I still can't believe I actually spent money on these...

I've seen a few nail bloggers talk about the least favorite polishes in their stash and, for some odd reason, I've found that I enjoy seeing the colors people hate almost as much as seeing the colors people love. I can't explain why, but I just find it totally fascinating.

If you're like me, then you're really going to enjoy this post. I dug through my 100+ bottle stash and selected the top 8 polishes that I absolutely despise in my collection. They make me angry, they make me sad, and they make me say: "I cannot believe I actually paid money for that."

Let's start with number 8:

Sally Hansen No Chip 10 Day Nail Color in Strong Blush

Strong Blush? Could this name be any less creative? Anyway, this color actually looks prettier in photos than it does on my nails. It's super sheer and, because it's just so blah to me, I think I wore it once and decided it just wasn't worth the trouble to ever use again.

Number 7:

Ten Nail Polish in Bronze

Not quite brown, not quite gold, and surprisingly not quite bronze, Bronze is pretty uneventful and manages to make my hands looks even paler than they already are. I'm sure this color would look nice on someone, but just not me. Luckily, Ten polishes are a dollar store staple, so I didn't blow a lot of money on this.

Coming in at number 6:

Maybelline Foreverstrong + Iron in Mighty Mauve

OK first of all, where's the mauve here? This is a plain ol' berry-red and it makes me yawn every time I see it. Nothing special or even remotely interesting about this shade, and I dislike it so much I didn't even care that this photo was blurry.

At number 5 we have:

Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Nourishing Nail Color in Starlet

One thing's for certain: you'd be hard-pressed to find an actual starlet wearing this shade. It's frosty, it's streaky, and it's a dated shade of pink that would make even pink nail polish fanatics recoil in disgust.

Number 4:

Essie Brick Oven

OK, just look at my ring finger. What did I ever find enticing about this color? And to think that I paid a lot of money for it, to boot! WHAT was I thinking? I mean really.

Number 3:

mark, set, shine rapid action nail color in Rosetronique

I bought this polish many years ago (1999, I think) when a former colleague first introduced me to mark. I thought the tiny bottles were so cute (this bottle is literally about the width of a Sharpie pen) and thinking back now, I believe this was my very first metallic polish. Looking at it now (on my middle finger) I can totally understand why I was scared of metallics for a very long time afterward. This polish was thick and goopy even back then, and look at those brush marks! Eeesh. And what the heck does "rapid action" mean, anyway? Is this polish supposed to make you paint your nails in fast-forward speed or something? lol!

Number 2:

L'Oreal Shock Proof Nail Color in Sheer Moonberry

I bought this in the 90s and even THEN it was out of style. Maybe it was the allure of the 99-cent price tag? Who the heck knows, but I was in such a hurry to paint this color on my finger today that I didn't care that there was black gunk on my nail (residue from a leaky black polish from years ago). I could not be bothered to remove this rust/tan/orange trainwreck and start over again. And really, Sheer MOONBERRY? Does anyone think of this shade when they hear the words "moon" or "berry"?

And the polish I hate the very most out of all the polishes I own:

Ruby Kisses Neon Green

What you see on my pinky nail is a result of FIVE coats of Neon Green. I bought this polish last year and I was so very excited to have a bright, cherry green creme in my collection. But noooooo. This is deceptively sheer and no matter how many coats I use, it never, ever matches the shade in the bottle. And to add insult to injury, it dries to a matte finish, and it chips like crazy. So it's not even worth layering over a more opaque shade! This color sucks so much that I want to throw it against the wall every time I see it.

So there you have it: the eight most despised polishes in my collection. You may be asking yourself why I'm still holding on to these polishes and unfortunately, I don't have a good answer for you. I just can't seem to throw polishes away, no matter how awful.

I hope you enjoyed this post, and please feel free to bash some polishes of your own in the comments. I would LOVE to read all about the colors in your stash that make you angry just to look at them!

PS: I'm so sorry that I'm behind on responding to comments from the past few days. I hope to get caught up over the weekend, so thank you for your patience. This week has been a little crazy for me.