We’d love to know every single secret behind Kate Middleton’s beauty routine. From her workouts and diet to the beauty products she actually uses, we’re curious about it all.
One thing we do know about royal beauty rules is that you’ll scarcely see brightly coloured nail polish adorning the fingers of anyone in the family.
Queen Elizabeth was famously known for only wearing Essie’s ‘Ballet Slippers‘ ($13.99 at Chemist Warehouse) and everyone else followed suit with nude nail polishes… until now.
Kate Middleton’s red nail polish moment
Yep, the world has come to a standstill because Kate Middleton wore red nail polish. Gasp!
The Princess of Wales attended the traditional Easter Sunday Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel where onlookers were quick to spot the deep cherry red on her fingers.
The colour popped brightly against her royal blue outfit and clashed splendidly with her famous sapphire engagement ring. Her nails were kept short and neat (as per her previous manicures) but boy did it still make an impact. Who knew we’d get this excited seeing Kate Middleton wear red nail polish?!
Before the bold move, the princess was mostly seen with bare nails. Or what appeared to be a very sheer, almost clear coat of polish. Essie’s ‘Allure’ ($13.99 at Chemist Warehouse) is said to be a close match to what Kate would usually wear.
But who knows, maybe now we’ll see more red, orange or even blue manicures rocked by the royals…
Want to be a rebel like Kate? Here are some of our favourite red nail polishes…
Revlon Nail Enamel in ‘Revlon Red’
$13.49 at Chemist Warehouse
Mavala Switzerland Nail Polish in ‘339 Mon Amour’
$8.95 at mavala.com.au
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in ‘Rhapsody Red’
$11.39 at Chemist Warehouse
Do you like Kate Middleton’s red nails? Did you know about the royal beauty rule?
Bright lipstick and nail polish was considered very low class and not something that a Royal should wear but times have changed so its lovley to see that the younger family members have more choice now.
I agree, times have changed.
Red was classified as a tart in the old days .Thank goodness people have relaxed
How restrictive must their life be not to be able to have fun with your clothes, make up or nail polish
Yes muted colours were classy . I much prefer todays colours for self expression
I suppose as royals, they had rules about how they should present themselves.
I wonder why that is. Is it the colour red?
She probably wouldn’t have done this while the queen was alive.
Totally agree, glad she can have a bit of fun with her nails now!
Was the Queen against it?
I think the queen grew up in a different era and Royals were meant to be ladies and not trend setters .Just a different generation and nice to see Kate more relaxed.
Good on her, I think it was a silly rule
It looks good everyone should wear whatever they like.
She always looks lovely
I would have chosen a nude colour to match the shoes. 😀
Lovely that she feels she now can show more of her true colours
Yes I think Kate has a good sense of herself and should be able to relax and show her personality
What works for the individual is fine by me.
absolutely
I love red nail polish.
Never mind the red nail polish, her ring is gorgeous
All I can say is good on her and not sticking to the old rules. A change is as good as a holiday so go for it.
That one needs some rest, looking tired and puffy. I like natural nails more, but it is cool to have a bit of fun with the colours yes.
Love red nails
Beautiful outfit all round!
I love the red nails on Kate .She looks stunning
Love how the red pops against her blue outfit but clashes with her blue ring! I can’t imagine many people will be shocked by her wearing coloured nail polish and it’s nice to see some personal choice.
Royal rules sound exhausting
I don’t know how she does it and always looks happy
Love the bright colours.
Good on Kate for breaking the mould. The Royals need to modernise.
I didn’t realise they are not allowed to wear red nail polish.
Weird rule.
Lol I wasn’t aware of that day “the earth stood still” when kate wored red polish lol
Good on her for being the modern Royal she is and for breaking tradition.
I love it. Go Kate 💅🏼
I love red nail polish but I do not have the talent to apply it perfectly.
Where are the riles written or is this just hearsay?
Kate always looks beautiful and Colourful Painted Nails look great with whatever she wears. Kate still likes to wear light pinks it really suits her.
Love the iconic ring
Blue is definitely her colour
Just be yourself and wear whatever colour you feel happy with😄
Best she enjoyed it
Live life wear bight colours !
Love this colour on her
Looks ok. I’m too messy to pull off red nail polish but her maid probably paints her nails
The red is not matching anything else she is wearing. Some weird rules the monarchy has though.
I don’t think it clashed with her engagement ring! It looks great with that outfit.
Either time has moved swiftly or King Charles found the rules outdated
She looks free now.
I think they should be able to wear what ever they like.
Oh i love the color, its always my go to color & safe choice
Lovely to see her rebel a little bit!
I love it, I think they need to refresh some of their rules.