Holo taco is 11-14 dollars. 11 for the polishes. 13 to 14 for all the fun toppers or the fancier polish like the multi chrome. The quality is AMAZING for the price point. Their black nail polish is amazing. It’s called one coat black for a reason.
as someone who has a large collection of nail polishes, that price point is unreasonable. that price is reasonable for hand poured polishes and polishes with special finishes... not polishes that are made in a factory and with a pearl finish lol these are only that price because his name is on it (but most of us knew that by now)
honestly if you're willing to spend that much on subpar cremes why not spend less on a few holo taco nail polishes literally best creme and topper formulas on the market and its much cheaper than this :/ one coat black is absolutely bombbb
@@NoeHernandezPe767 She said it in the beginning but I only heard it because this comment came up at the perfect time lol was thinking the same as you, basically 'what the he-... Hell no'
Why are expensive nail polishes so BORING?! Indie companies will come out with crazy polishes like magnetic colour shifting multi chrome with holographic glitters that give crazy dimensional galaxy looking effects for like $16 MAX and brands will charge over $20 for a boring creme with maybe a little shimmer in it. If you’re gonna make an expensive polish at least make it look cool.
I could see an argument for a "boring" nail polish being more expensive if there's some element of ethical employment to the brand, or a focus on being environmentally friendly. Or maybe, gasp, even BOTH! but that doesn't seem like what's happening here :(
theres a lot of indie brands - like ACTUAL indie brands who handmake their polishes and not get them made in a factory - that sell AMAZING polishes for $10-$13 (my own brand included). these types of things are less about the product and more about the name behind it. hence the price.
Factory made polishes r not necessarily worse than handmade ones esp if you want consistency from the quality of ur polishes. But yes many indie brands are actually better because they have better QC and theyre expected to fill the gap in the market that boring big brand polishes do not fill
Okay, first of all, those polishes are clearly just a cash grab. Even if they were good quality, $65 for three fairly basic colors is an insane mark up. Secondly I wanted to give my two cents as a long time nail polish enthusiast: The storing nail polish in the fridge thing is actually a myth. You don't want the polish to get hot but it doesn't need to be cold either. Nail polish is solvent based, not water based, so it doesn't really go bad. Unopened polish left on it's own will basically last forever. The biggest enemies that make polish age are air and sunlight. The more air gets into the bottle, the more solvent you lose and the faster your polish thickens. You want to keep the neck of the bottle clean of buildup and make sure your bottles are firmly closed when your done with them. Sunlight can cause the pigments (and sometimes the solvents) in nail polish to break down; the same way anything left outside for a long time tends to get bleached by the sun. So if you just store polish in a dark place (a drawer, cabinet, closet, etc) you can mostly avoid that happening. Also if your polish does get thick, you can just add some nail polish thinner until you get back to the consistency you like. (Seriously I had 20-year-old polish I got from my mom, that was so thick it didn't move in the bottle, come back to life with generous use of nail polish thinner and patience). Never use polish remover for that though, it will break down the solvents and ruin the polish. ...Anyway, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.😅
Thank you for this! I have some ancient nail polished that have pretty much turned into solids and was going to toss them, but I might look into buying a thinner now if it's not too expensive... Great to know that it's an option!!
@@y-yyy Happy to help! Polish thinner is only like 5 bucks at Sally; super affordable! If your polish is almost solid like mine was, don't be afraid to be pretty generous with the thinner. You can use a toothpick or something like that to stir it into the polish while it's still thick if you need to. And with an old polish like that, you might need to let it set for a few hours after you stir it in to let the thinner really work and absorb into the old polish. I ended up leaving mine overnight and coming back the next day to add more thinner until I was happy. Patience is key! Good luck!
The acutane probably dried out your cuticles and it’s making your nails dry and peely! The burts bees lemon cuticle balm is really great for that. It could also be a mineral deficiency but it’s worth it to try
Obviously Holo Taco is awesome, mooncat is another awesome nail polish brand. Even Pacifica has some lovely polish. I hope nail polish does catch on as not just something for women. Nail polish is for everyone 💅
I love mooncat, their polishes are way cooler than anything you can get on the store and like the quality is significantly better. Like quick drying, and long lasting I only use their polishes.
Hey heads up, any nail hardener is going to make your nails chip. You want your hail hydrated so they BEND, not ridged so they BREAK. I had the problem where my nails where peeling/the layers where kind of separating, I tried a nail hardener, they chipped instead. Looked it up and got a regular nail oil, haven’t had problems since
Theres something to be about a lot of the celebrity brands being so expensive. I couldn't even fathom spending more than 5 bucks on a bottle of nail polish. Like who realistically can spend like half a month of grocery money on nail paint like ????
people who have a lot of disposable income or people who don’t pay bills 😂😂 i mean even with simplynailogicals’ nail polish sets(which are much better quality and are def worth the price point) i have to do afterpay with 4 payments so it doesn’t dip into my $$ for bills.
my max is like $16 a bottle but that indie brands that are special like finishes and stuff and bc i’m obsessed with nail polish but the price of these is just insane
Teenagers. That’s who. Tweens (is that still a thing?) They are THE market. When I did my masters they used to tell us: that is your ideal demographic, middle/upper class teens. They have parents that can afford some of this things but they themselves are not too well versed on how hard it is to make money so they tent to spend with little guilt and parents spend to make them happy. 10/10 prime spending age group.
@@Daaaanielle this is true. teenagers burn thru their parents money & their own, esp if they work and have their own money to waste bc most of the time they’re not paying any bills lol. i wasted my paychecks like they were nothing when i was 16-18. now i wish i saved even just $50 a paycheck for those years i was working with no bills go pay.
