Essie’s fall 2011 nail polishes are handbag-themed!

To be perfectly sincere with you, I never thought this day would come. Megs and I have been obsessing over nail polish for months (seriously, I’ve amassed about 200 polishes considering that spring), and we’ve been trying to find a good way to somehow connect it back to handbags so that we could share our obsession with you guys. thanks to Essie, we’ve finally found a link!

Essie’s fall 2011 nail polish collection is called carry On, and all six shades are based on the color palette frequently found in midcentury handbag design. It’s a little mad Men, a little contemporary, and a whole lot of fun.

I grabbed three of these colors as soon as I saw them for sale: “Power Clutch,” which is a dark grey that’s much darker in person than in this press photo; “Carry On,” a deep red-undertoned purple-wine color; and “Very Structured,” which is kind of a rusty orange-tan. I’ve tried the first two and they’re both absolutely beautiful; I’d recommend the grey in particular.

As far as the handbag connection goes, I think Essie did an exceptional job choosing colors that fit the accessories of the era. In fact, I’d be thrilled to death if a lot more companies would make grey and aubergine bags, they’re two of my favorite cold-weather fashion shades.

So, considering that it’s Friday and it’s the end of summer and we’re probably all feeling a little loose and distracted ideal now, let’s talk about this: have you caught the nail bug lately?

You can buy the polishes at your local Ulta. Or if you’re NYC, Ricky’s has their displays out for the collection!