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A Candlemas palette at You Rêve Paris: caramel beige, warm gold, creamy milky white and vanilla. Four OPI shades that evoke crêpe, butter, whipped cream. Worn in semi-permanent for 2-3 weeks of wear. Our colour-matching tool helps you pick.

French Candlemas falls on 2 February — crêpe day, festival of light. The perfect cue to leave January's dark shades behind and slide into softer, more comforting tones, like whipped cream on a caramel crêpe.

Pedicure foot care You Rêve Paris — hands are not the only ones to deserve the Candlemas palette
You Rêve foot care — the Candlemas palette, beautiful on toes too

Why "gourmand" tones in February?

February is grey, sometimes wet, never quite spring. Gourmand shades give what the daylight doesn't: warmth, comfort. Caramel beige, gold, creamy white — they are the new "rich neutrals" of the season.

You Rêve Paris pedicure — toenails in cream and caramel tones
You Rêve pedicure — soft caramel and cream shades, the Candlemas spirit on the feet

4 Candlemas-inspired shades

1. Caramel beige

The just-golden crêpe tone. Warm, slightly browned, working as well at the office as for an evening out. Very flattering on tanned and medium skin.

2. Warm gold

Not yellow, not heavy metal — a warm, coppery, almost champagne gold. Best as accent nail or as a chrome finish (+€10).

3. Creamy milky white

OPI's Funny Bunny fits this category exactly: a creamy off-white reminiscent of whipped cream. Very modern, very clean. A soft alternative to true white.

4. Vanilla

A vanilla nude between beige and white. The most all-rounder shade in the palette, ideal for those hesitant about full caramel.

💅 Classic manicure + semi-permanent €45
✨ SPA Luxe manicure + semi-permanent €70
Baby boomer nail art cream-to-pink gradient — perfect for the Candlemas palette at You Rêve Paris
Rosy baby boomer — the Candlemas gradient, whipped cream and milk white across every nail

The combo we recommend

For a true "gourmand" manicure without going costume:

💡 Tip: Our colour tool separates warm undertones (which love caramel and gold) from cool undertones (better with vanilla and milky white).

Cream nail polish pedicure You Rêve Paris — vanilla-cream shade in the Candlemas palette
Cream pedicure — milk white and vanilla, just as beautiful on the feet

And on the feet?

If you book a hands + feet SPA Luxe + semi-permanent package at €140 (120 min), keep these soft shades on the toenails too — gold on feet emerging from socks looks surprisingly luminous.

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    Caramel beige, warm gold, milky white and vanilla — colours that evoke crêpes, butter and whipped cream. Perfect for February.
    Classic manicure + OPI semi-permanent at €45, or SPA Luxe + semi-permanent at €70 for the deep-care option.
    Yes — a rosy baby-boomer (+€15) or a gold chrome finish (+€10) elevates the Candlemas palette beautifully.