If you're talking about something, like you were mentioning in the beginning about the other products in the collection, it would be helpful if you flashed a picture of it on the screen
Your commentary on merch is so true. There's so many people that I ADORE, even smaller artists, but I almost never buy any merch from them because I just can't picture myself wearing it. First piece of non-charity (I'm talking Project for Awesome perks here) merch that I've gotten was Taylor Swift's Red cardigan last month because I've become obsessed with her music this past year and I genuinely liked the original cardigan before becoming a fan
@@bababooey6193 I haven't recieved it yet! Mine ships February 13th. That being said, my friend got the original one and she ADORES it. She told me it was really good quality, and that actually played a role in me deciding to get this one
This video is proof that someone needs to give you some kind of tv show! You have a middle aged man who has no interest in nail polish glued to the screen based just on how you present the info and yourself. I love your work it's relatable but with just enough professionalism to not be all over the place or over shoot.
guys, nail polish doesn't expire! *ever* !!! if it dries out?? even if it dries out COMPLETELY! ??? just buy some THINNER, it can absoLUTELY be revived (no refrigeration necessary!)
my favorite nail polish is $2 and i haven't found a better nail polish since i've started using it . that pleasing nail polish better be made from unicorn blood that was hand poured on mount everest
Kinda crazy to think that my own band made like 300 shirts for a grand. They have held up for ourselves and fans for years now, but when ya get to that order of production, the idea that one wash, we’ll, washes them out, it’s crazy
Would you be comfortable sharing your band? Awesome to hear that you not only have fans buying merch, but wearing it for years and you being able to see how your own merch fares.
I wish more bands had merch like yours that lasts for a while, I've bought numerous band tees in which the logo/design cracks during the first couple of washes 😓
For crying out loud....$65 nail polish that is probably equal to the Dollar General $2 polishes. Bank it!! I get Ipsy and the expensive polishes I get are literally the same quality. So bullshat Edit: As a woman walking about in the USA, I will not wear a sweater that projected me as "PLEASING". That's just asking for trouble 😵💫
$65 for the set or $20 a piece. Outrageous! If you want quality, go to a company who's main focus is polish, not just marketing a person. And agreed on the "pleasing" sweater. But at least a sweater, you can keep and wearing. It won't dry or run out after use. 🤦♀️ Edit: Not to say $95 is an acceptable price for a sweater, either.
I would love to see a "I tried snack/makeup/stationary subscription box, so you don't have to" because they've been flooding my feed due to Christmas coming up
Damn... I used to be such a 1D freak and Harry and Louis were my favorite members. When they split up I did follow Harry quite closely. Sometime after his first album and Dunkirk role, he did an entire image overhaul. He decided to present himself as this artsy, philosophical, "I listen to nothing but classic rock and drive down the California coast in vintage cars" mysterious persona. He had been moving towards that for a while during the end of 1D but he still retained his personality. His actual personality. A goofy guy who told bad knock knock jokes on stage and made inappropriate jokes with his friends, a regular guy who was thrust into the spotlight at a young age and kept his ability to be down to earth and charming no matter what. Now I find his Uber woke, pretentious personality exhausting and not interesting at all. His pr people have certainly done well because I can't think of many other artists who could get away with selling overpriced, boring nail polish and then selling insanely overpriced t shirts to milk even more money out his fans. This is a cash grab. And Harry Styles is not nearly as interesting as he wants people to think he is. He also lost a lot of his charm that made him seem so authentic and sweet. Smh
@@sweetembrace6706 I don't really care about authenticity as far as the public persona of a performer is concerned. I think its fine for a performer to create a specific image and brand for who they are we when acting in a celebrity capacity. My problem is the image and brand he's created is boring and pretentious and it has caused him to lose the charm he had when he was younger. And it's not even about his 1D days. He was still great the first couple years after 1D split. The current iteration of Harry Styles the brand is not one I like or connect with at all. And being woke has nothing to do with human decency lol. It's about bullying people into conforming and taking joy in having societal power over others. It's pathetic. Like you
@@sweetembrace6706 OK well I don't care if it was his authentic personality or not because it came across as authentic and endearing. That's the point.
@@sweetembrace6706 lol ok I made a mistake explaining myself to you. I was under the mistaken impression that you had the capability to think critically and have a discussion but apparently not. I don't really give a shit about the world or my preferences. That's completely irrelevant to anything I said. If somebody is going out of their way to project an image and that image is "Im a rich, pretentious douche who has no personality and caters to woke Twitter activists" that's not a good image to have. And it doesn't feel authentic at all. Which a good image needs.
I agree. I recently saw him this last tour and followed every show. Hi is still kind, funny, goofy and an amazing performer in his live concerts. But this whole pleasing crap is leaving a bad taste - and i’m losing my interest in him , sadly 😞
@Nina Nah, the normal price range for hand-poured indie batches is $10-14. Pretty much the only polishes priced higher than Pleasing are the lines cranked out by fashion houses like Gucci and Chanel, whose cost is mostly just for the name.
Yeah, from what you've shown, it looks like any $2 Walmart nail polish ahah. I feel super bad for Harry Styles fans tbh. Reminds me of Louboutin's $60 red polish. Like wtf ppl ahaha Imo most good polishes don't go over $10-20. I have like a few Chanel polishes, tbh some colors are gorgeous but the brush is super thin so it's just a pain doing your nails and it takes super long. Dior's are the same iirc. YSL's and Urban Decay's are great though, but tbh it's nothing you can't find at a cheaper price. People recommend Holo Taco from Christine but it may be complicated for people outside of the US/Canada. As a rule of thumb (lol), It's always good to stick to the classics anyway: Essie, China Glaze, and OPI are always good choices in general. Otherwise: - For people in Europe: I would recommend Kiko Milano nail polishes, they're like 2€ each and they're great colors. Not a lot of glitters though. They also ship to the US. - For people in Asia: Canmake Japan, also a lot of k beauty brands have their own nail polish line and they're all pretty good-- especially The Saem's and Holika Holika's. Lastly, a good advice I got from my nail tech: if you have thin nail beds, very brittle and sensitive, I would recommend doing the Herome Nail Hardener treatment. I think there are other polishes that work the same: day 1 you add one coat, day 2 you add a second coat, day 3 you remove everything, and then you go over the cycle again for 2/3 weeks. It really works, it honestly saved my nails.
I just can't fathom spending loads of money on nail polish - I buy super cheap nail polish, and as long as do two coats and use a base and top coat, which are also super cheap, it lasts for weeks. Why would I spend more money on it just because it has a celebrity's name on it?
