Valentine’s Day is almost here, are you prepared?
I don’t really go all out or anything on Valentine’s Day, never have. I’m not much into to the over-hyped and commercialized (and overpriced) holiday, but it is fun to do a nice red or pink manicure for the day.
In case you are looking for inspiration on what color to wear, below are a ton of my favorite red and pink polishes.
Enjoy!
MAC Obey Me
Illamasqua Throb
China Glaze Hey Sailor
Dashing Diva Underground City
China Glaze Ruby Deer
China Glaze Mommy Kissing Santa
Zoya Sara
BB Couture Romeo
Duri Mystic Elements
Color Club Jewel of a Girl
Illamasqua Scarab
MAC Concubine
Orly Rockin Rocket
Duri Wickedly Devine
Duri Paradise Lost
Jessica Crimson Reflections
SpaRitual Intrigue
Zoya Kym
OCC Strumpet
Jessica Scarlet
Nubar Fire Sparkles
Zoya Karina
Orgasm Cosmetics Indecent Proposal
BB Couture Sex On The Beach
BB Couture Nightmare
China Glaze Riveter Rouge
China Glaze Foxy
Duri Bombshell
Bloom Jessica Mauboy I
Zoya Nidhi
BB Couture Ode To A Ladybug
Cheeky Monkey Cougar
BB Couture Napa Valley Red
Duri Rock-n-Roll
Duri Rags To Riches
China Glaze Ruby Pumps
Diamond Cosmetics Cherry Tobacco
Deborah Lippmann Bitches’ Brew
Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian
China Glaze Heli-Yum!
China Glaze Ahoy!
Cheeky Monkey Born Again Virgin
BB Couture Saloon Girl
Zoya Gloria
Finger Paints I’m A Survivor
Finger Paints I Pink I Can
SpaRitual Living In Pink
Eyeko Chi Chi
SpaRitual Laughing In Pink
Models Own Buff Pink
SpaRitual Loving In Pink
Duri Path Of Light
Milani Photo Flash
Milani In A Flash
Misa Perfect Kiss
China Glaze Endurance
China Glaze Encouragement
China Glaze Empowerment
Eyeko Tea Rose
Kleancolor Neon Pink
Zoya Jolene
Zoya Dana
Zoya Gilda
Zoya Alegra
Orly Pixy Stix
Orly Cotton Candy
Jessica Enchante
Orly Blushing Bud
Illamasqua Obsess
Diamond Cosmetics Gypsy Pink
Diamond Cosmetics Hot Summer Pink
Diamond Cosmetics Hot Lips
China Glaze Sugar High
BB Couture Skipper
Barielle Slow Motion
Diamond Cosmetics Razzmatazz
Urban Decay Woodstock
Urban Decay Hasbury
Urban Decay Big Bang
butter LONDON Rosie Lee
MAC Lucky Number
CND Sweet
China Glaze Good Witch
American Apparel Coney Island
China Glaze Something Sweet
Zoya Reece
Zoya Happi
Estee Lauder Wild Orchid
XOXO
-Kelly
52 comments
Thank you for that! It reminded me of what I have and what I might do as a Valentines Day mani. Though I suspect konad will be involved. Its a holiday that demands it. 🙂
Hi Shieldmaiden1196,
You are welcome! Konad is totally perfect for Vday 🙂
Those are a lot to choose from. Does Urban Decay still make nail polish?
Hi Jenn F.,
Yes they brought it back about a year and a half ago or so.
Wow! What a monster post! You have given us a lot of choices, and I really want to thank you for all the work you put into this. 🙂
Hi Melli,
You are welcome, thanks! I re-discovered so many colors I kinda forgot about myself, haha!
OH MY. I think I just died and went to heaven. Thanks for these gorgeous pictures! <3
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Hi Rachel,
Glad you liked it 🙂
Thanks for the great post – so many gorgeous colors! I need to break out my bottle of Zoya Gilda this weekend!
Hi Casey,
I know so many I forgot about and want to wear now!
WOW! Now THAT was some yummy spam 🙂 Happy Heart Day, Kelly!
Hi KayDi-Kat,
Happy heart day!
Wow! All those pics are amazing! I’m not a big fan of traditional reds and pinks, so I’m glad you threw a few dark, vampy shades in there. I love them!
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WOW!!! That is the most amazing collection of red and pink nail polishes I’ve EVER seen! Thanks for sharing with us! 🙂
Wow! Those all so pretty! Thanks for posting! Your selected some great colors!
I think I like Zoya Happi the most. It’s unique!
WOW! Now I need to go buy more nail polish. Hehe
Duri Bombshell is hot!
Ahoy is gorgeous!
Photo Flash is yummy.
So is In A Flash.
I like Perfect Kiss, too.
Gilda & Alegra are nice.
Enchante is drool worthy.
I’m wearing Happi today!
Thank you so much for putting this eye candy together :>
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you just made me want to buy every pink and red polish i ever find…They are colors i usually never buy. There are some really pretty colors here.
It looks like two different colors on the UD Woodstock pic, or is it just me? =)
Hi sparris,
Nope, same color
Very nice! Thanks so much for doing that!
I just got Obey Me delivered yesterday, but this makes me realize I really DO need to pick up “Throb” and also see if I can get my hands on CG holiday colors Mommy Kissing Santa and Ruby Deer!
I had won a few of the CG holiday sets from another bloggers give away a couple of months ago (along wth lots of other goodies) but I never actually received the prize package 🙁 Now I can’t find those little beauties ANYWHERE!
Whoa, sensory overload. Awesome! What a fun, super girly post.
Some of those coral tinged pinks are really making me wish it was summer.
