Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you enjoy the day, the fireworks, and stay safe. As for me, I'm not doing anything special. Will be hanging out with my sisters at home, grilling a good meal, gossip, and watch TV...Oh and I am off work for a week and I haven't figured out what to do with myself. Yeah, it was sort of a last minute decision. Fail. I don't mind sitting at home doing nothing but I don't like feeling like I'm wasting it.
I purchased these Revlon nail appliques months ago at CVS because I had some rewards bucks to use and I got them for a pretty sweet deal.
I'm wearing Milani High Speed Fast Dry White On the Spot as my base color and once dried, I applied the stickers. Yes, they are stick on nail designs.
You probably won't be able to find these in store anymore but who knows, you may find them somewhere.
The design is absolutely beautiful. I really love how they look on the nail but I find the application kind of a pain cause you have to be careful when positioning them during application. They are very sticky and if you have to re-position them, it can make them less sticky. I also had to trim them a bit so that they fit the contour of my cuticles and the edge of the nails. It's a meticulous process and takes time.
Another issue I came across is that they don't all stay flat on the rounded edge of my nail bed. So if I wash my hand or use lotion, the sticker gets a bit loose on the edges. It's so annoying cause I am itching to peel it off.
Have you tried nail appliques? What brands? And what do you love or hate about them? I love the beautiful design but hate the application process and the fact that I'm just itching to peel it off soon after I have them on.
I don't know, perhaps I'm not applying them correctly or there is a trick I don't know about. I have a few of these I have yet to use but not so inclined to reach for them. Do you have any tips or tricks?
I think you've done a great job with application though! Can't tell if any bits are raised or uneven! It looks very pretty like some royal print but it's not my type of nail art!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could replicate it without using the sticker.
DeleteThey look so pretty! I have the same problem in that my nail is too "arched" and its a pain to get them to sit right. And if it peels at all I want it off! Which is a shame with lovely designs like this.
ReplyDeleteI know! It took a great deal of control not to peel them off right after I put them on, lol. I couldn't stand staring at it.
DeleteThese look great, but I feel the same as you. They are kind of a hassle to put on, then i drive myself crazy trying to not peel them off when they start to lift! Plus i have long hair and I feel like even the edge by my cuticle lifts and gets caught in my hair sometime! Have you tried any waterdecals? I really like those because once you top coat them it's like theres nothing but polish there!
ReplyDeleteYeah my hair got caught in it a few times. I've not tried the water decals but definitely plan to.
DeleteThese are so pretty! I'm not big on nail stickers though for the same reason, they start to lift and I need them off NOW. lol
ReplyDeleteI got some of these on sale but once I'm done using them I will no longer get them anymore.
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