Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

I really hate having to give these a bad review but unfortunately i have to :(

The kit includes a cuticle stick, a nail file/buffer, clear nail polish strips ("the top coat") and black colored tip strips. Just so you know, the strips are the same consistency as stickers....

I found these extremely complicated to apply to my nails, and it took soooo long, nearly an hour!

I received the french mani pack, which meant i had to first apply a black strip to the tips of my nail, and then apply after that a clear "top coat" strip to the entire nail, filing them both around the sides to the shape of the nail to remove the excess strip.

Not sure if it was just my pack, or if i read the instructions wrong, but i only received eight of the black nail tip strips, meaning there wasn't enough for all ten of my nails :(

The black tips didn't want to stick to my nails, they kept shifting around, and when I tried to file them down they fell off and were unusable after that.

The clear topcoat strip also was difficult to apply, and seemed to bubble at the tips of the nail.

It was also difficult to find sizes that fitted all of my nails (maybe my nails are just weird sizes...).

Mine definitely didn't last ten days as i had to take them off immediately as to me these look tacky if they are not perfected and don't fit perfectly to the nail.

I was really excited to review these as I LOVE nail stickers/strips but these were unfortunately a massive fail! For starters they weren't sticky enough which made the whole process extremely fiddly and then when I was done about 4-5 of them came off straight away. I sadly really cannot recommend these.

Was really excited to recieve these but man what a fiddle, they really werent sticky enough to stick and extremely fiddly to apply. I did one hand by myself and got help from a beautician friend and she had the same trouble as me, just not sticky enough. Very disappointed.

From the get go I found these really hard and confusing to use. The instructions did not have enough information to make things easy to understand how to actually apply them.

I was really hoping this would be and easier mess free way to get a quick manicure. But no, it was so hard to find the right size and to actually figure out how to apply them. They have different film layers to protect them but I couldn't see any where that said which to take of and which to leave on etc.

I bought these at a recent make up sale, I had tried them before, and they hadn't worked very well, so thought I'd try again. Only they weren't any better this time. These would be good for a night out, or for someone who is really gentle with their nails, they claim to last up to 10 days, mine lasted about 2 days before I was getting really irritated with the chipping and peeling. I has put a top coat over them and over the tips of my nails, but that still didn't help them stay on any longer. I wouldn't spend my money on these again, would rather just paint my nails.

I know that we all find painting our nails a pain, but these certainly didn't make it any better. They are fiddly, confusing and really hard to fit to your nail shape. I brought 2 of these from Farmers when they were on clearance and i haven't even bothered with the second pack. Disappointing. I was also really surprised that they kinda smelt like nail polish?

I purchased a few packets of these after having used Minx brand nail strips. I was hoping for a similar result with these but they didn't come close. I have rather wide nails which I grow long, I found it really difficult to stretch these to fit my nail without tearing them, I found they weren't sticky enough to stay put on one side with trying to stretch them over to the other. After managing to waster 2 packets trying to get both my hands finished , I gave them 2 coats of clear top coat. within 2 hours they had already chipped and started to lift at the sides.

For me these just weren't worth the effort. Such a shame as some of the patterns and colours are awesome :(

I personally love doing my nails and having cool new designs on them so i was really excited about this product! Unfortunately i was very disappointed, the strips weren't easy to use and very fiddly when applying them. The nail strip didnt fit my nail so it was a mission trying to shape it to fit. In the end i just painted them with normal nail polish, A LOT easier!

I found the concept really cool, but they are not THAT easy to use.

I found them quite hard to find the perfect size for each nail (maybe I just have odd shaped nails? haha). Also when applying them to my nails some of them would rip when taking off the backing etc. They are also extremely fiddly, and have a strong nail polish smell (obviously not as much as an actual polish, but still quite bad). The lasting power isn't that great either, they started to peel off after just one day.

There's an awesome range of colours/patterns though, and that's a plus. They're all really unique and cool looking :)

If you don't mind having a short-lived manicure and fiddling around for abit to get them on, then they might be for you, but I don't think I'll be repurchasing.

I love the idea behind this product - to stick on unique colours and patterns, giving your nails something new and exciting - however I found that after a day of wearing them, little cracks appeared all over my nails. This product was easy to use and very convenient if you don't have time for your nails to dry.