One of my very first blog entries on here was a review of some Primark Ooh La La Nail Wraps that I purchased on a whim just before I reached the checkout. After being quite pleased with them, when I was walking through Boots and spotted that Models Own did nail wraps, I didn't hesistate to buy some. I bought them a little while now, but only got around to applying them last night.
These nail wraps are just pure super adhesive, unlike others that need heating to be able to remove them and apply them, which I thought would be a bonus, as heating the Primark ones was a pain. The wraps also come with a nail file/buffer which I assumed was to smooth them out on the nail and then to file away the excess.
I started with application, and the first one didn't go to well, it went very wrinkly and wouldn't settle down around the tip of my nail despite the amount of smoothing I did, it also wrinkled down the sides. I thought I'd probably done something wrong and proceded to apply all the others. Unfortunately, it was the same with every single nail. No matter how much I tried to smooth them down, they would slowly crease back up and because of this I caught them on my clothes this morning and dirt and makeup has started to gather in the wrinkles. The final straw was when I itched my nose, but it scratched really hard (possibly down to not filing the wrap properly). I thought sod it, when I wash my hair it's all going to go wrong, so I started off the day with nails like this:
and I have ended up with three left - both little fingers, and my right ring finger. My friend at work took these photos for me, because I couldn't bare to keep them on all day to take photos once I got home. The ones I pulled off are now stuck to my desk.
I don't think it looks so bad in the photos, but it was seriously getting on my nerves. I was constantly aware I had these things on my fingers. It's such a shame, because they are gorgeous, and I'd been looking forward to trying them out for so long, but I just didn't get along with them.
I've read another review of these same nail wraps where the blogger too had some problems with wrinkling, so I'm assuming it's something to do with the wraps themselves, rather than me having freaky hands. However, I did read somewhere that people with more curved nail beds are more susceptible to this happening - I don't know how true this is, but it seems plausible to me anyway!
This is obviously just my experience with these nail wraps, and there isn't anything to say I won't get comments saying others haven't had any problems and I'm at fault. If anybody else has tried these wraps though, let me know how you got on, I'd really be interested to know!
These nail wraps are just pure super adhesive, unlike others that need heating to be able to remove them and apply them, which I thought would be a bonus, as heating the Primark ones was a pain. The wraps also come with a nail file/buffer which I assumed was to smooth them out on the nail and then to file away the excess.
I started with application, and the first one didn't go to well, it went very wrinkly and wouldn't settle down around the tip of my nail despite the amount of smoothing I did, it also wrinkled down the sides. I thought I'd probably done something wrong and proceded to apply all the others. Unfortunately, it was the same with every single nail. No matter how much I tried to smooth them down, they would slowly crease back up and because of this I caught them on my clothes this morning and dirt and makeup has started to gather in the wrinkles. The final straw was when I itched my nose, but it scratched really hard (possibly down to not filing the wrap properly). I thought sod it, when I wash my hair it's all going to go wrong, so I started off the day with nails like this:
and I have ended up with three left - both little fingers, and my right ring finger. My friend at work took these photos for me, because I couldn't bare to keep them on all day to take photos once I got home. The ones I pulled off are now stuck to my desk.
I don't think it looks so bad in the photos, but it was seriously getting on my nerves. I was constantly aware I had these things on my fingers. It's such a shame, because they are gorgeous, and I'd been looking forward to trying them out for so long, but I just didn't get along with them.
I've read another review of these same nail wraps where the blogger too had some problems with wrinkling, so I'm assuming it's something to do with the wraps themselves, rather than me having freaky hands. However, I did read somewhere that people with more curved nail beds are more susceptible to this happening - I don't know how true this is, but it seems plausible to me anyway!
This is obviously just my experience with these nail wraps, and there isn't anything to say I won't get comments saying others haven't had any problems and I'm at fault. If anybody else has tried these wraps though, let me know how you got on, I'd really be interested to know!
The Models Own WAH Nail Wraps are £7 and can be bought online via the Models Own website or in Boots.
Kate x
Ah thats so annoying! Were the Primark ones any better?
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I genuinely think they were. I mean the motif rubbed off after a couple of days but for £1.50 they went on well, and I wasn't aware of them, they felt more like nail polish :)
DeleteKate x
I think I might get the primark ones, I have tried nail wraps before but they never work for me
ReplyDeleteI definitely would, with them being so cheap you can't really go wrong :)
DeleteI'm glad you found them rubbish too! They're definitely not a patch on the Minx style wraps you get in salons. xx
ReplyDeleteI've never tried them! I purposefully didn't read your review first, just in case!
DeleteI've ordered a nail rock set, so we'll see if they're any better! I hope so, because they're so cute!