The color of your nail polish can reflect your personality and even hint at your relationship status. Whether you're single, in a relationship, or somewhere in between, certain nail colors can send a message.
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Beyond just indicating if you're single, each polish color has its own meaning and can reveal a bit about who you are. Want to know what your nail color says about you? Keep reading to discover the significance behind various polish colors.
What All Can White Nail Polish Symbolize?
White nail polish is said to mean you are single. White is the chosen color to show you are ready for a new beginning and that you are a blank slate. Many women will paint their nails white to show off that they are prepared for a relationship.
However, the color white, specifically on nails, can mean much more than your relationship status. The color white symbolizes innocence.
White creates freshness, purity, loyalty, and peace. Choosing white nails can show off your mature personality, look clean and bright, and style any outfit perfectly.
The most popular times of year to show off white-painted nails include springtime and summer. However, white nails are such a classic color that you can confidently wear them at any time throughout the year.
What Do Neutral-Toned Nail Polishes Symbolize?
Nude-colored nails are often associated with weddings and events like that. It is an extremely popular color choice for manicures before the big day.
Also, many professional women will choose nude-painted nails to suit their job's standards best. Nude nails show off professionalism, simplicity, and maturity. For further reading and insights, see this article, "Should You Wear Nail Polish To An Interview?"
Black nails seem to be judged fairly quickly; many people assume that black nails follow goth trends from the past. However, they are a popular choice now for other reasons than that. Black creates great and intense boldness. Black symbolizes rebellion, sensitivity, and creativity.
Finally, grey nails show maturity and sophistication. Grey adds a bit more light to the traditional black while still allowing for formality. Grey is a conservative color, indicating you may be more conventional and enjoy staying on the safe side of things, including your nail color.
Read this article on what color nail polish to choose based on skin tone, "What Nail Color For Pale Skin?"
What Do Bright Nail Polishes Symbolize?
The first bright-colored nail polish to mention is yellow. Yellow signifies optimism, happiness, cheer, and warmth.
Yellow is a fun color sure to draw attention and compliments. Because yellow is associated with sunshine, it is an excellent choice for summer, and a more pastel yellow is a great choice in the spring.
The next color to mention is orange. Much like yellow, it signifies sunshine, but it also represents joy and fascination, determination and strength. Orange shows that you have an outgoing and confident personality; you are unafraid of being the center of attention.
The final nail polish color to mention in this section is purple. The color purple is a combination of blue and red. This combination means that purple has accents of the calm from the blue, yet keeping the fierce nature of red.
A purple manicure exudes confidence and power. With purple nails, you will be representing wealth, ambition, and wisdom, keeping your independent, pride-filled energy.
Multiple Color Options
A fairly large trend currently is to choose multiple colors for one manicure. There are two main ways to do this.
The first way to complete this manicure trend is to choose two colors that look good together. After choosing two colors, you will usually pick one or two nails from each hand for the first color.
Then you will need to paint the rest of your nails the second color. For example, a black manicure with two grey nails, either ring or middle finger.
The second way to complete this trend is to choose a different polish color for each nail. This is especially popular in the fall. For example, you could find colors ranging from white to dark brown.
Then, starting at either the thumb of both hands or the pinky, work your way from white to dark brown based on shade.
Another option for this type of manicure is to do pastel shades in the spring, as shown in the picture.
What Does Light Blue Nail Polish Mean?
Light blue nail polish opposes white nail polish, representing that you are taken or in a relationship. This notion came about when girls began to post their boyfriend's answers to 'What color should I paint my nails?'. The boy's answers seemed always to be light blue.
The color light blue symbolizes enthusiasm, softness, tranquility, and compassion. Light blue also represents seriousness and commitment, which is essential in relationships, hence where this may have come from.
Having a light blue manicure can also mean you are talking to someone or spoken for.
What Nail Color Do Guys Find The Most Attractive?
When men were asked what color they found most attractive on a woman's nails, many responded with red. It was the most popular choice.
Red is a popular color of love, being the primary color for the holiday of Valentine's Day, the color of roses, and the color of the heart symbol.
Along with that, red is associated with fiery passion and heat, which many men find attractive. Deep red can be a very seductive color. Wearing red nail polish shows confidence and attracts attention, also demands it from everyone.
Red symbolizes life, courage, and war. It is bold but beautiful, very classic, and can pair with many outfit choices. Red is a great color for your manicure in February but is classic enough to be worn year-round.
Men who did not respond to the last question with the color red chose various other colors. For example, your choice to wear a nude shade on your nails will associate you with being forward and comfortable. Men find this nail color very attractive for those reasons.
Another option is navy blue which exudes intensity and maturity, all while being reliable and sincere. More colors include emerald green, lavender, coral, and light pink. Also, men find black or grey nails attractive as well.
To find more information on the most attractive colors, check out this article.
What Do Pink Nails Mean?
Pink nail polish is a great choice to show off your flirty personality. This color exudes love and kindness and allows your femininity to peak. A pink manicure can demonstrate your sweet and romantic side without intimidating or threatening.
The best time to style a pink manicure is summer or spring. However, many women choose to dress this way for holidays such as Valentine's Day. The picture below shows a good example of a lighter, pastel shade of pink.
You can read more about what colors symbolize here.
What Nail Polish Color Makes Hands Look Younger?
Orange hues are the best color to attract attention away from any visible signs of aging. These bright colors bring vibrancy and health back to your skin.
Avoid grey undertones and colors too close to your skin tone, which can potentially age your skin. This can take away from the youthfulness of orange color polish.
Unlocking the Meaning Behind Your Manicure
Your choice of nail colors can be based on many things, including relationship status, aspects of your personality, and the season or time of year.
A white manicure is sometimes worn to show that a woman is single and ready to take on a new relationship. On the other hand, choosing a light blue manicure can show that you are in a relationship.
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