OH SHIT YES! okay okay I'm putting my analysis i did here on the price: Ive been a long time nail polish user (mostly use indie polish's like HT, FL, ILNP nowadays) I've never used the "luxury" polishes like chanel or gucci. If you get the polish bundle, the polishes are 65$ usd, 16.25$ individually. It's hard to compare to the indie brands I know of like ht and fl, as they base their pricing off of the complexities of the polish but I have found a similar polish to pleasing's Pearly Top that I'll use below. An Iridescent polish similar to pearly tops, Crystal at Fun Lacquer, could run you $14 for 12 mL/0.4 FL oz which is $1.17/mL vs Pearly Tops from Pleasing which is 20$ for 13 mL/0.43 FL oz which is $1.54/mL which is a 0.37 cent difference per mL. But you also get a set of alphabet decals with the Pleasing polish, which a set of nail decals from other nail brands can run you $3-$7 which, the pleasing polish being $20 minus a $15.21 (basing the price off of FL's $1.17/mL) polish would be a $4.79 decal which isn't a horrible price for two sheets of decals that provide several of each letter. So, it's not /actually/ that pricey per nail polish IF you factor in the price of the decals and adjust for the extra mL (most polishes are in 12 mL) The 65$ bundle also comes with 3 sets of decals so, if we assume each decal is $4.79 and we have three, $14.37, which means the bundle is $50.63 for the 4 polishes which is $12.66 which isn't bad from an indie perspective - IF they can compare quality wise which can be a personal preference. I've bought $14 bottles from Fun Lacquer that take 6 coats to be opaque but I've also only needed 2 coats of a $5 sally hansen to be opaque. These are also pearly's which I think are kind of meant to be slightly translucent anyways so it's kind of up to you. okay thats all rant over i hope you dont do the same math and this was for not
I think the unique bottle are also something to take into consideration. Not only is the shape of the bottles custom for the brand but each shade has a unique handle too. This is likely to increase the cost of manufacturing. The decorative element of the bottle could also make these polishes more "worth it" to someone who likes to display their bottles or just has an interest in collecting nail polishes with unique bottles. The quality of these polishes looks pretty good to me. Whether or not these are "worth it" really comes down to personal preferences. I'm looking forward to seeing more shades release. I love the look of the bottles and the formula looks good, I'm just waiting for a color that wows me.
I would love to see a video essay/deep dive from you on white makes good merch; Because I agree with you there’s a lot of bad merch out there but I can’t quantify what makes something good or bad
do you mind sharing how many days it took to ship? this would be a great christmas gift for my harry styles loving hannah but since it’s the 17th it might be cutting it kind of close
I want some real left field merch. I'm talking Steve Buscemi body wash. I want a candle scented like what the Rock was cookin. Give me a tightfitting athleisure line designed by Paul Giamatti. I will buy them
I bet that is something The Rock would do, he is a buisness man and I think could see the value in a product like that. he would def. take the chance, or I least I hope so haha cause I too want that candle. I would love a Nicolas Cage version of a candle as well.
I feel wierd about a man profiting off his mostly young female fan base by selling overpriced versions of dollar store nail polish but with "branding". But you know what, my brain doesn't want to critique Harry Styles so... 🤷
I was in the middle of complimenting your outfit and overall look in this video to my best friend (who also watches your video but hasn't seen this one yet) when you started talking about how you're channeling Love Quinn vibes today lmao. Don't know what it says about me.
I live in the US as well and I would find Opi for 4 dollars on Amazon and I used to get Essie in a retail store at like 8-9 dollars if I am remembering correctly. Where abouts are you that prices are that crazy.
Most of these looked great, but can only see purchasing if your an HS fan. I'm sure they can bank on that base alone, but they really are taking advantage of people's fandoms or obsessions in cases like this. I guess at least the product works while it's overpriced.
Ooo, video idea! Compare and contrast traditional celebrities vs. influencers who come out with some type of merchandise. Compare price points, type of merchandise, fan reception, etc.
The thing I don’t like about the price is that they are all creme polishes which is the cheapest formula to make and the quality is not worth that price tag.
While these prices are overpriced for a mass manufactured polish, no matter the quality... Light coloured frosted polishes rarely have a non streaky quality, just because of the nature of the pearls and pigments. It's hard to have an opaque polish without covering the frosty pearls. It's part of why gel polish is incredibly streaky, as most gel isn't a pure matte (it's also because the light has to be able to reach all of the gel put down in a single coat, which is also why you want to do incredibly thin layers, but that's besides the point. I personally would have done 3-4 thin coats of the lighter polishes, or layered them over a matte white. Anyways, just pointing out that they aren't bad quality, or that this review doesn't prove they're bad quality. Also, before I get anyone swooping in saying I'm just making excuses for Harry, I literally do not care about that man. I'd argue Amanda knows more about him than I do. I just used to be an avid nail art enthusiast (that sounds so extravagant when I'm literally just trying to say I was obsessed with nail polish and nail art).
Was hoping to see a comment like this high up. I saw one coat of that white pearl on Amanda and went... actually that's impressive for a white pearl! Often they're either virtually invisible on the first coat or so chalky that the shimmer gets swallowed up. The price on these is... eh, listen, it's more about the fact that it's merch than the fact that it's nail polish. There are pretty good nail polishes for $5 that do the same thing. But I won't lie- if this were a fandom I was enthusiastically part of? $20 a pop wouldn't be that bad, I'd not think of it as paying for the polish itself so much as paying for the combination of the fact that it's nail polish and it's fandom merch (I fully admit I bought things from the MAC Star Trek collection that I absolutely have no use for. But they have the Starfleet logo!!!). If he wants to be taken seriously as a real brand that's not just "the Harry Styles thing," he'll have to bring that price point down.
Fair! I just feel like the average Joe doesn't know a ton about that stuff anyway, and anyone who buys it should be able to use it (considering Harry isn't a nail tech/artist).
