I’m not ashamed to say that I love the color pink…a lot.*
Truthfully though, I pretty much love some shade of all the colors of the rainbow. There are so many great hues out there, and my favorites are constantly shifting. BUT! it’s almost Cupid’s Birthday and there really isn’t another time of the year when pink is more appropriate…plus, you can mix it with red, which is always a winning combo with me. Below are just 3 of my favorite pink polishes. These have been in heavy rotation the last few weeks and I know I love ’em because I keep putting them back on and just staaaaring at my nails. Keep reading for where to find them and why I love them.
This color makes me think of cherry-cream soda-fountain drinks and sweet, sweet love. It’s a bright, medium pink cream that is more on the red side. I love this color and turn to it all year, but I especially love to sport it during the weeks leading up to Valentine’s day. I also like the brush and the formula is pretty nice and doesn’t streak as much as a lot of cream polishes. {Venique-Brighten Your Day! (3 coats) the link has the worst photo ever and doesn’t do the color justice, fair warning}.
Oh, this color, it really does make me crazy. I’ve had it for a few years and bought it as a summer color, but have never managed to actually wear it before now. It’s a really shimmery, purple-pink magenta that kind of comes across malibu-barbie-esque most of the year. BUT! recently, I’ve been loving it. It totally fulfills all of my girly, valentine’s days demands of bright jewel tones and glitter and shimmer, PLUS it brings a nice spot of excitement and boldness in the late winter months. {ESSIE-Jamaica Me Crazy (2 coats), I love it paired with the ESSIE color Splash of Grenadine]
This fruit-punchy pink cream is another all-year fave. It was actually a gift from my good friend and fellow pink-polish aficionado, Megan. It’s a favorite for sandal-clad toes in the summer, but makes equal sense for Valentine’s Day. This color is super bright and super pink. It screams it and I love it…even if the AA bottles are awkward and the brush kind of sucks, the formula is nice and some even claim it’s a one-coater, but I always do 3 coats with creams to achieve maximum opacity. This color looks even better, almost juicy, with a super shiny, quality top coat (I like Seche Vite or Out the Door). {American Apparel-Angeline (3 coats)}**
*In the first photo, I am wearing AA-Angeline, Venique-Brighten Your Day! on my ring and pointer fingers with AA-Meteor Shower on top, and Seche Vite top coat over everything.
**This is not a promotional post. All products were purchased by myself or (as noted above) friends. All opinions above are my own and born from my crazy-nuts love of nail polish and home manicures.
Megan
Pink forever!
Laura Dembowski
I love every color of nail polish pretty much. I just put on bright pink with a gorgeous iridescent top coat for Valentine’s Day and am in love with it.
cindy
that’s sounds like a lovely combination!
Micaela
Nail polish is one of my favorite girl things, and for years all I would wear are different shades of pink. I love your post because it sings to that part of me that I never talk about with anyone else. Thanks!
cindy
thanks, Micaela! I’m glad we can share in nail-polish love!
ada
I adore Jamaica me crazy! Looks gorgeous on you.
I’m going to a winter wedding on Valentine’s Day and I decided on a really dark red nail polish in combination with bright pink lipstick. Pop of color for real!
cindy
yes! I love your nail/lipstick plan…a pop of pink is always welcome in my book!
Katie @ Blonde Ambition
I am actually not a big pink person…EXCEPT when it comes to my nails. I have a deep red on right now (that I think I bought after being inspired by your last nail post!) but it’s far too dark and wintery for Valentines Day. May have to take another page out of your book and swap it out for some pink!
Whitney - www.jewhungry.wordpress.com
I also unabashedly LOVE the color pink. This is new for me and actually, I just posted about falling in love with pink oh my own blog. What can I say? It speaks to me 🙂 I always love love love your layouts and pictures. Keep on keepin’ on.
cindy
Thanks, Whitney!
Sequoia
too cute!