Sally Hansen Salon Effect Nail Polish Strips Review

I was really excited to use this product, however I was a little disappointed. The finish was good but I felt they didn't adhere very well to my nails. They had started to peel a few hours after applying. Looking at the other reviews I'm wondering if I did something wrong. At this point I would prefer to stick to traditional polish!

I received a packet of these for signing up to a perfume website's mailing list. I've seen them around but had never tried them before as they seem to be quite expensive for such a small usage amount and I didn't think they would be too great.

My design was silver with cute little different coloured birds on it. I thought they were sweet, maybe not the first choice of design that I would pick but still wearable.

I did them one night when I was bored, I made sure my nails were completely free of nail polish and I resisted putting any handcream on. you need to choose which nail strip best fits each nail and then you peel off the backing and basically stick it on and then use the special tools that it comes with to smooth the sticker down and file off the excess. It's reasonably easy to do yourself but it does take a bit of time to make sure it is all done nicely. I did put a clear top coat over it, but I'm not sure whether that was necessary or not.

They lasted really well on my nails, they didn't chip at all. The only reason they came off was because I always pick at my nails when I'm not really doing anything otherwise I feel like these would last until your nails grew out rather then chipping off.

Overall, I was really impressed with these. I like the idea of being able to have cute nail art without having to see a professional or having a great right hand but wonky left hand! the only thing that puts me off is the price, you only get one set out of this plus a few spares you could use as feature nails. They are long lasting though and apart from taking a little bit of patience to apply, they are good for beginners too.

Am I the only one who finds these incredibly difficult to use??

They come in multiple different sized nail shapes so that you can pick the one that is best suited to your nail. Now I either have really weird nails, or these are really random shapes and sizes. I found that every single one of them, with the exception of my thumb was bigger than my nail.

I peeled it back and pressed it on hoping that the sides would snap off, as they are supposed to, but it was really hard to get it into all the corners of my nails. The cuticle and tip I had no problem with, but the sides of the nails gave me hell! It's not that it is difficult to place them down, it's just difficult trying to make sure that it is straight, and there are no bubbles, or it hasn't curled up somewhere. It takes time, and it takes patience. And don't even get me started on my left hand.

When I was completely done, I found that the corners kind of rolled back up and away from my nail, and it was impossible trying to get them to stick back down.

You know what I ended up doing with them? Peeling them all off one by one, honestly, that was the best part of the whole process. All that effort, and they were only on my nails for 20 minutes.

Whenever I paint my nails bright colours I like to use the gold glitter Sally Hanson strips as feature nails on my ring fingers and thumbs. They really stand out and are super glittery. They are also thick so add a protective cap to my already thin nails :)

I have personally tried two different patterns of these, a black and white checkered pattern, and a grey lace-like pattern. The first I tried being the checkered pattern.

First things first, everything you need comes in the box, the buffer, a cuticle pusher stick, plenty of strips in different sizes, and a detailed instruction manual. So pretty much the only extra you may need is nail polish remover if you have polish on before you start.

When I did these, it was the night before Halloween and I needed to have them done by the morning to match my costume at work, so from memory it was about 11:30pm and I had only my bedside light on and I was sitting in bed. This is all setting a scene so you can see how easy and mess free these are to do.

After buffing, I lay out the strips (I had figured out which size I needed for each finger) and got started peeling and applying. I was worried that they would bubble underneath, but I was lucky to avoid any mishaps. Any that were slightly too big around the edges were easy enough to use the stick to cut away the overhang. You are meant to buff the overhanging tips off but I found that annoying so used the stick to cut the tips away too.

Obviously you will have a tiny bit of clean up to do, with the cut offs, but I lay a tissue under my hands so I had no fuss. I found they didn't last 10 days, but in saying that, I am a nail picker. The second time around I decided to put a top coat on, and it helped make it last a bit longer.

Good for a special occasion, though I probably wouldn't want to use them all the time. Heaps of patterns to choose from though!

When I first saw these in Postie a while back i was absolutely ecstatic, being someone that loves nail art and pretty colours, these seemed to be to good to be true!! I purchased a pack containing two different patterns in the foils range.

Opening the box i found two little packets with a foil cover, I decided to open both packets and apply the gold to all of my fingers apart from my ring finger which I then applied the gold with black lace pattern, I loved the way they applied super easily using the tab at the top of the strip to roll on to your nail, I used a size bigger for each of my fingers so that I would get complete coverage, using the cuticle stick to remove the excess from around the edges. The strips stayed on my nails for about 5-6 days before any wear started to show and they looked great, I got so many comments asking if I had done the design myself!! A couple of weeks later I had an event to go and had been planning applying the rest of the patterned strips and was really looking forward to it.... until i went to apply... I opened up the wee packet again and was stumped to find that they didnt have any stick left on them... after searching on the internet I found out that if left unsealed they would loose their stickiness, i was really quite disappointed in this as i had saved the ones i preferred for this event and by opening them to do a feature nail I ruined the lot... After scouring the packaging for anywhere that stated this was the case to no avail I was really quite peeved to say the least!! Lesson learnt and I have since used this product a few times again and will continue to use them remembering no to save my left over ones!!

Most of us girls love having our nails done, it's the perfect accessory to complete any outfit. Nowadays it's not your standard shade of colour, nail polish and nail art has expanded dramatically.

I never use to be good at painting my nails, would always get it everywhere, be far too impatient to wait for them to dry and would end up removing them. But then I heard about the Sally Hansen Salon Effect Nail Polish Strips... I heard that it was basically a decorative design that you match, apply and shape to your nails and TAA DA! You have beautiful nails without having to wait for them to dry!

I have tried about 4 - 5 different designs and all come with 16 strips to match the right size, and I have found they last longer than normal nail polish.

I love using these nail stickers for when you want awesome nail art but have little time to do it Put it on and it's done!! No drying time! Love the patterns that they have!

I brought these cheap online and thought they were soo pretty! It took me a very long time to get the strips looking right on my fingers and wasted quite a few strips trying to get them looking right! I also used my LED light and top coat. Most of these pealed of overnight and I ended up just getting rid of the ones that did stick! I cant see how these could have ever lasted for long

I am a fan of nail art. I like experimenting with polishes, glitter, stones and nail polish strips just to look different. I think you need to have an appropriate length to apply these, I normally cut them in half so I don't waste product. They do last about 3 days without chipping for me.Just make sure that you don't get any air bubbles when applying them. I love the variety of designs the range has, they really look fancy and very trendy.