Comments on: Alpha Nail, for a more masculine nail polish option http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: justme http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-63285 justme Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:38:26 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-63285 Love the pic of the guy and two women. woman #1: Are... are you wearing nail polish? man: not nail polish--nail polish is for women. I'm wearing nail ARMOR, baby! woman #2: oooh, I love a man who's not afraid to wear nail polish! Can I borrow this white one? I need to re-touch my french manicure, and my white nail pen is dry. man: ARE YOU KIDDING?! Nail armor is specially designed for a MAN! If you used it, it would burn right through your delicate little fingers! Plus, it's in a high-tech pen format that's too complicated for a woman to use. Like a... pen, I guess. There's a schematic on the website, and everything. And besides, that's not white, it's "cocaine". woman #2: Cocaine? Like the drug? woman #1: Or like the way Urban Decay were named back in the nineties? Holy crap--Alpha Nail should pay me, I just wrote them a commercial. Seriously, though. When I first saw their website, I thought it was a joke (and I'm still not entirely sure it isn't). This reminds me so much of the SNL Maybelline Man sketch. Love the pic of the guy and two women.

woman #1: Are… are you wearing nail polish?

man: not nail polish–nail polish is for women. I’m wearing nail ARMOR, baby!

woman #2: oooh, I love a man who’s not afraid to wear nail polish! Can I borrow this white one? I need to re-touch my french manicure, and my white nail pen is dry.

man: ARE YOU KIDDING?! Nail armor is specially designed for a MAN! If you used it, it would burn right through your delicate little fingers! Plus, it’s in a high-tech pen format that’s too complicated for a woman to use. Like a… pen, I guess. There’s a schematic on the website, and everything. And besides, that’s not white, it’s “cocaine”.

woman #2: Cocaine? Like the drug?

woman #1: Or like the way Urban Decay were named back in the nineties?

Holy crap–Alpha Nail should pay me, I just wrote them a commercial. Seriously, though. When I first saw their website, I thought it was a joke (and I’m still not entirely sure it isn’t). This reminds me so much of the SNL Maybelline Man sketch.

]]> By: justme http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-63275 justme Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:14:29 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-63275 LOL--because drugs are so MANLY! LOL–because drugs are so MANLY!

]]> By: David N http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-63273 David N Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:10:12 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-63273 Speaking as a guy, this really makes me want to use nail polish. Especially if they have colors like concrete, iron, blood, and maybe bruise grey. Unnhh. I feel manlier already. Now if they'd only bring out rouge in colors like Nazi Pallor and Desert Drought Tan, my masculinity would be complete. Speaking as a guy, this really makes me want to use nail polish. Especially if they have colors like concrete, iron, blood, and maybe bruise grey. Unnhh. I feel manlier already. Now if they’d only bring out rouge in colors like Nazi Pallor and Desert Drought Tan, my masculinity would be complete.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-54779 Jennifer Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:21:50 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-54779 Also -- wish I had seen this before my other comment -- they have a color named "Cocaine". What a great marketing statement! *rolls eyes* Also — wish I had seen this before my other comment — they have a color named “Cocaine”. What a great marketing statement! *rolls eyes*

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-54778 Jennifer Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:20:44 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-54778 LOL, "nail armor". Really? LOL, “nail armor”. Really?

]]> By: jenjennijennifer http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-53524 jenjennijennifer Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:12:54 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-53524 Thanks, Alice! Thanks, Alice!

]]> By: Alice http://www.about-face.org/alpha-nail-for-a-more-masculine-nail-polish-option/#comment-53461 Alice Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:16:19 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=13505#comment-53461 It's a shame the marketing's so awful, because I rather like some of the colours. Great article :) It’s a shame the marketing’s so awful, because I rather like some of the colours. Great article :)

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