I have a 13 year-old daughter that likes to paint her nails every day. Well maybe not EVERY day, but it sure seems like it. The smell of nail polish remover can frequently be found wafting down from her room upstairs. It seems like most of her friends love nail polish as much as she does. They love to talk about nail polish, new patterns to paint, and collect many different colors of nail polish.
While it doesn’t seem that there are as many birthday parties to go to as when she was younger, my daughter still loves to give her friends gifts on their birthday. We found out as she has gotten older that it’s harder to find gifts for her friends. It seems that we default to a gift card many times, but sometimes she wants to give them something a little bit different. So this year we started giving her friends little nail polish gift sets. Since she never knows what colors of nail polish her friends already have we have started making up gift sets with some fun nail polish accessories too.
Recently we gave a friend of hers a gift set that had a couple of colors of nail polish and a few fun other things. We designed a little gift that included some extra nail polish remover, a remover dispenser pump, and some nail drying spray. We then created a fun little gift tag to tie on the bag that said “Paint Toes.”
The tag is a little take off of a pantone color swatch. At first I thought that her friends wouldn’t know what that was and that the tag wouldn’t make any sense to them. Then I realized that they are all on Pinterest 24/7 and therefore know what pantone swatches are. I was able to pick up all of the items at my local Target.
Once again I went with the up & up brand from Target (we are big fans of their sunscreen and cleaning supplies). Because of this I was pretty sure that we’d also love their beauty products. Knowing how many times that my daughter has smeared her nail polish before it was dry I figured that the up & up Nail Polish Drying Spray would be a great addition to the gift bag.
The drying spray helps the polish dry faster and leaves a great shine after it’s applied. Also knowing how many times we have “accidentally” spilled nail polish remover we put in the up & up Dispenser Pump. You fill the pump with remover then just use a cotton ball on the top to “pump” the remover out. No more tipping the bottle and potentially spilling the nail polish remover.
I designed the tags for the nail polish in 2 different sizes, one size that’s perfect to attach to a large gift bag, and a smaller size that’s just right for a single bottle of nail polish. I think this little size makes for a really fun “thinking of you” gift not just for a teen, I know a lot of adults that would love it too.
If you’d like to make your own little nail polish gifts, you can download the large and the small gift tags over on my templates page. and….
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Anita says
I’m a much more traditional nail polish person. I usually have some shade of pink on my toes and clear on my finger nails. My finger nail polish chip pretty quickly, so clear is best for me.
suzy says
I love the traditional colors with some nice sheers thrown in, but my daughter is all about the mints, purples and blacks.
LeAnn says
I like fun trendy colors on my toes and I leave my fingernails bare.
Nell says
I’m a little of both, I love me a dark purple or plum, but I also like to have fun. Who doesn’t love glow in the dark fingernails at Halloween?
Lynne Tilley says
I do like the new mint, aqua, and gray. The bright new colors are wonderful, although I’m in my late 50s so I tend to stick with the boring taupes and muted tones. I do get “crazy” every once in a while and will paint my toenails something wild. My granddaughters love that 🙂
Crafty Ashley B says
I am totally a traditional girl! Though I have been known to sport red hot polish! I generally don’t do polishes as it seems I chip them immediately!
Cheryl says
Love the mint, aqua and gray colors! They are also fun colors to wear on your toes especially when wearing slippers.
Heather Mentzer says
I think the glittered colors are pretty amazing. You wouldn’t know to look at me, I don’t wear makeup or fancy clothes, but I do love some crazy nail polish colors.
Kristen B. says
I love the new colors…especially on my toes. I love the muted pastels or neutrals on my fingernails. Thanks for the all of the fun inspiration on your blog!!
Billie says
I’m usually so traditional, you can’t go wrong wth that
Kim Leavens says
I totally like the new bright colors on my toes,,,,softer, creamy colors for my hands. My fourteen yr old mixes and matches all of them, on what seems like a daily basis too!! Thank you for the tags, they a too cute!
Heather C says
I usually like to wear black and gray clothes, but on my toes, that is where I get to be creative! I love all the new bright and bold colors.
Natalie says
I love the colors of mint, aqua and grey as a paint on my walls or wall art, but I would prefer reds and pinks on my nails.
