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Every Little Thing

Nail Polish Naming: Who Does That?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.64.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re revisiting a favorite episode. From “Crawfishin’ for a Compliment” to “Gouda Gouda Two Shoes,” how do nail polish colors get their quippy names? ELT digs into this FAQ with fashion historian Suzanne Shapiro and OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.6

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0:11.6

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0:16.4

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0:22.8

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0:32.4

You have reached the every little thing helpline. If you have a question about the paint used

0:37.3

on teeny tiny body parts, you're not alone. Today's question falls into the ELT FAQ category.

0:44.7

So my question is nail polish. Some of the names are absolutely ridiculous. The names are just

0:53.6

bizarre. I think I'm looking right now at one called Crawl Fishing for a compliment. Things like

0:59.1

you've got to be kitten me. It's a pieza cake. Like a play on words or they just change the

1:04.9

one word in a phrase. And I'm probably curious too if it's to make up the names of all the nail

1:11.2

polishes. Thank you. Hello. Hey Olivia, it's Flora from ELT. Hi Flora, how are you? I'm doing great.

1:22.6

So I don't want to paint you into a corner, but are you willing to represent all the listeners with

1:26.9

this pressing nail question? Absolutely. I'm glad to represent. How often do you get your itch

1:32.0

swords painted? Every two weeks pretty much on the dot. I got my girls down the street who take

1:40.8

good care of me and we've gotten very close. They ask me if I'm married a lot every two weeks

1:46.3

every time. But I really do enjoy going. It's a time to put my phone away for about an hour and

1:51.6

and get hounded on my love life by a bunch of strangers.

1:55.6

Have you ever thought about how weird it is that we paint this little teeny part of our body?

2:04.4

I think about that all the time. Do you? I do. It's like you know painting your teeth.

2:10.6

Is that going to be a thing one day and people just are normal about it? You know it's just a random

2:15.7

body part we just put paint on. Do you think we are going to be painting our teeth someday?

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