19 Classy Winter Nail Colors to Try in 2023

Nails are like the weather. They change and chip with the seasons, and it’s about time for us to swap out our Fall manicure shades for winter nail colors in 2023.

We’ve been told we need to work on letting things go, so it’s time to let go of the rustic orange we’ve been gripping onto with all our might. To be fair, it’s pretty grippy itself. Ever used gel nail polish?

So embrace the cool tones of winter with these blues, greens, creams, and blushes from all the best nail polish brands.

19 Winter Nail Colors for 2023

1. Butter London in Boozy Chocolate

Sure, “Boozy Chocolate” sounds suspiciously like “Cherry Mocha,” the made-up color that went viral on TikTok recently and then was ruthlessly mocked because it’s basically just burgundy.

In other news, this is also just burgundy. But points for creativity!
Available at Butter London

2. OPI in It’s A Wonderful Spice

Pumpkin spice lattes are still relevant in the winter, right? This nail color make a strong case for yes. Our taste buds second that motion.
Available at Ulta

3. Essie Nail Polish in Just Chill

If anyone else tells us to “just chill,” we’d have a few non-chill words for them. But when our pretty purple nail polish does it, we’re kind of okay with it.
Available at Veepee

4. Chanel in Muse

Can you get more winter than a frosty light blue? If the nip in the air had a color, this would be it. It doesn’t does it? We’re due for an optometry appointment.
Available at Chanel

5. Butter London in High Street Creme

Winter is usually all about darker tones, but there’s no hard and fast rule. This cream shade brings to mind birch trees and dirty snow. Or, uh, “lived-in” snow. That sounds more appealing.
Available at Butter London

6. Essie Nail Polish in Easy Freezy

This cool-toned pink is a more subdued version of the bright, Barbie pink that took over our news feeds all summer long. It’s giving ice skating Barbie. Hey, don’t steal that outfit idea, we thought of it first.
Available at Veepee

7. OPI in Let’s Scrooge

Dirty name aside, this shade is stunning. Okay, name, you can come back now. We’re done talking about you.
Available at Ulta

8. CND in Frostbite

A shade-shifting polish that goes between mauve and turquoise depending on the lighting is perfect for anyone who’s indecisive. But what if there’s a shade we like more on this list?
Available on Beyond Polish

9. Butter London in Her Majesty’s Red

Will the color red ever go out of style? Certainly not at Christmas time, that’s for sure. It represents holiday cheer, holly, candy canes, and the negative number in your bank account. Fun stuff.

Available on Amazon

10. OPI in Salty Sweet Nothings

This nail polish gives a chrome effect without having to learn the technique or watch Hailey Bieber videos. Win-win.
Available at Ulta

11. CND in Midnight Flight

Catching a midnight flight sounds all well and good until there’s a baby and you don’t get any sleep and you get to your destination delirious from exhaustion. Can you tell this happened to us recently?
Available on Beyond Polish

12. Chanel in Phenix

It’s never too early to start rocking sparkly NYE gold. It can be too late, though. Take it from someone who’s slept through many a ball drop.
Available at Chanel

13. OPI in Put on Something Ice

The bright colorful flecks in this shimmery shade add a holographic tone shift. You know the kind. It’s the same one you do when you want something from your sister.
Available at Ulta

14. CND in Forevergreen

Evergreen is out. Forevergreen is in. And it also happens to be what we say when we spill nail polish all over our white top.
Available on Universal Companies

15. Chanel in Cavalier Suel

This muted sage green shade has a bluish undertone that works so well for winter vibes. It doesn’t have to be all forest green all the time. Life is supposed to be like a box of chocolates.
Available at Chanel

16. OPI in Peppermint Bark and Bite

This nail polish is transporting us to a cabin in the woods of New Hampshire. The train is probably helping, too.
Available at Ulta

17. OPI in Chill Em With Kindness

A simple white shimmer is sometimes all you need to freshen up your manicure. Nothin’ fancy. Simple, yet elegant. Bright pink could never.
Available at Ulta

18. CND in Poison Plum

Poison apples are so Halloween, Evil Queen. Poison plums are more lowkey, but somehow way more sinister. You expect it from apples, but plums? And we’re not even playing Clue.
Available on Beyond Polish

19. OPI in Shaking My Sugarplums

If the sugarplums dancing in our heads were this pretty, we wouldn’t be so concerned. We should probably lay off the candy.
Available at Ulta

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