Edible Nail Polish

KFC Hong Kong has announced that it's created edible nail polish. It will come in two flavors, Original and Hot & Spicy. The company says, "To use, consumers simply apply and dry like regular nail polish, and then lick—again and again and again."

Obviously a marketing gimmick, but seems that they really are going to produce some of this stuff.

More info: adweek.com

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Posted By: Alex - Mon May 09, 2016
Category: Cosmetics | Food | Advertising

Comments

Grandma Bragg used to paint our nails with tabasco sauce to discourage us from biting our nails.

Posted by KDP on 05/09/16 at 05:26 PM

Oh, and they want men to start buying this stuff, too? It will take more than a dancing dork for that.

Posted by Virtual on 05/09/16 at 08:08 PM

I read they are making 500 bottles of each, it's got to be used within five days of opening and licked off within five minutes. So, I'm sort of missing the point here.

I can't decide if KFC is run by a bunch of marketing geniuses or a bunch of escapees from an insane asylum.

Posted by puptentacle on 05/09/16 at 09:38 PM

I know of edible lipstick and teeth but not nail polish

Posted by James on 05/10/16 at 12:13 AM

Kluckin'
Fxxxin'
Chicken

Ya' ever see what chickens eat?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/10/16 at 12:18 AM

From a marketing standpoint this got KFC tons of coverage. I wonder if it might give kids the idea that all nail polish is edible. There's some nasty stuff in real nail polish that you don't want to ingest. This seems like those dishwasher and laundry detergent pods that are brightly colored and have been mistaken for candy by toddlers.

Posted by Jim on 05/11/16 at 10:29 AM

You mean those brightly colored laundry detergent pods that parents store in an easily accessible place for toddler's to reach?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/11/16 at 11:37 AM

Expat, I thought about the not biting your nails thing too.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/13/16 at 01:58 PM

Pssst, Patty, KDP said that, not me.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/13/16 at 11:34 PM

Oops, sorry about that KDP.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/14/16 at 03:01 AM

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