Topic: Nails

Painting My Nails Completely Ruins My Life

Painting My Nails Completely Ruins My Life

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Last night, I was sitting in my apartment binge-watching Felicity on Netflix and decided to I needed to paint my nails. But this was before I showered and washed the dishes and got ready for bed. I realized I made a colossal mistake since I had so much to do, and I was left helpless with wet nails. More »

Quiz: Can You Tell The Real Nail Polish Color Names From The Made Up Ones?

Quiz: Can You Tell The Real Nail Polish Color Names From The Made Up Ones?

Nail polish color names, amirite ladies? Anyone who takes more than a passing interest in nail polish knows that they can be a little bit over the top sometimes. And by “over the top,” I mean “named after the trashiest aspects of female-oriented culture, and sometimes random foods.” I’m not going to go so far as to call them anti-feminist, as some (like “pornstar”) are only offensive to the anti-porn brigades, and we can choose our choice, etc. I also think a lot of them are pretty tongue-in-cheek, because with names like that, you have got to be joking at least a little, right? Nonetheless, I think the people who name the nail polishes would agree that in an effort to capture people’s attention, they often turn to the ridiculous and the inflammatory. To illustrate my point, I made a quiz. Can you tell the real nail polish color names from the ones I made up? Answers are at the end! More »

The Story Of My Life Told Through Nail Polish Shades

The Story Of My Life Told Through Nail Polish Shades

Would you like to know about every life stage I’ve ever experienced? I can illustrate it with nail polish shades. I mean, you know, the life stages I haven’t already told you about through perfume. Say what you will, you’ll always remember the first time you wore bright red nail polish. Really, my life is probably pretty similar to yours. Let’s begin at the beginning on this: More »

Experts Explain What Your Choice Of Nail Polish Colors Means

Experts Explain What Your Choice Of Nail Polish Colors Means

You know, I do this kind of ridiculous “what your nail polish color says about you” or rather, “what anything you do says about you” series, and I think we all know it is kind of absurd. Not that much about your personality is really determined by specific things you like, but, hell, it’s fun. And now the Daily Mail Has actual experts weighing in on what your choice of nail polish actually says about you, for real. They claim: More »