Personally I believe that unless you easily have a chunk of change to splurge on a fresh mani-pedi regularly (because a less than pristine one isn't so pretty), an hour and a half of your time just sitting idle, and you prefer blabbing with virtual strangers, you should learn how to do your own. Also, too many "professional" manicurists just aren't meticulous enough for meticulous me. It does take practice, and all the right equipment, but I know that anyone who invests themselves will end up being a professional because I am a living testament. How exactly I suggest you do this will be another post... If on the other hand you have the dough, and you enjoy the pampering, more power to ya!
For this post I wanted to share a nail polish I believe is destined to be the next IT polish, and that is a brand called Butter London. Why are they so great? A couple of reasons: they have fantastic colors that go on smoothly and stay well without chipping, but also because they are "color without carcinogens". Yes, they are toluene, DBP (some bad chemical) and formaldehyde free ("3 free"), and they are also vegan and cruelty free. How cool is all that!?
Right now I don't know many places to buy it in Montreal, but on-line it says that Rouge Nail Bar has them www.rougenailbar.com
They are also available on-line at www.butterlondon.ca (they have a Canadian website. Bonus!).
I have bought it in the US at Ricky's www.rickysnyc.com
Overall I still think that Essie is probably my very favorite polish (this again will be another post), but I am trying to get myself to reconsider because I really like what Butter London is about while still being a quality product.
The bottles look oh so glamorous, but don't worry, the square cap comes off and you have a regular easy to work with brush wand underneath the square (look at pictures).
Invest in a mega bottle of nail polish remover, and have fun with this. You only live once, and how lucky that you were born a girl!
UPDATE: (Sept 14/2011) I just found out that Essie is also 3 free (DBT, Toluene and formaldehyde free). All is good.
Thanks for this! I am an Essie girl, but love the fact that cosmetics companies are starting to think about making products without carcinogens in them. Well-groomed nails are fabulous but cancer sucks! ;)
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