Kit Cosmetics Nail Strips in Lace It Up
Hey beauties! Today I'm sharing with you my most recent manicure, using Kit Cosmetic's Nail Strips in "Lace It Up!" I picked this beauties up in a recent haul, here.
Nail strips are becoming increasingly popular, and when I first realised, I was against them for no particular reason! I figured they would probably destroy your nails and it would take a long time to get them healthy again. But I read more than a few reviews on the nail strips, particularly the Kit Cosmetics strips from a few Aussie bloggers, and they sounded great.
Ever since I saw the lace style nails, I lusted after them! So when I saw these in Mecca Cosmetica, I knew they had to be mine! The set gives you 20 precut sets of nails at a small price of only $9.95; which means you get two wears out of this one set! It's a great deal.
This was how it looked after I applied it. Application was a little tricky at first, but then I realised I had the shapes upside down (which is why they weren't fitting into my natural nail shape!) and when I fixed it, application was a lot easier! The strips are ridiculously long though so I ended up being a cheapskate and reusing some of the ends of the strips for my smaller nails so as not to waste!
Frankly I was a little underwhelmed by how it ended up looking. Don't get me wrong, I love the lace! Love the effect, and it turned out with no bubbles or anything yucky like that. But I only wish that the white part could have been transparent, so you could apply lace over the top of any colour! Otherwise, I was pleased with it, and I got a lot of compliments whilst wearing them! They were comfortable and didn't peel easily, which was a plus.
This is how my nails looked after a week. As you can see there is a bit of wearing happening at the end, and a little bit has chipped off one of my nails. I knew it was time to remove them then.
Before I removed them however, I did try a sheer colour over the top to see how it looked, but it didn't look too good over the black. I stand by my idea that the white part should be transparent!
Removing them was very simple, they peeled off very easily. They do leave a strange sticky residue from the sticker so make sure you use nail polish remover afterwards to get rid of the residue.
All in all I'm impressed. They did last a long time without chipping and it was really fun to have such a unique look happening on my nails! I love these for special events or times when you really want to get noticed, so I'll definitely be buying more in different colours and patterns! I can't wait to try out my silver ones next!
Have you tried Nail Strips before, and if so, what did you think?
Kit Cosmetics Nail Strips in Lace It Up
Hey beauties! Today I'm sharing with you my most recent manicure, using Kit Cosmetic's Nail Strips in "Lace It Up!" I picked this beauties up in a recent haul, here.
Nail strips are becoming increasingly popular, and when I first realised, I was against them for no particular reason! I figured they would probably destroy your nails and it would take a long time to get them healthy again. But I read more than a few reviews on the nail strips, particularly the Kit Cosmetics strips from a few Aussie bloggers, and they sounded great.
Ever since I saw the lace style nails, I lusted after them! So when I saw these in Mecca Cosmetica, I knew they had to be mine! The set gives you 20 precut sets of nails at a small price of only $9.95; which means you get two wears out of this one set! It's a great deal.
This was how it looked after I applied it. Application was a little tricky at first, but then I realised I had the shapes upside down (which is why they weren't fitting into my natural nail shape!) and when I fixed it, application was a lot easier! The strips are ridiculously long though so I ended up being a cheapskate and reusing some of the ends of the strips for my smaller nails so as not to waste!
Frankly I was a little underwhelmed by how it ended up looking. Don't get me wrong, I love the lace! Love the effect, and it turned out with no bubbles or anything yucky like that. But I only wish that the white part could have been transparent, so you could apply lace over the top of any colour! Otherwise, I was pleased with it, and I got a lot of compliments whilst wearing them! They were comfortable and didn't peel easily, which was a plus.
This is how my nails looked after a week. As you can see there is a bit of wearing happening at the end, and a little bit has chipped off one of my nails. I knew it was time to remove them then.
Before I removed them however, I did try a sheer colour over the top to see how it looked, but it didn't look too good over the black. I stand by my idea that the white part should be transparent!
Removing them was very simple, they peeled off very easily. They do leave a strange sticky residue from the sticker so make sure you use nail polish remover afterwards to get rid of the residue.
All in all I'm impressed. They did last a long time without chipping and it was really fun to have such a unique look happening on my nails! I love these for special events or times when you really want to get noticed, so I'll definitely be buying more in different colours and patterns! I can't wait to try out my silver ones next!
Have you tried Nail Strips before, and if so, what did you think?
