Just before one of my most beloved holidays, I was gifted with a set of "jamberry nails". I have included a photo or two of what they looked like online and on actual fingers above.
I've done false nails before.
You know, the cheapy kind you can buy in Claire's or Rite Aid for five or ten dollars. They're kind of weird and plastic and come with that nasty glue that literally gets EVERYWHERE. Of course, none of the nails ever fit right and trimming them is a complete bitch. And they pop off in days, if not hours.
I attended cosmetology school two years ago and I learned all about real false nails. How to apply them, care for them, what they were made of, how to remove them, all of that good stuff. And I'd pretty much sworn them off.
But when I received these, I was fairly surprised by the seemingly simple instructions on the packaging.
All that was needed was a cuticle pusher, clean nails, and a hair-dryer. NO GLUE.
Whaat?
Yeah, no nail glue. Pretty rad. I was sort of disbelieving.
I removed my nail polish and followed the instructions to push the cuticles back. The actual stickers were very accommodating size-wise, I didn't even use half of them. The smallest of the sizes served just fine.
All you need to do is heat up the sticky side of the sticker with the heat source for five or so seconds, apply it to your nail, pressing firmly. Trim the excess away, file any pieces that you missed, re-apply heat, and smooth the edges of the stickers down. Yeah, it sounds like a lot of steps, but it only took me one hour to finish everything. There's no drying time, no smudging, nothing sticky or messy.
These nails were fairly easy to apply and have held up fairly well.
Not only do they come in Halloween prints, but they also come in just about every color and pattern you could imagine. I do recommend these to anyone who would like to have the classy look of false nails without paying the price of damaged nail beds and a dwindling wallet.
For more information, visit their site! jamberrynails
I've done false nails before.
You know, the cheapy kind you can buy in Claire's or Rite Aid for five or ten dollars. They're kind of weird and plastic and come with that nasty glue that literally gets EVERYWHERE. Of course, none of the nails ever fit right and trimming them is a complete bitch. And they pop off in days, if not hours.
I attended cosmetology school two years ago and I learned all about real false nails. How to apply them, care for them, what they were made of, how to remove them, all of that good stuff. And I'd pretty much sworn them off.
But when I received these, I was fairly surprised by the seemingly simple instructions on the packaging.
All that was needed was a cuticle pusher, clean nails, and a hair-dryer. NO GLUE.
Whaat?
Yeah, no nail glue. Pretty rad. I was sort of disbelieving.
I removed my nail polish and followed the instructions to push the cuticles back. The actual stickers were very accommodating size-wise, I didn't even use half of them. The smallest of the sizes served just fine.
All you need to do is heat up the sticky side of the sticker with the heat source for five or so seconds, apply it to your nail, pressing firmly. Trim the excess away, file any pieces that you missed, re-apply heat, and smooth the edges of the stickers down. Yeah, it sounds like a lot of steps, but it only took me one hour to finish everything. There's no drying time, no smudging, nothing sticky or messy.
These nails were fairly easy to apply and have held up fairly well.
Not only do they come in Halloween prints, but they also come in just about every color and pattern you could imagine. I do recommend these to anyone who would like to have the classy look of false nails without paying the price of damaged nail beds and a dwindling wallet.
For more information, visit their site! jamberrynails