Sally Hansen 14 Day Nail Shield: Day 2

So, day 1, nails looked great. Day 2, still look good, but did notice a 'chip' on one corner of one of my nails. The only draw back: Can't just pick up the nail polish and fill it in.

I must note: I am rather rough with my hands, I workout alot at the gym, and do an abundance of yard work and stuff around the house. Hands getting into everything.

So, with that, must say it is holding up pretty well so far.

Sally Hansen 14 Day Nail Shield

This is a review of this product.

I 1st saw this product advertised in a magazine. I was instantly intrigued. The thought of having polished nails without the paint seems like it might be a viable answer to my need to paint in a hurry dilemma.

The packaging says that it only takes 4 easy steps. With an additional 2 prep steps and 1 removal step laid out in the instruction pamphlet.

The product includes: Nail Shields (16), instruction pamphlet, 1 nail file, 1 orange stick (wooden).

color I chose: Sheer Shell

I 1st buffed my nails very lightly with the included nail file, with the fine grain. As far as I can see, there are only 2 grains on the nail file, very fine and course.

I then push back my cuticles with the the stick. it only has a rounded pushing end, which still works, but I chose to be cautious as it can go to far and go under the cuticle.

( Warning: be careful with your cuticles, don't cut or push them back too far, this will cause damage to both your nails and the keratin. I'm currently recovering from damage to my keratin from other reasons and am paying the VERY long and arduous price of letting my nails grow out and hopefully recover without major, permanent damage. Takes around 4 months to repair damage to the nail on average).

Then, I get started selecting my size for my 1st nail, my left hand thumb.

If you have every used the "Lee press on nails" plastic, at-home, stick on nails, you may have horror memories of how bad those are. These are actually, NOTHING, like those!

I find the size that works for my thumb, remove the plastic film, indicated by the blue tab. Then remove the actual nail shield with the silver tab.

This 2nd part I found a bit tricky, the pamphlet indicates you just pull it off, but the shields are very thin and lite and it takes a little bit of practice and then you get the hang of it.

I lay the shield on my thumb nail carefully, making sure to get it on as reasonably straight as possible. Then begin to press down.

The instructions say to press down over nail edge. Didn't make sense at first, but then realized these shields are REALLY thin, not so thin you can't work with them, but you can't stick, remove and continue that, as it will tear.

Once that's done, I used the coarse nail file to file off the excess nail shield. I actually gently used that file to file under my nail to remove most of the shield, then used my cuticle clippers to trim anything that wasn't fitting on my nail just right. That actually made it much easier. Plus, I'm a stickler for detail and trimmed anything around the edge of my nail that wasn't fitting just right. Was very easy, just took my time to ensure I didn't cut off a big chunk. Worked really well.

I continued this process for each nail. It got much easier after the 1st and 2nd, was able to do without paying much attention then.

And Voile! I'm done! I just did this 10 minutes ago and began typing, GREAT considering I'd have to wait 30 minutes at least for wet nails to dry.

My Verdict: I like 'em. Little pricey, around $7 with tax, and only last around 14 days.... will post more as I wear them out.

Overall: I like how quick and easy these are to use. I love the no wet polish, and no harmful chemicals. That is actually a funny thing, they smell like nail polish when you take them out of the packaging.

Tip: Purchase cuticle clippers if you don't have them. Small jaw is best for this. Makes it much easier to trim. Small scissors may work, but I can't seem to get as much precision with scissors.