I love harry but I refuse to buy his nail polish for that price, it's way too expensive. Plus I can't with his merch, it sucks. he needs to get a better merch/marketing team
Please please please please ground your hands when putting on nail polish, it's helped me so much! Literally, just put the hand you're painting flat on a table then have the hand doing the painting also resting on the table. It makes such a difference when you're stable. Also you don't need expensive polishes to have interesting colors! Sinful Colors and LA Colors are two brands whose bottles are usually $1-3 a bottle and they have all kinds of interesting formulas and finishes! Also also a $5 bottle of Sally Hansen Insta Dry will work fantastically as a top coat.
i had a student buy them for me for christmas (CRAZY!!!) and mine were all super good quality and i got good results in one coat for the pink and blue/black and two coats with the white. idk man, people are so mad about this as if it's meant to be a mass market product like...no, it was made with harry fans in mind exclusively. you wouldn't pay $20 a bottle? yeah, duh, no average person would. it's for the hardcore stans who will throw money at anything he does. this isn't new, this is how celebrity culture has been for decades.
Good Idea I did not buy this for my Cousin for Christmas, I'm not spending $65 for Nail Polish that can break on arrival in the box, I bought her a T-Shirt and Poster when we saw him live on his "Love On Tour" in San Antonio, his concert merch is also extremely expensive.
Me sitting here I was not looking for nail polish But I was looking for celebrity perfume that was around $60 bucks for a tiny vial that was hand mixed /made With a custom tiny label by them
I hate painting my nails, so time consuming for short term or botched results. So I've been using gel strips with ohara and have loved how easy it is and how long they last (about 2 weeks with fresh strips). But I do take breaks between using the strips as they can cause some nailbed damage (and you have to remove them carefully) but still a better alternative than fake nails in that regard.
Ok everyone's talking about how bad the polish quality is and how the price is ridiculous, but I'm not seeing enough people say that the nail polish bottle itself, with the fake ugly gumball lid is just REALLY REALLY ugly
I don't really follow Harry Styles so maybe nail polish is really on brand for him. When I've seen him in pictures he's always wearing some really cool jewelry. I think a jewelry line from him would be interesting.
it's only on brand for him because he started painting his nails. but so many dudes paint their nails now. it's not uncommon for a straight guy to walk around with black nails
Super late to this but my insane ass paid like $200 for Canadian shipping for the sweater.. although I wish I had saved money and bought it off Etsy, I have to say, the quality of that sweater is insaneee! Honestly probably the highest quality piece of clothing I own, so at least it lives up to the price 🤷♀️ (no peeling after 6ish months)
Holo taco is 11-14 dollars. 11 for the polishes. 13 to 14 for all the fun toppers or the fancier polish like the multi chrome. The quality is AMAZING for the price point. Their black nail polish is amazing. It’s called one coat black for a reason.
Holo Taco is perfect I have literally every single polish they've ever made except Got Cake
Man I want that rainbow collection, or any of them, soooo bad. Love Cristine!!!
I was hoping people in the comments would mention Holo Taco. I bought my first set and I love it. Cristine did such a good job.
Literally wearing holo taco rn! Best nail polish I’ve ever used ngl!
@@DreamcastSwirly same here and I think they're going to rerelease that one in 2022.
as someone who has a large collection of nail polishes, that price point is unreasonable. that price is reasonable for hand poured polishes and polishes with special finishes... not polishes that are made in a factory and with a pearl finish lol these are only that price because his name is on it (but most of us knew that by now)
I have plenty of handmade “boutique” polish with amazing coverage and quality and I’ve never paid more than $16 for a bottle. This is ridiculous
“Pleasing pen” sounds like the name of an adult toy
Glad to be on the same page 😂
honestly if you're willing to spend that much on subpar cremes why not spend less on a few holo taco nail polishes literally best creme and topper formulas on the market and its much cheaper than this :/ one coat black is absolutely bombbb
I'm so glad we all know somebody named Hannah who's obsessed with Harry Styles
my best friend is named hannah and obsessed with harry styles, what is this phenomenon??
My mind immediately went to Hannah Elise on RUclips
hey lol
@@oli-dw4ck the matching initials
We all also know an Ashlie who is obsessed with Harry Styles 😂
What the heck, $65??? Even luxury brands like Chanel or Dior sell their nail polish for $28 and that’s already overpriced
That’s the price for the set, but yeah, still overpriced
@@arianal.merchan9869 you're right, just heard it by the end of the video lol
@@NoeHernandezPe767 She said it in the beginning but I only heard it because this comment came up at the perfect time lol was thinking the same as you, basically 'what the he-... Hell no'
Why are expensive nail polishes so BORING?! Indie companies will come out with crazy polishes like magnetic colour shifting multi chrome with holographic glitters that give crazy dimensional galaxy looking effects for like $16 MAX and brands will charge over $20 for a boring creme with maybe a little shimmer in it. If you’re gonna make an expensive polish at least make it look cool.
I could see an argument for a "boring" nail polish being more expensive if there's some element of ethical employment to the brand, or a focus on being environmentally friendly. Or maybe, gasp, even BOTH!
but that doesn't seem like what's happening here :(
to answer your question at the very end of the video, i think a taylor swift lipstick line would sell like crazy.
it definitely would, apparently red lipstick sales went way up when she rereleased her red album
I could really see her doing a line with rare beauty since her and selena are so close
@@aaronmurphyy aw that's true! And Rare beauty has a pretty good repuTaytion too hehe
Now that you mention it, I'd love to see a collab with TS and MAC Viva Glam. It would sell like crazy and it supports charity.
I can see that happening
theres a lot of indie brands - like ACTUAL indie brands who handmake their polishes and not get them made in a factory - that sell AMAZING polishes for $10-$13 (my own brand included). these types of things are less about the product and more about the name behind it. hence the price.
drop your brand name gorl
What's your brand?
Cirque Colors is really good. I got a melon crème polish for about $13
Don't be too shy to self promote. Drop the brand, hun. If you believe in it - I want in :)
Factory made polishes r not necessarily worse than handmade ones esp if you want consistency from the quality of ur polishes. But yes many indie brands are actually better because they have better QC and theyre expected to fill the gap in the market that boring big brand polishes do not fill
Okay, first of all, those polishes are clearly just a cash grab. Even if they were good quality, $65 for three fairly basic colors is an insane mark up.
