14 Pastel Nail Colors to Get in the Swing of Spring

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• Pierre Hardy x Nars Protective Pairs in Sharks, $30 for two, at Barneys
• Inglot Nail Enamel, $10
• Essie Go Ginza, $7.79 at Target
• Butter London Bossy Boots, $15 at Macy's
• Topshop Nails in Oyster,
• Deborah Lippmann I Know What Boys Like Nail Polish, $17 at Blue Mercury
• L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Color in Orange You Jealous, $5.99 at CVS
• American Apparel Nail Laquer in Butter, $6
• Ciaté Paint Pot in Pepperminty, $15 at Lord & Taylor
• Ginger + Liz The Professional, $12 at Urban Outfitters
• Cirque Cape Liz, $13 at International Playground
• Yves Saint Laurent Beauté La Laque Gris Deco,

Pause. Manicure check. Are you A) winter windchapped with cuticles that need professional attention; B) stuck to your cold-weather charcoal, navy, or plum hue; C) pretending it's tropical time with some kind of vibrant red-orange? Get it together and accept that it's no longer winter but it sure ain't summer. Treat your nails thusly to an in-between shade: something with a hit of color, but a little subdued.

Red addicts should give L'Oreal's creamy Orange You Jealous a try, girls that favor barely there color ought to paint on a coat of American Apparel's Butter, and the somehow-I-always-find-my-way-to-neon chick can take it down just a notch with the Pierre Hardy x Nars high-contrast paired shades. Click through the gallery for all 14 pastel hues.
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