Poolside polishes needn't all be rainbow bright. After all, when you're strolling round the marché picking salads and cheese in your cotton dress, basket and straw hat, you don't really want to stretch out a fist-full of highlighter orange nails with your Euros now do you? Sometimes, all you need is a slick of something fresh and simple, and this quiet dove grey is the epitome of grown-up summer elegance.
La Laque Couture in Gris Deco, £18 at YSL
