Piggy Paint Review and Giveaway

Giveaway open to US and Canada.

The chocolate was a hit, and the stuffed-animal-with-the-book is getting lots of love, but Frannie's favourite Easter gift, hands-down (no pun intended) was her new Piggy Paint nail polish (her shades shown below).

Sea-quin

Angel Kisses

She was a little concerned that the Easter Bunny was contravening Mommy's you're-too-young-for-nail-polish rule, but fortunately for her Mommy finally caved because of Piggy Paint.

Melanie Hurley, mom of two fancy girls, was painting their fingernails one day and dropped a glob of solvent-based polish on a foam plate...and shortly after it began to bubble and 'ate' the plate! She tested out other "kid" polishes, which did the same, so she decided to create a water-based product that would truly be safe for children.

And safe it is. Melanie's Piggy Paint can boast the following:

• Water based
• Non-toxic
• Natural ingredients
• Free of formaldehyde, toluene, acetone, etc.
• Hypoallergenic
• Odorless

You can even purchase Piggy Paint Polish Remover which is also odorless and solvent-free.

Little did I realize how stylish my daughter is, as she immediately gave instructions that the colours were to be alternated on her fingers. We used two coats of the pale pink, but found that one of the blue was enough. (By the way, the skinny brush is perfect for little fingernails.) I used the blowdryer for a minute to set the polish, as suggested, since such a natural product takes longer to dry than the chemical-filled polishes we ladies normally use. The colour has lasted a few days, which is really all I want (and can expect) in a children's polish. (You can purchase Piggy Paint Topcoat and Primecoat for improved performance.)

Frannie's final result:

In addition to adorable individual colours, Piggy Paint also sells great gift sets, both everyday and seasonal, as well as products for older girls. They even have a new "Refined" line of chemical-free polishes, in more sophisticated shades for the grown-ups (safe for use during pregnancy).

Toe-Tally Fancy Gift Set

If you're a celeb-watcher, you'll be impressed to know that Piggy Paints have been purchased by such stars as Jessica Alba, Marcia Cross and Allison Hannigan at the high-end LA Boutique Pumpkinhead's. The product made its Hollywood debut in 2009 at the birthday party of Stella McDermott, daughter of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, where the Piggy Paint ladies polished nails of guests and parents alike!

And guess what? Piggy Paint is giving a $15 gift code to one lucky This Mom Loves reader!*

To enter, simply visit the Piggy Paint website, and come back and let me know what your favourite shade is! Be sure to leave your email address if it's not on your profile. If I can't contact you, you can't win!

For additional entries, once the mandatory entry has been completed, leave a separate comment letting me know that:

• You follow This Mom Loves publicly through Google Friend Connect
• You subscribe to This Mom Loves through email
• You follow @thismomloves on Twitter, and have tweeted (once in total) about this giveaway (feel free to use "US and Can: Piggy Paints gift code #giveaway http://tinyurl.com/69flz8t")
• You follow @PiggyPaint on Twitter, and have tweeted (once in total) about this giveaway (see above)
• You like Piggy Paint on Facebook (you can look forward to special offers and secret sale info)

The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada, and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday May 13th, after which time a winner will be chosen by random number generation.

*Canadian entrants please note: Piggy Paint will cover half of the shipping costs, but the winner will be responsible for the other half. Canadian shipping rates to residences are a flat rate determined by Canada Post. They charge Piggy Paint $35 regardless of size and weight. Piggy Paint has discounted the rate to $25 for their customers. They will cover half of this for the winner of this contest. Canadian shoppers can save money by finding local retailers on the Piggy Paint website.