$7 Nails

I've gotten a little bored with my French manicure variations so I've been trying nail stickers lately. They first caught my eye when I was in Sephora. I try to limit myself to only one nail-related impulse buy when I shop there. I saw the leopard print nail stickers and had to try them! (Also, I have a mild obsession with animal print anything)

My first attempt at wearing them didn't last more than a few days before I wanted to take them off. Then I figured out to use a base and top coat and now I'm able to get them to stay on for a week! They take about as long to apply as just painting my nails, but nail polish never lasts more than 3 days for me if I'm lucky. So it's a nice break from painting my nails every other night (because a few years ago I decided it was too unladylike to have bare nails). I also get compliments from friends and even strangers every time I wear them.

I noticed that Sephora has some on sale for $7 a set, so I've stocked up. They usually sell for $15, which feels like too much money to spend on a week of cute nails. These are a few of my favorites:





The "nail bling" ones have more sparklies and flashiness if you are into that and are a little more three-dimensional. I can only tolerate wearing them on occasion because all the time would make me feel too trashy.



These ones are just designs with no gems or sparkles. I've had my eye on the star design for a while but they've been out of stock forever.