Sally Hansen came up with the first nail stickers I knew. I remembered when I first saw them many months ago, I couldn’t get over how cute they were. So I bought a couple of boxes to try. Later on, I was kindly given a few more boxes to try. This was months ago. Up till last week, I haven’t even opened any of them! What’s that now? Bad beauty blogger? Yes yes I know 😉
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Last Wednesday, I decided to finally try them out, to see what the fuss was all about. Mad For Plaid is a part of the limited edition collection for Easter.
As I haven’t tried nail stickers before, I found them slightly fiddly, thus taking me longer than the usual 5 minutes most beauty bloggers took with these (mine took about 30 minutes). When all sticker access are finally filed off, I was impressed.
After I got the hang of sticking them on the first few fingernails, I could see how easy it actually was. They are such pretty lil’ things too. I really like how it felt as though I had no nail polish on.
As I also applied a layer of top coat on the nails, there were no peeling and chipping. A top coat really helps to seal the stickers, which prevents peeling. I made the mistake of filing the excess off a bit too vigorously, hence it looks as though I had some tip wear. The ones that I did a proper job with showed no tip wear at all.
As always, excuse the gnarly cuticles. I haven’t been good with my cuticle treatments lately 🙁
I’m not a fan of having the same shade of nail polish on for long, so after 5 days, I got bored and took them off. This is the part which I’m not too happy with. These nail stickers are a pain in the bum to remove. Even after pressing each nail with a polish remover-soaked pad for 5 minutes, I still had a lot of silver residue left on the nail. It took some elbow grease to really remove every bit of polish and sticker on the nails.
Pain-in-the-bottom sticker removal aside, I like them. I really do. At AU$14.95 per box, I probably will not be using this on a regular basis, but on special occasions or a holiday, most definitely. I still have my Halloween 2011 Salon Effects stickers, so watch out, I might be sporting some ghouls and ghosts on my fingers when you see me 😉
Have you tried any of Sally Hansen’s Salon Effects? Which are your favourites? Mine are still the Halloween ones 😛
I’ve tried these adn a couple of other stick on types and the Sally Hansen ones are the easiest and best to use. They also last pretty long. If I wanted something quick and snazzy, I’d pick these up but they can otherwise be pricey for regular use.
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Paris: They are pricey for regular use. I saw the price in Malaysia, ouch. I’d use this on a holiday, or special occasions 🙂
I haven’t tried any of these!!! So pretty!!!
Nikki: Aww Nikki, you don’t have to. You’re already a nail expert! These are for people like me who can’t draw a straight line on nails to save their lives 😉
Cute prints! I haven’t tried nail stickers yet but its on the top of the list.
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Kaye: Go for it! They’re such fun things to try on your nails.
Loved using these, but I hear you on the pain to remove them. Still, they’re fun for an evening out, and certainly easier than waiting for a full manicure to dry… 😛
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Beetrice: I had no problems removing the ones with the skulls, but this one was very difficult 🙁
looking neat and pretty! i agree that sally hansen is quite user-friendly, i have tried a couple of other brands and they all sucked. couldn’t even be bother to blog about it.
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Xin: I have a box of nail stickers of other brands still waiting to be used. I have a feeling I’m going to be disappointed with them after trying the Sally Hansen one 😛
wow, these stuff works?! I have never tried any nail stickers or bling. Shall look out for Sally Hansen.
I kind of got quite disappointed with their nail polish formulas, and haven’t bought any Sally Hansen for ages.
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Jyoan: Sally Hansen was synonymous with “auntie” nail polish and colours back in the day. Wasn’t a fan of their formula back then either. The newer ones have a good formula, which might be something you might like to give a go 🙂
i haven’t tried these! They are sooo cute! 🙂
Issa: They are! You should totally try them out 🙂
Love it on you Tine – I want to get the lace looking ones next 🙂
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Lilpil: Oooh I want those lace ones too. They’re gorgeous!
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They are so cute! I tried nail stickers before but I found them hard to use and I made quite a mess! lol These seem more user-friendly, so maybe it’s time I give nail stickers another go.
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Gio: Oh I made a mess with this one too. I just photographed the, erm, nice bits 😛