Amethyst Glaze: the cool-toned glazed lip
Glazed lips, done cool: the Amethyst Glaze is a clear high-shine lip with a faint violet cast. Three steps, 2026 trend data and the amethyst nail to match.
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Amethyst nails: how to wear purple in 2027
Purple nails are the runway colour for 2027. How to wear amethyst cat-eye, sheer lilac, deep amethyst crème and plum velvet, with lip and liner pairings.
Cloud Dancer nails: the white of 2026, three ways
Cloud Dancer nails: how to wear Pantone's 2026 colour of the year as a milky wash, a soft French or a pearl white, with steps, polishes and sources.
Eyeliner trends 2027: purple haze, gold corners and glossed lids
Eyeliner trends 2027 from the spring runways: coloured liner in purple, gold and icy blue, tightlining, inner-corner accents and glossed lids, sourced.
Festive nails for December: Sinterklaas, Christmas and New Year
Christmas nails 2026 by occasion: chili red for Sinterklaas, a moonstone French for the office, violet velvet for Christmas, gold tips for New Year's Eve.
Gold-veined lips: the kintsugi lip
Gold lip art made wearable: one hairline gold vein from the cupid's bow under clear gloss. The kintsugi idea, three steps and a gold vein on one nail.
How we name our shades: stones, hours and light
Nail polish shade names explained: how Hermès, Chanel, Dior and OPI name and number shades, and the house system of stones, hours and light, with a number.
Moonstone lips: the modern frost
The frosted lips trend is back for 2026, done softly. Moonstone lips are a milky, blue-white opal sheen over bare lips. Three steps and the nails to match.
Nail polish trends for autumn and winter 2026 to 2027
Nail trends for winter 2026: jewel tones, velvet and cat-eye in plum, dark metallics, milky whites and short round shapes, with runway and press sources.
Spring 2027 nail trends, from the runways
Nail trends for spring 2027 from the New York SS27 runways: amethyst cat-eye, pearlescent satin, frosted blue, chili red and buffed natural nails, dated.
The gilded cupid's bow: gold light on one point of the lip
Gold highlight lips, done small: a gold sheen on the cupid's bow and the centre of the lower lip over a sheer glaze. Steps, base shades and matching nails.
The lip stack ritual: liner, colour, top, in 15 seconds
The lip stack is a numbered three-step lip combo: liner, tinted glaze, clear top, done like base, colour and top coat on nails. Steps, pairings, wear time.
The making of the Amethyst Edit
How the Amethyst Edit was designed: an amethyst and gold colour code, ten numbered lacquers in nine finishes, a small batch and a sold-out first edition.
The mani-lip match: one shade, one finish, nails and lips
The mani-lip match puts the same hue and the same finish on nails and lips. Where the idea comes from, how to match a finish, three duos, the photo format.
Violet Cola lips: the cola lip in plum and blackcurrant
Cherry cola lips, done in plum: Violet Cola is a deep plum liner filled in, with blackcurrant gloss pressed on the centre. Three steps and oxblood nails.