Some are clever while others are just straight-up weird.
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The best part of a manicure, aside from the post-mani polished look and hand massage, is assessing all the weird nail polish names while choosing a color. If you're anything like me, then you'll probably also get a kick out of these interior paint color names. I combed through some popular paint brand collections and chose the ones that made me giggle—and in some cases, roll my eyes. Admittedly, whoever is in the interior paint-naming industry seems to be a little less pun-prone and definitely less risqué than whoever names nail polishes (Wicked and A Good Man-darin Is Hard to Find don't have anything on Dead Salmon and Disco Nap, for example), but there are certainly some clever and fun ones. Plus, I'm starting to believe the weirder the name, the prettier the color, so this is also a good place to be if you need paint inspiration.
Want to turn it into a game? Either 1) Drink every time you cringe, laugh, or think of an obscure pop culture reference, 2) write down the first thing each name makes you think of and use the results as a Rorschach Test, or 3) send this to friends and have everyone submit haikus with their favorite combinations of the paint color names and the best one wins... I don't know, poetry points or something. Enjoy!
Maybe I've performed (for an audience of zero) listened to Cell Block Tango one too many times, but I feel like this paint color is threatening me through the screen. ♫"Some guys just can't hold their arsenic."♫
My feelings are hurt already... (If these walls could talk, get it?)
She reminds me of the Depression Kitty from "Big Mouth," and I mean that in the best way possible.
Daytona Peach cheer competition is coming up and I still haven't made mat.
I sincerely love this color. Maybe if it had a better name it would simply be too popular so this name is a decoy. Regardless, I think about the sad gross fish skin stuck to the bottom of the pan I left "soaking" in the sink every time I hear Dead Salmon.
Humorous Green sounds like it wanted to be included and I'm feeling generous.
This quip will never not make me think of Jan Levinson and Michael Scott having it out in "The Dinner Party." episode of The Office.
I'd gladly take a snooze against this dreamy color—and be ready to disco soon after.
There's that signature British wit making fun of our poor air quality.
This name reminds me of the yoga instructor that kicked me out of a group class for checking my email when I was bored during Child's Pose.
For a little lockdown Millenial romance, put "Timely: OOO" in the subject line of every email and then paint your walls in head-to-toe Hyperlink together.
A little better than the former... For some reason, getting up close and personal with an elephant feels slightly less punitive than sharing a smooch with a mole.
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