Color My Nails Vintage

Picking the right nail color is important to creating a truly vintage manicure. In general, I stick to bold reds but I have been known to stray from my tried and true from time to time.

These ads show what colors would have been available mid-century. They are mostly reds and pinks, but as you can see there are a few colors from the other side of the color wheel. A big trend of the day was for your nails to match your lips, so you’ll notice many vintage ads premiering nail polish and lipstick together.

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{Image Source: Vintage Ads}

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While many of these exact shades are no longer in production, there are some comparable colors currently on the market. These are some of my favorite modern polish shades.

Mac; Ice Cream Cake

Mac; Russian Red

OPI; Feeling Hot Hot Hot

OPI; Magala Wine

Orly; Gumdrop

Chanel; Rose Cinfidential