Hello there, 2016! I've been a loyal fan of nude nail shades for as long as I can remember now, so after months of attempting to break the mould by experimenting with various other colours, it seemed the perfect choice to welcome in the New Year. Ah, the warm embrace of familiarity! I've returned to nude nails once more in the form of Ciate's Cookies and Cream, a flattering light taupe shade that sits somewhere on the scale between beige and grey. I'd forgotten how much love I had stored up for nude nails; this milky nude provides a polished canvas for any jewellery combination and most of all, creates the beautiful illusion of both elongated fingers and a calm disposition...
The desire to attain the look of 'my nails, but better' began many years ago for me as the French manicure, however I have a sneaking suspicion I'm not alone when I say the wide margin for error and time consuming process proved often to be a turnoff. Since then, nude nails have come onto the scene and wowed all of us who long to look down at our hands and be met by chic, polished fingernails. Swoon! They provide a sort of understated elegance and not just because they have the ability to hide chips far better than strawberry-red and matte black nail polishes! 
Psst! Cookies and Cream is currently on sale at Ciate London.
With love,
Gabrielle x
That is a gorgeous color!!!! Your hands aRe flawless!!!!! Happy new year!!
ReplyDeleteNude nails are by far my fave too! I have them at the moment in fact :) They always make me feel so sophisticated and like you say hide chips so much better! Your nails look gorgeous with this shade and the photos are beaut!
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Cheers to 2016 && to those nails too :)
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I've never tried nude nails but they look so good on you! Lovely pictures as well!
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Beautiful colour and gorgeous photos as always! x
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Love, love that shade!! I've never worn a nude shade on my nails before but I think I might have to go pick one up now!
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So beautiful, this may sound weird but you have beautiful hands. Haha! I hate my hands so I admire pretty hands. Grass is always greener right?!
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This is a lovely milky nude shade, definitely one of those your nails but better shades which can be so difficult to find!
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I love the color of your nails. I love nude color! <3
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Love that nail color! What a gorgeous shade of taupe <3
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Love it! Reminds me of one of my favourites, Sand Tropez by Essie! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the natural shade, Gabrielle! I was actually looking fwd to your food shots! Hahaha! Happy 2016, babe! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou really cannot go wrong with nude nails can you? They go with absolutely everything and make everything so very classy! This is the most perfect shade too! Happy New Year Gabrielle!
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That is such a pretty shade.
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This is really lovely! Happy 2016 dear!
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What a stunning shade!
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This shade is perfect for your skin color ! Looks so pretty and chic, absolutely love it ♥
ReplyDeleteVery pretty nails and fingers! You are very pretty in total.. but even just your hands could do modelling work! :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best for 2016! :)
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Your nails and those flowers are super lovely <3
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That is such a lovely shade and those flowers are absolutely gorgeous! x
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that nail color looks soooo nice. it's like the perfect shade of nude for your nails. also loving the dainty rings that you are wearing. super cute
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This nail color fits your skin tone perfectly. I've yet to try any nudes that would fit my skintone. I'm really curious in finding some pretty colors now for my hands. Love this post and your photography of your nails are beautiful. Good job and great post!!
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Such a pretty and delicate shade, I love your nails! I recently got into burgundy shades as they are sexy but sophisticated at the same time. Happy New Year!!!
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gorgeous! stay stylish!!
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I'm so terrible at keeping my fingernails polished, but I still love a good nude color. It's always lovely, as is this shade. I'm really enjoying the way you've done these photos too! Another flawless post! I hope 2016 brings nothing but amazing things to you!
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WOW, your hands are just so perfect! i LOVE nude colors on my nails! happy 2016! :)
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Such breathtakingly beautiful photos as always, I love the shade but I love your rings even more!
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I am a fan of nudes on the nails also. This shade is gorgeous and very elegant. Your photos look amazing Gabrielle and I swear you have the loveliest hands I have ever seen.
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As much as I love to venture out of my comfort zone every once in a while, I firmly believe that we have one for a reason. My favorite makeup/nail polish combo actually feels like coming home, exactly what I need when I know it will be a hectic week.
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I love how artistic these photographs are. Your hands look like an amazing sculpture or work of art in some of these shots...so beautiful and magical!
ReplyDeleteThis nude shade is really lovely. Such a great nail polish!
The polish is awesome, but what really caught my eye was the rings <3
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I've been always a fan of nude nail shades as well, mostly because of their subtleness. Beautiful photos, Gabrielle. You could be a hand model for real!! <3 Happy 2016, gorgeous!
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I am absolutely obsessed with that color on you! It is the perfect nude tone I have been looking for. Thank you for finding it! :)
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So beautiful color Gabrielle! Love these photos....really nice work! I wish you a very happy 2016. Kisses from Italy and thank you for your visit,
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I also love nude polishes, and this seems like the perfect shade! Your photos are stunning btw :)
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That shade is right up my ally.
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Such a classic shade!! Love your jewelry too.
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Such a stunning shade! Does it require a lot of layering or could do with just 2 coats?
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Hey Viviene, my nails are shown with two coats of this polish - though you could probably get away with just the one if you're in a hurry!
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I always love nude for nails! So classy.
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I used to be such a hardcore fan of shocking or dark colors, and I still love them BUT I couldn't help falling for nude shades. this nailpolish seems to be the perfect shade of nude and looks so elegant on your hands.
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Gorgeous pictures! I love that shade, it definitely lends a certain serenity to your hands..maybe I should get it, mine always seem pretty frantic to me haha. Lovely review!
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I love this color!
