summer colour love

by Kyla Roma on June 24, 2010

in Inspiration, Recurring Posts

I’ve been running around working on projects & jumping from lunches to birthday parties this week (last night I was definitely out late on a ‘school’ night!), but I’ve completed one of my summer missions and I needed to share!

I’ve been on the hunt for summer nail polish colours lately, looking for a yellow and a pink that are fun and bright but that have a bit of a muted pastel vibe to them too. This week I called off the search…

*drum roll*

nail polish colours

The yellow is Sally Hansen’s Yellow Kitty & the pink is Essie’s California Coral-  I love them because they remind me of popsicles, macaroons, and sunflower bouquets :)

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1 Colleen June 24, 2010 at 5:54 am

Super cute!!! I’m still on the hunt for the perfect pastel pink. Someday….someday…LOL

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2 Megan June 24, 2010 at 6:56 am

I love coral! (The color is currently on my toenails, and it’s called “Mango Get ‘Em” or something like that. :)

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3 megan v June 24, 2010 at 7:03 am

I’ve got yellow on my nails too – and it’s very fun to pair outfits with complimentary colors!!

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4 Lauren June 24, 2010 at 7:17 am

These are the same colors I wanted to repaint my bike with! Citrus… mostly lemon & grapefruit… but with orange & lime tiny details. Right now my bike is appropriately named “Blue” but even when he’s all citrus-ed out I’ll still want to tell him “You’re my boy, Blue!”

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5 Lisa from Lisa's Yarns June 24, 2010 at 8:07 am

Ooo fun! Those are great colors. They def remind me of macaroons as well! I have not done my nails yet this summer… I have the nail polish skills of a 5 yr old. No joke. It’s bad.

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6 Liz @ Dogs & Wine June 24, 2010 at 9:39 am

I love summer shades of nail polish, although I never wear them! I always end up going with my staple OPI colors…

Black Cherry Chutney – http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/285/blackcherrychutneyxz7.jpg
or
Light My Sapphire – http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FXm7kX_gwfM/Sj0lfZNVABI/AAAAAAAAAUY/12ccjrOTjZ4/s320/ink+1.jpg

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7 stephanie June 24, 2010 at 9:47 am

:) these colours are wonderful !
and i love macaroons.

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8 Leanne June 24, 2010 at 9:59 am

I picked up that California Coral a couple months ago — I love it! The yellow is very sweet… I can’t seem to find a yellow that isn’t highlighter neon. I want one that’s more mustard.

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9 Rachel Celeste June 24, 2010 at 10:17 am

I have coral on my toes right now :)

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10 Lisa June 24, 2010 at 10:18 am

Ooh I so love these! They are definitely yummy. Thanks for sharing! I need to find some pretty shades myself, I’ve been totally into nailpolish lately! Such a fun way to “accessorize” easily. Ahhh I am so in love with summer right now! <3

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11 Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks June 24, 2010 at 10:49 am

Right now. Right this moment. I am wearing a coral shade of Essie nail polish. And it makes my heart sing every time I look at it! I like your style, Miss Kyla!

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12 Michelle... June 24, 2010 at 11:27 am

Coral is probably my favorite summer polish color, so pretty and fun!

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13 Liz June 24, 2010 at 11:30 am

Pretty! My favorite shade right now is a mango pastel I found. I heart it.

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14 Trinidad June 24, 2010 at 11:37 am

I’m in love with Essie’s Damsel in a dress! It’s a bit purple and metallic! I think it’s the perfect summer pedicure color! I created a beach look around it. Check it out! http://thebudgetsocialite.com/fun/summer-beach-look-black-white-and-metallic-all-over/14/

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15 samdotcom June 24, 2010 at 11:52 am

I saw a post on Shannon’s page (Tattoos and Cupcakes) about Yellow Kitty a couple months ago, and immediately ran to the store to buy it. I looove!