Secondly I wanted to give my two cents as a long time nail polish enthusiast: The storing nail polish in the fridge thing is actually a myth. You don't want the polish to get hot but it doesn't need to be cold either. Nail polish is solvent based, not water based, so it doesn't really go bad. Unopened polish left on it's own will basically last forever. The biggest enemies that make polish age are air and sunlight.
The more air gets into the bottle, the more solvent you lose and the faster your polish thickens. You want to keep the neck of the bottle clean of buildup and make sure your bottles are firmly closed when your done with them.
Sunlight can cause the pigments (and sometimes the solvents) in nail polish to break down; the same way anything left outside for a long time tends to get bleached by the sun. So if you just store polish in a dark place (a drawer, cabinet, closet, etc) you can mostly avoid that happening.
Also if your polish does get thick, you can just add some nail polish thinner until you get back to the consistency you like. (Seriously I had 20-year-old polish I got from my mom, that was so thick it didn't move in the bottle, come back to life with generous use of nail polish thinner and patience). Never use polish remover for that though, it will break down the solvents and ruin the polish.
...Anyway, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.😅
Thank you for this! I have some ancient nail polished that have pretty much turned into solids and was going to toss them, but I might look into buying a thinner now if it's not too expensive... Great to know that it's an option!!
@@y-yyy Happy to help! Polish thinner is only like 5 bucks at Sally; super affordable! If your polish is almost solid like mine was, don't be afraid to be pretty generous with the thinner. You can use a toothpick or something like that to stir it into the polish while it's still thick if you need to. And with an old polish like that, you might need to let it set for a few hours after you stir it in to let the thinner really work and absorb into the old polish. I ended up leaving mine overnight and coming back the next day to add more thinner until I was happy. Patience is key! Good luck!
The acutane probably dried out your cuticles and it’s making your nails dry and peely! The burts bees lemon cuticle balm is really great for that. It could also be a mineral deficiency but it’s worth it to try
i just put beauty oil (any skin safe oil will work) like 2 times a day and my nails grow like crazy and look better than ever
@@martinamakek9608 What type of oil do you use? Just wondering.
Obviously Holo Taco is awesome, mooncat is another awesome nail polish brand. Even Pacifica has some lovely polish. I hope nail polish does catch on as not just something for women. Nail polish is for everyone 💅
I love mooncat, their polishes are way cooler than anything you can get on the store and like the quality is significantly better. Like quick drying, and long lasting I only use their polishes.
Hey heads up, any nail hardener is going to make your nails chip. You want your hail hydrated so they BEND, not ridged so they BREAK. I had the problem where my nails where peeling/the layers where kind of separating, I tried a nail hardener, they chipped instead. Looked it up and got a regular nail oil, haven’t had problems since
Theres something to be about a lot of the celebrity brands being so expensive. I couldn't even fathom spending more than 5 bucks on a bottle of nail polish. Like who realistically can spend like half a month of grocery money on nail paint like ????
people who have a lot of disposable income or people who don’t pay bills 😂😂 i mean even with simplynailogicals’ nail polish sets(which are much better quality and are def worth the price point) i have to do afterpay with 4 payments so it doesn’t dip into my $$ for bills.
my max is like $16 a bottle but that indie brands that are special like finishes and stuff and bc i’m obsessed with nail polish but the price of these is just insane
Teenagers. That’s who. Tweens (is that still a thing?)
They are THE market. When I did my masters they used to tell us: that is your ideal demographic, middle/upper class teens. They have parents that can afford some of this things but they themselves are not too well versed on how hard it is to make money so they tent to spend with little guilt and parents spend to make them happy. 10/10 prime spending age group.
@@Daaaanielle this is true. teenagers burn thru their parents money & their own, esp if they work and have their own money to waste bc most of the time they’re not paying any bills lol. i wasted my paychecks like they were nothing when i was 16-18. now i wish i saved even just $50 a paycheck for those years i was working with no bills go pay.
"Our minimal packaging choices" yeah you know there's a reason you ship glass things in well-padded packaging
If you're talking about something, like you were mentioning in the beginning about the other products in the collection, it would be helpful if you flashed a picture of it on the screen
Agreed ❤️
if u want fun nail polish and ur willing to spend that much just buy holo taco, its actually good. i love harry but i also like not wasting money
*Knocks box of nail polish over
"Guess this is going to be a shorter review than planned"
It kind of sounds like the whole branding is sexual innuendo with Harry Styles, but with plausible deniability.
let’s be real, Harry ain’t using this, he’s out here getting mani pedi’s at a salon 😫
Every Hannah is obsessed with Harry Styles. It's just science
Does hanna have a youtube channel?
@@Kas_Styles I think she’s talking about “Smokey Glow” and she’s had an YT! 😊
Your commentary on merch is so true. There's so many people that I ADORE, even smaller artists, but I almost never buy any merch from them because I just can't picture myself wearing it. First piece of non-charity (I'm talking Project for Awesome perks here) merch that I've gotten was Taylor Swift's Red cardigan last month because I've become obsessed with her music this past year and I genuinely liked the original cardigan before becoming a fan
Did you like the cardigan? A lot of fans were complaining about the quality of the merch(like the vault and stuff) so I'm curious
@@bababooey6193 I haven't recieved it yet! Mine ships February 13th. That being said, my friend got the original one and she ADORES it. She told me it was really good quality, and that actually played a role in me deciding to get this one
This video is proof that someone needs to give you some kind of tv show! You have a middle aged man who has no interest in nail polish glued to the screen based just on how you present the info and yourself. I love your work it's relatable but with just enough professionalism to not be all over the place or over shoot.
22 year old male here. Lol I felt the same way. I didn't know why I was watching but I just kept watching.
29 yo woman, but there's been many topics Swell has shared that only SHE could make me watch! Amanda rocks.
guys, nail polish doesn't expire! *ever* !!!
if it dries out?? even if it dries out COMPLETELY! ??? just buy some THINNER, it can absoLUTELY be revived (no refrigeration necessary!)
my favorite nail polish is $2 and i haven't found a better nail polish since i've started using it . that pleasing nail polish better be made from unicorn blood that was hand poured on mount everest
Kinda crazy to think that my own band made like 300 shirts for a grand. They have held up for ourselves and fans for years now, but when ya get to that order of production, the idea that one wash, we’ll, washes them out, it’s crazy
Would you be comfortable sharing your band? Awesome to hear that you not only have fans buying merch, but wearing it for years and you being able to see how your own merch fares.
