If you had told me just a few months ago that I would be hankering after grey nail polish, I probably would have laughed at you.

However I am very easily influenced by the media and celebrities and after seeing Gwyneth Paltrow sport the look at a movie premiere last month, my opinion on grey nail polish has slowly shifted from “yuck” to “that’s kind of cool” to “I have to have it” in the last few days.

This isn’t teenage sparkly silver we’re talking about - this look is a matte, true grey that doesn’t quite have the depressed emo vibe of black nail polish, nor the twee Disney feel of pink shades.

The perfect shade at this stage looks to be OPI Sheer Your Toys, from the Holiday in Toyland collection, which I plan to test out this weekend.

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By Caroline Warnes