I’ve always had an interest in nail polish, but somewhere over the course of the last 6 months it’s developed into a slight obsession, so when Lisa Wilson contacted me and asked if I’d like to try her new vegan line of nail lacquer, I immediately said yes.
Lisa Nail Lacquer polishes are vegan, cruelty-free, non toxic, and made in the U.S.A. They’re also “4-Free” which means they don’t contain Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Dibutyl Phthalate, and Toluene. The lacquer was created by Lisa Wilson, a former beauty magazine editor, who was bored with seeing the same old nail polish colors cross her desk for review. Just like any other mom on a budget, Lisa didn’t want to spend $10 or more on a bottle of nail polish only to have it chip the next day. When Lisa was pregnant with her second child, she wanted a great manicure, but no longer trusted big-name brands’ claim of being toxin-free, so Lisa Nail Lacquer was created.
Lisa Nail Lacquer comes in two collections, each with 6 colors. The Perfect Pastels Collection is made up of polishes in soft and subtle tones: Summer Fling, Sweet Papaya, Island Breeze, Rise and Shine, Perfect Pink, and Denim Cutoffs. The Summer Love Collection contains lacquers in bold colors: Beach Bonfire, Pink Flip Flops, Jamaican Sun, Piña Colada, Sexy on the Beach, and Pistachio Ice Cream.
Lisa sent me a bottle from each collection – Pistachio Ice Cream from the Summer Love Collection and Rise and Shine from Perfect Pastels. Before trying the lacquers out, I assumed they would need several coats for full coverage, since they’re both relatively light colors. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they only needed two coats, which is the same as with any other polish, and the colors didn’t look as light on my nails as I thought they would. I rarely paint my fingernails – I usually just use polish on my toenails, and I’m pretty brutal with my feet. I walk around the house barefoot, and in warm months I pretty much just wear sandals. I’m also a little clumsy, so I’m always tripping or stubbing toes on various pieces of furniture in my home, and I’m happy to report that Lisa Nail Lacquer held up to my wear and tear without chipping, cracking or peeling, the way some natural polishes can. I’m usually not a fan of yellow polishes (or the color yellow in general), but I really loved the way Rise and Shine looked on my nails and it just may have made a yellow lover out of me. Pistachio Ice Cream is the perfect color and I’ll probably end up wearing it throughout most of the summer.
Visit the Lisa Nail Lacquer website to order. Bottles are $7 each.
You’re in luck because we have a bottle of Lisa Nail Lacquer in Sweet Papaya for one lucky Chic Vegan reader. Follow the instructions below to enter. U.S. residents only, please. Contest ends at midnight on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Good luck!
rosie warren says
Out to lunch with my mum and sister! At work! Anywhere!
Megan says
Anywhere and everywhere! They are all so pretty!
Ashley says
On vacation to the beach this summer! 🙂 And everywhere 🙂
Iliana R says
I will wear it to work, to class, to gatherings… everywhere!
Rachel E says
Oooh, I’ll wear it around the city in the summer!!
Robin A. says
Everywhere, doing errands, going to lunch, relaxing
Lydia Claire says
I’d paint my toes and wear it everywhere!
Erin says
I’d wear it from my internship to the beach and it would work perfectly for both!
jackie says
In my friend’s wedding. It will be a great color with those nude peeptoes!
Tatiana says
Poolside 🙂 and showing off my fingers and toes while reading at coffee shop patios!
Jessica says
On my honeymoon! 🙂
Alison L says
Everywhere! But on my tootsies…fingers stay unpolished due to my job. Love those pastel colors, they are so pretty! 🙂
Kim Davis Fuhrmann says
Everywhere my fingers and toes go!
Lacey says
The beach! Great colors for the beach 😀
Jamie W says
On a Caribbean Cruise to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary!
craftyone says
I will wear it everywhere I go.
Corrine says
I can’t think of a place I wouldn’t wear it!
shea says
everywhere.
Cadry says
Anywhere sandals are appropriate!
Maryann D. says
I would wear this to work or parties.
Maryanne says
I’d wear this nail polish all summer long because I’m always wearing open-toe shoes 🙂
Zyxomma says
If I had it right now, I’d wear it to the Pete Seeger tribute concert at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Great color!
Carrie D. says
I could wear this color everywhere!
Karen says
To work and pretty much everywhere else!
Kellyanne says
I’d wear it to work and out and about on the town. 🙂
Frankie says
Everywhere – work, home, beach, mall, car, bed!!!
Ellery says
I will wear it on my first day of classes in August!
Sherry says
Out sightseeing!
Olga says
To yoga, to the beach, and to pamper myself! <3
Saniel says
On a date with hubby
Shaneil says
I would wear it EVERYWHERE!!! Because I love nail polish and anything vegan/cruelty-free!!! <3