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Originally Posted by victoriana
I really, really want to try the "laced up" version of the nail polish strips. I suck at doing detailed nail art and can't really afford to go to a salon. If anyone has used these let me know!
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I tried these for the first time yesterday and love the look but have mixed feelings on the strips themselves.
I had a couple of application issues - if you're not REALLY careful it's easy to tear the nail polish coming off the strip. I also found it difficult to file down cleanly - I ended up tearing the strips in a few places at the tip of my nail (now that they're topcoated, and more "set", I'm actually thinking of filing my whole nail down to try to fix it but worry about making more tears).
A lot of folks were saying to use topcoat, so I did, but only have Seche Vite on hand right now which is great for applying to wet polishes but isn't awesome for dry. So I've noticed some shrinkage at the tips of my nails as well. Given that the pattern I used is black with a silver metallic it's not that noticeable but it bothers me quite a bit.
These could be "first timer" issues, though - I should have use a pattern I didn't like as much (and wasn't discontinued, LOL) for my first time so I didn't waste as much. I'll leave it on for a few days or until the messed up-ness of it is really noticeable just to see how long they stay. If it's 10 days that's awesome but at the same time I like to change my polish color a lot. I got another pattern (that's black with holographic glitter) that I'll be willing to try, depending on how days 2 through whatever go with what I've got on now.
This pattern is called "Prep's Cool" and is part of the discontinued Christmas line - which is on clearance at my Target (not gonna lie, there were a bunch and they're hidden on a random endcap so I might go back today and get more, since I need to return something anyway).
BTW, when I first posted on this thread I only had like 5 different nail polish colors and they were mostly the cheaper ones (like Revlon). Since then I've fallen back in love with OPI and found China Glaze so my "collection" has grown significantly and it's now taking up an entire bathroom drawer.
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