These are packaged exactly the same as the set that I showed you yesterday. The package includes two sheets of 22 nail wraps in various sizes, a nail file and instructions. There are enough wraps for at least two full manicures, but I ended up with enough wraps left over on the first sheet to do another full manicure, if I cut/stretched some of the wraps. Certainly lots left over if you just want to do accent nails. The included nail file is a bit rough for my preference, so I used one of my own finer files. For full application instructions plus a video take a look at the NCLA website.
My super flat nails work really well for nail wraps as I don't even have to stretch any of them to fit. They are, however, thin and stretchy so should easily contour to curved nails as well. I really love the color, pattern and gradient of these strips. It is not something that I can easily achieve by another nail art technique...
I'm still bothered by the white edge left over at the tip of the nail after filing, however, I found that it was less noticeable and distracting in this linear type pattern...
Now here comes the ugly part... These nail strips are not nail polish based, so they are not removed with acetone. The package states to simply peel them off, but I would highly recommend against that. After peeling off some layers of my nail along with the strips, I resorted to gently pushing the wraps off the nail using another nail. This method seemed to work much better without leaving a trail of destruction. I then used acetone to remove the remaining glue residue...
You can see the damage to one of my nails below. The peachy color on the nail strip are the stained layers of my nail which were pulled off. I freaked out upon seeing this, then pouted and puffed... and buffed the nails to smooth out the damage. I then treated them to a generous coat of Barielle Nail Rebuilding Protein in the hopes that it would do as advertised and rebuild the protein which I lost...
These strips are great if you are in a hurry, want something for a special event or just for fun. They stick well as evident by their refusal to come off. On one hand it is pro because you want them to stick well, but this pro turns into a con when it is time to remove them. So just beware of the removal and avoid pulling these strips off. Use your other nail or cuticle pusher to gently push them off instead...
These nail wraps were provided to me for review by Nail Polish Canada. They stock a full selection of NCLA Nail Wraps, so be sure to check out all the other fun and beautiful patterns!
Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)
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