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16 Kara June 24, 2010 at 12:08 pm

Pretty!!! I love me some yellow nail polish :)

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17 Morgan | Mrs. Priss June 24, 2010 at 12:12 pm

LOVE these colors!! So fresh and summery!

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18 good girl gone blog June 24, 2010 at 12:26 pm

Yay for Popsicle colors. I could go for a Popsicle right about now…

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19 Fleurisdotca June 24, 2010 at 12:27 pm

I love these! I don’t usually wear nailpolish on my hands, but I’d love the yellow one for a summery day.

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20 Vanessa June 24, 2010 at 1:19 pm

I think I’m in love!

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21 Alyssa June 24, 2010 at 2:17 pm

I have the yellow :) The only thing I don’t like about it is I had to put on 3 coats, and it seems to “crack”. It’s not like it’s $1 nail polish. I love the tone of the yellow though :)

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22 Ashley June 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm

I love pale yellow polishes, but I’ve had a hard time finding a decent formula. There must be something extra difficult in making yellow polish, because all the ones I’ve tried have been streaky. It’s worth the extra trouble, though

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23 hillary June 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

Do you love the Sally Hansen brush? I bought Pedal to the Metal and Plum Luck last week and I love how easy it is to apply.

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24 rachieannie June 24, 2010 at 4:15 pm

I tasted summer when I saw the colors. Strange? Yes.

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25 Shannon June 24, 2010 at 4:27 pm

I just love Yellow Kitty! That coral color is lovely!

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26 sarah marie p June 24, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Jimaie bought me the “Yellow Kitty” for my birthday. Love it! It’s so cute. And pink is always a favorite!

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27 mandy June 24, 2010 at 8:41 pm

Very pretty, miss! I have been wearing the OPI color No Spain, No Gain but am about to switch to a bright pink. I like to rock the bright, bold colors in summer.

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28 suzanne June 24, 2010 at 8:56 pm

i just picked up that exact same sally hansen yellow nail polish last week! (when i was visiting winnipeg, coincidentally!) i love it :)

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29 Stevie June 24, 2010 at 9:19 pm

Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

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30 terra June 25, 2010 at 7:24 am

I LOVE that pink!

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31 Janie June 25, 2010 at 8:51 am

so pretty! :)

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32 steph anne June 25, 2010 at 10:35 am

Pretty colors! Just perfect in time since I need to paint my nails & would love to spend some money on some new colors.

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33 jessica maria June 25, 2010 at 11:07 am

As a nail polish addict, I dig them both! Essie is my fave brand for summer colors!

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34 Skinny Dip June 25, 2010 at 5:37 pm

I just bought the same Essie polish!

I think Coral is such a refreshing color for summer.

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35 Jen B June 27, 2010 at 4:19 pm

Hey Kyla,

I have the california coral too! It’s a really nice color. Word of warning though(!): After about the third day of wearing it, I find that the color loses its gloss.. so you will have to get a good topcoat as well to go overtop of it to bring some shine back (if you are like me and like shiny). Also, the brush is really skinny and the application is kind of meh if you’re doing it on top of a clear basecoat… but if you use something like O.P.I ridge filler under it instead, it is amazing.

xx Jen

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36 Suburban Sweetheart June 27, 2010 at 5:18 pm

Prettypretty. I never paint my nails because I always feel like they’re suffocating. And it always chips overnight. Within, like, one night.

I’m sort of bad at femininity. Blurgh.

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37 E.P. June 27, 2010 at 6:31 pm

Love these colors for you! They are SO summery and just a lot of fun… and I need some new colors, so I might be adding those to my collection. ;)

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38 Diana July 1, 2010 at 12:36 am

Yellow Kitty? Hahahaha! So clever! It’s a great color, too.

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39 Karen July 29, 2010 at 6:39 pm

I love those two colors, especially together. I actually tried to find a shade similar to your yellow here but didn’t come across any pastel yellow, just bright yellow.

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