Confessions of a Nail Polishaholic

I cheated you guys.
My self imposed 21day nail polish ban was up by Victor's wedding (obvi I planned it that way) but I still felt like my finger nails aren't quite recovered so I cheated. I did my feet in a nice amethyst hue using CR vanish and used decals for my finger nails. Nailene decals to be specific because as luck would have it, Incoco doesn't  ship to Uganda yet. It's a set of 36 strips for both toe and finger nails but trust me the toe ones just didn't seem to cut it for me. I'll probably try it again when I'm less harried. Maybe will get better results then. Moving on to the tutorial, have cut it down to three simple steps.

Niiiiice, right? The best part is not having to deal with varnish remover because that's the only downside to doing elaborate nail art.

1) Start off with clean dry and varnish free nails. I hadn't worn varnish in weeks but if you have on varnish. remove it and wash your hands. Wait to dry then use the nail toilette to further remove any oils or residue on the Nails.

2) Peel the strips off from the straight edge making sure not to touch the curved bit which goes against your nail beds so pick a size as close to your nails as possible.

3) Use the nail file (also included in the package) to trim the strip to a desirable length by filing the strip while holding the file perpendicular to your nail. Et Voila! There you have it, instant hustle free nail art.

Verdict: Three stars out of Five. The strips didn't perfectly fit all my nails and while they don't chip or tear, I have had to replace 3 because they were getting unglued. Whatever adhesive they use is clearly not as strong as they like us to believe. And not entirely waterproof. Got the pack for 15,000UGX (about $5) at a boutique in Equatorial Mall.

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