Jamberry Review

I was recently asked to do a review of Jamberry nail products & also the Jamberry Nail Art Studio. The following are my own opinions & I was not asked to say anything specific about the products or program.
I was definitely a bit of a skeptic when it first came to Jamberry nail wraps. I rarely even paint my nails, mostly because the polish just doesn't last very long, & I hate having chipped polish. I also will never fork out money on a regular basis (or ever) to have my nails professionally done. I have other things on which I'd rather spend money! So when my friend became a consultant, I ordered a sheet of wraps mostly just to support her in her new business. I can say that I was happily surprised by the results. I started out with the mint green chevron print (just wild enough for me).

Mint Green

Pros of the wraps:

• Each sheet is only $15 & you can get multiple manicures out of each sheet.
• They come in so many different styles that you can definitely find something that fits your personality & style.
• They are fairly easy to apply. Just select the right size for your nail & trim them to fit your nail exactly, then heat it slightly with a blow dryer, & firmly press onto your nail. You can file the end to make a perfect fit & seal them on. (I am curious to try out the Jamberry heater, but I just haven't wanted to spend the money on it yet. The mini heater is only $19)
• The wraps lasted at least two weeks on my finger nails & after about three weeks I removed them from my toenails because I wanted to try a different wrap & because they had grown out quite a bit. They were still firmly attached to my toenails, which was also a surprise. 
• I do like how easy they are to remove, though. I just used a q-tip with some rubbing alcohol & gently pulled the wrap off while rubbing the nail & back of the wrap with the alcohol.
• After applying them to all ten of my fingers & all ten of my toes, I still have enough left that I could still do another manicure, & probably have more left over to use on one or two fingers as accent nails with polish on my other nails.
• I think I like them best on my toe nails because they last even longer & it's easier to hide crazy toenails than it is to hide crazy finger nails. =)
• So much easier than nail polish, especially since they don't chip or need to be retouched.
• More fun than nail polish because of all the different prints & styles.

Cons of the wraps:

• Sometimes if you don't trim the wrap quite right, then the edge peels up a little bit, which is kind of annoying. The rest of the wrap seems to stay on just fine, you just have a little bit of a flapping edge.
• They last so long that sometimes you want to peel them off before they come off just so you can try something new.
• Still more expensive than just a plain old bottle of nail polish.

Pros of Nail Art Studio:

I created this minty green set of wraps in the NAS.

• If you can't find a wrap in a style that you like, you can just create it!
• It's easy to upload your own images to use on your custom wraps.
• There are a good variety of print styles built into the program
• The "Apply to Multiple" button lets you copy your design onto the other wraps in the design very simply.
• It's free to use the software.
• It automatically saves your designs, so you don't accidentally lose it halfway through.
• It saves your uploads for future use & it's easy to delete any uploads that you no longer want.

Cons of Nail Art Studio:

• The work area is kind of small, so resizing larger images takes a bit more time than I'd like.
• There is no Undo button.
• When uploading files you can only do one at a time, instead of being able to select multiple files & then click open. It just makes the process that much slower.
• You have to use the program in your internet browser, rather than a downloadable program, so eventually it tends to slow things down for using so much memory.
• You can't easily share your designs for others to purchase (though Jamberry says that this feature is coming soon. They also say a designer royalty program is coming soon which would be really awesome!).
• An eyedropper color-matching tool would be really nice

All in all I think the Nail Art Studio is pretty good though it could use some improvement & it's fun to be able to create my own nail wrap designs. I also love the quality & durability of the Jamberry wraps & would definitely recommend them! Check it out {here}.