Friday 14 March 2014

Yay! More nail wraps!!! + Well that's inappropriate.

So I've been super busy the past 2 weeks doing shows.  I finally managed to get all our wishlist giveaway winners prizes(and a little something extra), but I have not had any time to mail them because of rehearsals intertwined with shows.  Anyways yesterday I watched a bit of a sketch comedy troupe perform.  I came in midway through their final sketch I have no idea what it was about but, they made a black face joke and I remember thinking "Please don't actually come out in blackface".  Apparently that would have been asking for too much.  They finished the sketch with a guy coming out with blackface on and covered in photos of gorilla...bits...  Now I realize that art is subjective but...no.


Now this is a manicure I wore last week it's OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in Geometric Sparkles. It looks exactly like it sounds :P I'm a big fan of nail wraps as a whole, and this is the first OPI one I have tried.  As you can see from the name these are made from real polish.  They are simple to put on.  Just select the appliqué that fits your nail, and if there's none just find the closest fit ans trim it so it fits properly.  Then peel off the clear covering and gently peel the appliqué of the white back.  Position it on a clean nail, press it down and be careful not to wrinkle it.  File or melt off the tip with acetone, then finish with topcoat!



Now the package says that it comes with base and topcoat, but I stall added both.  It just made everything look a bit neater.  One thing I noticed with these were compared to the other nail polish apps I have tried(Incoco) these are much more delicate, once they touch your nail they had better be in the right place.


Overall I really liked these, but I did get them on sale.  I'm not sure it would be something I shelled out full price for.  But they were still relatively easy to apply, and I can never say no to easy nail art.


7 comments:

  1. They are pretty cool - and I like them a lot!
    I never tried nail wraps, I'm afraid my nails would feel trapped LOL

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    1. Haha I have never heard anyone say that before :P To me once you get them on your nails, they immediately feel like you are wearing nail polish that has had hours to dry. Once they are topcoated I don't feel like I need to be careful at all.

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  2. I love them - they look awesome. I haven't tried wraps either, but that's mainly because I love changing my manis very often :)

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    1. Which is why I pretty much only buy wraps on sale. I don't feel as bad when I take them off early. I saved about 70-75% on these(I'm not sure how much they originally cost. I looked online and prices seem to vary).

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  3. Pretty. I thought at first these were snakeskin/reptile print but a closer looks shows stars and hexes. How well do they wear? I haven't tried wraps, but I have had bad experiences with trying to do silk nail wraps and these seem so similar that I pass them by.

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    1. I've tried about 5 different brands of wraps and these probably fell in the middle. They started to chip at the end of 2 days. When it comes to nail polish wraps I would rather go with Incoco. Overall though my favourite wraps are probably NCLA, although they are not nail polish.

      At some point I plan on doing a comparison post :)

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  4. These look really nice! :-)
    I like to see nail wraps, but I use them rarely.. Now that I think about it, I think I published only one nail wraps manicure and I was not really convinced... I'll stick to my nail art! :-)

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