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Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish for Kids

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My daughters are girly girls. They love everything sparkly, princessy and fancy. If I’m putting on make-up, they want to watch and will often ask if they can have some too.

In the past, I’ve let my girls have a little bit of sparkly eyeshadow or nail polish from time to time. But the more I hear about the ingredients in different cosmetic products, the more I rethink letting them wear those products on their young skin.

So when I was given the chance to review Piggy Paint Nail Polish, I thought it sounded perfect for us.

 

Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish

 

Piggy Paint was created by a mom of two little girls who was concerned about the chemicals in typical nail polishes. While painting their nails one day, one of her daughters dropped nail polish on a foam plate. The plate began to bubble and melt from the chemicals in the nail polish and the mom realized how dangerous those chemicals might be to a child’s skin. You can see the difference between typical nail polish and Piggy Paint on a foam plate here:

 

Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish

 

Pretty shocking, huh?

So Piggy Paint was created. It’s a water-based polish made from natural ingredients. It’s formaldehyde-free, ethyl acetate and acetone-free, and free of phthalates. It’s also non-flammable, non-toxic and made in the USA.  That definitely sounds like a much better choice for my children’s fingernails and toenails!

I talked to my daughters about doing a fun Mom and Daughter Day with Piggy Paint. We could paint our nails and then go out for a fun lunch. But the girls begged me to invite their friends too. Oh, and my toddler son wanted his nails painted too. So our “Mom and Daughter Day” turned into a “Mom, 2 Daughters, 1 Son and 3 Friends” special day.  🙂

We set up a Piggy Paint Party table and got all of our colors ready to go:

 

Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish for Kids

 

I let the kids all choose their own colors and every single one of them chose more than one color. And polka dots. One of the other moms helped me paint the girls’ nails with a base color and then add dots on top.

Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish for Kids

 

We loved Piggy Paint! It went on easily and the colors were really vibrant and pretty.

Because of the water-base, the polish does take longer to dry. It’s recommended that you use a hair dryer to speed up the process or paint the kids’ nails before bedtime so the polish can cure overnight. We didn’t blow dry the kids’ nails at our little party and they didn’t smudge very much, but they probably didn’t last as long without chipping since we didn’t allow the polish to completely dry and cure. Since then, we’ve blown the polish a little with a dryer and the Piggy Paint did last longer without chipping.

We’ll definitely be using Piggy Paint for the kids’ nails from now on. I love that my kids will be able to have their a non-toxic nail polish that I know is safe for them to wear. And the kids love having their own Piggy Paint nail polishes that are just for them!

 

Piggy Paint Nail Polish for Kids

 

You can get 15% off Piggy Paint right now at the Piggy Paint website. Discount valid through April 30, 2013.

Piggy Paint is also available at select Walmart stores and at Walmart.com.

 

Giveaway Closed. The winner is L.Parry

Thank you to everyone who entered!  🙂

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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Piggy Paint. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating.

 

Comments

  1. I would love to win these so i can paint my daughters finger nails. She is a nail biter so i am always terrified to paint her nails, She loves her toe nails painted but has yet to have fingers paints. I would share these with her <3

    Lana Rowe

  2. I would love to give this to my great niece as she watches her mom get ready for work each morning and tries to put on her makeup just like her mom lol  This would be a wonderful gift to give her as she is a toddler and needs to have the non smelling, hypoallergenic nail polish 🙂 Email: sarahpluto222@gmail.com

  3. I would love this for the adorable little girl next door that I think wants to live with me!!!  She calls me her “friend”!!!

  6. Our daughters would love this! I’d totally share with them. 

    Left my email up there but I’ll add it here too: phronsie at gmail dot com

  7. I have three girls, 19, 14, & 2. The 2 year old always wants to get in on the big girls fun, so this would be a great activity that she could participate in for once.

  8. I’d love to have my own mani/pedi party with my 2 daughters Autumn and April

  10. I would love to win this for my two daughters! All 3 of us love doing our nails together=) both of them have a birthday coming up so it would be a nice gift.

  12. My daughter loves to have mani pedis and she is only 4!
    I would love these for her.

  13. My daughter would love this! She always wants her toes painted bc she sees me panting mine & I have yet to find any “safe” polishes at local stores so I usually only paint her toes. She would be so excited! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  14. I would love to share this with my bestie’s daughters…they’re just getting into the nail polish stage and I’d love for them to have a product that was safer for them!

  16. I would love to try these on my pretty princess Evalynn. She is 6 and I don’t paint her nails cause of the yucky stuff they put in most nail polishes.  

  17. I have a young daughter who loves to have her nails painted.  I would feel so much better about it with this safer type of nail polish.  What a wonderful idea!  Oh, I really liked your party idea above.  Looked like so much fun! 🙂  Email: samsgirl509@yahoo.com

  19. I do childcare in my home and have a friend who sells Arbonne. She also runs a salon and promotes natural products from Arbonne, I know she would love this also.

  20. I have a girly girl that LOVES polish…….I LOVE the thought of an all natural product for her to use!!!

  21. I have been blessed with lots of great nieces
    And were always looking 
    For something new n fun to so together…this seems perfect!!!

