Jamberry

Fun with Jamberry Nails!

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My sister said it best. My hands are tools.

Exactly.

This is why I never get a manicure. I sometimes remember to paint my nails with a clear polish, but find they chip and break so easily because they are my tools!

However, when Jan mentioned that I could sample some of her Jamberry Nails, I jumped at the chance. I had seen a friend and her 5 year old daughter wearing them. They are fun, colourful and durable.

Jan introduced me to the world of Jamberry Nails.

Apparently, Jamberry nail wraps offer the hottest trend in fashion. You can wrap your nails in over 300 different designs.

In essence, they are specialized stickers that stick on top of your nails.

They help keep your nails from breaking. They’re non-toxic, no latex or harsh chemicals, made in the US and vegan friendly. There’s over 300 designs – something for everyone! And they can be put on top of gel or acrylic nails!

The Jamberry Nails are said to last 2 weeks on your hands and 6 weeks on your toes!

Jan challenged me to the 7-day Challenge. For a week I will wear two Jamberry Nails and the rest of my fingers as nail polish and see how they stand up!

To get the Jamberry Nails on, it wasn’t too hard. Your consultant (like Jan) will teach you the process. Here are the steps:

Clean your nail to get off any oils. Use anything like rubbing alcohol, vinegar or black tea!

2. Cut the stickers to the appropriate size.

3. Carefully peel it off using a wooden cuticle stick.

4. Put the sticker under a hairdryer for about 20 seconds. The sticky side should be towards the hairdryer. This softens the sticker and makes it malleable.

5. Carefully place the sticker over your nail and rub all over to make it smooth.

6. Trim the sticker to the length of your nail

7. Put your finger in a plastic bag, wrapped tightly around the nail.

8. Put this under the hairdryer for about 10 seconds. It’s all about the heat and pressure at this point. You really need to rub them a lot after this. I also use a nail buffer to file the end of my nails to get rid of any rough edges to make sure they don’t curl.

9. Wait at least 4 hours before you do anything heavy-duty with water like having a shower or washing dishes.

10. Over time, if the nails started to curl or loosen, I would trim my nails, or use the nail buffer to keep them on.

I am not used to having colour on my nails, let along a pattern. I can’t stop looking at them!

With my Jamberrys on, I stacked wood, washed the dishes, dug in the garden, and generally used my hands as tools. My nails were still in perfect condition!

They stood up to the 7 Day Challenge!

Day 1

Day 4

Day 7

Once, when my nail broke underneath, I simply cut and filed the nail, and the wrap stayed perfectly on and in place!

I loved the nails so much that I hosted a party at my house with Jan and got a few more girls addicted to them as well. At the party, we each got to practice putting on a few wraps.

I got this note after the party from one of the girls:

Don’t judge me but I think I want to add on to my order.

Another friend went home and found she had a few samples given to her, and so decided to do her entire hand!

I actually had left my original Jamberrys on for the party – so I could see how long they lasted and how to take them off.

6 weeks later, other than nail growth, they were still in great condition.

To get them off, we dipped a cotton ball in olive oil and rubbed it over the nail. We used dental flossers to peel the nails off, and it worked like a charm!