Celeb Trend: Blue Nails

Lauren Conrad photo from People.com

I'm loving all the ladies in blue nail polish lately. It's not the easiest shade to pull-off and on a day-to-day basis I'm not the type to get away with it, but two of my fave cocktail dresses are blue so when I wear them I love matching my nail color. Essie makes some wonderful blue shades -- above all the way to the right is Mesmerize from their Spring 2009 collection. It's a very saturated blue that has a hint of metallic. If that's too dark for you (I've found that darker colors look great against darker skin, while lighter shades of blue work better on lighter skin ladies like me), essie's latest collection is alllll about the blue! It's called The North Fork Collection and the three shades are called -- Sag Harbor, Greenpoint, and Shelter Island -- anyone who lives in NYC and goes to the Hamptons will smile when they see these colors. The colors fit so perfectly with the colors of the North and South Fork -- the serene nature, landscapes and clear blue summer skies. Like most essie shades you'll need two coats to get the full effect of the color and all three shades have medium shine. Fittingly my favorites are Sag Harbor and Shelter Island  -- two of my fave spots to go to when I'm out in Southampton.