Up
until recently I never would have considered fake nails.
The
thought of having something glued to my nail made me feel uneasy and
I'm not good with natural long nails so nevermind fake ones. But last
year I thought it would be nice to try something different so I
bought some Elegant Touch express nails which are pre-glued. You just
press them on... and hey presto, instant beautiful nails which can
last up to 1 week! Or so the packaging claims. NO. These do NOT last
1 week. They don't even last one evening. I did not get on with these
at all. Yes they are very easy to apply, but they just fall off so
easy. And they get stuck in my hair. I know that sounds odd... but
the gap between my nail and cuticle would get stuck in my hair
resulting in me having to rip chunks out of my head.
So,
I thought I'd given up hope of trying fake nails. If I can not get on
with pre-glued ones how on earth will I be able to use glue on ones?!
But of course I just can't resist pretty things and when I saw some
Elegant Touch nails I liked I bit the bullet and bought them. And I
love them! These do last up to 1 week and if you are lucky maybe
more. The glue on nails don't get stuck in my hair as the transition
from cuticle to nail is extremely thin.
The
only part of fake nails I don't like is taking them off. You have to
soak your nails in artificial nail remover for around 25 minutes
until the nail dissolves off. I just don't like this because soaking
my fingers in harsh chemicals for half an hour can not be good for my
skin... Anyway, I use the Elegant Touch GET 'EM OFF remover which
really works.
Lots
of people say that wearing fake nails will completely ruin your
natural ones. When I take the nails off my natural nails are actually
ok. They aren't in amazing condition but they are not ruined. The
only thing which annoys me is that there are bits of stubborn glue on
my natural nails which won't budge! When I have removed my nails I
will wait at least a week before I apply artificial nails again.
However, if you are worried about ruining your nails you can purchase
adhesive tabs instead of using glue. I like to use the Nailene Ultra Adhesive tabs.
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| Nailene Ultra Adhesive Tabs |
Here
are a few photos of the nails I have been wearing...
I
have also bought some Superdrug own fake nails which I look forward
to trying out!
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| Finishing Touches – extra short length PINK |
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| Totally bare – Oval 002 |
I painted these with my own nail varnish. The nail varnish I used was a nude one from Miss Selfridge which came in a makeup set my friend got me for Christmas :) I do really like this colour. When I first applied them I used a couple of nail art stickers as shown in the first photo. However, I think I prefer the nails just plain.
The first Elegant Touch nails I tried were these French Manicure ones:
Recently I bought these Elegant Touch nails and I can't wait to try them out!
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Polished Smile – 302 UV gel technology |
What do you guys think about Elegant Touch nails? Or just fake nails in general?