I wish more bands had merch like yours that lasts for a while, I've bought numerous band tees in which the logo/design cracks during the first couple of washes 😓
For crying out loud....$65 nail polish that is probably equal to the Dollar General $2 polishes. Bank it!! I get Ipsy and the expensive polishes I get are literally the same quality. So bullshat
Edit: As a woman walking about in the USA, I will not wear a sweater that projected me as "PLEASING". That's just asking for trouble 😵💫
$65 for the set or $20 a piece. Outrageous! If you want quality, go to a company who's main focus is polish, not just marketing a person. And agreed on the "pleasing" sweater. But at least a sweater, you can keep and wearing. It won't dry or run out after use. 🤦♀️
Edit: Not to say $95 is an acceptable price for a sweater, either.
I would love to see a "I tried snack/makeup/stationary subscription box, so you don't have to" because they've been flooding my feed due to Christmas coming up
Damn... I used to be such a 1D freak and Harry and Louis were my favorite members. When they split up I did follow Harry quite closely. Sometime after his first album and Dunkirk role, he did an entire image overhaul. He decided to present himself as this artsy, philosophical, "I listen to nothing but classic rock and drive down the California coast in vintage cars" mysterious persona. He had been moving towards that for a while during the end of 1D but he still retained his personality. His actual personality. A goofy guy who told bad knock knock jokes on stage and made inappropriate jokes with his friends, a regular guy who was thrust into the spotlight at a young age and kept his ability to be down to earth and charming no matter what. Now I find his Uber woke, pretentious personality exhausting and not interesting at all. His pr people have certainly done well because I can't think of many other artists who could get away with selling overpriced, boring nail polish and then selling insanely overpriced t shirts to milk even more money out his fans. This is a cash grab. And Harry Styles is not nearly as interesting as he wants people to think he is. He also lost a lot of his charm that made him seem so authentic and sweet. Smh
@@sweetembrace6706 I don't really care about authenticity as far as the public persona of a performer is concerned. I think its fine for a performer to create a specific image and brand for who they are we when acting in a celebrity capacity. My problem is the image and brand he's created is boring and pretentious and it has caused him to lose the charm he had when he was younger. And it's not even about his 1D days. He was still great the first couple years after 1D split. The current iteration of Harry Styles the brand is not one I like or connect with at all.
And being woke has nothing to do with human decency lol. It's about bullying people into conforming and taking joy in having societal power over others. It's pathetic. Like you
@@sweetembrace6706 OK well I don't care if it was his authentic personality or not because it came across as authentic and endearing. That's the point.
@@sweetembrace6706 lol ok I made a mistake explaining myself to you. I was under the mistaken impression that you had the capability to think critically and have a discussion but apparently not. I don't really give a shit about the world or my preferences. That's completely irrelevant to anything I said. If somebody is going out of their way to project an image and that image is "Im a rich, pretentious douche who has no personality and caters to woke Twitter activists" that's not a good image to have. And it doesn't feel authentic at all. Which a good image needs.
I agree. I recently saw him this last tour and followed every show. Hi is still kind, funny, goofy and an amazing performer in his live concerts. But this whole pleasing crap is leaving a bad taste - and i’m losing my interest in him , sadly 😞
@@jenniboo9441 you do know that actually being “woke” isn’t that. People just started using that word for those who go to the extreme
Ok, I know it is a nail polish thing, but anything called "pleasing pen" is a very sus thing to say the least😂
*me desperately fighting the urge to plug every holo taco product in existence* 😶😶😶😶😶
comment section is really just an adverstisment of Simply Nailogical
For that price, the polish needs to make me breakfast in bed, clean the house and massage my feet at night.
$16-20 for nail polish is outrageous.
@Nina Nah, the normal price range for hand-poured indie batches is $10-14. Pretty much the only polishes priced higher than Pleasing are the lines cranked out by fashion houses like Gucci and Chanel, whose cost is mostly just for the name.
Swell don't care. She has a RICH dad.
Yeah, from what you've shown, it looks like any $2 Walmart nail polish ahah. I feel super bad for Harry Styles fans tbh. Reminds me of Louboutin's $60 red polish. Like wtf ppl ahaha
Imo most good polishes don't go over $10-20. I have like a few Chanel polishes, tbh some colors are gorgeous but the brush is super thin so it's just a pain doing your nails and it takes super long. Dior's are the same iirc. YSL's and Urban Decay's are great though, but tbh it's nothing you can't find at a cheaper price.
People recommend Holo Taco from Christine but it may be complicated for people outside of the US/Canada. As a rule of thumb (lol), It's always good to stick to the classics anyway: Essie, China Glaze, and OPI are always good choices in general. Otherwise:
- For people in Europe: I would recommend Kiko Milano nail polishes, they're like 2€ each and they're great colors. Not a lot of glitters though. They also ship to the US.
- For people in Asia: Canmake Japan, also a lot of k beauty brands have their own nail polish line and they're all pretty good-- especially The Saem's and Holika Holika's.
Lastly, a good advice I got from my nail tech: if you have thin nail beds, very brittle and sensitive, I would recommend doing the Herome Nail Hardener treatment. I think there are other polishes that work the same: day 1 you add one coat, day 2 you add a second coat, day 3 you remove everything, and then you go over the cycle again for 2/3 weeks. It really works, it honestly saved my nails.
This should have way more likes, really good comment.
Looks like I would've bought that at Claire's in 5th grade
Nails can peel due to low iron too, not sure if youre anemic but that could be a reason :) (mine peel for that reason)
I don't think Harry is involved as much as let's say simplynailogical 😅,
I’ll stick to my holo taco but thanks anyways Mr Styles
I just can't fathom spending loads of money on nail polish - I buy super cheap nail polish, and as long as do two coats and use a base and top coat, which are also super cheap, it lasts for weeks. Why would I spend more money on it just because it has a celebrity's name on it?
