Hello lovelies!
First of all, I'm sorry I'm late! The last several weeks have been full of moving and power outages and other general calamities, and I haven't been able to update. But I recently qualified for and received a free VoxBox from Influenster, and I had to pop in and share it with you!
The box I received is the Spring Fever VoxBox, and it's absolutely, 100% FREE. If you've used subscription services like Birchbox or Ipsy, it's a lot like that (but again, free!). You do have to be active on social media and write product reviews to qualify, but I think it's worth it.
So, back to the review! One of the products in the box was a press-on manicure kit from Broadway Nails called imPRESS. Now, I am really not a fake-nails girl, folks. I was a nailbiter for years and still sometimes struggle with it, so since I was finally able to grow out my natural nails, I have been a bit protective of them! I don't do acrylics, I keep them protected and fairly short to avoid breakage, and try to go polish-free sometimes to let them breathe! So when I saw these press-ons in my box, I was less than excited, to be honest.
But these are actually pretty good. To put them on, you just wipe your natural nails with the enclosed alcohol prep pad, find the correctly sized nail for your fingernail, peel off the backing and press it firmly onto your nail. That's it! No dry time, no waiting between coats, and way fancier than anything I can do with a nail art brush. They adhere really securely to the natural nail without glue, which makes things super simple, and feel like an extension of your own nails. After a day of wear, you almost don't notice them at all. And so far, they've held up wonderfully through washing my dishes, doing my laundry, and clicking away at my keyboard for hours typing an 8-page paper!
So those are the pros, and now I'll dish about the cons. The color/print they sent me, called Holla!, is pretty far from my style, but they're not psychics, so I won't hold that against them! The product is actually good enough that I might try them again in a different shade or pattern more suited to my tastes. They also come shaped into squares at the tips, which is not my favorite nail shape. The good news is that they are easily trimmed with normal fingernail clippers (they behave much like natural nails in texture) and are long enough that you can get away with trimming if you want or need to. I trimmed mine to a more rounded shape that I felt more comfortable with, because when I put them on without trimming, I felt a little like a lady of the evening! Not the look I'm going for.
Another con is that on the second day of wear (today), the color has begun to wear off of the tips just like conventional nail polish. I feel like if I really loved the pattern/color, I would be really sad! As it is, I'm not too attached to them and am thinking of using the opportunity to paint over the color with traditional nail polish, to see how that would work. Even though the original color of the press-ons has started to chip off, the nails themselves are still tightly adhered to my nails, so I'm thinking, why not just leave them on a bit longer and paint right over them? So I might do that, with a darker, opaque color for maximum obscuring of the original color.
Because I like to end on a positive note, these really were a perfect fit, size-wise. You really can't see any of my natural nail peeking out anywhere. imPRESS actually includes 24 nails in 12 different sizes, so that helps! I was able to find a nail size that looked pretty natural for all of my nails. If I hadn't told you, do you think you'd be able to tell that they're press-ons? I think they could honestly pass for nail stickers or stamping.
These are also really great for me this week, since I just broke a nail and it had to be trimmed very short. These hide all that until it grows out a bit! Oh! And did I mention bottle is super cute? :) It's modeled after a traditional nail polish bottle, and is recloseable so you can keep the unused nails in for next time! How handy is that? (Teehee, handy, get it? :) )
So that's what I thought of the imPRESS press-on mani from Broadway Nails! How do you feel about press-on nails? Would you try these?
-Cattie
Note: This product was sent to me for review purposes from Influenster. This is my honest opinion about the product. I did not receive compensation (other than the product) for providing this review, nor was I under any obligation to produce a favorable review.
First of all, I'm sorry I'm late! The last several weeks have been full of moving and power outages and other general calamities, and I haven't been able to update. But I recently qualified for and received a free VoxBox from Influenster, and I had to pop in and share it with you!
The box I received is the Spring Fever VoxBox, and it's absolutely, 100% FREE. If you've used subscription services like Birchbox or Ipsy, it's a lot like that (but again, free!). You do have to be active on social media and write product reviews to qualify, but I think it's worth it.
So, back to the review! One of the products in the box was a press-on manicure kit from Broadway Nails called imPRESS. Now, I am really not a fake-nails girl, folks. I was a nailbiter for years and still sometimes struggle with it, so since I was finally able to grow out my natural nails, I have been a bit protective of them! I don't do acrylics, I keep them protected and fairly short to avoid breakage, and try to go polish-free sometimes to let them breathe! So when I saw these press-ons in my box, I was less than excited, to be honest.
But these are actually pretty good. To put them on, you just wipe your natural nails with the enclosed alcohol prep pad, find the correctly sized nail for your fingernail, peel off the backing and press it firmly onto your nail. That's it! No dry time, no waiting between coats, and way fancier than anything I can do with a nail art brush. They adhere really securely to the natural nail without glue, which makes things super simple, and feel like an extension of your own nails. After a day of wear, you almost don't notice them at all. And so far, they've held up wonderfully through washing my dishes, doing my laundry, and clicking away at my keyboard for hours typing an 8-page paper!
So those are the pros, and now I'll dish about the cons. The color/print they sent me, called Holla!, is pretty far from my style, but they're not psychics, so I won't hold that against them! The product is actually good enough that I might try them again in a different shade or pattern more suited to my tastes. They also come shaped into squares at the tips, which is not my favorite nail shape. The good news is that they are easily trimmed with normal fingernail clippers (they behave much like natural nails in texture) and are long enough that you can get away with trimming if you want or need to. I trimmed mine to a more rounded shape that I felt more comfortable with, because when I put them on without trimming, I felt a little like a lady of the evening! Not the look I'm going for.
Untrimmed hooker nails. Excuse me while I go and turn some tricks.
Here is the mani after I trimmed them to a more natural shape:
Ahh, much better.
Another con is that on the second day of wear (today), the color has begun to wear off of the tips just like conventional nail polish. I feel like if I really loved the pattern/color, I would be really sad! As it is, I'm not too attached to them and am thinking of using the opportunity to paint over the color with traditional nail polish, to see how that would work. Even though the original color of the press-ons has started to chip off, the nails themselves are still tightly adhered to my nails, so I'm thinking, why not just leave them on a bit longer and paint right over them? So I might do that, with a darker, opaque color for maximum obscuring of the original color.
Boo, tip wear.
Because I like to end on a positive note, these really were a perfect fit, size-wise. You really can't see any of my natural nail peeking out anywhere. imPRESS actually includes 24 nails in 12 different sizes, so that helps! I was able to find a nail size that looked pretty natural for all of my nails. If I hadn't told you, do you think you'd be able to tell that they're press-ons? I think they could honestly pass for nail stickers or stamping.
Closeup of the great fit.
These are also really great for me this week, since I just broke a nail and it had to be trimmed very short. These hide all that until it grows out a bit! Oh! And did I mention bottle is super cute? :) It's modeled after a traditional nail polish bottle, and is recloseable so you can keep the unused nails in for next time! How handy is that? (Teehee, handy, get it? :) )
So that's what I thought of the imPRESS press-on mani from Broadway Nails! How do you feel about press-on nails? Would you try these?
-Cattie
Note: This product was sent to me for review purposes from Influenster. This is my honest opinion about the product. I did not receive compensation (other than the product) for providing this review, nor was I under any obligation to produce a favorable review.
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