All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors.
However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through links in this article.
Thankfully, that era is over.
Getty Images
“Instead, look for a color that celebrates your skin’s undertones.”
And that color may surprise you.
Check out 16 super pretty nude lacquers that complement your skin tone without calling for color compromises.
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors.
However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
ManicuristEllecalls it a “color that will warm the fairest shade of skin.”
“Generally speaking, olive skin tones tend to read warm,” she says.
The Soak-Off Gel Polish formula is ideal for anyone ambitious enough to attempt agel manicure at home.
“It can help brighten the natural skin tone.
Miss Pop says it’s absolutely gorgeous on medium skin tones likePadma Lakshmi’s.
It looks absolutely lovely on medium skin tones with warm undertones, its sparkles bringing out your golden glow.
No wonder it’s anAllureBest of Beauty award winner.
Dark: Sally Hansen Good.
“It complements skin with the perfect velvety nude manicure.”
The super shiny, opaquely pigmented polish proves that neutral hues can be truly stunning.
She says its ever so slight red undertone complements rich, darker skin tones.