Natalie says
tweet https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/525373933907087360
Dorita says
This is such a great idea. My daughter loves to do nails as a matter of fact she does my mother in law, aunts, and sometimes friends nails to make some money.
anna pry says
i dont paint my nails very often but i tend to go for more neutral colors when i do pryfamily5@gmail.com
anna pry says
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Kimberly Baird says
It depends on the day and the time of the year! And which nails! Toes tend to be more wild while fingernails are more traditional colors.
Jane Brown says
what a unique fun gift.
Crystal Cox says
I’d love to win the Target gift card, my daughter and I spend a lot of time doing our nails so this would be awesome!! We enjoy all different colors and designs!!
Ashley Clark says
I love the classic colors … with sparkles added in of course! This is a fantastic Idea! I am going to have to make a few of these!!!
Becky N. says
I love the play on the pantone paint colors! I think all the new colors are so fun, but I can only bring myself to paint my toes those colors!
Carrie says
My daughter is 4 years old, and thinks that all nail polish is awesome, especially any sparkly one! I am a classic colors for fingers and crazy for toes kind of girl, myself.
Carol Kuse says
At 70+ I am more traditional. My traditional pearl white for nails, nothing on toes. I get more comments on the pearl than anything, and it goes with everything.
Carol Broughton says
I love all of the funky new nail colors, so much variety!
Nancy W says
I do like the funky colors. Mint is my all time fav although I haven’t tried grey.
Lisa says
I go back and forth. I love me some mint or lavender toes, but I still use my hot pink and reds. Target is my fav.
mommermom says
What a cute idea! I know the girls in our family are crazy about nail polish too (and so am I!) Such a great gift-and a drawing too-this will be an idea for Christmas. Thanks. I really enjoy so many of your creative ideas posted on your blog.
Virginia says
I was horrified by the new colors at first but now my nails are more often blue or green than pink or red. I draw the line at yellow. That looks too much like a diseased nail for me!
Gayle says
I am smitten with blue toenail polish. After much experimentation I find that it compliments my olive piggies.
Susan Jeffries says
I actually bought mini nail files and polish for my daughter’s friends for Christmas! This will be the perfect gift tag! Thank you so much! I am a very traditional girl, but I love pops of fun colors on my nails! I am loving fall hues right now! Thanks! susan
Kathie says
Really like all the colors but wish I had younger-looking hands!
Lori Morton says
I like the lighter & sheerer colors myself…but daughter looooves the fun colors best! 🙂
Thanks for this clever & Awesome idea for gifts…definitely going to do!
Linda says
This is such a cute idea! Thanks so much for sharing it. I only paint my “toes” so I think your tags are extra cute 🙂 I like the colors that look like minty marshmallow, fluffy yellow, puffy pink — I use these during the winter months. During the summer months, when I wear flip flops, I like the neon colors. YaY! Thanks for the giveaway — I love Target 🙂
Kay Mc says
I am more a traditional reddish pink nail polish person, but the love all of the new colors on younger people. Great idea on the pump for the remover. I am going to try that for sur.
Emily says
I truly love this idea! My girls’ friends would think this the perfect gift.
Madeline says
I’m not crazy about gray polish, but I love the robin’s egg blue!
Dana Truitt says
1. How do you feel about all of the fancy new colors of nail polish available now???
I love the fancy new colors of polish that the great companies have come out with. Especially the toppers with all their stars and heart shapes, all the different sizes of glitter. It’s amazing how far nail polish has come!!
2. Do you love the mint, aqua and grey or are you a more traditional pink and red kind of gal???
Well I gotta say I’m a traditional pink gal! I have 75 different shades of pink..if not more..lol!! Seriously I love pink polish! In fact I’m saving some pink shades to create a blog for my new Facebook page on the top 10 pink shades & the company that makes them! If I win this it will be one more to add to the list!!!
Dana Truitt says
My twitter post link ; https://twitter.com/Dana_Stargazer/status/525844358075920384
Mona says
Great gift idea. I love all the new polish colors.
Gale C. says
I just like purple, but I only put it on my toes. I just use a flesh color on my hands. Thanks for the tags – it is a great gift idea even for those girls who are alittle older!
Mary says
I usually just use pink but I can not wait to go and get the pump….love the gift bag idea and think I will make several as gifts for Christmas. It is right around the corner.
Kathi says
Love all of the new colors!
Brenda says
I’m loving all the colors and so are my toes! 🙂
tara says
I have gone with the dark grey color. Bold but not over the top black. Love it.
Linda in PA says
I tried a deep aqua on my toes this summer, but quickly went back to my usual pink.
