Jamberry Review – aka easiest, longest lasting ‘nail polish’ I’ve found

In January I got the chance to test-drive the Jamberry nail wraps. If you haven’t heard of this product it’s basically an adhesive sticker that you put on your nails in place of nail polish. It is supposed to last longer than traditional nail polish without the chipping, touch-ups, and dull look that comes with the traditional polishes.

As some of your longer-time readers know – my nails are the bane of my existence. They grow out and then chip and peel. And they HATE polish of all sorts. I can’t make a normal polish – no matter the brand, quality, or person painting my nails – to last without chipping more than 24 hours. Hence the reason I rarely, if ever, paint my nails. The new shellac nails are the only way I can get a lasting look. Those usually work for the promised two weeks before they are grown out to the point of looking odd. I’ve tried other adhesive-style nails and those never last past a good hair washing or load of dishes.

So, with all this in mind I tried Jamberry with a little, or maybe a lot, of apprehension.

The application process is pretty simple. Remove the ‘sticker’ from its protective back, heat it up with a blowdryer or something similar, apply to your nail pressing down around the edges, trim, file and you are done! For me, I added one sticker to my ring finger and painted all the rest with normal Essie nail polish. By day 2 my other nails were chipping but the Jamberry nail still looked amazing. By day 4 I needed to remove the initial nail polish and repaint my nails. Jamberry was still perfect. On day 5 the Jamberry started coming up a little along the bottom edge near my cuticles but it still looked great. By day 6 my polish was chipped, the Jamberry were coming up a little more but they still functioned. Day 7 was the end of my second round of polish as well as the Jamberry.

I’d have to say 7 days was pretty impressive. I’d also be willing to bet that with a little practice I’d be able to better adhere the Jamberry and it might last more than a week. I’m definitely now searching the site to find new wrap designs and patterns

Have you tried Jamberry? Has it worked well for you?

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