Meet your maker
Hi, I’m Hanna. Also known as your CMS, Chief Mad Scientist. If you hang around nail polish groups, you might know me as the girl with the snake ring. When I’m not huffing nail polish fumes and screaming expletives because acetone got everywhere once again, I’m a cybersecurity analyst. I’m originally from Brazil. I immigrated to the US to go to school here and met my husband and stuck around. Said husband and I are the proud parents of three chonky cats.
I have loved nail polish since I was a little girl who would put liquid white-out on my fingers and pretend it was nail polish. When I was a teenager, I had this huge basket of cheap polishes that I dunked my hands in and fished out the latest colors I would slap on my nails.
Unfortunately, as I got older, I left that hobby behind and would just do my nails once in a while for special occasions.
It was in my 30s, during the pandemic, that I hit a rough patch and decided to go to therapy. My wonderful therapist encouraged me to seek out my old hobbies as a form of self-care and that’s when my old flame and I rekindled our passion — the flames were probably stoked by the fact that polish is highly flammable.
Because of how I got back into nail polish, I usually joke that my nail polishes are medically prescribed. Ironically, after seeing my nail polish journey, the therapist went on a nail polish journey of her own. We once accidentally matched and both wore a polish named “Misery is my favorite color”. I’m still laughing about that.
My nail polish journey started with a whole bunch of mainstream cremes and some effect toppers from boutique makers. That was my gateway drug into Mooncat, which was my gateway drug into indies.
After falling in love with indies, more specifically, Great Lakes Lacquers, I met a friend who was just getting into making her own polish and encouraged me that I could do it too. I got the same starter kit she had and started making my own.
The rest is history and here I am, launching my own indie brand.
I take pride in my sense of humor and try to incorporate humor into everything I do, whether it’s my stressful corporate job or my personal life. So it would make sense that my brand would display the same sense of humor, as well as a bit of mischief, hence the name Funny Business.
I am a creature of chaos. My doctor insists it’s severe ADHD, I like to believe I’m just one with my inner raccoon. And that’s where we get our logo. Our mascot was made by the talented Paulo Marcio Esper, go check out his work. My great friend @squidclaws named him Poubelle, which means trash can in French.
Our 3D printed items, such as our exclusive Can Can, are designed and made by my husband whenever I’m not pestering him to look at my new nail colors.
I appreciate you took the time to read this and hope you enjoy the unhinged creations I have developed.
Thank you for dropping by!
Grab some Brazilian candy on your way out!
Our Overlord and Founder
First things first, you need to meet Poubelle (French for “trash can”), our raccoon founder. Poubelle is not your typical beauty mogul. A scavenger of mysterious origins and impeccable taste, he clawed his way out of a recycling bin behind a mid-tier coworking space and into the world of high-end cosmetics with nothing but a stolen blazer, a dream, and a melted iced latte. Known for his sharp eye for complementary colors, obsession with shimmer finishes, and absolute refusal to attend any meeting before 11 a.m., this mythical creature was created by the talented Paulo Marcio Esper in order to bring to life these extraordinary polishes. Every polish must first get the Poubelle stamp of approval before moving on in the research and development process, and we take his input and critiques very seriously.
Poubelle, the raccoon
Speaking of Poubelle’s heavy paw in our creative process, he is not just responsible for the polishes—his keen eye and snout is ubiquitous in our brand’s identity. We originally planned to only offer one option of scented cuticle oil, but Poubelle, after finding a glazed donut in his home sweet dumpster, passionately insisted we consider selling an additional option as well; and since he’s kindly doing this whole mascot thing for us for free, we decided to indulge in his request.
What about us?
Here at Funny Business, we believe in polish with a sense of humor. Polish for people who don’t take themselves too seriously. Who communicate through memes and references of tv show quotes. Polishes to feed your inner goblin.
Well, there’s plenty of indie nail polish out there. And we all know that. So, why choose Funny Business? A lot of nail polishes divide themselves into two main categories: I am a mysterious devourer of men, filled with power and allure, or I am a delicate woodland fairy, skipping through the meadows. But what about the creatures of chaos? What if the only mystery about you is how you manage to survive with how little water you consume? What if the woodland creature you relate to the most is a screaming opossum? That’s where we come in.
If that speaks to you, well, I have a great therapist I can recommend. I also have the polishes you didn’t know you were looking for.
Despite being critters of chaos and mischief, we believe in some sort of balance, so while we like to believe an iced latte is a nutritious breakfast, we also make polishes that are 21-free. No animals other than the lungs of your fume-huffing maker were harmed in the making of these, so we’re also cruelty-free and vegan. We also believe everyone should enjoy our shinies and are fiercely protective of all gender identities — come in, come all! We’re woman and LGBTQIA+ owned, and try to lower our carbon footprint a little bit by allowing you to combine orders, shipping in recyclable boxes, recycling prototypes and scraps from 3D prints, and we use ethically mined mica powders.
Come enjoy a sense of belonging while also being distracted by how pretty your nails look.
Chaos suits you. Embrace it.