I’ve already shown you most of the Winter/Holiday 2011 nail polish collections here and here.

And today we have  a preview of two gorgeous collections for Spring 2012. If I am not a huge fan of pastel makeup on myself (which is a huge trend for Spring 2012), I do like some pastel nail polishes.

And I really like this Essie nail polish collection. The pastel lime green is really pretty, I’ll have to get it.

And here is also a Holland inspired collection from OPI.

Thanks to Michelle from Beauty Editor (a must-read blog, by the way) for the promo photos. The lovely Mercedez has swatches of the whole OPI collection, so you can check them out here.

Although I love dark nail polishes I am kind of excited for Spring shades, I think I should get some nude and pastel shades for my collection.

I have already written about some nail polish collections for Holiday 2011 which are all about glitter and shimmer. Here are some more collections but some nail polishes are with glitter and shimmer, too.

Orly Holiday Soiree

• Androgynie, Black with multicolor glitter
• Ma Cherie, Red creme
• Oui, Purple multicolored shimmer
• Au Champagne, White frosted matte
• Le Chateau,  Dark green creme
• Ingenue,  Pink multicolor shimmer

Zoya Feel 

• Kristen (ZP591): Full coverage, gull gray cream
• Carey (ZP592): Full coverage, periwinkle gray cream
• Megan (ZP593): Full coverage, taupe gray cream
• Kendal (ZP594): Full coverage, rose quartz beige cream
• Kennedy (ZP595): Full coverage, pale french beige cream
• Avery (ZP596): Full coverage, blonde beige cream

China Glaze

The biggest trend in nail polish for Winter and Holiday season?! Glitter and shimmer!  You are surprised, right? Here are just some collections you can choose from.

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Fairy Lights

Be a beacon to bad boys and the life of the party in dazzling “liquid metal” rose pink.

Tart With A Heart

Who says pink glitter can’t be girly AND sexy?! This pale pink parade of glitter carries a dash of grey to tone down the sugar and ramp up the spice.

The Black Knight

A dark dazzler from butter LONDON, this glitter fusion contains black, pink, blue, and silver suspended in a black base.

OPI the Muppets Collection

As usual, OPI has a huge selection of colours with different finishes, among them some glitters, too.Deborah Lippmann

• Shake Your Groove Thing, a full-on flickering gold (glitter)
• Stairway to Heaven, an iridescent icicle glitter)
• Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?, a risqué red satin (glitter)
• Stairway to Heaven, an iridescent icicle glitter)
• Glamorous Life, a rose

Here is a preview of Essie Fall 2011 nail polish collection which is called Carry On and which is already available at some on-line stores.

• Carry On – Merlot
• Glamour Purse – Nude
• Lady Like – Pink
• Case Study –  Camel
• Very Structured – Tan
• Power Clutch – Khaki

I love Carry On of course. But am also interested to see how Glamour Purse and Case Study would look like on my nails.

The price depends on the shop you get it from but it’s usually around £10/$8.

I have nail polish on my toe nails almost all year round but summer is the time when everyone else can see it. And…comment on it. This is exactly what my friend, male-who-is-forty-years-old, did. I was actually shocked as he is the person who could not care less about my nail polish.

He: What’s with your nails?

Me: What is it?

He: Well, your manicure matches the dress (while it most certainly wasn’t). And what about the pedicure? Why is it red?

Me: Hmmm… Doesn’t red go with everything?

I wore Essie Over the Knee for my manicure and Illamasqua Alarm for my pedicure.

And do you match your madi and pedi? Do you go for one colour or just try to co-ordinate the shades? Or maybe you just could not care less and would easily wear acid green for your mani and matte pink for your pedi or whatever your choice would be?