I was out scouring the drugstores this week looking for new 2011 beauty products and came across a bunch of nail art items that seem really awesome.
You might be familiar with nail appliques like Incoco or Inque (I'll be reviewing Inque appliques soon), and these are pretty much the same idea. I haven't tried any of them on yet- I have a lot of polish to swatch and I don't want to waste them because they're so cool! I'm so excited about these. I have a feeling we'll be seeing even more designs this year, too.
Here are the ones I grabbed:
Art Club Glam
Art Club Glam in Diamond Studded, Hearts of Gold and Vivid Zebra. These ones seem more like plastic full-nail sized decals more than stretchy vinyl-like or polish-like strips like the others. These had the best designs out of all of them- there were a bunch but I only grabbed these for now.
Diamond Studded. A clear base with black diagonal and chevron french tips and black leopard spots accented by pink hologram foil. 
Hearts of Gold. A clear base with gold hologram foil in concentric rings, dots and hearts.
Vivid Zebra. Clear base with black and rainbow foil zebra stripes.Gotta love Art Club!
Broadway Nail Dress
The Broadway Nail Dress ones were a little more expensive and came in only four designs. Two animal print styles and a silver fishnet style, nothing you couldn't do with Konad. These are the most intricate ones. They don't seem to have a name, just a number. This is what's inside the box:
Two sheets of stickers and a little emery board.
There's also a booklet of $1.00 off coupons on the display, so make sure to grab one!Sally Hansen Salon Effects
The Sally Hansen Salon Effects had the biggest display but the least intricate designs. Half of them were just plain creme finish polish colors, a few were some decent glitters and the rest were nail art designs like this, but some of them could be duplicated with Konad. I almost got the Denim-print ones, but at $8.50 the Salon Effects appliques the least cost effective of the three brands. I don't understand why I'd pay $8.50- the price of a bottle of OPI at retail- for one manicure with a normal pink or blue polish like some of these Salon Effects... I would consider paying that much for the nail art ones as long as they were complicated enough designs. Anyway, this Laced Up style stood out to me, very sexy.
It comes just like the Incoco sets do; an emery board/buffer, a manicure stick, instruction sheer and sealed foil packets with nail polish strips.
Isn't this design pretty?I can't wait to try these out on my nails. I think the Art Club Hearts of Gold might end up as my Valentine's Day mani this year.
I agree the Sally Hansen is pricey but if your nails are somewhat short you can easily get two uses from one box...plus with a base and top coat my NYE manicure lasted 8 days with almost no tipwear!
ReplyDeleteWill you post a tutorial on how to apply? I like the ones with the jeweled hearts!
ReplyDeleteThere are so gorgeous things!!
ReplyDeleteI love everything!!
So lucky!
Thanks for the post! Where did you find the Broadway nail appliques?
ReplyDeleteI like the Broadway nail appliques! My drugstores never have stuff like this, I don't understand! :( Have you tried any of the nail stuff from jamberrynails.com? I'm just curious to see what you think about them, if it's worth it?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm not trying to spam with the jamberry nails question, I just truly can't find any reviews on them, other than bloggers doing giveaways and they're not nail bloggers so they just say These are so cool! I'm giving some away. Not in depth or anything. (Just didn't want you to think I was link spamming you!)
ReplyDeletei hear the Broadway ones are really easy to apply and wear well. i wasn't too impressed with the SH ones, i'll take Incoco any day. my Glam ones peeled off in less than a day :(
ReplyDeleteI grabbed a bunch of those Art Club stickers at Five Below. I haven't tried them yet, but it seems like they'll only last for a day. I really need to check out the SH ones - that lace one is so pretty and sexy!
ReplyDeleteI've had stickers from another brand and they were awefull! They started to wrinkle once I put the stickers on my nails.. I think it's just about the shape of your nails. But I'll wait for a review from you..
ReplyDeleteThe lace is so awesome! I'd love something like that.
ReplyDeleteI tried out the Broadway flower design on a whim a few weeks ago and I LOVED it. I topped it off with a layer of clear polish with some glitter to cover up my mess ups (haha, sneaky) and I guess it worked because I got DOZENS of compliments. It stayed on for a whole week, which is impressive because I'm quite outdoorsy and most polish only lasts a few minutes before it starts chipping, 12 hours at the most. I have pretty short nails so I was able to get two uses out of the box. I would buy it again. I was completely impressed!
ReplyDeletelace is just gorgeous! i love it :-)
ReplyDeleteI like all! But I love Diamond Studded... Greetings from Barcelona ;)
ReplyDeleteI love all the designs you have pictured here! I need to try these out.
ReplyDeletethese are becoming more famous each day! :D i should drop by some shop and buy some too :)
ReplyDeletei actually wore the ViviZebra Art Club ones on the 9th - my birthday. even though i got a shit load of compliments on them, they really let me down. they were peeling up, the adhesive just isn't strong enough to hold onto the nail. oh, and they DON'T come off with NP remover.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Canada but I often drive across the border for shopping... I was wondering if any1 can tell me where to get these!? These are absolutely gorgeous and I haven't been able to find this stuff up here!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I'm SO curious about what you're going to think of the Broadway ones! I bought the exact same pattern and I was very impressed that they lasted a full three days for me. Can't WAIT to see them on your nails (as opposed to my sad nubbins). :)
ReplyDeleteI tried the Sally Hansen ones in Laced Up and love them!! They wore really well!
ReplyDeleteI totally want diamond studded!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Broadway ones. I saw SH had one that looked similar to that print and loved it. I think I'll wait for a review to decide if I'll purchase them!
ReplyDeleteLove all of the designs. They're all wicked cool!
ReplyDeleteThat's kinda depressing. I haven't been able to buy any of these yet, but I was hoping the Broadway ones would have more designs. Only 4 is sad! Thanks for the in-depth discussion about them, though!
ReplyDeleteLooks very nice! I also like the broadway ones. Curious how it looks on your nails though...
ReplyDeleteI saw another blog where the girl had the bway nails floral design but hadn't credited it, so I'm so glad you posted this. I'm very curious to see your review once you use them, I've been very interested in these but heard mixed reviews but no visuals. konad does rule...
ReplyDeleteAndra, you bet! Might not be for a while because I have so much polish swatching to do and I don't want to waste these awesome things by taking them off right away, but I'll try to time it right :)
ReplyDeleteBrazenspider, found the Broadways at Meijer :)
Melanie, ah, sorry, I've never heard of them before!
Kellie, Stephanie, Prettybottles, boo sorry to hear that!
Pooinacan, you should be able to order the Art Clubs online from head2toebeauty
oh i love these! i'm just finding out about these full nail decorative appliques; i recently bought a leopard and a zebra packet from Claire's. now i have to make a trip to walmart for these one!
ReplyDeleteI picked up a couple of the Sally Hansen ones yesterday at Walgreens, figuring I'd splurge a little and try them out. I LOVE them- if these aren't the best ones I can't wait to see what the other kind are because they are working pretty well for me, and I'm able to get 2 manicures per box due to my short fingernails- first time I've ever been happy about them, haha.
ReplyDeleteI am actually quite surprised that they turned out so well. But glad they did, because otherwise I'd be beating myself over the head for spending the money.
I have tried both the Sally Hansen and the Broadway nail appliques. Sally Hansen lasted me 10 days with minor tip wear. Broadway didn't even last me through the evening. I got the silver fishnet ones and the shiny fishnet design completely rubbed off on the right hand and left me with a dull silver polish. I woke up in the morning and my nails were destroyed! I'm going to check out the Art Club ones as soon as I can find them. But honestly, the Sally Hansen ones are worth the few extra dollars!
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