Girl MaMas!

[cbear]

So Elise has been wanting me to paint her nails and I wanted to get some polish to put in her Easter basket. Do they make kid polish? Or what kind do you use? I'm assuming I need a fast drying kind lol!

[britbratjf]

I found some Sally Hanson quick dry at our grocery store. It dries in like 60 seconds.

[mrsdonati]

Mar 28, 2015 12:12:19 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

I found some Sally Hanson quick dry at our grocery store. It dries in like 60 seconds.

That's what we use too

[roo1582]

I just use mine. It's mostly Essie. I just blow on her nails and they dry fine. I make the coats pretty thin tho.

[aylafsu1881]

I use mine (Opi) brand. I only do one thin coat and it dries really quick. I have her blow on them to help. I have heard Essie is the best chemical wise (it has fewer chemicals than most brands). I am going to transition to buying Essie now.

[cbear]

Thanks ladies! I always go to get pedicures so I hardly even use nail polish at home for myself lol!

[trixi282]

I too use my own most times (I have oh OPI and Essie). I recently bough just a clearance nail polish for her, since mine are all in storage, and I always just to one or even two really thin coats. The fast dry is nice too sometimes!

[cookiesandwine]

I usually just use my own. Thin coats and I blow a lot to dry them quickly. When she wants to start getting crazy colors, I'll be getting her the $.99 kind lol

[USCgirl]

I only use Jenna Hipp because they are supposed to be eco-friendly and only have minimal chemicals. So far, so good and she loves it!

[aylafsu1881]

USCgirl, Does the polish last and look good for awhile? I want to use one with less chemicals for E and have been considering switching to a better brand.

[gk12]

I use Piggy Paint which is a kid friendly eco friendly polish. The colors are awesome and the paint lasts a decent amount of time.

[justbeth]

I use whatever I have in my stash. I'm not brand specific.

I looked into the piggy paint when she was little. Emma doesn't put her fingers in her mouth much so I don't worry about it, but if she did I would probably get her some of her own.

[mommymadness]

I know there is also a finishing spray that makes nail polish dry extra quick but I can't recall the exact name of it. When I used to nanny the mom had it and I used it on the kids after painting their nails all the time! It worked really well!

[sarahandeddie]

I use the Sally Hanson quick dry. The kid stuff peels off almost immediately. Even with grown up polish, it doesn't last long. I was told kids have oilier nails and it doesn't adhere as well.

[cookiesandwine]

Mar 28, 2015 23:13:04 GMT -5 sarahandeddie said:

I use the Sally Hanson quick dry. The kid stuff peels off almost immediately. Even with grown up polish, it doesn't last long. I was told kids have oilier nails and it doesn't adhere as well.

That's interesting and I'd believe it! I've stopped doing Sadie's finger nails because it comes off in a day or two. It stays much better on her toes though.

[bliz1712]

Hanna wants her toes painted all the time because V does hers often. She will actually sit good for it now. I haven't tried the fingerenails lately because for awhile there she was still shoving her hands in her mouth and I knew it wasn't kid's polish. So basically right now we only do toes and it's normal adult polish. It's so cute, when V does them she'll go around for days saying "look at what sissy did? aren't they pretty?"

[cbear]

So cute bliz1712! Ya to be honest I'll probably just do toes for now. She is such a picker and I could see her messing with her fingernails

[USCgirl]

Mar 28, 2015 18:11:59 GMT -5 aylafsu1881 said:

USCgirl, Does the polish last and look good for awhile? I want to use one with less chemicals for E and have been considering switching to a better brand.

Yes!  Lasts a couple of weeks for us.  I found it at Costco over the summer.

[meow84]

Piggy Paint!

[lilahbean13]

Piggy paint from walmart!

[pinkluna]

I'm a big fan of Ella+Mila polish. I bought it to try with Emma but it's become my favorite for my nails too. They started off with mommy and me sets but they've since expanded and added other collections and colors. Their formula is great and long-lasting and it's 5-chemical free. You can only find it online for now: www.ellamila.com. I've seen it on zulily too.

[aylafsu1881]

Not to high jack this thread but lilahbean13, how are you doing? I know you had a rough time postpartum this time around. Have things settled down? are you finally feeling normal again?