Like most little girls, my daughters love imitating Mommy. For Kay that means pretending to nurse her dolls and put them to bed. Tee likes trying on my glasses, bossing her little sister around, and pretending to wear makeup and do her nails. At four years old, she’s far too young to wear makeup, but I don’t mind her playing dress up with nail polish. I don’t feel comfortable letting her use my nail polishes though. Not only do they contain unpronounceable chemicals unsafe for kids who chew their nails, but getting this kid to sit still for 5 minutes let alone the time required for nail polish to dry is nigh on impossible. And then there’s the ordeal of removing the nail polish. Not for us.
So what’s a wannabe nail fashionista to do? Play Love Laugh has the solution. Their nail polishes are handmade from fruits and vegetables. They’re 5-free (NO toluene, dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, or camphor) as well as free of nitrocellulose (plastics), glycol ethers, biphenyl A, acetates, acetone, alcohol, FD&C, or any artificial colors/dyes. That makes these genuinely non-toxic and safe for kids, expecting moms, and even animals. That’s my kind of nail polish!
Here are the colours we received to try out. From left to right: Baby Blues, Grapelicious (pearl), Rosie Posie (pearl), Go Pink, Pink Fairy Twinkle (glitter), and Sour Apple.
I loved that these polishes truly were odorless and dried quickly, just as advertised. It’s so hard for little ones to sit quietly and not touch anything, but these were dry in less than 5 minutes. Just like regular nail polish, two coats are recommended for best coverage, but only one coat is needed for tiny nails.
I found these nail polishes more watery than standard nail polish. They do separate a bit and need to be shaken before use. This is because they don’t contain plasticizers. Play Love Laugh uses only non-carcinogenic, safe, and nontoxic ingredients. Here’s their ingredient list: Water-soluble/nontoxic copolymer, fruits & vegetables, natural mineral, pure cane sugar. May also include nontoxic pigments and/or nontoxic glitter.
Here’s Rosie Posie on Tee’s right hand and Fairy Pink Twinkle on her left.
Tee loved her alternating Baby Blues and Grapelicious toenails!
It looked like so much fun I got into the act too!
How Did The Nail Polish Wear?
All the colours we tried were surprisingly vibrant. I thought it would be difficult to get full coverage, but for almost all of the colours two coats was fine. I found the pearl colours and glitter looked and held up great, but I did have a harder time getting even coverage with the cream colours. You can see that the Green Apple on my index finger would have benefited from a third coat.
The first time I tried the cream polishes, they never seemed to cure completely. Even the next day they were still very slightly soft and the polish started to peel off, so I reached out to Play Love Laugh for some advice. Now, I’m used to regular nail polish, and I would never dream of putting on the second coat right after the first, but that’s exactly what they suggested. These polishes dry so quickly that you can start putting the second coat on almost as soon as you finish the first. They also recommended keeping the nails away from water for at least 30 minutes after application. Exposure to hot steam or warm water (like in the shower or after doing the dishes) will also soften the polish, but rinsing your nails for 10 seconds in cold water will reharden it. I tried these tips and they made a big difference in wearability and longevity.
Play Love Laugh polishes are advertised to last on fingernails for an average of four days (one to seven days depending on lifestyle) and up to 14 days or more on toenails. We didn’t quite achieve those results, but we got close and Tee and I are both pretty hard on our nails. With or without pretty nails, Tee is always the first to climb the monkey bars and dig in the sandbox. I noticed Tee’s polish starting to peel off after three days, and mine lasted about two before I saw the first signs of wear (about when I start getting chips with regular nail polish). The cream colours were the first to dent and peel.
When we were done, I loved that we didn’t need polish remover. We soaked our nails in warm water then picked and peeled the polish off. It came off fairly easily from the nail plate, but I did have to work harder when I got to the free edges of my nails. For the most part our nails were left clean and residue-free, but you can see there were a few small spots where a little bit of colour stuck, mostly on the edges of the free edges. These bits wore away over the rest of the day.
Even with the learning curve, Play Love Laugh polishes are a good option for moms wanting safe and non-toxic nail polish for the kids or to reduce your own exposure to toxic chemicals. Come back next week when you could win four kid-safe peel off nail polishes in your choice of colours in the Green Your Summer Giveaway Hop. Sign up for my emails to make sure you don’t miss this giveaway or any of my other posts.
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Disclosure: I received sample items for review. All opinions expressed are completely honest and my own, based on my personal experience. Your experience may differ.
The sweet purple is very pretty and summery!
I love that it lasts up to a month on toenails!
I’d love to get the Sparkly Really Teally, Blue Skies Ahead, Go Pink, and Sweet Purple
This seems like a really good idea. I love that you don’t need polish remover.
