I remember a year ago when I came back from the nail saloon, so happy with my red Christmas nails being totally disappointed a good month later when it seemed my nails came off together with gelish polish. And, although it was already quite some time since I had a Manucurist lamp and all necessary to colour my nails, still, once a year, I trusted my nail colouring to a salon, regretting it every single time as the nail quality after was a disaster.

Today, I am a very dear fan of Manucurist, and although I still make time to visit the manicure, I leave her right after I have been pampered and just before she colours the nails, doing it at home in a safe, clean and sustainable way.

As with many stories, this was also started by a need for a better life.

"Everything started in Paris, 1996 when my mum opened Manucurist: her first professional nail salon. Immersed in this world, I began to observe long conversations between women and notice some common concerns: little time for selfcare, disappointment with classic polish, damage from gel application & removal... After working in the luxury space for companies like Louis Vuitton, Prada and YSL, I took over the business in 2016, with the goal of integrating my passion for color, experience in luxury fashion and focus on health and sustainability. I wanted to keep the pleasure associated with this self-care moment – whether in a salon or at-home – with the 1st green and clean alternative to gel polish. It was a big challenge but I’m happy to say we achieved the products we always dreamed of! A True Revolution."

Combining plant-based ingredients like corn, wheat, cotton, sugarcane, potato and yuca, these safe-to-use and take-off nail polishes not only make the nails look good but also nourish them to become even stronger and beautiful. With colours from transparent to black and all in between, Manucurist has become a staple in my life, from simple nail polishes that one can use without a lamp to GReen flash, where a lamp is needed to oils, creams, and all a person needs for hands to be pampered.

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