Hi guys! So today I have a little review/nail fail/WTF moment post for you. A few weeks ago, I got in on a chance to get some Jamberry samples. I had never used them before and was willing to give them a try.
When I received the samples, this is what I got. I got 7 different sized shields in 7 different designs. I had no idea that samples came like this, but hey, I was willing to work with it. Follow me below as I share my experience...
When I received the samples, this is what I got. I got 7 different sized shields in 7 different designs. I had no idea that samples came like this, but hey, I was willing to work with it. Follow me below as I share my experience...
Alright, so the first shield I chose to work with was this light blue with white and pink dots. I figured it would be a cute accent nail that I could match really well to some polish colors.
Clearly you can see that this was a fail. First off, I probably should have done my research on Jamberry. Had I known it required heat, I probably wouldn't have tried them. Now, on the Jamberry website, they have a special "heating unit" that you can purchase for $18. I obviously didn't have this so I had to use my hair dryer.
Now...trying to do my nails with a hair dryer is sorta inconvenient. I actually laughed and said...WTF. I don't think that the hair dryer was necessarily the entire problem. If you have any sort of ridges or imperfections on your nail, these shields are a little more difficult to apply. I LOVE the concept of these but I feel like they are just TOO thick. I think I read somewhere that they have come out with a thinner version...unless what I received was the thinner version. In any case, I would try these again if they made them a bit easier to work with.
After my first fail, I decided to give it another go. Maybe I was doing it wrong...maybe I just wasn't patient enough. With this one, I did it on my VERY smooth pinky nail and worked it from one side to the other while at the same time smoothing it down the nail. NOPE! There is still some spots where the darn thing just would not STICK! At this point, I almost prefer just the nail polish strips.
I totally get that Jamberry wants to keep up with the trends and put out unique items, but they just don't work for me.
Now, Shea was kind enough to send me these to try, but unfortunately they just don't jive with my nails. If you love Jamberry shields, tell me what you love about them and tell me how you apply them!
Maybe I'm a total noob, but I'd like to think I know enough about things like these to get them on correctly. I thought about just not doing a post on these, but I feel like you needed to hear my honest opinion.
If you are a Jamberry lover and do not have a representative yet, please check out Shea's Jamberry Website to order from her.
Thanks, Shea, for letting me try these and thanks to my readers who followed me to the end of this nail fail. =)
