I have a 3-year old daughter who is “all girl”. It is rare that you see her in any colors but pink or lavender (and that is assuming that she isn’t running around the house in a princess dress), she is already great at walking around in high heels and her favorite gift this past Christmas was a Snow White makeup kit (no – I didn’t get it for her – my in-laws did!)
She also likes nail polish and it’s a huge fight between us…I use “regular” nail polish and even the nail polishes made for children require the use of remover that seems just a little too harsh for a 3-year old. (she’s worse than me…the first chip in her polish and she wants them redone!).
Enter Piggy Paint. The people at Piggy Paint sent me a bottle of their nail polish and nail polish remover to try on my daughter (I assume they didn’t want me to use it on myself) and I have to say – I liked it! Even better, my daughter loved it (and I think that it helped that they sent purple nail polish – a first for my daughter!)
Piggy Paint is a a kid-friendly polish without the accompanying drawbacks of traditional polishes. It is free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone… and made in the USA! It dried super-quick on my daughter’s fingers and toes and even my husband had no problem applying it.
I do have to say that it did seem more prone to chipping or wearing off than my daughter would like, but that is likely because it is water-based and she takes a daily 30-40 minute bath AND still always has her fingers in her mouth (the polish on her toes lasted much longer than the polish on her fingers).
As an added bonus…we are in the process of “going greener” in our household and switching to more organic products (more on that later) and I really like the story of how Piggy Paint came to be
In exchange for trying Piggy Paint, the people at Piggy Paint have give me 2 offers to share with you:
The first offer is available to everyone: 10% off your Piggy Paint order when you use the code: KNOW10L at checkout. Orders over $25 ship free through February 28th. On March 1st, the minimum order for free shipping will be $35
The second offer is available to 1 lucky winner: a $15 Gift Code for Piggy Paint!
To enter to win (each counts as a separate entry, so leave a separate comment!)
1. Leave a comment letting me know what intrigues you about Piggy Paint. It’s all-natural? The color selection? That it is a mom-based business?.
2. Subscribe to my feed via Reader or email subscription to get all of the deals that I post and leave a comment that you have subscribed. If you already subscribe (thank you!), leave a separate comment letting me know.
3. Promote this giveaway. If you have a blog, write a post about this giveaway and leave a separate comment with a link. If you don’t have a blog, you can Tweet (and make sure that you are following me on Twitter!) about this giveaway and leave a comment letting me know that! You can post a link to this giveaway on your Facebook page or favorite forum! For each one of these that you do, leave a separate comment for another chance to win!
This giveaway will remain open until Monday, March 1, 2010 at 9:00pm (EST) at which time I will pick a winner using random.org and notify the winner by email
Good luck!
(and don’t forget to check out my other open giveaways!)
Full Disclosure: Piggy Paint provided me with a personal copy as well as a code to give away. The words and experiences are mine.
I follow you in Google Reader
.-= Katherine´s last blog ..Thursday Thursday =-.
I’ve just blogged about your giveaway at: makewayforducklings.blogspot.com
Thanks!!
.-= Katherine´s last blog ..Thursday Thursday =-.
I am a subscriber!
I love that piggy paint is all natural. My daughter loves to have her nails painted and all natural sounds good to me!
I love that it is all natural and I have two little girls that would love it.
I love that it’s kid friendly! This would be great for my little girl!
.-= Tiffany´s last blog ..Fun at Chuck E Cheese =-.
The fact that it is kid friendly sounds good and drys quicky also helps.
I am a scriber!
I think it’s great since it’s safe for children to use. Also, the colors are fun.
Hmmm….I like all of the above! But if I had to pick one, it would be the natural elements. I want to begin researching how to use safer, cleaner and more natural everything in our house. This is a great start!
I’m an e-mail subscriber already!!!
Tha’ts a great story how it started. I would have been freaked out when all the ‘kid’ polishes ate through the foam! I’m just very intrigued about the safe ingredients in this product and how it still works! I read through the list…why can’t ALL polishes be made like this? I’d love to paint my nails more and get pedicures, but I get worried about the smells and fumes in those places being pregnant. I want the piggy polish for me too!
I subscribe! I love the fact that it is safe fopr little ones!
I like the fact that it’s safe for children. I have three teenage daughters that have chewed off their fair share of toxic nail polish. :9 The colors are great, too!
I am an e-mail subscriber!
My daughter is three and love nail color as well.
I subscribe to your email.
We LOVE Piggy Paint – my daughter wants to have pink and purple toenails at all times. I would NEVER use chemical-laden polish on myself or my children, so we think Piggy Paint is worth oinking about!!
I am an email subscriber!
.-= Doreen´s last blog ..Homemade Valentine’s Day =-.
Just became a Twitter follower, and tweeted about this giveaway!
@mommyishome
.-= Doreen´s last blog ..Homemade Valentine’s Day =-.