Kooky Nail Wraps - Going For Gold!

Hello my lovelies, I'm having terrible internet connection issues at the moment, hence why I haven't been around so much for a while. I'm hoping this is starting to change for the better now that we've had some engineers working on it, so that I can finally get back to doing what I enjoy!

Anyway, I saw this in my inbox and thought they looked rather cool - perfect for the upcoming Olympics, and also for any other British celebrations - if I'd been online sooner, I'd have totally recommended these for your Jubilee celebrations! They're by Kooky Nails, who, in my opinion, come up with fabulous designs on a regular basis and whose nail wraps I get on really well with; and I think they'll set you back about a fiver per set, available from www.kookynails.com

Do we likey? x

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Kooky Nail Wraps - Upcoming/Newly Released Collections!

I'm a big fan of Kooky Nail Wraps, and I'm always pleased to see new designs coming from them as you can never have too much choice where Kooky Nails are concerned, in my opinion.

These 2 new collections are no different, I only have these images to go off (although there are individual pictures of the Lace collection on the website as they have just been released) but they look absolutely lovely. From the modern, geometric looking designs of the New York On My Mind collection to the pretty but bold lace designs in the Queen of Lace collection - both are looking fabulous, don't you think?

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Myleene Klass Nails! :-(

The pack contains a nail file, and a clear sheet of stickers too.

These were meant to make up my Valentine's day manicure, and I reaaaallly wanted to love them, but unfortunately they just don't work for me or my nails. I've had these kinds of things before, and honestly I've never had this much trouble with them.

For a start, they were too large for my nails, I really don't know who would have a thumb nail as large, or as wide as the biggest sticker in the pack, and whilst I know my nails are quite petite, I don't think they're so small that they wouldn't be catered for within a set of these stickers.

They say these can be used on fingers or toes, but in my opinion they should really make a separate pack for toes so that they can concentrate on getting better sizes for each, rather than trying to cram it all into one pack.

The stickers also didn't have enough stretch or flexibility in them to cater for my nails that have quite a curve to them, which meant that the sticker creased and folded at every opportunity, it hasn't even stuck down at all in some places because of this (and it's clearly visible too). This ultimately means that the nail sticker isn't properly stuck to my nail, isn't water tight and will probably fall off at the first trickle of water.

I also found that this caused the sticker to catch on my hair, even getting some stuck in it at one point - now these are meant to last for a few days and I can't imagine how much hassle it would be to have to do my hair on a daily basis with these catching on my hair in the process.

As you can see, it looks like I've literally just stuck any old stickers onto my nails - not a good look, and not something that I am used to with these as I've previously only had good experiences with them (I'm looking at you, Kooky Nails)!

Surprisingly it was my little finger that turned out the best (I say surprising because that was the first nail I did, and also because it's my smallest fingernail, and one that has a fair amount of curve to it too), although it wasn't without fault.

I'm wondering if I have a faulty set, or whether others have had similar problems with these as I surely can't be the only person in the world with dainty, curvy nails? I'm really disappointed as I was also sent a fabulous looking black and white polka dot set that I was really looking forward to wearing, not so much now though.

If you have fairly flat nails, I don't think that there'd be such an issue as they can be cut down to size if they're still too big - although it would be a bit of a faff! I did like that these nail stickers came with a separate sheet of clear stickers to wear over  the patterned ones to protect the design and stop it from fading. Unfortunately I never got that far though.

Have any of you tried these before?



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New Kooky Nail Wraps for Valentines Day 2012!

Yet more designs are being released by Kooky Nail Wraps for Valentines day this year and I thought I'd share the love (geddit) with all of you! I especially love Pink Passion, see below for a closer up picture:

These nail wraps are so easy to apply - especially as they are completely heatless, taking out what I see as a bit of a faffy step with normal nail wraps, and they last for a decent amount of time too. I only took mine off when my nails had grown too much and in turn had left a big gap between the wrap and my cuticle - the design was still absolutely perfect.

I think these are about £5 per sheet, and can be purchased from http://www.kookynails.com/

Gorgeous New Kooky Nail Wraps For Christmas!

Just how gorgeous are these? I adore Starry Night, Christmas Eve & Baby It's Cold Outside in both red and gold... I have no self control or decisiveness when it comes to choosing between things I like so I'm thinking I'll end up with all 4 designs and not enough fingers to wear them on over Christmas - ha!

Available from http://www.kookynails.com priced £5 per sheet (I think it's £2.50 postage per oder), with lots and lots of other designs also available on there!

What do you think, would you wear these? x

Myleene Klass Nail Wraps!

She gets around, doesn't she. Anyway, these look to be the same as most non-heated nail wraps, stick on and then file the end off. I've only really used the Kooky and Trendy nail wraps (they work out around £6 a set) in the past and they've always lasted around 2 weeks before I've felt that I needed to take them off, so I'm not entirely sure what to make of these when they say they last 'up to a week' - unless they're just covering their own backs by not promising longer, of course. However, I'm sure for a quick fix before a night out these would be fine.

The designs are pretty uninspiring (although not horrific) and the promo video (see it at the bottom) is a bit annoying too but they're probably worth a look if you like your nail wraps!

Myleene says 'With my Myleene Klass Nails, you can get dazzling, gorgeous nails in an instant. They're so quick and easy to apply - just peel, stick and go, plus you don't even need to heat them up. Best of all, you can now change your look as quickly as you change your clothes!'

The range of 16 Myleene Klass Nails are available from Wilkinson and www.JMLdirect.com for £5.99

OPI 'Nail Apps' Nail Art Wraps!

OPI are dipping their toes into the increasingly popular minx-style nail wrap/nail art pool by releasing their ‘Nail Apps’, and with 12 new ‘Nail Apps’ designs (shown below) I’d say they were off to a flying start.

I have yet to try these, but from a quick look on the Lena White site they’re said to last 1-2 days ‘when applied correctly’ which doesn’t seem that long to me, but then again when I had just the one nail done at Professional Beauty last year (a different brand) I was told that it would last a ‘few’ days – it ended up lasting me a fortnight before I peeled it off myself because my nail had grown and there was a gap forming, so maybe they will last a little longer.

These cost £13.80 per pack, and I think that gets you 16 stickers – so one full manicure and a few extra... a little on the expensive side when you consider the cost of some alternatives but without comparing, I really wouldn’t like to guess if they’re worth the extra or not.

Available from: Beauty Bay and Lookfantastic.com