Natural Health
"Living Beauty: The Purist"
March 2004

In Downtown Manhattan sits an oasis, the year-old Sweet Lily, Donna Perillo's cozy nail salon that embodies her holistic and healthy approach to life. With Fresh Flowers and warm lighting, the salon feels just like a living room. Clients perch for their pedicures in overstuffed comfy armchairs, dangling their toes into enameled, antique style tubs filled with peppermint oil and slices of apple or grapefruit. "I want customers to feel at home - and a home doesn't smell like acrylic," says Perillo. Except for the polishes and polish removers, all of the products used at Sweet Lily, like the non abrasive sugar scrubs with essential oils, contain natural ingredients and are made on-site.