever and find that it lasts about the same as Essie/OPI as long as you use a good topcoat like Seche Vite. My all time Chanel fav is Lilac Sky.

Amber:

Thank for the top coat tip! Like I said I am not a polish wearer--but think I need to "progress" (heehehe) and found the Chanel very nice to use. Soar so good!

cheers--Sharon

 

[decodelighted]

Don't know the brand name but just did a pure glossy black called "midnight" on my toes ... during a trip to the Caribbean no less. Still digging it a couple of weeks later. More than I would a tropical pink now that I'm back in the brrrrrry Northeast Winter.

 

[Amys Bling]

Don't know the brand name but just did a pure glossy black called "midnight" on my toes ... during a trip to the Caribbean no less. Still digging it a couple of weeks later. More than I would a tropical pink now that I'm back in the brrrrrry Northeast Winter.

I love black and dark dark shades- i think they are just more flattering on me.