There’s a new cruelty-free nail polish trend that’s flourishing right now. It’s called Vegan nail polish, and it’s rather a tasty crop.

If you know a vegan lady with a manicure of any shade, you’ll know that nail polish goes down easy in her palette. And that’s because they’re designed to be formulated with no animal products — that means nasties like parabens, quaternium-15, glycerin, and toxic dyes are out of bounds.

“I can think of no other color that feels so luxurious,” said designer Stella McCartney in an interview with People.

Stella’s green version is on sale now, so if you just can’t wait, you can hop on over to Sephora and stock up on Stella McCartney (or take the plunge yourself).

ADVERTISEMENT

As for style, it’s easy enough to discern a “VEGAN” nail polish by its silver polish instead of all the precious metals and titanium dioxide the other options might contain. (Kind of like your natural gold to the top of your nails? Here it is!) And since it’s vegan, you’ll be starting your manicure with a full head of healing gumption.

So if you have a vegan friend with a favorite shade of nail polish, go ahead and give it the thumbs up and decide for yourself which nail is truly your go-to: a green vegan nail polish or a brand called Dianetecured (guess which one)? Let us know which shade you prefer in the comments below.