New! NAIL ROCKITS

Nail brand Rock Beauty have today unveiled their latest range of products, NAIL ROCKITS.

These gorgeous kits have been inspired by trends of texture and three dimension, feature 3D Flowers, Pearls, Gems and Studs. 

Each kit consist of a three way nail art pen containing crushed velvet, nail polish, three pots of 3D elements and an Application Tip.

At £9.99 per kit I think they are quite the bargain, I just worry if I wouldn’t be able to re-create the gorgeous designs shown on the packs, or if I’d just end up in a sticky, arts-and-crafts-esq mess!

Either way, the NAIL ROCKITS are available any day now from Topshop and Boots.

Nail Rock Meadham Kirchhoff Nail Wraps

 Nail Rock has collaborated with Meadham Kirchhoff to create a bespoke range of nail wraps for the S/S 12 ‘A wolf in lambs clothing’ collection as seen at London Fashion Week.

The wraps adorned each of the models and were given as gifts to front row guests.

 I’m going to be honest with you- I ADORED these wraps when i first saw them. They are gorgeous, cute, kitch and so different from many other nail wrap designs out there.

I pictured these pretty designs adorning my nails and come Monday morning, my work colleagues all cooing over them.

 

The reality however if that i found that i was completely unable to use them.

Despite following religiously the instructions on how to apply them, including buffing the nail, wiping them with acetone nail polish remover and cutting the wraps to fit my nail, i just couldn’t get them to work.

 

My first problem was the design. My nails are relatively short and this meant that some of the pretty images, namely the Giraffe and teddies found themselves either headless or earless (occasionally both) as i couldn’t fit the entire design on my nail.

 (It wasn’t a good look, taking the look from cute, to mild horror!)

The second was that bar the wrap with the little girl image on it (see below) none of the wraps were even vaguely close to being the right size for my cuticles or nails.

By the time i had cut them down enough to be able to fit on my nail, they looked terrible.

 Then when i tried to stick them to my nail, they curled up at the sides and at the end and simply refused to stay stuck down, despite copious amounts of pressure being applied.

In short, i am totally gutted as i loved these wraps, but alas it seems i am doomed to stick to nail varnish.

Nail Rock Meadham Kirchhoff are exclusive to Topshop and cost £8.

Has anyone else had the same trouble with nail wraps or is just me?

Sally Hansen Salon Effect Real Nail Polish Strips

Nail wraps have been a big deal for a while now and while I love them I just can’t get the hang of them.

First there were the ones which required you to use a hair dryer to heat them and seal them. Well that sounded far too much like hard work to me.

Then there are the ones that don’t stick to your nails properly. Completely infuriating.

And then there were the ones that no matter what, just didnt fit my nails, meaning that I had to try and cut them to size myself, resulting in what can only be described as total and utter nail wrap carnage.

Humph.

So I had yet to experience the pleasure and delight of parading about with gorgeous, intricate, funky and pretty designs on my nails, until last week that was.

Last Monday I was introduced to a different type of nail wrap. One that not just looked gorgeous. 

Oh no. 

One that was really easy to use (for un-delicate fat fingered people like me) made from real nail polish and that actually lasted!

Say hello to Sally Hansen Salon Effect Real Nail Polish Strips.

Made with real nail polish (I know, don’t as me how!) they are easy to use, malleable, last for up to 10 days and can be removed with your normal nail varnish remover!

 How to use:

Use the cuticle stick to push back any overgrown cuticles and lightly buff the surface of your nail to create a matte surface for the strip (it makes it stick better)

Peel back the top, clear layer of the wrap and lift the grey tap from the backing paper.

 The strip comes away really easily, ready for you to apply it to your nail. 

Once lined up to your liking against your nail, press firmly to secure. 

 

Now, you can use the emery board provided to file away the over hanging strip, or do as I did and simply score along the edge of the nail and voila, the left over strip just comes away.

Easy peasy!

Currently available in 2 gorgeous designs for £7.95 each at Asda, even the most un-patient people will find these a doddle, so enjoy!

Have you tried any nail wraps before? Do you find them easy to use? What do you make of these real nail polish strips?

Vino Scented Nail Wraps

So, you’ve most likely heard of nail wraps. You know, those fabulously decorated and fancy things that look like stickers which you heat and stick to your nails to create a look which would otherwise be impossible to do freehand.

You will have probably also heard of scented nail varnish- indeed i blogged about Revlon’s ones here.

 But have you heard about scented nail wraps?

 No? Well thats because the first ever one has just been launched.

Gallo Family Vineyards (Yep, those makers of the rosé wine you guzzle down after a hard day at work) and SphinX Nail Wraps have teamed up to create the world’s first scented nail wrap.

The wraps are a limited edition item to adorn nails, scented with the aromas found in the new Gallo Merlot Rosé wine, including ripe plum, blueberry and hints of cranberry.

You apply the wrap as you would do any normal nail wrap except when the surface of the pink patterned nail is lightly rubbed, the fruity fragrance is released. 

SphinX limited edition scented nail wrap is priced at £5.95 and are available from their website here.

Whatever will they think of next?

Bottoms up!