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Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

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NervousNell
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Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I did my nails yesterday with a color from Ulta called Moody Blues- it's pretty much a dark navy.
In the outside light it looks navy blue but if it's slightly darker it can almost pass for black- my DH actually thought it was black when he saw it at home last night.

Anyway- do you think dark blue nail polish is appropriate for a client meeting?
I never really wear anything other than reds, deep pinks, wine colors, etc...I never wore blue or green or yellow- none of the trendier colors.

I guess I am feeling a bit self conscious about it in terms of -is dark blue nail polish unprofessional looking or too trendy to meet with a client?
Again it almost looks black and could be mistaken for black- maybe that is my concern.

Should I change the color before Thursday's meeting?

What do you think?

Posted 10/16/12 9:33 AM
 
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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

Depends on your industry. I'm in banking, in IT and I would go with neutral. I use the trendier colors on my toes.

Posted 10/16/12 10:00 AM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I personally don't think anything of it. I notice women's nail polish but think they're pretty cool when they wear a trendy color, like a way to express themselves but still dress completely professionally.... but that's my opinion, based on my position in my firm (I manage and I would be the person to tell someone if something was inappropriate). I guess you have to know your clients/management. I would be fine with it at my firm but I am sure there are pretty conservative firms that might have issue with it.

Posted 10/16/12 11:12 AM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

although I did have the Yankee interlocking NY on my ring fingers this week.

But I don't attend meetings for the most part. They keep me hidden!

Posted 10/16/12 11:26 AM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

OK thanks.
I work for an IT company (we are very business casual around the office) and the customer we would be going to see actually is Madison Square Garden... I am thinking they aren't too stuffy there...
I might leave it....

Posted 10/16/12 11:30 AM
 

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Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

leave it. i'm a lawyer and will regularly wear all sorts of colors to court - dark red, dark purple, dark blue, neon pink, light blue, etc. no one thinks differently about me because of it.

Posted 10/16/12 11:51 AM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I wouldn't worry about it -- the staff I know at MSG aren't stuffy, as you said. I've done several events there and the corporate people aren't terribly corporate.

Posted 10/16/12 11:58 AM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I work for a fairly conservative law firm and I see no problem. I would do a dark navy before I'd do a bright, neon pink or something like that.

Posted 10/16/12 12:07 PM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I work in a fairly conservative financial consulting firm and I wear all types of colors on my nails, I think its fine.

Posted 10/16/12 1:44 PM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

Posted by NervousNell

OK thanks.
I work for an IT company (we are very business casual around the office) and the customer we would be going to see actually is Madison Square Garden... I am thinking they aren't too stuffy there...
I might leave it....



I think especially since you work for a business casual office you're fine. Add to that you're going to a less than stuffy client, you're more than ok to stick with it.

Posted 10/16/12 4:57 PM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I work in a really stuffy law firm and I wear all kinds of nail polish. Not a big deal at all.

Posted 10/16/12 8:30 PM
 

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Re: Trendier nail polish colors and business meetings- yay or nay?

I work in the wedding industry, so I can get away with funky colors but I tend to prefer neutrals.

Posted 10/17/12 12:13 PM
 
 

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