Nude Nail Polish on Pale Skin

Pale hands are where a nude can vanish completely — too close to your own color to register at all. Anything saturated, though, does all the work for you.

Start with Deep nude crème (BP60) — an espresso nude, and it stands well clear of your skin. Four of the 26 will read as a real contrast on your hand, and 13 will blend almost all the way in if that’s what you’re after. If you’d rather go lighter, Pale nude shimmer (FXA-FA05) is more of a bone.

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

The same nudes on another skin tone: Fair skin · Olive skin · Tan skin · Brown skin · Dark skin

Or start wider: all nude shades · every color on pale skin