China Glaze ECollection nail polishes

Why It's Good:

China Glaze is a professional brand you've likely seen in your local nail salon, and their ECollection line of greener polishes comes in the latest spring colors with witty, eco-punning names.

Why It's Green:

These lacquers are free of nasty chemicals such as DBP (dibutyl phthalate), toluene and formaldehyde. The packaging is soy ink on 100% post-consumer fiber.

Where To Get It:

http://www.chinaglaze.com/seasonalcoll/ecollection/ | $2.99
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Glossy and Bossy Fabulous Nail Colors

The shade names--such as Shower Together (sky blue), Unplugged (mocha) and Tree Hugger (you guessed it: leaf green)—at first glance, were a bit too tween for someone of my, shall we say, age and sophistication. But then I spied Recycle, a concrete gray (reminiscent, to those who name product, of piles of newspaper stacked curbside?), which seems all of a sudden more hip and fresh than whatever Vamp-y retread was the latest edgy must-have for celebrity nails. This slate hue seems just right for summer and sipping a sweating cocktail on a city rooftop as I watch a hazy sunset fade away. Or maybe I should do like many a young, socially conscious Hollywoodian and opt for Hybrid (a neutral almost beige blush). Because Ballet Slipper is so last century.—Maria Ricapito