Monday, October 16, 2017

Color Street Nails


Hey guys! Tara and I tried a new product over the weekend and I am here to tell you about it!


Two weeks ago when we were down at Bereit's Haunted Pin-Up Car Show down at Nightmare on 13th in SLC, we came across a vendor with an interesting product called Color Street Nails. Do you guys remember Jamberry Nail Wraps? If not, they are similar to Jamberry, but in my personal opinion (having tried both products) Color Street is 1000x better. 

See Jamberry Nails was basically a sticker with a design that you would stick on your nail and secure with heat. Not only was it time consuming to have to sit there with your blow dryer or little space heater to warm up the sticker to get it to stick to your nail, but there was also lots of trimming and filing involved which made the overall process to apply about 45 minutes to an hour. I'm sure I would have got faster with time, as I applied them more, but since it was such a pain to apply them I didn't wear them often - mind you I would have if they had lasted longer. That was my biggest issue with Jamberry Nails, they never seemed to last. I always had to trim my nails short because if my nails were too long the sticker would not stretch and mold to the shape of my nail it would just pucker and create a pinch on the edges, which of course caught on things. And since they were just a sticker, they never stayed on long. The ends were always peeling up and snagging on things or collecting lint and hair from the pockets of my jeans. Removal was at least a breeze because you just peeled it off, but it often left a sticky residue that needed to be removed with nail polish remover.

Overall I feel like it was a good idea, but poor execution so when we came across Color Street Nails, I was a bit hesitant but I have to say I'm glad Tara talked me into it. I LOVE my nails.  Color Street Nails are similar to Jamberry, but only in the sense that it is an "easy to apply" nail application that does not require glue. The best part? Color Street Nails are 100% nail polish! They come in these little packages with all different sizes and designs. Included in the package are alcohol wipes to clean your nails prior to application and a small nail file, which is all you need for application. With Jamberry you had to make sure you had your alcohol wipes, a nail file, a cuticle wand, a pair of nail clippers or cuticle scissors, and some sort of a heater - like a blow dryer. Since Color Street is 100%  nail polish all you have to do to "cut" them to shape is apply pressure with your other nails. I suppose you could use a fancy tool if you really needed to, but all we did was open the package and follow the simple instructions to clean our nails, pick a size that fits, remove the protective cover and apply. Our nails are short enough that we were able to use a single set of strips to do both hands because we cut the strips in half so we still have enough for another application.
Size Strips.
I used the piece from my thumb on my pinkie.




















My Design Choice

Tara's Design Choice




















I would say the overall process still took us about 30-45 minutes but I feel like we will get faster with each application now that we know which sizes will fit and how to better apply them. Tara had just had a bad set of acrylic nails removed so her nails were a bit tender when it came to rubbing down the edges around her cuticles but she says they are still holding on strong. We applied these on Friday evening, it is now Monday and I am happy to report I have had no issues with my nails. I have washed my hair and moved furniture, applied full face makeup, baked cookies (which means 900 hand washings.. LOL). The only thing I noticed is that they seem to have light cracks through the centers like the nail polish is drying, but so far they have remained in tact. I will report back if anything changes. 

The consultant we ordered from was a doll and she was extremely helpful in explaining to us how it all works, and what makes it different and she had a whole book with different nails to choose from. If you want to order from the same lady we did, her name is Jaymi King. She has a Facebook page or you can contact her directly from Color Street's site.





Here are our nails all finished, right after application. What do you think!? Have you tried Color Street Nails? Did you love them? Hate them? Which design is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading!
Until next time,

XOXO
Christina


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