peelable nails!!!

the weather is getting so nice in here, and I looked at my flip flops and thought: I WANT YOU!!!

but I've been a good wife and mom-to-be, I had no second attempt to paint my nails again with conventional or normal nail polish; so, I started to discover something that is safe and usable without anyone getting fussy about it!

last time I visited Whole Foods, one of my fav place to hang out here, although it's a bit far but they do offer some great products and great food, especially their freshly made pizza.

and non toxic, organic beauty products!!!

although I was told that premium nail colours like OPI or SPArituals are safe for pregnant women to use, the products still contain artificial chemicals and toxic smells, which is something that my man was iffy about me using it; so here I found natural cosmetics nail polish (not so sure if it's organic coz it does not come with any certified stickers or labels) and recommend all moms-to-be or children to try.

the brand is called SUNCOATgirl, specially made for children age 3+, quoting from its own website:

Suncoat Girl water-based nail polishes are uniquely formulated by our chemists without using any of the following chemicals: Phthalate plasticizers, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Acetates, Alcohol, Glycol ethers, FD&C dyes.

Only water, acrylic copolymers and polyurethane (plastic), mineral-based pigments, plastic glitter and carmine are in these nail polishes. Virtually odor-free. Releases water vapor when applied, not toxic chemical fumes. These water-based children's nail polishes are truly the most natural nail polishes in the market place.

as I was reading through the info on the website: 

In Suncoat water-based nail polish, all the chemical solvents are replaced by water. The major ingredient is water, not chemical solvents! So when Suncoat water-based nail polish is being applied, it is only water that evaporates to the air, not toxic chemical fumes.

 

The chemical solvents in conventional nail polish, after repeated use, can discolor nails and make them brittle and weak. This is not an issue with water-based nail polish.

Many conventional nail polishes contain a deadly chemical, namely, phthalate. Phthalate, such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP), has been proven by research studies to interfere with normal hormone balance, can cause severe birth defects and other health problems. Phthalate is a very effective and popular plasticizer（so is that also a kind of PEHD that was found in the Taiwanese products???)  that gives nail polish flexibility, and helps prevent polish from cracking. Phthalate is also a very low volatile chemical (meaning will not evaporate quickly). So after the polish is applied to nails, phthalate will stay on the nails with the polish, and can penetrate into our system, causing health problems. 

ok so I guess my man was right about insisting removing the toxic chemicals off my nails... and I do hope this piece of info is useful for all moms-to-be, that nail polish is indeed a concern!!!

I bought one colour, strawberry delight, and yes, it has no smell at all!  and another great thing about it is, you do not need to purchase another so called "organic nail polish remover" to take it off, because you will only need to soak your fingers or toes into a bath of warm water for about 3 to 5 minutes, and just peel it off!

the only thing is, it has 8 colours only... and since it's a non toxic product, so it probably doesn't contain any sort of chemicals that offer you the shiny, bright, glossy kind of effect on your nails.  I tried the strawberry delight, it comes with a great bright red as it claims but not as smooth and glossy compare to the conventional nail colour, so there are certainly things that you need to compromise, but I mean if safety comes before everything, this is one product that you can consider.

what's most important is the price is definitely a great deal!  Only $7.99CAD, which is even cheaper than to get an OPI!

here's the site to check it out:  http://www.suncoatgirl.com/

the brand suncoat (I guess that's the mother brand of suncoatgirl), also offers other cosmetic products like lip, face and eye colour, all naturally made, and I think it has a wider varieties of nail colours too!  

This was painted 2 days ago, and after 2 showers, the colour still stayed pretty well, so rest assure that it can be as durable as conventional nail colours; but keep in mind that it is recommended to keep your nail colour on for no more than a week, otherwise as described on the site, water-based nail colour can be difficult to remove if left on nails for extended time... (I know I need a major pedicure... and yes I'm not a good painter... but please bear with me as I cannot bend all the way down to do the job)

boundaryless and crumple up

My fingers have always brought something new to my apple keyboard.  After some nasty stinky green onions smell, here comes toxic ugly nails.

First, congrats to Andy and Sharon who will be tying the knot over this weekend and to make myself a pretty guest, I decided to paint my nails.

I chose the Lychee something colour from a Dior shade and used RMK base and top coat, and of course, it is not always the best idea for your baby to paint your nails with toxic chemicals, but I can just never get over with the idea of wearing dress sandals or peep toes without having your nails painted!  It feels like you're displaying your beige colour granny bra straps while wearing a sexy tube dress.

Of course the most ultimate, easy way to have your nails look sexy is to get a gel nail done, but that's even worse than keeping removable nail polish on for 2 days.  Well I do miss gel nail but again, it is not such a good idea to suffocate your nails with those glue looking chemicals on for more than a month!

So here I tried my very best to bend down and paint my toes; in fact, it looks acceptable -- because you are seriously looking it from afar and of course, you would not see the colour have actually went "out of bound".......... what's bad is the finger nails.

I think it should happen to most people, that you can actually paint your toe nails with your right hand (talking about if you're right handed); but when you try to paint your right hand, you need to use your left hand... now here comes the problem.

Nail colour on the right hand -- boundaryless

And when you are confident that your left hand should look perfectly fine, and tried to take a nice picture with your GF2, you messed it up when you try to switch to a zoom lens for better result...

Nails colour the left hand -- crumple up


The lucky part is, and I was smart enough, that I chose a sparkly shade (which is perfect nail colours for people who have poor painting skills AND with no patience like me)!

And I'm sure all these was for a good cause -- to force myself to clean off these ugly nail colours asap after the wedding!

click on the image to get a larger size so that everyone can see how "out of bound" and "crumple up" it is... >.<