She could choose a bright color of nail polish, a hip color, a dark purple or maybe even that shade of brown.

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It also introduced the "Hyatt Has It" program whereby Hyatt hotels stock everything and anything a traveler might have forgotten to pack, from deodorant to humidifiers (and every color of nail polish under the sun).

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Next, apply a thin translucent layer of color to the nail.

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He overhears de la Renta telling the makeup artist for a recent runway show that he wants a "real Picasso red" for the nail polish, and a color cosmetics collection follows.

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Color forecasters, manufacturers and store buyers closely follow the annual color selection, which sets trends in everything from nail polish and handbags to carpeting and car paint.

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