5 Gorgeous Navy Blue Nail Lacquers

Reader Minh Vy asked for more “5 Ways” posts for polishes (by color), and I thought we’d do one on navy blues.

• Lippmann Across the Universe Nail Lacquer
• Rescue Beauty Lounge Under the Stars Nail Lacquer
• Nubar Night Sparkle Nail Lacquer
• China Glaze First Mate Nail Lacquer
• SpaRitual Twinkle Nail Lacquer

What’s your favorite navy blue polish?

The $18 Splurge for Nail Fanatics

Rescue Beauty Lounge Nail Lacquer ($18.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.) is a formula that always hits the right notes. It’s never thick, clumpy, or streaky–application is incredibly easy with a flawless, smooth finish in two coats (on average). Lasts a full week for me (that’s about as long as I wear a single shade) without chipping.

• Scrangie is a pinky-purple base with stronger pink-red undertones that goes almost blue-violet from the flashes of blue and green shimmer. It almost has a duochrome effect! I’m such a sucker for anything remotely duochrome. This shade is named after Scrangie, a nail blogger, and it is inspired by the a beetle’s wings. Two coats.
• Under the Stars is a blackened navy blue base with lighter blue micro-glitter pieces and blue shimmer strewn through its base. It’s unusual in the way it has this mixture of a cosmicly lit-up background and then more obvious specks of glitter, too. The name is quite fitting. Two coats.
• Black Russian is a blackened brown-red base with flecks of glowing red glitter. The effect is similar to Under the Stars, but the “background” shimmer is much, much finer–it’s almost like a muted burgundy so it doesn’t come across as much as it does in Under the Stars. Two coats.

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• Product: 30/30
• Value: 7/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 4/5

RECOMMENDATION: There are certainly worth the splurge, because the formula is tops–but they are a splurge.

AVAILABILITY: Rescue Beauty Lounge

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Rescue Beauty Lounge: Scrangie, Under the Stars, Black Russian

Rescue Beauty Lounge: Scrangie, Under the Stars, Black Russian

Rescue Beauty Lounge: Scrangie, Under the Stars, Black Russian

Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie Nail Lacquer (Flash)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Under the Stars Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Under the Stars Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Under the Stars Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Under the Stars Nail Lacquer (Flash)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian Nail Lacquer (Flash)