It’s Here! Wearing Halloween:
It’s finally here! Halloween is just around the corner, and stores are stocking up on all the fun things we love about the best holiday on the planet, Halloween.
I found these gems in Rite-Aid! The whole pack of four were $4.99 before tax, two shades are glow-in-the-dark, and they came with nail stickers. It’s BonitaColors, a brand I was not originally familiar with, but how could I say no to five dollars of early Halloween?
When I got home, I slapped a coat on... And got pretty much exactly what I expected.
The black polish is tar-like, and feels heavy on the nails. Meanwhile, the glow-in-the-dark polish is thin and after two coats still doesn’t rest opaquely on the nail. There is also a disappointing amount of glow-in-the-dark, reigning in at a heart sinking not-at-all. (To it’s credit, it’s been sitting under a light bulb and not the sun, so this could prove to be better at a later date.)
However, I like it.
I wouldn’t buy this brand again, but it’s the tacky Halloween gimmick marketing that I’m a total sucker for. The quality reminds me of the childhood glee I found in Claire’s nail polishes that I had when I was around ten, bringing the same kind of giddiness I associate with plastic jack-o-lanterns and rubber bats. I’m going to wear this polish through the Halloween season (which for me, is year-round with a heavy emphasis on the period of August 31st-Thanksgiving, the polish of which will cease after October 31st), and probably never again after that.
0/10 for quality, 5/10 for effort, 10/10 for mimicking items I’d rejoice over if found in a trick-or-treat haul.