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This is such a gorgeous and grown up nude shade. You chose well for your first one of 2016! Happy New Year to you Gabrielle! Here's to a 2016 filled with much magic and wonder!
ReplyDeleteYour nails are perfect! Love that color too - gaaah I need to grow mine out again, honestly love painting my nails and attempting (and usually failing) little designs! Happy New Year!
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Beautiful nails! Love the natural color!
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Beautiful color of your nailpolish! :)
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Lovely nails dear
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Beautiful nails!! Love your rings!!!
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I love these colors neutral, good start in 2016
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are absolutely gorgeous! Love Ciate London, it's such a great brand! Happy New Year!
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Looks so pretty! I want to try this color!
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Nude color has such a classy feel to it, perfection.
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Love the nude nails! As always stunning photos. Gemma x
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Stunning pictures! Love the colors!
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Love the nail polish <3 Your hands are so beautiful!!!
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I love this shade, it's almost like a foundation! And you have such beautiful nails dear! *-*
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I love the nude nail look too. It makes me feel classy and grown up. Which I'm not. XD
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Such a gorgeous shade and beautiful mani, Gabrielle! Perfect in every way. x
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Love this shade and it suits you perfectly!
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This is such a lovely shade, Ciate make some stunning colours. I had a dark plum colour by them with a slight glittery hint in it called Wait Until Dark which I wore all the time until I used it up. I love nude nails too - they're great for work or more formal occasions and you're right, they look lovely with your rings and do elongate the nails! Lovely. - Tasha
ReplyDeleteThese photos are gorgeous! I love the flowers with the rings, such a pretty combination!
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No kidding about nude nails, I adore it too and you're right about it being understated elegance. I do have to be really picky about the nude shades that I use on my nails but that's because they generally washes me out. How long does this Ciate nail polish last on your nails, Gabrielle? Do they chip easily?
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They've been on my nails for a few days now and are still immaculate - no chipping with a top coat (Jessica Nails) :)
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This is such a gorgeous colour, wow!
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I also love this tone, is one of my fav for dayly works and night out too
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Wow your nails are absolutely beautiful! I love that color.
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Pretty color ! Wish you a happy new year Gab !!
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I used to only wear nude shades but in 2015, I fell in love with bright red colors. My heart still skips a beat for those beautiful nude shades like the one you're wearing. I only remember Ciaté for the caviar polish and the polish that looks like velvet. I didn't know they also made "regular" polish too (in very nice shades, I see):) Beautiful photos, I think I've said it before, but you have very photogenic hands:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs and such a lovely post! I had some Ciaté nail polishes for Christmas and they're lovely shades.
ReplyDeleteYou have such beautiful shades! You should be a hand model :) Do you use hand cream? If so which one do you use - Please do share your beautiful hands secrets with us all!
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Hey Laura, thank you! I tend to change my hand creams fairly regularly, though I may well put together a 'tip post' at some point over the next couple of months :)
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I'm a big fan of nude nails too, especially in winter! But it's very hard to find the perfect color for it, the shades are always too dark or too light....
ReplyDeleteThe color you wear is just perfect, and looks amazing with gold jewelry! :D
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I'm the same, it's nude nails for me all the way. I occasionally dabble in colour but then find myself going straight back to my favourite nude shades again. This shade looks so pretty against your skin tone.
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I love the nude nails. It is so neautral and so beautiful :)
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I love that color!! Happy New Year dear!
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Your nails look so beautiful, Gabrielle, I adore that nude shade! I couldn't agree with you more, I prefer a nude color over French tips, which was extremely popular in the early 2000's and a design I always had on my nails; I would always get them professionally done. To sit there and do them yourself is certainly time consuming, as it is extremely noticeable if the lines aren't even because they're white. Essie's Lady Like is one of my go-to nude colors, but I'll have to check this one out, it's so beautiful and I love the name :)
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What a gorgeous shade! It's perfect on your nails. These photos are stunning, just an amazing post!
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I love nude nails! Your nails look super lovely and the photos are so nice. :)
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I haven't tried nude nails but these look great on you. Anything related to cookies n cream always makes me a bit giddy - I love that ice cream flavor.
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Happy New Year, Gabrielle! Your hands look beautiful! I love the nail polish and the rings. The pictures are stunning as well! xx
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So jealous of your hands, nails, and rings! :P In other words I love everything in this post :D -Maireem
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Cheers to 2016! Amazing photos and love the nails :) x
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ReplyDeleteIt's a very elegant nude shade and I love the way you have photographed it with the floral backdrop
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This nail color is gorgeous! I think you can't go wrong with nude, it's simple but at the same time so chic.
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Such an elegant shade, it's lovely! xx
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Such a beautifully delicate colour and perfect for the new year! <3
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Loving that nail color. Nude is a perfect nail color. I also love those rings, absolutely beautiful! Would love to see you at tomorrow's linkup!
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Love that color, so pretty! and those ring are so beautiful, where are they from?
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Thanks Agnes! The gem-rings were purchased from Six in Germany and the others are from the Z for Accessorize range.
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I love the colour of this - I'm a massive fan of nude shades too! x
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ahhh Gabrielle your nails are SO beautiful and these photos are gorgeous! I love the color scheme and how everything complimented each other so well. The rings that you're wearing are also beautiful!
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This nude polish is so dreamy! Looks absolutely amazing on you...!!
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love this colour! it suits you so well!
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I really like this shade and it goes perfectly with your skin tone! I usually wear pinks and reds but occasionally I wear nude shades, it depends how I feel but I think nude colours look more elegant and they make me feel like a grown up haha :) xx
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