I’m not always super girlie. In fact, there are many girlie things I’m not so great at. However, I love painting my nails. And when I had a daughter, my husband had to lay down ground rules before I could paint her little nails too (she had to be allowed to ask — toddler speak counts, right?!). Another big concern, though, was that I didn’t want to be putting chemicals on my little girl. If I use coconut oil instead of lotion, I’m certainly not putting formaldehyde, ferric ferrocyanide and other seriously toxic chemicals common present in most nail polishes on her tiny body. Not to mention, god does polish REEK!
I’d been eyeballing Piggy Paint polishes for awhile, and when they offered to let me try some out, there’s no way I’d say no! Not only was it safe polish, but I finally had an argument for my husband why I should be allowed to paint my 21 month old daughter’s nails pink — “It’s for a review, honey!”
Score.
Forever Fancy
I waited anxiously for the package and when I got it, I had an adorable little bottle of the color “Forever Fancy“, a sparkly pink polish. Also, I got the Piggy Paint polish remover.
Because they advertise no- and low-odor products, I took it as a personal challenge to put my nose to the test. I have a really strong sense of smell and a lot of smells really bother me. So, hesitantly, I opened the polish remover and stuck my nose right up to it — it smelled like very watered down vodka. I had to have my nose right up to it to even smell that much. Impressive. Of course, I also had to sniff the polish, which also barely smelled at all. My husband despises polish and removers since they smell so terrible, even in a large room, so I decided to paint my nails and my daughter’s without telling him, while he was about 10 feet away. He smelled NOTHING, and didn’t even believe me right away when I told him what I’d done.
What helps is unlike most polishes, Piggy Paint polish is water-based. Most polishes are solvent-based. Have you seen what they do to a Styrofoam plate? I did this at home, and let me say… their picture is pretty accurate. Creepy, huh?
So, how did the polish perform?
Painting a 21 month old’s nails for the first time is a challenge. Piggy Paints recommends you wash hands, dry them, paint 2-3 coats, let dry for 60 seconds (while singing songs to pass the time) and then blow-dry for a minute. So, we washed hands, and went for it. My daughter was totally fascinated, but then while I was holding her hand, she leaned down to use the thumb I’d just painted to rub her nose (other free hand? What’s that?). I went, “Crap!” and she sat back with fingernail polish on her face. I reached up to wipe it with my hand, thinking how now I was going to have to figure out how to clean this off her skin… you know how normal polish smears all over your skin almost instantly? This DIDN’T. It seriously wiped off her face like I was wiping off a little bit of sauce. I was rather shocked, and very, very grateful. I was also pretty pleased to see that despite the recommendation for multiple coats, it really wasn’t too necessary — one good coat with generous amounts of polish on the brush was totally opaque. Still, I did a few nails with extra coats to see the difference.
Here came the challenge — getting her to sit still while they dried was tough. I also couldn’t find my blow dryer (still can’t, actually) so I sat and blew on her nails, trying to get her to hold her little hand still. Without a blow-dryer, I’m guessing it took a good 4-5 minutes for the polish to totally dry, which is a lifetime for a toddler, so I strongly recommend using the blow dryer as recommended. I tested on my own nails later, and regardless of number of coats, the drying time is about the same. Also, I couldn’t get the polish to look 100% smooth on my nails, but on my daughter’s tiny nails, it wasn’t noticeable in the slightest.
The biggest problem however, came later.
The bottle cannot be in my daughter’s sight or she yells, “PIG!” and starts waving her fingers and toes at me to paint. She’s obsessed now and when it comes off (which takes a day or two on fingers, but my toes are perfect a week later), she starts looking for it, demanding I paint them. She also doesn’t want socks on so she can show me the “Pig Pretty” on her toenails. She also blows on them constantly and says, “Hot.”
All in all, it’s a hit. It’s not their fault I can’t find my blow dryer!
So, I bet you’re wondering how you can get your little piggies on some Piggy Polish, right?
Here’s the deal:
We’re giving away a special $15 Gift Certificate for Piggy Paint’s online store for our lovely winner.
For EACH of these things, you will get ONE entry. Do as many or as few as you like, and put them in a numbered format in just ONE post in the replies, here on THIS post (not our Facebook wall!).
Please make sure your e-mail address is included in the right spot so we can contact you if you win!
And they ship WORLDWIDE, so this is open to everyone!
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook
2. Follow @DailyMomtra on Twitter
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!
4. Follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!
5. Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or a blog and link us (multiple links count as multiple entries!)
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.
7. Refer friends, and make sure they tell us you sent them!
…Can’t wait to see if you won? Well guess what? We ALSO have a special 10% gift code just for our readers. Just enter MOMTRA10L at checkout — even on sale items! — now until May 15th.
Contest will run from 04-11-11 until 5-2-11 unless otherwise noted.
Tags: giveaway, piggy paint, review, safe cosmetics
Facebook and Daily Momtra Fan, Tweeted and followed Piggy Paint and told them Daily Momtra sent me! I would buy the Cupcake cutie set or anything bright pink for my two daughter’s (4 and 2!)
