Easy to Be Hard
Before Hard Candy was an Ellen Page film, a Madonna album, and a song by Counting Crows (yes, occasionally we admit the Countin Crows exist), it was a nail polish from Dina Mohajer.
The med student turned manicure guru started her own business from a dorm room, then transformed it into a ’90s success story, and a major fad - Did you have light blue nails in high school? Did everybody else?
Hard Candy made guest appearances on MTV’s House of Style, and on David Letterman, when Alicia Silverstone appeared at his famous desk sporting pastel nails with her perfect hair.
Now Hard Candy is poised to make another appearance - at Wal Mart. The brand just signed a deal to trade in its $12 bottles of lacquer for a new look, a discount price, and a fresh slew of fans across the country.
But will they still make the blue nail polish we know and love? Stay tuned.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
now now, the counting crowes were totally cool when alicia had those baby blue nails. you know you loved “mr. jones!”
August 14th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I didn’t, but I loved “Omaha” and “Anna Begins”
August 14th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Oh, Wal*Mart takes the romance out of everything and anything…but mass produced Hard Candy could bring cupcake blue nails out for a much-deserved comeback!
August 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
What I remember most is the matching plastic ring that would come with the polish. I coveted the matching fingernail polish/plastic ring combo with my entire middle-school heart.
August 15th, 2009 at 1:24 am
What’s the deal with you guys hating on Counting Crows? They are far better than most of the mediocre artists you feature in your mag.
Also, I think it’s a nifty idea to have Hard Candy at Wal-Mart. I love buying makeup from there and Hard Candy brings back fond 90s memories for me.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
[…] their post at Sephora stores after a few years of seriously suffering sales. However, NYLON reports that Hard Candy will come back and hopefully, be better (and cheaper) than ever, […]
August 17th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I’ve noticed recently that your blog titles are often titles of songs from HAIR.
Is Nylon a fan of the broadway show? (I’m finally going to new york to see the revival tribe in october…i’m from toronto and this is major)
Peace and Love.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Ah i LOVED HC polish in high school - Sunshine (pastel yellow).