I’m not especially a girly girl. But I do have my moments. And considering that I live in a house with four males, I believe I definitely need to keep those moments. Nail polish has always vexed me. I don’t believe I have the patience or skill to apply it correctly or well. And even on a rare occasion when I have a professional apply my polish, it is still only a matter of minutes before I smudge it. Because of this problem, I mostly don’t wear nail polish. In fact, when I do wear polish I mostly wear the clear variety that is almost impossible to detect errors.
I’m using the fact that I live with four guys as my excuse for never having heard of Jamberry Nails. I like to think that I’m “in the now” regarding many items, but clearly this new nail cover had slipped past me. The whole concept was completely foreign to me. When I first understood that these covers are essentially stickers that fit unto your nails, I was a bit skeptical. I was hopeful, but skeptical. The question being- would they really stick? I don’t live a pampered life. I do the dishes, I pry items apart, I get dirty and rough as any mom of boys will do. Could these nails take the abuse? The reason I don’t wear nail polish is because of potential chips. I certainly didn’t want to wear something that could break off or have problems.
The Jamberry Nails arrive looking like the stickers they are- on a simple sheet. The process of application is insanely simple.
(notice my adoring three year old son peering at my nails- he loves them!)
Here is my abbreviated version of the process, you will want to visit the official Jamberry site for detailed instructions.
1. Clean your nail thoroughly.
2. Select a nail size that is right for your particular nail. (This can be a bit tricky. This is one of those things that gets a little easier with experience)
3. Carefully remove the sticker nail with tweezers and trip some of the excess you know you won’t need. Heat under a blow dryer for approximately 10 seconds and then adhere to your nail. You’ll want to press down and hold for a little while.
4. Trim the excess sticker off.
5. Blow dry your nail for another 10-15 seconds.
6. File down any leftover excess.
That’s it. It’s pretty darn slick. But how long does it stay on? Well, obviously this part can vary. I can already tell that I didn’t perfect my nail quite as well as I know I can when I do it again. Practice makes perfect, right? But my nails have been on for a week and are still going strong. However, I’ve had one on my toe nails for four weeks and it is still perfect. It probably really helps that my toes never see the light of day this time of year:)
(notice my nails are not perfect, but I feel confident with a little more practice I can improve- regardless I love them!)
So what is my overall opinion of these nails? Pure brilliance. Yep, I’m a convert. No more nail polish for me. And the look on Nana’s face when she saw me put these on, makes me believe she’ll be giving them a try soon too. Apparently I am not the only one who has never heard of them:)
I selected the funky and fun sparkly sapphire nails (I think I was trying to make up for all those years wearing clear polish:) But there are a lot of options to choose from. That’s the best part, of course, selecting all the fun designs and colors that are available. It’s addictive!
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GOOD LUCK!
I received the above mentioned product for review purposes, all opinions are my own.
I liked a lot of them but my favorite is the purple haze hombre
They look neat. I can’t put any color/design on my hands without my fingers looking super chubby!
I love those blue sparkles..
This would be my choice:
Neutral Feather on White
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I like zebra
I like the Taupe Vintage Rose
Thank you!
Zebra 🙂
Lavendar, Rasberry, or Teal Sparkle!
I like the Taupe Feather!
Go Land O Lakes! Feed America! There is no reason people in our country should go hungry!
Definitely Colorful Leopard. Such pretty colors. 🙂
Coral Diamond!!!
peacock
I liked the blue leopard
Purple Zebra ar cool…
im lovin the PINK & PURPLE PEACOCK
I think my daughter would love the Aqua Pinstripes & Owls ones
I like Taupe Feather.
I love Hot Summer Stripe!
love Neutral Feather on white
I like the Zebra
I like the Peacock
Peacock is very pretty
A lot of those are really pretty, but I don’t think I could pull it off and coordinate outfits every day. However, I do like the black and white damask pattern!
Pink & Purple Peacock
Wild elephant is cute!
These are all so cute! I really like the Bright Greek Key.
They are so adorable! I really like Purple Zebra print!
i love the pink and purple peacock ones, they have so many cool looking ones, i want them all
I like the metallic croc color
Love the wild elephant, black and magenta lace, emerald lace, and london fog ombre. So many awesome designs!
i really like the green wave and the hot to croc designs
I love the Wild Elephant design.