  22. My Girls 🙂 The Oldest Loves To Paint Her Nails And The Baby Would Look Super Cute With Painted Piggies!! 

  23. My one year old loves to have her toes painted to look like a princess!  Would love these polishes for her!

  26. My lil diva would LOVE these!! She always wants her nails and toenails painted (she is 3), especially now that teh weather is geeting so nice and flip flop friendly!! 🙂

  29. I’ve looking for polish for my two year old. She would LOVE having her nails painted!

  30. Iwould love to share these with my Grandaugter!She loves doing her nails, and make up♡♡

  31. My Grandaughter would love these♡ E-mail:debbydoughty3@gmail.com
    Thanks for the giveaway !!

  32. I would love tot share with my daughter. She loves getting her fingers and toes painted. We use piggy paint and love it.

  33. I would share it with my daughters, they would love it, and so would their dad since they polish is natural!

  34. I would share these with my daughter who is only 4 and her tiny friends. She was invited to a “Make-over, Dress Up” party in May and these would be great to give as a gift too for the little girl.

  40. I would share these with my granddaughter. She already has some Piggy Paint and loves to paint her own fingers & toes. This would be a great addition to the 3 colors she already has.

    phenix0215@verizon.net

  46. I’d love to share it with my fiance’s 3 and 6 yr old. They both love to have their nails painted every weekend they come over.

  47. For my daughter who loves to have her nails painted and for our newest addition for when she is older.

  48. I would love to share these with my very girly 4 year old daughter, thanks!
    rjwashington2000 at yahoo dot com

  50. i would love to win this for my 7 year old daughter.she loves to have her nails painted and to feel pretty.she is my only girl out of 4 kids

  51. I would love these for my 3 year old daughter she loves to do “beauty shop” so she can get her hair braided and her nails painted.

  52. I would love to share Piggy Paints with my daughter Allissa. She is six and LOVES to have her nails painted many different funky fun colors. This would be the perfect nail polish for her! Lots of wonderful colors and we could make all sorts of fun designs! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!! 

  53. I would love to share it with my daughter. we love to paint our nails together. =)

  54. My daughter and my niece. They would love piggy paint. My daughter wants hers painted so bad so she can be like her big cousin

  55. I would love to share it with my daughter Alivia!!! She loves to paint her nails and toes as well as mine!!!

  56. I would love to share this nail polish with my boyfriends 4 year old little sister, she’s a girly girl and I think we could have a blast doing a manicure night. 🙂

  57. I would love to share it with my daughter Alivia, she loves to pain her nails and toes as well as mine!

  58. I would love to win so i could paint my daughter and  her  friends nails. she is having a  birthday slumber  party and this would be fun to  Have for the  girls.

  59. I would love to share this with my beautiful 9 year old daughter! Any excuse to hang out with her is a good one! 🙂 

  61. I would definitely use this on my daughter! I’m even particular when it comes to the sunscreen I put on her! Awesome giveaway! 

  62. I would love to share this with my Granddaughter.  We paint our nails together all the time!

  65. I would love to win this for my doughter she loves to paint her nails she is a verry fashionable little girl at the age of 5 her birthday is coming up this would be a nice surprise gift for her sine i hardly let her use nail polish because of all the toxic in it. HOPE I WIN

  66. It’d be shared between my daughter and her Daddy. He’s a wonderful trooper, letting her use him as a guinea pig. He’s shown up to work with painted nails a time or two. 😉

    • My email is in the info with the comment I posted. But, here it is again … reignbough1973 @ yahoo dot com

  74. I would give it to my cousin who works with children with disabilities. I think the girls and her would have a blast!

  76. I would LOVE to shae these with my 2 and 4 year old girls! They love pretty nails but idnt like the chemicals :/ Thanks for sharing

  77. Love Piggy Paint- I used it during my pregnancy and now I use it on my nieces! They love the blue and the purple. Cute packaging and cute colors too. Have you tried their polish remover?

  78. This will be perfect for my niece! She is such a little fashionista and loves to have her nails done, but I too have been very concerned with letting her use regular nail polish… Especially when she paints her nails herself and gets a majority of the paint on her skin! Haha. I am so excited to get some of this piggy paint!

  79. I never knew they made nail polish like this! I need to get some of this for my daughter! Thanks for the great review!

  84. I will have to try this out on the little girls I babysit! They will get a kick out of this!

  86. I did not realized you had had a giveaway for these– I should have paid more attention– But I did find these for my Willow– she too is a girly girl and loves her nails done all the time– so for Christmas I got three bottles– she was so excited– that everything had to be put on hold till we did the nails– She is so funny.. They are perfect for our littl e princess

  87. My girls love having their nails painted too.  My littlest is always asking me do do designs on her nails.  The image with the styrofoam plate is eye opening.  I never realized how caustic the solvent based polishes are.

  88. I like Piggy Paint for the grand kids . They always want their finger nails polished when I do mine and of course they like to paint mine sometimes so I let them do them with the piggy paints. I like that they dont smell and come off easily too

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