Mani Monday: Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Nail Lacquers



Many of you are fans of OCC's gorgeous lip glosses but their nail collection is just as amazing. It includes 36 richly pigmented shades that dry in minutes and last for days. A quirky range of inky dark hues, demi matte brights and a rainbow in between! Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Nail Laquer has the perfect polish for you. And for those who favor a polish that goes "green" each shade is free of formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde resin and camphor. Also available at Sephora/$8.

Non-Toxic Nails: Eco-Friendly & Inexpensive

More and more companies are becoming conscious of the ingredients that make up our cosmetics, nail brands included.  They're intent on removing the harmful nasty chemicals without compromising color, quality or texture. Check out these BSB picks:

Celebrity manicurist DEBORAH LIPPMAN created this collection of toluene, formaldehyde and DBP free polishes (in 45 shades)/$16-$18. 

NAILEZEE:    Colors that will compliment your skin tone and aren’t lacking in color or coverage either.  Each is completely free of harmful chemicals (BIG5Free)/$10.



COLOR CLUB nail polishes are entirely vegan and never tested on animals. The lacquers are Formaldehyde, Toluene, DBP and paraben-free AND they're made in the Big Apple with the best raw materials/$8-$12.  (Fall Collection 2012 shown.)  

RGB COSMETICS makes cruelty-free, camphor-free, toxic-trio-free polishes in an array of colors/$16.

NUBAR NAIL LACQUER are free of the toxic-trio and come in lots of colors. The brand meets the standards of PETA to be certified vegan and cruelty-free/$8.

ZOYA Fall NYFW 2012 -- The Designer Collection

I came across the ZOYA Fall NYFW 2012 Collection in the September Vogue Magazine and was floored by the vampy creme polishes -- begone summer brights!

As much as I love color, I've been sporting a black pedicure for the last week.  Clearly, I'm ready for something new.  Haute off the runway is the six piece Designer Collection that reacquaints us with sultry rich tones for fall.

MONICA:  A rich eggplant creme color.

NATTY:  A deep steel blue creme shade that's pretty neutral -- not too dark or bright.

NOOT:  A dark grey-green creme with blue-green undertones.

REKHA:  A perfect balance of bright and bold color that can be thought of as a sexy classic.

TONI:  A merlot/raisin shade with purple undertones.    

EVVIE:  A murky grey creme with teal green undertones (custom shade created for use in Peter Som's Fall fashion week runway show).

Get the sampler/six polishes for $48 or each one for $8.

What BSB loves about ZOYA besides the pretty colors -- the formula is vegan friendly and cruelty free...Big 5 Free:  No toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, DBP and camphor.