Essie Sleek Sticks

Hi everyone! A little while ago Essie Canada's facebook page offered a free sample pack of some of their new Sleek Sticks to their fans and I was lucky enough to grab a set! The only nail appliqués I have ever tried before are the OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps which I adore, so let's see how the Essies stack up!

I'm not sure if I'm just terrible at applying these, but I think they were a lot more trouble than they were worth. The stickers were quite awkwardly shaped and they didn't stick to my nails well. I did the dishes later that evening and noticed that they had started peeling up, and from there it was easy to remove them.

Here's a pic from another angle so you can see kind of what they look like. I wasn't too thrilled with them, and I definitely won't be purchasing any of my own. 

Have you tried the Essie Sleek Sticks? Do you have any tips for using them?

OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps II

Hey everyone! I have a second review of the new OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps to show you today. You can read my original post here where I reviewed the Reptile pattern from the cremes. Today I have one of the shimmers to show you, the design is called Zig Zap Stripe. I wasn't expecting the shimmers to work as well as the cremes, I thought the strips may be less flexible, more brittle and prone to breaking or chipping off, but I was very happy to find out that this was not the case.

Here's a reminder of all the new patterns that OPI released.

Look how lovely these are! I actually prefer this design to the Reptile one I reviewed last time.

Except for the wrinkle on my index finger, these applied like a dream! To avoid the problems I had last time I trimmed the strips before applying them because they're very long.

I did have a little wear after a few days, I had one chip on the corner of my middle finger and the strip was lifting up a little near the cuticle, but nothing unmanageable.

My photos don't do the sparkle of this polish justice, it was eye-catching.

Just as a reminder, you use the OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps without base or top coat.

Can you kind of see the holographic glitter in this one? Absolutely beautiful.

Have you guys tried the OPI Nail Apps yet? I would definitely recommend these, my second experience was much better than the first, likely due to having an idea of how to work the apps themselves. 

Thanks for reading!

OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps

Hi everyone! Long time no see, though this time I have a really good excuse: I've been doing a long wear test on a new product from OPI, the Pure Lacquer Nail Apps. 

The OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps are like a lot of the other nail appliques on the market now, they are made out of real nail polish and come with 16 pre-cut strips of different shapes and sizes to best suit your nails. There are two different collections, the cremes and the shimmers. I received one set from each collection for review and the first one I used was Reptile from the cremes. 

 

These images are from the official press release and show the fourteen different patterns available.

Keep reading for a full review on my first ever experience using a product like this, complete with tonnes of photos!