A Manicure By Any Other Name

I strained to hear the conversation in the crowded salon.  My next client was discussing with another the possible choices for her manicure. The only thing is, I couldn’t recognize the name of this mix.  Now, I make a lot of custom nail colors , but one thing is that my clients have a tendency to give the manicure colors a name.   It’s the cutest thing!  Names like:

Snowglobe

Tinsel

Mother of Pearl (abalone)

You get the idea.  The problem was, I didn’t have ANY nail color mixes with the name that was being repeated, and I was pretty sure I was hearing them correctly.  It went a little something like this:

client1: I just don’t know.  I really like Bacon.

Client2: I do too!  It is really interesting.  Perfect for winter.

client1: Do you think it is too different? What about the red or this pink?  Oh, but I really like Bacon.

Client2: I like those, but Bacon is my favorite.

client1: Me too!  I want Bacon!

Client2: You should get Bacon.

client1: That’s it. I’m going to do it.  I’m getting Bacon. 

When it came time for her to sit in my chair she slid right on in with my color wheel and said with a perfectly straight face:

“I’m going to get Bacon.”

Holy crappy penmanship!  The weird thing is, it does kind of look bacon-ish. 

To the uninitiated, that is short for CND Shellac Red Baroness + Cappuccino. 

Pro Tip: Get this look!:
If you Shellac or like to get Shellac, you can achieve this color with a layer of Red Baroness and 1 thin layer of Cappuccino. You can call it anything you like.