Dessert snakeskin is very cool!
I really love the GOLD LEOPARD
I love the Black Chevron. Thanks!
I like the Elephant Gray because it will go with almost anything!
I like the Owl nail set.
I like the TEAL SPARKLE
Turple Ombre
I like Fall Southwestern Diamond!
TAUPE FEATHER is very pretty
Love the Snakeskin – hate snakes but love the print!
I love the Black Fleur-de-Lis Lace!
I love the PINK TIGER.
I like the pink tiger
I like the skakeskin
I like the flames design
I like the Cowppuccino
BLACK & WHITE SWIRL
I like the Peace signs.
They have several cool patterns to choose from. It was hard to pick a favorite but I think I like the
Chalkboard Hearts the best. The Neutral Feather on White were another favorite and the peace signs.
Thanks for sharing this review and giveaway~!
I like the leopard print!
oh my goodness love love love the godl leopard!!!
thanks for he greta giveaway!
I love the Vintage Chic.
I like the short buff tip french manicure set.
The Coral Tigress Medium is my favorite
I like the Hot Pink Cow style.
I like the leopard print!
the pink and purple peacock pattern is AWESOME!
great job Land of Lakes…great recipes also…
blue leopard
I like the pink roses pattern! So pretty and classic!
I like the purple zebra. Thanks for the chance.
I Love the CUPCAKES! So cute.
Love the purple giraffe!
I heart all the styles, can’t choose!!
I like SILVER FLORAL or the red white and blue stripes! these look fun. 🙂
TAUPE FEATHER
Black Chevron is my pick 🙂
Colorful leopard!
There are some really awesome designs! My favorite is Hot to Croc.
id like
METALLIC HORIZONTAL STRIPE very Saints like!
BLUE SPARKLES R THE COOLEST!!!
I love Peacock!!!
Colorful leopard
HOT TO CROC
I’m torn between Aloha Flower, Desert Sunflower, and Cherry Blossoms. Can you tell I love flowers?! LOL
BRITISH FLAG is my fav!
i love the feather ones!
i like the desert snake skin
Colorful stars is my favorite
London Fog Ombre looks great
I like the cherry blossoms.
I love the London Fog Ombre! So cool!
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I love them all! but the peacock is my fav!
I love the Blue Haze. I really want to try these – I’ve tried a few other brands of these now, and so far the best I’ve tried have been the Sally Hansen ones.
I like the Peacock design
I like the snakeskin design.
I like the colorful peacock
I love the chalkboard hearts!
I love the PINK & PURPLE PEACOCK design
I like the pink tiger.
Watermelon tip is darling 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the Gold Sparkle.
Colorful Leopard!
I like the croc me up
zebra is nice.
The colorful leopard!
hot pink cow is nice. I dunno.. so many to choose from!
peacock
my favorite design is the Pink & Purple Peacock
I like the Colorful Leopard
I like the Purple Giraffe. How fun!
Very exciting
Pink Tiger is my favorite.
i love the Blue Leopard
I like the Decorative Watermelon Tip
I must be out if the loop As well because I have never heard of these either but I love them! Really enjoyed this review and learning about jam berry nails. My favorite are the various ombre ones, kiss me ombre is my favorite. And for something a little fun, I really like grizz one….it’s not quite a paw print, which is what I was looking for, but it’s close. That’s a suggestion that I may email in to jamberry as they have several animal ones…I’d love one with a little paw print….as I’m a huge animal lover (I have eight dogs, including three rescues as well as various other rescue animals)…. There are so many and I would really love to try these out on my nals. Although I like nail polish a lot, I rarely wear it….I don’t always have the time to touch it up when it chips, which is one of the things I liked reading about these, that you’d had them on for a week and no issues…. Thanks again for the great review and also for the chance to win!
They have a lot of great patterns, makes it so hard to choose a favorite but I’ll go with Paint Splatter.
I like Green Snakeskin
I love the pink zebra!! Thank you for the giveaway!!!
I like the Green Snake Skin – thank you.
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Neutral tiger
I love the neutral tiger nail print!
The peacock and zebra prints were the coolest ever!