My End-of-Summer Nail Polish Obsession: Short, Cherry Red Nails and a Bright White Dress

My beauty thoughts might be primarily focused on all things fall but there’s still a part of me that wants to soak up summer colors and trends. It’s important to live in the moment sometimes, you know? I’m obsessed with this picture of television presenter Christine Bleakley’s bright white dress and short, cherry red nails, taken on the red carpet earlier this summer. If there’s one beauty thing I want to do before Labor Day, it’s recreate this combo. Come see…

I love the contrasts here – the fact that her dress is so strictly tailored yet the fabric is so weightless and delicate looking, the fact that the color of her nails is all vamp, yet the length and high-shine finish gives them a innocent, girlish quality. It’s a perfect combo if you ask me.

Plus, there’s something about bright white and cherry red – so bright it’s almost neon – that’s just screams summer. It’s a chic choice for an outdoor party or dinner, don’t you think?

__Do you ladies like this combination? Do you match your clothes to your nails or your nails to your clothes, like me? Do you like short, red manicures or do they bore you? Do tell! __

__Psst! In need of a new bright crimson hue? Here’s some pretty shades (and a little white lace for good measure), ____

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