In the summer, you want to keep your fingernails clean and polished, no big deal colors. You just want them to look light and bright and clean, so if you wear a sheer pink or beige, you're covered. Don't do any nail art, don't do any French manicures, don't do artificial nails, just keep it simple.

This is why I love Essie's Montauk The End. It's also the end of Long Island, where I go every weekend, but I also think it's just a great color. With so many shades and so many sheer polishes, it's an easy name to remember, and perfect to wear all summer long.

This is the one of the 150+ new Brilliant Buys in the paperback edition of HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD...coming your way May 1.

Labels: Essie, Montauk the End, nail polish, Paperback Countdown