Chelsey says
I love fun nail polishes that are trendy and not traditional! I think the traditional ones are fine, but I love how there are so many unique colors now!
Lisa Brown says
I think all the new colors and textures are a lot of fun, lots of variety.
Lisa Brown says
my 2nd entry tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/526399611078836224
Julie Wood says
I just love all the new colors today! I love trying out different colors with my outfits and think that trying different colors is so much fun!
Julie Wood says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/526403992729812992
Nicole D says
I love all the new colors of nail polish and variety they offer, great to have many color selections to change a lot, since I paint my nails so much.
Nicole D says
Shared via twitter: https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/526429014915706880
shelly peterson says
I love all colors of polish, during the summer I was loving the bright colors and glittery polish.
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shelly peterson says
tweeted
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steve weber says
I think it’s great they have new and fun colors.. with fashion constantly changing it makes sense to keep up with it.
James Robert says
My oldest daughters love to do their nails often so the mint, aqua and gray colors are ones they would love. Actually, they just like many colors to change things up a bit
James Robert says
My tweet https://twitter.com/mijames82/status/526507672326000641 and thank you Melissa for the chance to win this great giveaway
Snow says
I’ve never been much of a red/pink nail polish person, probably because I was a metalhead during my impressionable teen years and painted my nails black. 🙂 So I LOVE all the new colors. My favorite, though, will always be nail polish with glitter. I almost don’t care what color glitter as long as it sparkles!
LaTanya says
I’m more of a traditional girl with the reds and plum colors
LaTanya says
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/526758476018511872
Kristi says
I love all of the fun new colors! Thanks for the fun gift idea!
Lacey Stinson says
I love trying new things! Fun colors make me excited 😀
Christy says
I love all of the fall colors like grey, dark blue, and even black. When summer rolls around, mint and bright pinks are my favorite.
heather says
I am totally traditional when it comes to nail polish I like the reds and browns I do not like blue.
Jessie C. says
I am not much of a nail polish person, I love all colors but not on myself. With daily chores, it is almost impossiblel to keep them intact on so I just give up on this luxury.
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Jessie C. says
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/527303952866349057
Edna says
Melissa, your 13 year old sounds a lot like my 15 year old… they must be best buddies! My teen likes to swipe my nail polishes from my bathroom drawer. Every one in the house knows when she is using nail polish. I have always been the “classic pink” gal but my glam teen girl loves to venture out to all those new hues there is now a days. She encourages me to try the new colors out there…and I just might do that soon and hope to not feel too awkward =/
Christy says
I love fall colors like gray and blue!
Allison Downes says
I love the mint color
Thanks for the nice giveaway!
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Allison Downes says
Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/lolaviolets2010/status/527646238410547200
ANGEL JACKLYN says
I LIKE MY “HOT” PINK COLORS, THAT’S TOTALLY ME ALL THE WAY! =)
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Tina M says
i love the new color. i always love red color.
Tina M says
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/529457494452494336
Elizabeth Lamontagne says
I’m a huge fan of more modern nail polish colors, especially nude, matte black, and teal.
Susan Smith says
I’m more of a traditional girl , I prefer reds and pink nail colors.
Susan Smith says
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/529463294940037120
michelle h says
I like the new colors, mint and grey are nice!
Aleksandra Nearing says
I love the cool colors available now. I remember the first time I saw sparkly nail polish, I was sold!
Lauren says
I like the idea of the other colors, but I usually stick to pinks and reds.
Chelsey says
Yes, a $100 Target gift card would buy a lot of pretty nail polishes!!
Sheme says
When I was in high school I would change my polish daily (at lunch). I usually did school colors in various patterns. Now I don’t change them as much, but I love different colors & textures, to match my mood, the season, special events, etc.
Chelle says
I adore the new color craze. I have so much fun picking different hues out to try.
Cookie says
Love all the new colors. Never thought I would be wearing gray! But I love it and it looks good with my skin tone. 🙂
Lauren E. says
I LOVE that there is so much variety in nail colors nail. My fave is tiffany blue color, followed closely by light greys.
maria cantu says
I love all the new colors.
Tonya Atkinson says
I love the new colors most fall colors are dark.
Melissa M says
I love nail polish! Teal is my fav right now.
Melissa M says
https://twitter.com/618mom23boys/status/530940507027800064
Janice Cooper says
I love all the new colors! Nice and different!. I think this would be festive fr the upcoming holidays!
