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20 Pale Polishes to Put Spring 2015 at Your Fingertips

When I wrote about pastel spring bags last week, you guys were pretty much in agreement–the colors are just so nice to look at, so clean and feminine. An expensive, ultra-light purchase isn’t the best avenue for everyone, though, especially if you tend to be hard on your bags or wear a lot of black. Both of those things describe me, so instead of a bag, I derive great pleasure from a pastel manicure.

I’m not the first person you’d expect to be a devotee of ultra-girly nail polishes, but I am. I’ve owned hundreds of nail polishes in my life, but other than basic black, it’s the creamy pastel greens, blues, greys and purples that I always reach for. They provide a clean finish to a mani or pedi that stands out for its very lightness, instead of shimmers or glitters that are more obviously trying to grab attention.

Below, check out a bunch of pretty, pale polishes that I can’t wait to have on my fingers and toes this spring.

Butter London Nail Lacquer in Fiver
$15 via Macy’s

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Chanel Le Vernis Nail Polish in Eastern Light
$27 via Chanel

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Christian Louboutin Nail Colour in Batignolles
$50 via Neiman Marcus

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Clinique Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skin in Concrete Jungle
$12.50 via Neiman Marcus

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Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish in A Fine Romance
$18 via Net-a-Porter

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Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish in Glitter In The Air
$20 via Barneys

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Dior Nail Lacquer in Incognito
$27 via Sephora

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Essie Nail Polish in Mint Candy Apple
$8.50 via Macy’s

(Note: this is my favorite pedicure color of all time.)

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Formula X Nail Polish in Lively
$10.50 via Sephora

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Formula X White Party Nail Polish Set
$22.50 via Sephora

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Givenchy Le Vernis Intense Nail Polish in Beige Mousseline
$22 via Sephora

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Gucci Bold High Gloss Lacquer in Voile
$29 via Neiman Marcus

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Jin Soon Nail Polish in Doux
$18 via Barneys

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Julep Color Treat Nail Polish in Fifi
$14 via Sephora

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Lancôme Vernis in Love in Gris Angora
$15.50 via Macy’s

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Nails Inc Nail Polish in Alexa Cashmere
$15 via Net-a-Porter

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NARS Nail Polish in Ikiru
$20 via Barneys

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Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Nail Lacquer in Vapid
$10 via Nordstrom

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Smith and Cult Nail Polish in Bitter Buddhist
$18 via Neiman Marcus

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Smith and Cult Nail Polish in Check the Rhyme
$18 via Net-a-Porter

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