Purple Nails

L to R: essie lilacism, OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender, OPI Violet Visionary, essie expressie no time to pause on black marble background

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Symbolically, purple as a color can stand for royalty, abundance, worth and wisdom. 

On the nails, purple may be relaxing to gaze at, but it is a color that is versatile. It can be warm toned or cool toned, light or dark in shade.

Below you will find swatches of some of the best purple nail polish colors we’ve found so far, starting with the lightest in tint:

essie lilacism swatch

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lilacism is a light lavender purple nail polish that leans cool toned toward blue to periwinkle.

lilacism is shown in 3 easy coats and it is a near-perfect pastel purple. Though lilacs are in the name, you could call it a lavender nail polish.

OPI Infinite Shine Lucky Lucky Lavender swatch

OPI Infinite Shine Lucky Lucky Lavender ISLH28

Lucky Lucky Lavender is a warm toned light purple nail polish shown in two coats. 

It is very similar to Olive & June Fierce & Loving. If you like this color and want a more neon version of it, Orly Kaleidoscope Eyes would be a perfect match.

OPI Violet Visionary swatch

OPI Violet Visionary NLLA11

Violet Visionary is a rich cream purple from the 2021 Downtown LA Collection. It offers opaque self-leveling coverage in two coats. It has a nice formula that is very easy to work with.

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essie expressie no time to pause swatch

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A bright, bluish violet purple, no time to pause could be described as a “blurple,” or a blue-purple hybrid.

Opaque, cream finish in two coats, it wears best with a top coat. Without a top coat, no time to pause will dent more easily.

L to R: essie lilacism, OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender, OPI Violet Visionary, essie expressie no time to pause on black marble background

Purple nails can be pretty any time of the year, depending on the tone of the color purple you’re reaching for. Which one of these purple nail polishes do you like most right now?

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