Helengrace000
Well-Known Member
Ah didn't realise there is one in China.. That's interesting x
Ah didn't realise there is one in China.. That's interesting x
There is only 1 O Nine & they are a Chinese company.
Just as there is only 1 Nail Harmony & they are a US company.
As an Island that doesn't manufacture these brands we import them using an authorised distributor.
Julie Brown & her website Home of Julie Brown Nails and Education are the official UK distributor of O Nine products from China.
They've told me that they are a French company and only moved their production to Shanghai. They've said they definitely do not test on animals...??
They've told me that they are a French company and only moved their production to Shanghai. They've said they definitely do not test on animals...??
Marketing restrictions in China are pretty non existent. In the UK it is regulated but the problem is so vast that mostly what is dealt with are companies with lots of complaints.
The content of O Nine UK is directly cut & pasted from the O Nine China website. So perhaps this truly is a case of ignorance over wilful deception.
I think that it is important to exercise some caution here. What Willowrose says about Chinese restrictions is quite true. After many years doing business there, I can say that while most Chinese products are good, there is a lack of regulatory oversight there that can make buying from there problematic. If the product is manufactured and sold there, the animal testing is required. I believe that if it is only manufactured there, it does not.
The way their reps have conducted themselves in this forum (scare tactics, attacks on others, misrepresentation as multiple users, etc.) does not bode well for the quality of their products, but what concerns me more is their statements about the "safety" of their products as compared to others. They make a very bold statement about the danger of hybrid gel products, but there is no evidence that the use of solvents in gel polishes is dangerous. If you look at O'Nine's MSDS, their ingredients are no different than any other gel polish - the same oligomers, monomers, methacrylate and acrylate. Compare it, for example, with Gelish Top It Off.
So my advice is to do what professionals do - apply your training, education, and intellect to the matter at hand and determine what is in your clients' (and your own) best interests.
Check out the "easy soak off" of 1 nail... she spends a full 2 minutes buffing first!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpX204No5j0
Check out the "easy soak off" of 1 nail... she spends a full 2 minutes buffing first!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpX204No5j0
Check out the "easy soak off" of 1 nail... she spends a full 2 minutes buffing first!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpX204No5j0
Check out the "easy soak off" of 1 nail... she spends a full 2 minutes buffing first!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpX204No5j0
So much scraping :|
Also was totally distracted by the techs nails
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