The best winter manicures will have you forgoing gloves, even on the coldest of days. Rather than sticking with your go-to polish shade for winter 2021, try something new as the weather gets chillier, the sweaters get cozier, and pumpkin spice season melts into months of hot chocolate. (What, you don’t measure your time in beverages?) Ahead, find the 15 winter nail polish colors we’ll have in rotation for the rest of the year, and into 2022.
Les Mains Hermes, Nail Enamel, Brun Bistre
Hermes
Inspired by the border of the brand’s iconic orange boxes, this inky brown is almost too gorgeous to use. Buy one for your winter manicures, then the rest as holiday gifts.
Sip, Sip… Sanctuary – Classic Lacquer
Pear Nova
Celebratory and shiny, this champagne polish is one of our VIPs (very important polishes, that is) of the season.
Breathable Treatment + Color in Alexandrite By You
Orly
Orly’s holiday collection is inspired by gemstones, so this opalescent purple can stand in as a piece of jewelry with your party looks.
Nail Lacquer in Give’m The Cold Shoulder
LaPierre Cosmetics
Somewhere between cool blue and steely grey, this shade feels like winter but doesn’t veer into holiday territory.
Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer in London Fog
butter LONDON
There’s something edgy about embracing winter’s coolest tones. An icy green nail is like frosty eyeshadow—it always feels slightly unexpected.