Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Popular Polishes In A City Near You...

Before we launch into today's post I just wanted to wish Mendi a very Happy Birthday!! I hope it's the best day ever!! Can't wait to celebrate this weekend!


Recently, we were scrolling through the August issue of allure (on stands now) and came across a blurb about nail polish colors across the country. Basically, the magazine contacted several polish brands and asked them what their best-selling shades were in a few select cities. You guys know how we feel about nail polish, so we were intrigued. This is what they said...

New York City - Essie Mademoiselle
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Miami - China Glaze Pink Voltage
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Chicago - SpaRitual I Feel the Earth Move
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Minneapolis - Duri Mud Slide
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Houston - Orly Terracotta
Orly Nail Lacquer Terracotta
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Seattle - Zoya Kristen
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Los Angeles - Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet
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What do you guys think?? Do you believe that polish shades are a regional thing? If you are from one of the cities mentioned above, we'd love to know if you've seen allure's polish pick trending in your town. Or if you're city isn't on the list, let us know if you have noticed a popular color popping up where you live.

33 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Mendi!!! hope all your wishes come true :) But this trend makes sense! Miami's hot pink with all of the beach-ness while Seattle is muted just like their rainy weather. very fun :)

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  2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MENDI!!! I hope it is a great one. I love this & I would have to agree I live in Florida and I see different forms of pinks all the time. Right now I am wearing
    I Eat Mainely Lobster from the OPI Touring America collection (Fall 2011) & It is bright pink/coral shimmer. Great Post.

    Michelle @ My Simple Life

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  3. Happy Birthday Mendi!!! I do not live in any of those cities but am close to NYC and have been seeing colors similar to that all over. Actually..I am wearing one right now!

    Hannah Tattoos and Pearls

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  4. Happy birthday Mendi! I've never thought about my city (Kansas City) having a favorite nail polish color before, but I'm not a huge nail polish-wearer so maybe I just haven't noticed!

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  5. I can't believe there isn't an OPI on here. That is by far my fave brand...then Essie! have you ladies seen the new metallics from Essie??? Amazing! Happy Birthday, Mendi!
    Shanna

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  6. Happy Birthday Mendi. Love the china glaze.

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  7. It's so funny, because as I was scrolling down, I could totally place the color with the city...like it made sense! In Ottawa ( a slightly more conservative, government town), I see french tips and a classic red, as the norm. The trendy color is coral right now :)

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  8. Happy Happy Happy Birthday Mendi!!

    I am not sure about the regional nail polish colors - but I do love the Zoya Kristen and Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet.

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  9. Happy Birthday girly!

    Love that zoya polish!

    xoxo

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  10. Happy Birthday Mendi! And some mag did this a year or two ago. I can't remember all the cities, but I remember Essie Chinchilly was big in Chicago and San Franciso! I don't know how regional it really is, because in Savannah I never see anyone wear the same polish as me.

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  11. Happy birthday Mendi. Hope you had a great one.
    Ooh! No opi. Love the Essie

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  12. Oh I want that Mint Sorbet color!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MENDI, I hope it's the best year yet!!

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  13. Happy b-day, Mendi!! :D

    The mint sorbet for L.A seems pretty accurate. Pastels for Summer are popular here.

    (Jayme, happy to hear Boba put a smile on your face ;)

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  14. Wishing Mendi a very happy Birthday! May it be a joyful one filled with friends, family and lots of fun and good memories. Hope your year turns out splendidly and you receive all you wish for. Loved the pale pink Essie and the last mint one.

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  15. a) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MENDI! I hope you take the whole weekend to celebrate :)

    b) that's fascinating! I knew I still had some New Yorker in me!

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  16. Happy Birthday Mendi! Hope you have a fantabulous day! :)

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  17. Wishing you the best of times Mendi!

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  18. Happy Birthday Mendi!!! I hope you had an amazing day :) Celebrating will take place next week fo sho! And Richmond needs to be added to that polish list. Something pink... ;)

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  19. Love the second and happy happy birthday!

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  20. Happy Belated Birthday Mendi!!! Hope you had a fabulous one :)

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  21. Happy Birthday Mendi!!! Hope you have a great day! xoxo

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  23. Happy birthday Dear! kisses from Poland!!:*:*:*:* Maybe we Follow each other?:)

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  24. Love these! Especially the mint!
    xoxo
    Shannon
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    LuckyNo7

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  25. that orly color is something fierce! perfect with a LBD.

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  26. i've definitely been seeing a lot of mint here in los angeles, but i think mint is a very popular color all over the world these days. ;)

    p.s. i really want to try essie nail polishes. :)

    <3, Mimi
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  27. Happy belated, Mendi! I hope it was as fabulous as you are!

    Miami is ALL about the neons, so I agree with this post.

    xo,

    Coral

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  28. Ahhhh, happy birthday, Mendi!!!!! :)

    This post is kind of uncanny...I actually have to admit that I noticed a lot of mint green nail polish while in LA!

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  29. Happy (belated) birthday girlfriend!

    I find this nail polish thing to be hilarious, and also not surprising that DC was left off the list. Are we too boring?

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  30. happy belated bday!! This nail polish thing is interesting...I never would have thought about regionally popular colors, I wonder what dallas would be..


    xo SideSmile,
    Ashley

    SideSmile Style Blog

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