My favorites are: Purple Fairy Twinkle, Rosie Posie, Merry Berry Berry & Sparkly Really Teally.
I would pick the Really Teally Fun, Blue Skies Ahead, Snowy White, and Sweet Purple
I think my great niece would like the Sweet Purple and the Royal Princess 🙂
Love grapealicious! Awesome colour!
I would choose go for green, snowy white, pink twist and go pink.
WOW 1 WHOLE MONTH ON TOENAILS THATS AWESOME
I just love the idea of kid-safe, natural nail polishes! My baby girl is 4 month old and I was looking at her the other day, thinking it would be awesome to be able to paint her nails nice pink color, but of course, the last thing I want is to make her sick with yucky stuff.. especially since she’s sucking on her fingers a lot these days (I sense the teeth coming! *_*). This is just perfect! Thanks for introducing me to this product 🙂 I love the variety of colors, especially the blues and the pink!
I like the Rosie Posie for my little one
I love that it’s made with fruits and vegetables! DD would love Rosie Posie and Lovely Lilac. I think it would be fun to try Grapelicious.
I like Merry Berry Berry, Go Pink, Rosie Posie, and Copper Tan.
I would pick these colours: Royal Princess, Top Coat, Lovely Lilac and Purple Fairy Twinkle!
Truly a wonderful product. Love the Baby Blues & the Rosie Poise (Pearl) ♥
Oh my son would love this, he loves to paint his nails. We’d pick the green and the sparkly purple for sure.
I am a sucker for purple and all things glitter, so the grapelicious polish would be one of my top picks!!
I like Lovely Lilac!
My girls would be excited to have any of these polishes, but I think that their favourites would be Rosie Posie, Really Teally Fun, Sparkly Really Teally and Grapelicious.
Hi! I love that this is a natural product and is so much fun for young girls! The colors Lovely Lilac and Sweet Purple are my favorites. Thanks for the information & review!!
I love the teal colour and our 9 year old loves the grapelicious…I can’t believe you don’t need polish remover and that it lasts a month!!!
My granddaughter would love Royal Princess and Sour Apple
I love these! so kid friendly and made naturally. beautiful!
Such pretty colours! I’d love Merry Berry Berry and Royal Princess.
I would get the Sweet Fairy Twinkle for my granddaughter! I learned that they only use nontoxic, non-FD&C pigments and there is NO alcohol, acetone, acetate, glycol ethers, or nitrocellulose. I love that!
These are so cute love all the colors they come in. my little nieces love to paint their nails so these are so cute as gifts for the kids.
Rosie Posie is my daughter favorite pick she loves all their colors
My little girl loves to see other peoples painted nails. Grapelicious, blue skies ahead, orange spice, merry berry berry……such great colors!
I would pick the Pink Fairy twinkle and the Sour Apple.
I have two lil girls that are 8 and 4 years old. One fan of blue (baby blues) and the other loves pink(Go pink).
I learned that you don’t need nail polish remover. I would pick Baby Blue, Grapelicious, Rosie Posie & Sour Apple
The 4 polishes I’d pick would be the orangecicle, go green, copper tan and grapelicious.
love go pink, mellow yello, sour apple and really teally 🙂
I think I would pick Merry Berry Berry, Rosie Posie, Purple Fairy Twinkle and Really Teally Fun.
I would pick the Really Teally fun, Merry Berry Berry and Pink Twist.
I like the Charcoal black, Sweet purple, Lovely lilac and Baby blues.
My daughter would love the Copper Tan, Pink Twist, Merry Berry Berry & Grapelicious colors!
Awesome! My 4 favorites are Purple Fairy Twinkle, Blue Skies Ahead, Sour Apple and Rosie Posie going by their site!
My daughter would love any of the purple polishes, probably Purplicious the most.
I have never heard of polish being made the way this is, and the fact that it has good wear time is also super cool. I really like the sour apple.
Sweet Purple
I love all the colors but Baby Blues is my favorite!
Purple fairy twinkle is so pretty!
i didn’t know nail polish could be fruit and veggie based.
My four year old is obsessed with the color purple and sparkles! These would be perfect for my “girly girl”
Thanks for the giveaway! My toddler loves for me to put me polish on her nails but since she messes with it right away these sound great! I would pick Go For the Green, Royal Princess, Really Teally Fun, and Merry Berry Berry for her.
A polish made with fruits and veggies?? HOW AWESOME!!!! I would love Baby Blues!! Thank you for the opportunity!
As I am reading your post, my 4 yr old daughter comes over and says “oh I like those!” to the pic of the toes in Baby Blues and Grapelicious, so I guess I would have to pick those!!
I love Rosie Posie and the fact it lasts so long.