Review- Blixz Nail Foils
Oct 13, 2010 by Violet
Last week I was sent some Blix Nail Foils to try out. As you all know, I’m a sucker for nail related anything so I was quite excited ^_^
| These are the designs they sent me:
They come in singles packs like the ones below or salon packs like the top 3 above.
The singles packs come with scissors, nail file/buffer and a little cuticle pushing tool which is used to apply them. According to the website these singles packs cost $17.50 which at first thought seems a little pricey considering you only get one application out of it. The price isn’t so bad when you consider they are supposed to last for up to 2 weeks and if you were going to get a professional design it would probably cost that or more. That said if I was to make a habit of buying them often… paying for a pair of scissors, file and cuticle pushes when I didn’t require them would probably bug me quite a bit.
Anyway on to the application! First you file and buff your nails so they are smooth and ridge free. If they are too bumpy you will be able to see the imperfections through the foil. I decided to do these on my natural nails because at the moment I’m doing a lot of nail art and I can’t have fakes because the chemicals ruin them. I kind of want to do some nail art tutorials which are more work-appropriate and for girls that don’t have crazy long nails too.
Instructions said to pull off the top layer of the stickers next…
Then you match the closest size to your nail.
Now you should cut the bottom and sides to fit your nail exactly. This bit was a little bit confusing if you ask me. Each single set comes with 16 foils, 8 on each side which to me seems like a weird number to have considering that you have to cut them to fit your nails anyway. If it were me I would just provide 10 large sizes and then you could cut them to size… or provide 20 of them so you could get 2 uses rather than having 6 left over. That’s just my thrifty brain’s thinking though!
So you apply it to your nail and smooth it down with the cuticle tool. The instructions then say you should use the nail file to remove the extra… instead I used nail clippers to snip it off which was much quicker ^_^
Repeat and you’ve got pretty nails! Now here’s the step which makes all the difference, when you first stick them you can see they bubble a bit and get wrinkles if you don’t have perfectly flat smooth nails. Well the instructions suggest that once you stick them you use a blow dryer to gently heat them up and then use the tool again to push out air pockets. They looked much better after the hair dryer treatment!
They are shiny as hell and I really like a lot of the designs on the website. I think they would be good for a big night out or a fancy event especially for those that don’t have the patience for painting intricate designs themselves ^_^
For good measure here is one I used on a fake nail:
I kept them on for 3 days with no problems and I only removed them because I wanted to change to a different design. To remove I just soaked my hands in warm water and peeled them off again. Because they are quite thick (almost like vinyl car decals) and the heat molds them to your nails I think they would be quite durable. I could definitely see them lasting a few weeks easily if you were careful with the application. I really like the idea of these and they come in a huge amount of designs. VERDICT: DO WANT Yay I’m so glad to start doing beauty reviews again, I can’t wait to show you guys some of the cool things from the Beauty Blogger event the other week :D |
thankyou for the review! I was wondering if these things were good!
Riechan recently posted..Boekenfestijn
No worries Rie!
Mystery solved… when you first posted a photo on Twitter I thought you’d hand painted all the stripes on yourself!!! (Bet you could!)
BGDino recently posted..The Amazing Cream-less Quiche Lorraine
:D I totally could paint them… hmmm I think it’s time for some more stripy nails :D
That looks pretty cool, but is it uncomfortable against the cuticle?
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I didn’t find them uncomfortable at all, they are very flexible and smooth. I imagine if you had longer nails you could place them a mm away from the cuticle like some people do with their polishes too.
These foils are amazing!! I love the leopard (of course!) and the pink swirlies.
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I love the leopard too, I can’t wait to try those ones :D
Those are very pretty, it’s a shame they cost so much.
*sigh* perhaps when I am no longer a student I can afford them :)
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I agree, I don’t think I could afford them personally but they are a really cute idea! Good luck with your studies<3
Thank you Violet :)
Alexandria Web recently posted..The difference between being inspired by a design and making a replica
No problem ^_^
Thanks for the review! They look really good – I might need to look into getting some. Oh, and I’d love to see nail tutorials for not-so-long nails ~.^
Awesome! Well I’ll start thinking of some designs that are nice and easy to do :D
I totally saw something like this at Sephora. Very cool. I love the leopard!
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The leopard is my favorite too :D
I like it best on the fake nail:) Very pretty
Thanks ^_^
Never heard of these before! Quite a nice bargain imo.
That is an ASUM idea!!!!!!! <3
the leopard was my fave :]
Leopard is my favorite too :D
ooo, these look very pretty! I wouldn’t mind wearing these…but since I generally only wear nail polish a few days at a time, it seems like such a waste of 17.50 (plus shipping and handling, of course). That being said, if there was ever a super special occasion or a time where I wouldn’t be able to bring nail polish with, I’d love to have these…plus some of the designs look really cool!
Yes I totally agree, I get sick of designs quite quickly so it seems like a waste for me but I definitely think they would rock for a special occasion or a holiday or something!