Sunday 29 May 2011

Nails Inc - nail wraps♥

I'm sure you've all heard of minx? Well I really want my nails 'wrapped' by them but a/ there is nowhere near me that does minx, and b/ it's about £30-40! Pretty expensive in my books.

Well, I spotted some nail wraps in Boots today, made by Nails Inc. As I have had nothing to do this afternoon, I purchased a packet to tide me over until BGT. They were quite cheap too - £7.99!

Here's the result...

You get 24 wraps- enough for a a set or hands and feet with a  few spare!

The instructions are printed on the back and are pretty straight forward;
  •  Remove nail polish and push back cuticles with hoof stick.
  •  File nails to desired shape.
  •  Gently buff nails to remove any surface shine
  •  Select nail wrap which is the closest size to your nail. Trim if need be.
  •  Heat the wrap for a few seconds with a hair dryer on a gentle heat. The wrap should start to soften and bend.
  •  Carefully place the wrap on the nail starting at the cuticle edge (colour side facing up), applying firm pressure, push the wrap onto one side of the nail and then to the other until the whole wrap is neatly applied to the nail.
  • Re-apply heat for a few seconds and push firmly over the entire nail for a secure fit.
  • Trim the end of the wrap and then file the excess in a downward motion either using a glass file or a wooden file with very fine grain.
I found it quite simple to do, although I didn't use the correct sizes because I was worried about the 'shaping' part, because of this I have tiny bits of bare nail showing on the sides of some nails. I definitely need more practice, I have little bits of creasing here and there. I will get better at it though, and when I do I will post them again :)

Thank you for reading
xx

17 comments:

  1. It looks cute, I wanna try these xx

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  2. These look amazing. I saw a girl with some shiny leopard ones the other day, I need to get my hands on some of these! Not a bad price either!
    xxx

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  3. They are so cute, I bet they'd look fab on toes :) I was unsure about nail wraps and leopard print but you've just persuaded me on both lol
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  4. They're really pretty, I had no idea Nails Inc sold the nail wraps as well, will have to keep my eye out for them!

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  5. These are so nice :) you can't really tell that some of them were to small for you either :)

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  6. They look really good, I didn't think the ones from boots would be that nice, I love that pattern too
    xx

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  7. Thanks for this! I've been eyeing these but too scared to try them out. I'll definitely be checking them out next time I go to the store. =)

    -Dnah
    http://dgsbeauty.blogspot.com/

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  8. oh these are cheap.. sound good too. need to get my hands on these now :)
    <3

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  9. Those look soooooo pretty! I've seen other brands that do these :)

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  10. These look amazing! I must try them :) x

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  11. Ohh super cute & affordable. Love leopard prints. (:

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  12. oh im defo getting some! love the pattern:)

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  13. They look really good! I have two packs of nail wraps from different brands and just haven't gotten around to trying them. £7.99 is pretty good considering they are nails inc and you get 24. I'll be looking out for them xx

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  14. They look reallt good and the price is good.

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  15. those are so cleaver!! xx

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  16. I think MINX nail designs is brilliant, it is shiny and doesn't need drying time, just apply to your nails and shape it to fit your nails in enough, it can make your nails beautiful for a long time. Very good. like it so much!

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