Creation myth: While working at Barneys New York, Carney was mixing her
own nail polish colors at home. When customers started asking about her
manicures, she realized she’d found a market. In 2009 she debuted RGB in
10 classic colors and followed up with seasonal collections. Toast
(right), from 2009, is still a best-seller.
Key ingredients: The products are known for what they don’t contain:
formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, and camphor.
Recent developments: A nail- care collection, including acetone- and
acetate-free soy-based color-removal pads, and an ongoing collaboration
with green celebrity manicurist Jenna Hipp.
Where to buy: Tenoverten (tenoverten.com); Reformation
(thereformation.com)
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