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What Does Your Nail Polish Color Say About You?

What color nail polish do you gravitate to? A Pantone color expert discusses how the color of your manicure can reveal hidden personality traits (14 Photos)

Kate Winick on Oct 10, 2012 at 4:22PM

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What Does Your Nail Polish Color Say About You?

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Red Polish = You're Sultry

Red is the ultimate statement in glamour -- as it has been for generations. “It’s the most seductive of all colors,” says Leatrice Eiseman, color expert and executive director of Pantone Color Institute. “We were going into a period when other colors started turning up in nail polish, and everyone wanted to try them, but a return to red means a certain nostalgia factor, in a traditional way.” In other words, this is a person who’s tried the other colors, and knows what's sexy for her.

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