OH SHIT YES! okay okay I'm putting my analysis i did here on the price:
Ive been a long time nail polish user (mostly use indie polish's like HT, FL, ILNP nowadays) I've never used the "luxury" polishes like chanel or gucci. If you get the polish bundle, the polishes are 65$ usd, 16.25$ individually. It's hard to compare to the indie brands I know of like ht and fl, as they base their pricing off of the complexities of the polish but I have found a similar polish to pleasing's Pearly Top that I'll use below.
An Iridescent polish similar to pearly tops, Crystal at Fun Lacquer, could run you $14 for 12 mL/0.4 FL oz which is $1.17/mL vs Pearly Tops from Pleasing which is 20$ for 13 mL/0.43 FL oz which is $1.54/mL which is a 0.37 cent difference per mL. But you also get a set of alphabet decals with the Pleasing polish, which a set of nail decals from other nail brands can run you $3-$7 which, the pleasing polish being $20 minus a $15.21 (basing the price off of FL's $1.17/mL) polish would be a $4.79 decal which isn't a horrible price for two sheets of decals that provide several of each letter. So, it's not /actually/ that pricey per nail polish IF you factor in the price of the decals and adjust for the extra mL (most polishes are in 12 mL)
The 65$ bundle also comes with 3 sets of decals so, if we assume each decal is $4.79 and we have three, $14.37, which means the bundle is $50.63 for the 4 polishes which is $12.66 which isn't bad from an indie perspective - IF they can compare quality wise which can be a personal preference. I've bought
$14 bottles from Fun Lacquer that take 6 coats to be opaque but I've also only needed 2 coats of a $5 sally hansen to be opaque. These are also pearly's which I think are kind of meant to be slightly translucent anyways so it's kind of up to you. okay thats all rant over i hope you dont do the same math and this was for not
tl:dr if you get the bundle and calculate for the decals - its 12.66$ per bottle.
Also, it’s eco friendly and sustainable, which I’m sure also brings up the cost!
I think the unique bottle are also something to take into consideration. Not only is the shape of the bottles custom for the brand but each shade has a unique handle too. This is likely to increase the cost of manufacturing. The decorative element of the bottle could also make these polishes more "worth it" to someone who likes to display their bottles or just has an interest in collecting nail polishes with unique bottles.
The quality of these polishes looks pretty good to me.
Whether or not these are "worth it" really comes down to personal preferences. I'm looking forward to seeing more shades release. I love the look of the bottles and the formula looks good, I'm just waiting for a color that wows me.
the shade of pink is nice, i was genuinely surprised that the black wasn't a sheer streaky mess
i hate this was marketed as "gender neutral" bc that's like...you mean regular fucking nail polish?
I would love to see a video essay/deep dive from you on white makes good merch; Because I agree with you there’s a lot of bad merch out there but I can’t quantify what makes something good or bad
do you mind sharing how many days it took to ship? this would be a great christmas gift for my harry styles loving hannah but since it’s the 17th it might be cutting it kind of close
I heard the crewnecks shipped pretty fast from some people I follow, not sure about the nail polishes!
"growth, maturity" 😂 my gosh I related so hard
"The Love Atrocities" sounds like a great band name.
I saw a post about the crew neck and basing the “pleasing” was seriously off center
Ok but why do they look like LIFE game pieces.
Sugar Daddy Amanda being an offspring of swell daddy is not surprising
Holo taco nail polish is great :)
I want some real left field merch. I'm talking Steve Buscemi body wash. I want a candle scented like what the Rock was cookin. Give me a tightfitting athleisure line designed by Paul Giamatti. I will buy them
I want that candle!
I bet that is something The Rock would do, he is a buisness man and I think could see the value in a product like that. he would def. take the chance, or I least I hope so haha cause I too want that candle. I would love a Nicolas Cage version of a candle as well.
I feel wierd about a man profiting off his mostly young female fan base by selling overpriced versions of dollar store nail polish but with "branding".
But you know what, my brain doesn't want to critique Harry Styles so... 🤷
Can we add "Spun with gold out of a monkey's Ass" to the Swell Entertainment Lore?
take a shot every time Amanda says arguably
Just gotta say how much swell entertainment rocks!
you should review the machine gun kelly "nail polish for introverts"
7:05 I was listening to this in the background as I was doing things and as an ex 5sos stan when I say I WHIPPED my head around
I was in the middle of complimenting your outfit and overall look in this video to my best friend (who also watches your video but hasn't seen this one yet) when you started talking about how you're channeling Love Quinn vibes today lmao. Don't know what it says about me.
Arguably, I think you said arguably a lot in this video
Frankly, I’d have to agree haha
Well now I want a midnight blue nail polish. Definitely not such an expensive one tho lol
OPI Russian navy IS MY FAVEEEEE MIDNIGHT nail polish … it’s a bit more purple/indigo tho
It's funny looking at this from a US perspective because brands like Opi and Revlon and Sally Hansen go for that here.
I live in the US as well and I would find Opi for 4 dollars on Amazon and I used to get Essie in a retail store at like 8-9 dollars if I am remembering correctly. Where abouts are you that prices are that crazy.
No they don’t lmao OPI polishes are about $10 Sally Hansen $3-10 revlon closer to $5-7
What?? I live in the US and none of those brands cost that amount.
I'm in New Zealand guys
Could have done "S-W-E-L-L" on one hand and then C-U-Next-Tuesday on the other....
lmao c u nest tuesday spells out C U N T
@@aasha8759 I'm well aware. Put it together with "swell"
Most of these looked great, but can only see purchasing if your an HS fan. I'm sure they can bank on that base alone, but they really are taking advantage of people's fandoms or obsessions in cases like this. I guess at least the product works while it's overpriced.
I’m literally screaming and crying begging you to talk about xobrooklyn
Ooo, video idea! Compare and contrast traditional celebrities vs. influencers who come out with some type of merchandise. Compare price points, type of merchandise, fan reception, etc.
20!? That stuff is $3 nail polish
The thing I don’t like about the price is that they are all creme polishes which is the cheapest formula to make and the quality is not worth that price tag.
