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This is a reader request from Carmen, who was keen to get a look at Cola in a little more detail.
I have given up caffeine, dear readers. It’s been about five months now since I last had a cup of “proper” coffee or any kind of caffeinated drink. It wasn’t intentional, but we just stopped having coffee at home and then also I realised that the (Gold Blend) decaff instant coffee at work actually tasted much better than the skanky cheap instant that we had all been drinking. So, I thought I’d 
give it up and see how I got on. And actually, it’s pretty good. No headaches, I’m sleeping better, I’m not as grumpy (although some may argue that point) and generally it is all positive. Yeah I miss having an espresso after a meal, and a decaff latte isn’t quite the same but actually I am glad that I made the switch. A guy at work here drinks an 8-pack of Diet Coke every single day. It makes me feel a bit queasy even just typing that.
So, to the polish. Obviously, the reason I mention caffeine here is because this polish is called Cola. Now, correct me if I am wrong but I’ve never seen any kind of “cola” drink that was this shade. Not even Rola-Cola…
haha. Dr Pepper, perhaps but I don’t drink that either – can anyone confirm?
This polish is from Zoya’s Wonderful collection from Autumn 2010. I actually won the entire collection in a Twitter competition for correctly predicting the winners of the World Cup. The only time ever that football has done me any good really.
I’ve mentioned before that I love Zoya’s application. It just flows onto the nail and I don’t know many of the creme shades that need more than two coats. This is super shiny and gave me no issues whatsoever.
The only glitch really, is, well – the colour. I can’t get on board with these rusty orange shades. I don’t know why as they always look good on me, but they just don’t tick my boxes. I actually ended up giving this polish away to a friend of mine, who is into these “dried blood” shades.
What do you think? Are you caffeine free? Ever tempted to cut it out? And what do you think of Cola?
Helen
Well done giving up caffeine, just the thought of no coffee makes my bottom twitch.
I have to say, from the pictures I really like this colour, but I am one of those people who loves any shade of red.
Quick question if I can about application… your nails always look perfect, what do you use to get rid of any varnish that goes over the edge of the nail?
Thanks.
I have to say that I actually really like this. Pair it with something mustard coloured like a bag or a shirt, and you’ve nailed autumn chic…. pardon the pun!
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I actually love this colour and it does look amazing on your nails!
Well done on the caffine cut out! I’ve tried to cut down to two cups of caffine coffee a day and use decaff for my other cups, if I don’t have the caffine I get a stinking headache which is not nice at all.x
Hi Michelle,
It’s a simple (and lazy!) technique – I paint my nails in the evening and then next morning in the shower I scrub off any offending overspill.
Although I also have a pretty steady hand which comes from painting my nails several times a week, often 20+ times if I’ve been swatching.
LOVE IT!(as well you know).
I remember when you won the collection. I love this shade. Not exactly a “cola” looking color. I’d say close to Dr Pepper which is my favorite. Good for you giving up on the caffeine. I did it years ago. Mostly because of how it affected my lumpy breasts. The caffeine doesn’t seem to bother me anymore. This polish looks gorgeous on you. Shame you don’t like the dried blood look on your nails. You crack me up!
I once gave up caffeine for a few weeks. Felt awful for first 2 weeks then felt great but I was weak and really missed early grey tea so fell off the wagon