Incoco Nail Polish Appliques

Incoco recently sent me Perfect Prom Purple and Urban Jungle nail polish strips to review. I prefer nail polish strips to nail foil stickers. These nail polish strips are made from real nail polish so they are more flexible and adhere to the curve of your nail better. These are great for a special occasion or even everyday wear. They don't need to dry so you're ready to go as soon as you've finished applying them.

If you have short nails like mine you will probably be able to get two full manicures out of one packet. Each strip is curved at both ends so if you cut it in half you should have enough for two nails. The only thing is, that because these are made from real nail polish they dry out. You'd have try and reseal the packet to keep the other set fresh.

The packet says they last up to 14 days but I didn't wear either of these for more than a week as they had started to chip by then.

I really loved both of these! I don't get a lot of time for nail art any more so I enjoyed wearing some patterns without having to spend much time on them. Also even though I have short nails the Purfect Prom Purple gradient still fit on my nails.

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OMG Nail Strips

The OMG Butterfly Nail Foil Strips come in a packet of 16. I used the 5 smallest sizes as I have skinny nails and these were still a bit too wide for me, except for my thumb. The foil didn't stretch to the curve of my nails so they creased a little at the sides. Once I had applied them I trimmed the excess length with scissors and filed the edge. 

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Brand: OMG

Price: $4.29
Where To Buy: 
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The adhesion was good but filing made the edges a bit raggedy and overnight the edges started to lift up. I only left these on for 24 hours. I really like the butterfly design, I just wish the butterflies were smaller so I could fit more of them on my nails.

The Purple Leopard Nail Polish Strips come in a packet of 14. Again I used the 5 smallest sizes. I think it's neat they they have listed the size of each strip in mm. It was much easier to measure the strip against my nail because they were not stuck on a flat sheet like the foil strips above. You can tear each strip off individually when you are ready to apply it. These strips are made out of nail polish rather than foil stickers so they stretched to fit the curve of my nails without creasing. I trimmed off the excess length with scissors and filed down the rest. I found the nail polish strips had a much neater edge after filing than the foil strips.

After one day I had some tip wear but they didn't lift up at all. I think these would have lasted much better if I used top coat. The instructions said to "carry out a UV seal against the nail sticker". I assumed it meant a UV top coat (which I don't own) so I skipped that step.

I preferred the nail polish strips rather than the nail foil strips as they were easier to apply and lasted longer. They are both reasonably priced too, I think they are the cheapest nail strips I've come across so far.

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Ulta3 Nail Stickers

I received these nail stickers from Ulta3 but they didn't include the instructions so I applied them how I though they should be applied.

I started with a base of Ulta3 - Black Satin. Once it was dry I applied the stickers, I put the rounded edge at the base of my nails so most of the gradient would fit. There are 8 cool toned gradient stickers and 8 warm toned gradient stickers so I swapped the stickers on my ring finger and thumb for accent nails.

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Brand: Ulta3

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I felt like there was a size missing in between the 4th and 5th sticker and the 5th and 6th stickers look to be the same size. I have narrow nail beds so I usually only need the smallest sizes. I used scissors to trim the length of the sticker to fit my nail because filing these made them raggedy. I wasn't sure if these were intended to have top coat or not so I only applied top coat to my index nail.

After a few hours they had started to lift up at the edges and I couldn't help but pick at them and make them worse so I only left them on for one day. My index nail with the top coat on did last longer and the top coat didn't cause any wrinkling so I would suggest using top cot with these stickers.

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Born Pretty Store Nail Foils - #67

I had trouble with these and I've attempted them twice now. The photo above was taken just after application on my second attempt. They didn't stretch very well so I've got creases along the sides and tip. I couldn't get them to sit flat against the tip so the edge lifts up easily and catches on everything.

For me this wasn't a look I wanted to leave the house with. The packet says "11 day wear" but there's no way they could last that long! This is how they looked after a few hours:

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Brand: Born Pretty Store
Name: #67 
Price: $5.28 (AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Born Pretty Store - $5.37 (USD) 

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I have very curved nails so if your nails are flatter they should work better for you. The photo below was taken just after application.

The packet includes large sizes. For my nails I used the five smallest sizes and I still had to cut some off the larger ones so they would fit. I'm not sure that I would try these again which is a shame because they are affordable compared to other brands. 

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Sally Hansen Salon Effects - Bling It On

Sally Hansen Salon Effects - Bling It On

Bling It On is pink and orange glitter nail polish strips. These are the first nail polish strips I've used. The application was easy. You choose the strip that best fits your nail shape and then peel of the backing paper and stick it on your nail. Then you press it down over all of your nail and file off the excess at the tip. I didn't have any problems with creases when applying these. The only thing I didn't like about the application was when you file off the excess at the tip it looks like you have tip wear already.

I decided to do a wear test of this manicure while I was in Bali. The package says that it lasts up to 10 days. I didn't use any top coat. The photo above was taken just after application. The photos below were taken with my underwater camera and not so great lighting.

Day 2

As you can see there is quite a lot of tip wear on all nails and chips on my index finger. I actually got a chip on my right hand about two hours after application.

Day 4

The tip wear and chips look about the same two days later but now there are also some chips and outgrowth at the base.

Day 6

The chips and outgrowth on all my fingers are even worse.

Day 10

I don't know what happened to day 8. I thought I photographed it but I can't find it. The outgrowth and chips are really bad on day 10. It does last 10 days but I would have changed it by about day 2.

I think these are great if you are going on holidays and won't be able to do you nails. My nails felt very strong with these on. You can only really get one or two manicures out of the packet so I would keep these for a special occasion because they are expensive. You could buy a bottle of polish for the same price and get a lot more manicures out of it. I do like the no mess dry application though. 

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