I received these Impress Press-On Manicure in my Influenster University VoxBox. The kit came with 24 nails to choose from in 12 different sizes, as well as a prep pad. The prep pad is to be used right before application to help clear your nail of any oils and to help make the glue adhere better. The Impress nails features include, a short nail length (which I prefer), no glue needed (because the adhesive is already in the nail), won't damage your natural nails, can be easily removed and lasts up to a week. I am usually not a fan of fake nails because I don't like what the glue does to may natural nails. The glue that is included with other fake nails often makes my natural nails peel and weaken like crazy. However, with Impress nails there is already a glue on it and this adhesive didn't seem very damaging from my experience.
I got violet colored nails in my UniVoxBox, which were pretty, but not really my style. To change it up a bit and make it more my style I decided I would do a splatter paint design on my nails. I decided to go with a light blue (Sally Hansen Breezy Blue), hot pink ( Sinful Colors in Fusion Neon), light pink (Revlon ColorStay in Cafe Pink) and a glitter polish (Funky Fingers in Sand and Stilettos) to make the splatters. To make the splatter effect I first had to dilute the polish a bit. I used a small plastic cup to put the polish of my choice and some nail polish removed. The nail polish remover thins out the polish and makes it easier to splash. I used a small nail art brush to dip in the color of my choice and flicked the brush to create the splatter effect. If you do not have a nail art brush you can also use a straw to get a similar look. I tried moving the brush closer and further from the nails to get a different effect. I also layered the colors until I was happy with the look. A great thing about doing this design to artificial nails is I could do my design easier because they didn't have to be on my hand as I did them. Since the splatter effect can be quiet messy it is important to make sure you tape off the area around your nails or be prepared to clean up your cuticles. It is also helpful to put some paper towels or paper down to catch any dripping nail polish.
My overall experience with Impress was pretty good. The application was super easy and I did really like that I did not have to use the typical nail glue. The nails were comfortable to wear and I also liked that changing the style was very easy. My splatter design did not chip at all during the time I wore the nails. My only complaint is the nails only lasted 3 days, it could be because I do use my hand very often (doing the dishes, laundry, ect.) but, this did seem like a short time. When they started to come off it really didn't bother me though because it was about time to change my manicure anyways.
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