While these prices are overpriced for a mass manufactured polish, no matter the quality... Light coloured frosted polishes rarely have a non streaky quality, just because of the nature of the pearls and pigments. It's hard to have an opaque polish without covering the frosty pearls. It's part of why gel polish is incredibly streaky, as most gel isn't a pure matte (it's also because the light has to be able to reach all of the gel put down in a single coat, which is also why you want to do incredibly thin layers, but that's besides the point. I personally would have done 3-4 thin coats of the lighter polishes, or layered them over a matte white. Anyways, just pointing out that they aren't bad quality, or that this review doesn't prove they're bad quality. Also, before I get anyone swooping in saying I'm just making excuses for Harry, I literally do not care about that man. I'd argue Amanda knows more about him than I do. I just used to be an avid nail art enthusiast (that sounds so extravagant when I'm literally just trying to say I was obsessed with nail polish and nail art).
As an ex nail tech, this comment pleases me
Was hoping to see a comment like this high up. I saw one coat of that white pearl on Amanda and went... actually that's impressive for a white pearl! Often they're either virtually invisible on the first coat or so chalky that the shimmer gets swallowed up.
The price on these is... eh, listen, it's more about the fact that it's merch than the fact that it's nail polish. There are pretty good nail polishes for $5 that do the same thing. But I won't lie- if this were a fandom I was enthusiastically part of? $20 a pop wouldn't be that bad, I'd not think of it as paying for the polish itself so much as paying for the combination of the fact that it's nail polish and it's fandom merch (I fully admit I bought things from the MAC Star Trek collection that I absolutely have no use for. But they have the Starfleet logo!!!). If he wants to be taken seriously as a real brand that's not just "the Harry Styles thing," he'll have to bring that price point down.
Fair! I just feel like the average Joe doesn't know a ton about that stuff anyway, and anyone who buys it should be able to use it (considering Harry isn't a nail tech/artist).
Should've been called ~zionism~
I love harry but I refuse to buy his nail polish for that price, it's way too expensive. Plus I can't with his merch, it sucks. he needs to get a better merch/marketing team
THIS!!! agree
Please please please please ground your hands when putting on nail polish, it's helped me so much! Literally, just put the hand you're painting flat on a table then have the hand doing the painting also resting on the table. It makes such a difference when you're stable.
Also you don't need expensive polishes to have interesting colors! Sinful Colors and LA Colors are two brands whose bottles are usually $1-3 a bottle and they have all kinds of interesting formulas and finishes! Also also a $5 bottle of Sally Hansen Insta Dry will work fantastically as a top coat.
i had a student buy them for me for christmas (CRAZY!!!) and mine were all super good quality and i got good results in one coat for the pink and blue/black and two coats with the white. idk man, people are so mad about this as if it's meant to be a mass market product like...no, it was made with harry fans in mind exclusively. you wouldn't pay $20 a bottle? yeah, duh, no average person would. it's for the hardcore stans who will throw money at anything he does. this isn't new, this is how celebrity culture has been for decades.
Good Idea I did not buy this for my Cousin for Christmas, I'm not spending $65 for Nail Polish that can break on arrival in the box, I bought her a T-Shirt and Poster when we saw him live on his "Love On Tour" in San Antonio, his concert merch is also extremely expensive.
When you asked who's next I immediately thought of Pete Davidson and you saying his name at the same time freaked me out lol
Is celebrity nail polish gonna become the new celebrity perfume and celebrity skincare/makeup line?
Hey Swell, have you seen the lady on tiktok who says that Rome never existed?
Me sitting here
I was not looking for nail polish
But I was looking for celebrity perfume that was around $60 bucks for a tiny vial that was hand mixed /made
With a custom tiny label by them
$95 for something i could make at home with a printer and iron for $10 LMAO
Why no pictures of the official merch in the video?
Being completely honest, these nail polishes don't look very 'pleasing' to me
girlie u are GLOWING
Did Amanda just- 💅? 👀?
Your theory for what would’ve happened for the crewnecks is very true
Revlon has a drugstore $5 white pearl polish that I would pick over these any day
I hate painting my nails, so time consuming for short term or botched results. So I've been using gel strips with ohara and have loved how easy it is and how long they last (about 2 weeks with fresh strips). But I do take breaks between using the strips as they can cause some nailbed damage (and you have to remove them carefully) but still a better alternative than fake nails in that regard.
can we expect a review of the MGK polishes?
Speaking of Daddy merch... when is the "Daddy is earned" zip hoodie coming back in stock? My Daddy will look hot AF in that color.
Ayo?
Ok everyone's talking about how bad the polish quality is and how the price is ridiculous, but I'm not seeing enough people say that the nail polish bottle itself, with the fake ugly gumball lid is just REALLY REALLY ugly
The year of the Amanda.
I don't really follow Harry Styles so maybe nail polish is really on brand for him. When I've seen him in pictures he's always wearing some really cool jewelry. I think a jewelry line from him would be interesting.
it's only on brand for him because he started painting his nails. but so many dudes paint their nails now. it's not uncommon for a straight guy to walk around with black nails
Its on brand for his because he does paint his nails
@@Kas_Styles he also showers, doesn't mean he should come out with a line of soap
@@Ray_Vun Ray, I fucking laughed
@@Ray_Vun it’s called doing the correct research and knowing the correct people that know a lot on whatever topic.
I know you don't go by brand, but I think you could enjoy ILNP if you like shiny holographics and such! Get one or two as a treat!
Super late to this but my insane ass paid like $200 for Canadian shipping for the sweater.. although I wish I had saved money and bought it off Etsy, I have to say, the quality of that sweater is insaneee! Honestly probably the highest quality piece of clothing I own, so at least it lives up to the price 🤷♀️ (no peeling after 6ish months)
$65 for the set is $16.25 per polish which is not the MOST insane price but still a lot for... mid at best nail polish. $20 is a crime lmao
You should review Addison Raes perfum!!!!
Currently wondering if we all know the same Harry Styles obsessed Hannah???
There is nooooo reason nail polish should be that expensive!
Oh god, I really didn't need to know about new nail polish brands. I have so many already.
agreed a lot of merch sucks. i really prefer fanmade merch. and pls i totally relate to ur 5sos phase i had one too lol
mgk also came out with nail polish line a couple weeks back