Nail Polish Picking Anxiety

If you didn’t know, mostly when you go to a nail salon to get your nails did, you first pick out the color polish you want. I think for a normal person – even a normal indecisive person – this is a pretty routine thing.

What happens with me?

I spend about 2 hours researching what color I want. I always have standbys like a classic red or soft pink. But I do spend a good amount of time before I go into the salon trying to decide what I want. 

And by "want" I mean. . .I look at this processes like every color is a dying person who needs a kidney and I have two and I am going to give one to one of them. This is not a nail polish selection, this is the GIFT OF LIFE.

The problem with my research is that once you get into the salon, you can never be sure they have that color. Maybe the carry the brand, but not that color. Maybe they carry that color but not in that brand. 

Also, who made up so many colors? We can’t, as humans, tell the difference between a lot of them. Then again, different companies have different formulas so you want to pick a brand that has good staying power.

But who cares! I walk up to the polish wall  - the rainbow of polishes arranged by brand and color – and…yep. Panic.

Sheer panic.

Every time.

All my prepwork means nothing. NOTHING. I can’t find anything.

Normally if I stand there too long someone comes over to try to help me. And by help, I mean move me along because this is a goddamn place of business, lady.