Lavender nail ideas

Lavender is the calm end of purple: soft enough for every day, but more interesting than a plain pink. It suits almost every skin tone, and it pairs beautifully with a bright tip in lime or yellow.

Pale lilac can look washed out on very fair skin, so try one step deeper if that happens. On deep skin, the palest lilacs make a lovely high-contrast look.

• Plain lilac

  The easy version: one soft lavender on every nail.

  Pastel Violet

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• Lilac French

  A barely-there lavender base with a white tip.

  Whisper Violet · Snow

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• Lavender and lime

  Lavender with a bright lime tip, for something a bit louder.

  Pastel Violet · Candy Lime

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• Purple fade

  Five purples from pale to deep, thumb to pinky.

  Whisper Violet · Pastel Violet · Candy Violet · Classic Violet · Deep Violet

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• Lilac and white

  A bright lilac with crisp white tips.

  Candy Violet · Snow

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