Blue Nail Polish on Fair Skin

Fair skin sits right in the middle of most nudes and blushes, so warm-versus-cool matters more here than on any other tone. A cool pink and a warm one look like two different colors on you.

Start with Espresso blue crème (BP50) — cool, midnight navy, and it stands well clear of your skin. 45 of the 58 will read as a real contrast on your hand. If you’d rather go lighter, Pale blue crème (BP75) is more of a sky blue.

Change the nail shape and length as you go — the same blue is a different manicure short and round than it is long and stiletto.

The same blues on another skin tone: Pale skin · Olive skin · Tan skin · Brown skin · Dark skin

Or start wider: all blue shades · every color on fair skin