Women from all over the world spend $768 million a year on nail polish. And there’s only one logical thing to do--it’s time to remove those winter gloves and reveal those digits with the freshest colors this season. Not only do we spot those light and pastel shades, there’s also an extreme contrast where light meets dark and it’s a beautiful thing. Worlds collide and the cosmos breaks into beautiful metallic, space age shades and then bloody, medieval and rustic hues come into play into this fashion week time warp. So brace yourselves, it’s going to be one extreme ride towards the fashion forward unknown. Well not really, but we assure you, you’d want to flaunt your nails with these season’s avant-garde aesthetics.

If last season was all about navy, muted gold and pastel purple polish on the runway and the Hollywood red carpet, you’d be open for more experimentation when you see the two-tone shades and metallic stripes, shark bite patterns and dripping blood nail art this season. First off, neutral matte French manicures and the palest milky shades are seen on the runways of Rag and Bone, Marc Jacobs and Chanel. Try out OUI Madame, Butter London’s Fruit Machine and Nails Inc.’s In Kensington Palace Gardens. You can also swap advice and the latest beauty trends with fellow beauty experts and enthusiasts with the fresh, exciting online community at FoxyBingo.com. You can also host regular manicure and pedicure parties with your girlfriends.

Finally, on the other side of the spectrum, there are the dark vampy shades ranging from purple vinyl to almost black matte as seen on Vera Wang, Marchesa and Anna Sui. You can also try out Covergirl’s Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in Black Diamond, Essie’s Tuxedo and {OPI’s Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees}.