KFC Just Launched Nail Polish That Tastes Like Fried Chicken—Ew, No

No, you didn't just click on a story from The Onion. And no, it's not April Fool's Day (guys, it's May). That headline is completely, 100 percent, inexplicably true: Kentucky Fried Chicken is launching its first beauty product, an edible nail polish that tastes like chicken when you lick it, taking its tagline ("Finger licking good!") a bit too literally.

According to Adweek, the KFC nail polishes come in two flavors: Original and Hot & Spicy. Shudder. And KFC meant business when they created these polishes: Apparently the brand consulted with food technologists at McCormick, the seasoning company that provides the "secret mix of 11 herbs and spices" that's in KFC's famous chicken in order to develop the formula. "To use, consumers simply apply and dry like regular nail polish, and then lick—again and again and again," KFC disgustingly said in a statement.

After recovering from our immediate "OMG, BUT WHY" and "NO, REALLY, WHY THOUGH" reactions to this news, we couldn't help but notice that weirdly, the polish actually looks kind of pretty:

If you're someone who's dying to wear nail polish that tastes like KFC (first of all, really?), the bad news is that it's only available in Hong Kong. The good news? KFC created the most mesmerizing video of two robotic dancers wearing the nail polish and jamming to a futuristic beat as part of the campaign. They're beatboxing, break-dancing, and yes, licking their fingers, all to the music. Check it out:


Our final question: How is this not fake?

For more information on these chicken-flavored polishes, head over to Adweek.

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