So pretty! I wish I was talented enough to do red nails with pink hearts or vice-versa, however cheesy that may sounds.
I love coordinating makeup and such for V-day!
Btw, I looked all over for that darn Physician’s Formula heart palette you reviewed and could not find it. 🙁 BUT, I ended up getting the Stila Make me blush palette instead for myself and and a gift for my sister. I love the special makeup posts!
Thanks for the beautiful photos and great posts.
Hi Sonya,
Hmm maybe not everyone has them out yet. They are a newish item and I’ve seen them quite a bit at various stores near me. I hope you can find ’em!
I found the Physician’s Formula palette today! I was picking up a prescription and thought I would check again to see if CVS had it and they did! So excited. Now I have that and the Stila palette coming my way too!
Hi Sonya,
Yay!!!! I need to do some drug store hunting again and see what’s new that I missed 🙂
Hubba hubba! I only reach for reds and pinks on rare occasion, but seeing them all together like this makes me swoon. Kelly, please help me save money and heartache over Illamasqua Throb not being readily available here in the States; what color would you say is most similar? Any RBL reds slightly close? I think I may need to get that one regardless though! It seems to have so much more punch than any red I’ve seen.
Thanks for this excellent post! 🙂
Hi Cat,
I have a bunch of red RBL’s but only 1 swatched I think. Chinoise might not be a dupe for Throb but it’s insanely gorgeous, like bright creamy Chinese red lacquer.
I love Chinoise! That, along with OPI Got the Blues for Red and Zoya Nidhi are my favorite reds. Throb seems like it’s the perfect in-between medium, blue-leaning red creme.
I loooove the urban decay colors! I don’t know why but I can’t stop looking at Hasbury! I usually don’t do pink, but it’s a gorgeous color!
Holy Crow that’s a lot of swatches LOL I chose Zoya Sarah has my color last night thinking it appropriate for the impending VDay 🙂
Whoa! That’s a lot of pink and red! I’m kind of boring, so I’ll probably stick to a red creme for V-Day.
Wow.
Do you think Zoya Karina and Sarah are pretty much identical? I have both due to circumstances out of my control.
Still love Mommy Kissing Santa! Ode To A Ladybug and Enchante are faves, too 😀
OMG I LOVE THIS POST– thank you so much! I bet it took a while! It was so fun seeing all of these gorgeous colors!!
I’m not a huge ‘pink and red’ girl, although I do have a shameful amount of them as well. But I was going through this post going ‘got it’, ‘got it’, ‘don’t got it but want it now’, lol. So many pretty colors!
I’m also not a big Valentine’s person, probably because I don’t have a Valentine, lol (yes, this is by choice. Long, depressing story about my huge fear of loss, blah blah blah). But for some reason this year I felt like doing my nails all Valentine-y. So I’ve got on a bright, sparkly red pedi right now, and I’m going to do something fun on my nails soon. I’ll wait for your Friday poll (if you do one this week) to name colors.
Thanks for the polish ‘porn’, I love to just look at all the pretties sometimes!
Wow Kelly!!! What a fantastic post, you are one hard-working blogger!!! Happy V-Day!!
Holy pink and red, batman!
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That’s a whole lot of choices for Valentine’s Day! Beautiful pictures and inspiration.
Oooooh I never thought of dark red ruby-like nail polishes for Valentines!! I shall do that! Thank you for the great choices!
absolutely AMAZING post! i’ve missed seeing nail polish on your blog
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What an amazing collection of pinks and reds. . I see a few BB Coutures made on your list.;) that’s way too cool! You even got a few zoya colors I’m going to hunting for. Thanks for showing off such a collection of reds and pinks.
I’ve got my eye on a couple of these! Nice post=]
There are only a few Lippmann polishes that have impressed me as unique enough to be worth the money, and I’m TOTALLY adding Bitches’ Brew to the top of that list. That is seriously complex and gorgeous!
Also, I think it’s great that you have such a range of different prices and products. That’s one of the things I love so much about your blog- you are “equal opportunity”!
Oh, and thanks for the Illamasqua “llemmings”…
😉
Hi ReaderRita,
Bitches’ Brew is on of the only polishes I have ever gone through a whole bottle of and gotten a 2nd!
Amazing collection! Thanks for all your hard work doing this. I added some Duri to my list. I don’t own any of this brand.
Red and pink polish swoon-fest!
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Some of these are so bright that they look like you (badly) photoshopped them on. LOVE IT! lol
I have a new appreciate for pink polish! I realized that I LOVE all the ones that are for breast cancer. The Finger Paints and the China Glaze ones… are those still around? GORGEOUS
Hi Danica,
Hmmm I am not sure the breast cancer ones are still around, but you might be able to find them online. They were originally out in October.
Amazing Kelly: I have been away from the Internet for quite awhile now and just came back. Never have seen a post like this with tons of swatches. Some of the reds, dark reds and neutral pinks are to die for and would wear on my toenails, LOL Some of my favorites are-MAC Obey Me, Illamasqua Throb, Dashing Diva Underground City,China Glaze Mommy Kissing Santa, (I am so in love with BB Couture Romeo and Dashing Diva Underground City!!!),Color Club Jewel of a Girl, Jessica Crimson Reflections, Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian, OCC Strumpet, China Glaze Encouragement, Finger Paints I Pink I Can (so pretty the way this polish looks on you,) Zoya Happi :), and MAC Lucky Number. Actually all the swatches look especially gorgoeus on you, some are very pretty and very beautiful looking on your dazzling nails. Will I ever out grow wearing toenail polish? …Nah it’s just so much fun to wear and post pictures to all my friends, LOL
Love,
Mc Huggs 🙂