Janice Cooper says
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/531270151807565825
D Schmidt says
I love aqua! I really love all the fun colors available now, it is nice to change dependent on mood.
Deborah Anderson says
Different strokes for different folks, but…personally NO, I hate anything that isn’t pink or beige or clear! But, meh, that’s just me. I admit whenever I receive nail polish I won’t ever ever wear, I pass it on to my niece. She loves the different colors!
sherri crawford says
im definitely a traditional girl but its beginning to grow on me
Cynthia C says
I’m still getting used to the new colors. I’ve always used neutral or pink shades but I’m ready to try something new.
Kerry says
I love them, but they don’t look that great on me. So, I usually go back to the traditional colors.
Gina M says
I love all of the new colors! Nice to add something other than pink and red to my collection.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Gina M says
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/533626030255120387
meredith says
I like the traditional pink colors of nailpolish!
meredith says
tweeted https://twitter.com/mermont84/status/533730027129417728
Amanda says
I have fallen in love with all the new nail polish colors and different techniques that you can now do on your own instead of only being available to you in a salon. Love love moon rock and Sun candy polish..
Ashley Tucker says
I love the new colors available but sometimes still wear traditional colors too.
Ashley Tucker says
https://twitter.com/ajoy1332/status/533885476877266944
Wanda McHenry says
I love all the new colors because I never really liked the traditional colors.
Wanda McHenry says
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/533897916763471874
Betty C says
It took while for me to accept all the new colors, but now that I’ve gotten used to them I think they are great. But at heart I prefer seasonal colors like pumpkin for autumn and pretty pinks for spring.
OFG says
I’m a traditional gal! My favorite color is purple!
OFG says
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/534105634619158528
Barbara M says
I love all of the nail polish colors we have now!
Sometimes I use 2 different colors alternated on my nails.
And I don’t have a favorite.
thank you
Barbara M says
Tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/534163465623990274
Laura J says
Oh I love all the new colors they are coming out with!!! So many different shades and hues…so fun to change it up!!! I have not heard of that drying spray…I HAVE to look for that my next trip to Target!!!
Laura J says
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/ilovemybeagle22/status/534531729302626304
rachel says
I think they’re so fun! Grey is one of my favorite colors.
Christy Ann says
I absolutely love trying all kinds of new polish colors. I collect every mint color I see, and I love unique teals and purples. I also love experimenting with designs, textures, and different techniques for doing my nails.
Christy Ann says
Tweet https://twitter.com/babybraddy/status/535150097768931328
Teresa says
I think it’s great that the range of colors has expanded. I don’t particularly like them but everyone should have a variety of choices!
Teresa says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/didyouyarnthat/status/535441370031218688
Stephanie Phelps says
I think all the new colors are great. I was a little scared of the colors you have here when I first saw them but then I saw a lady with some close to them and they were so cute!
Stephanie Phelps says
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/535463959554314242
Vanessa B says
Such a great way to gift nail polish for all my girls, Thank You!
Denise L says
I don’t paint my nails often, but when I do I’m pretty traditional. Bright reds and pinks look best with my skin tone.
Denise L says
tweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/535527482015768577
Neiddy says
My daughter also loves nail polish, maybe she got it from mom? 🙂 She loves bold and bright designs and I am more into light colors, pink has always been my go to color.
Neiddy says
tweeted -https://twitter.com/neiddy_ruiz/status/535530845021298688
angie says
I LOVE all of the non-traditional shades of nail polish out now. I never have been a traditional girl and don’t wear makeup, so I like my toes to be fun, freaky colors like blue and green! 😀
ewhatley says
I’m not a fan of the dark colors or designs on nails. I like traditional bright colors, pink, coral, red, etc. and a clean, fresh mani/pedi.
Annette says
I never met a nail polish shade I didn’t like! I love them all: different colors, sparkles, glitter, you name it and my collection is too large to count (in the hundreds).
Annette says
https://twitter.com/ThatTuxedoCat/status/536210589442260992
Ellie Wright says
I love the new, and unusual colors. Especially the blue shades.
Ellie Wright says
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/536220354297864192
Thomas Murphy says
I like the traditional colors best.
steve weber says
I like all the new colors.. gives you more options to match your outfits.
Sarah L says
I am a no nail polish at all kind of woman.
Thanks for the contest.
Sarah L says
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/536300426312708096
Boo McCready says
Truly brilliant! Thank you!