Facebook and Daily Momtra Fan, Tweeted and followed Piggy Paint and told them Daily Momtra sent me! I would buy the Cupcake cutie set or anything bright pink for my two daughter\’s (4 and 2!)
Daily momtra fan
Piggy paint fan
Posting link on Facebook page now.
Posting in my mommy groups Facebook
I like the forever fancy because my 3 year old loves sparkles and pinks. And since its not harsh I can use it on my 10 month old too so its a bonus.
1. I like DM on Facebook
2. I follow DM on Twitter
3. I liked Piggy Paint on Facebook
4. I followed Piggy Paint on Twitter
5. I will share the giveaway as soon as I post this comment!
6. I want some remover, and the Forever Fancy color.
Posted this 3 times in Facebook.
1. I like Daily Momtra on Facebook
2. I follow @DailyMomtra on Twitter
3. I like Piggy Paint on Facebook and told them Daily Momtra sent me.
4. I follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter and told them Daily Momtra sent me.
5. I shared this giveaway on Twitter.
6. I would buy the Sleepover (midnight black) polish; and probably throw in a remover.
7. I referred friends and told them Daily Momtra sent me.
1. I like Daily Momtra on Facebook. (Shannon Wieneke)
2. I follow @DailyMomtra on Twitter (@shannonforpeace)
3. I like Piggy Paint on Facebook and thanked them from Daily Momtra
4. I follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter and told them Daily Momtra sent me.
5. I shared this giveaway on Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/shannonforpeace/status/62867210581975041
6. I would buy the polish remover.
shannonforpeace(at)gmail.com
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook – Done
2. Follow @DailyMomtra on Twitter – Done
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you! Done
4. Follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter and tell them Daily Momtra sent you! – Done
5. Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or a blog and link us (multiple links count as multiple entries!)
Done on FB, Twitter and Cafemom here http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read.php?post_id=1656747&posted=1 All linked
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won. Done.
I would really really like the nail polish remover and some of the colors look awesome – I like Sweet Pea, Glass Slippers Clear Sparkles and DefTop coat and Primecoat!
7. Refer friends, and make sure they tell us you sent them!
DONE
I SO hope to win this! My girls would love it!! and the whole family will appreciate that it does not stink!!!!
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook-Done
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!-Done!
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won. (I love the Mac-and-Cheese color!)
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook-Done
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!-Done!
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.-Done (I love the Mac-and-Cheese color!)
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook-Done
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!-Done!
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.-Done (I love the Mac-and-Cheese color!)
Thank you so much for this giveaway!
im a fan on both face book pages and shared to face book but dont have tweeter.. cant wait to try out some of the pinks or purples on my lil girl.We’re giving away a special $15 Gift Certificate for Piggy Paint’s online store for our lovely winner.
For EACH of these things, you will get ONE entry. Do as many or as few as you like, and put them in a numbered format in just ONE post in the replies, here on THIS post (not our Facebook wall!).
Please make sure your e-mail address is included in the right spot so we can contact you if you win!
And they ship WORLDWIDE, so this is open to everyone!
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!
5. Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or a blog and link us (multiple links count as multiple entries!)
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.
7. Refer friends, and make sure they tell us you sent them!
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook- Lola Kirstin
2. Follow @DailyMomtra on Twitter- lolakirstin
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!
Lola Kirstin
4. Follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter and tell them Daily Momtra sent you!
lolakirstin
5. Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or a blog and link us (multiple links count as multiple entries!)
posted on FB- Lola Kirstin
http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=170439913010945&id=100002213417547
tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/LolaKirstin/status/64508562302451712
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.
I would get forever fancy and candy coated
1. Like Daily Momtra on Facebook
2. Following @DailyMomtra on Twitter (@LifeWithBandM)
3. Like Piggy Paint on Facebook and wrote on their wall
4. Following @PiggyPaint on Twitter (@LifeWithBandM)
5. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/LifeWithBandM/status/64885354041315328
6. Shared on FB: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002213417547#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=158080940923139&id=12713574
7. I would buy either Project Earth: Radioactive or Mac-n-Cheese Please.
shakeeta_feaster@hotmail.com
Liked Piggy Paint. Liked Daily Momtra. Shared this post on Facebook.
1. I like Daily Momtra on Facebook
2. I follow Daily Momtra on Twitter – @angellam77
6. Go to PiggyPaint.com and tell us what you’d buy if you won.- I love the Cupcake Cutie Set!
Thank you!!
Oops! I see it expired! Oh well, I’m still going to buy some piggy polish then!
And I found a new site! 
Liked daily momtra on Facebook, liked piggy paint on FB & told them you sent me. If I could choose a color, it would be Project earth:groovy grape
laylasmama317@aim.com
If I won, I would get the following: Ice Cream Dream, 3-D Peace Nail Art, and The 3-D Heart Nail Art!
Oooppsss…. sorry. My email is peacelovemushrooms@gmail.com
Piggy paint nail polish remover recall!
http://www.examiner.com/article/piggy-paint-nail-polish-remover-recall
Rebecca recently posted..Earth Day 2012