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Oh Hot Damn: Tips for Your Jams

October 6, 2014 By Jenna 3 Comments

I know. I know. I’ve been doing a lot of sponsored posts lately, but I hope they are at least…helpful? I had quite a few backed up after my break, so you’re getting them now. And, best of all? They are all my own thoughts and opinions! Woo!

I think I’ve made it pretty clear that I like having my nails done. As a matter of fact, I went to a nail place a month or two ago to get a gel manicure. I love those – when they are done correctly. This time it was, like, $60 for a real disaster of a job. I vowed that I’d had it. Mama don’t got that kind of cash flow for nonsense. 

Mama don’t got that kind of cash flow for nonsense.

So, I started a Facebook hunt for something cheaper that would still last. I came up with a great base and top coat combo, but I also found Jamberry.

Lots of Pictures of Phalanges

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Fancy for a wedding

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What’s left after one mani on Ellen

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Toes last up to a month

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Pros

  • Last up to two weeks, although they do start to look like they need a change by then
  • Fancy colors and graphics that are impossible to create by yourself no matter what Pinterest tells you
  • No drying time
  • Depending on how big your nails are, it comes out to about $3.75 per mani and pedi

Cons

  • Definite learning curve (my third time was a charm)
  • Take a long time to put on (30 minutes), but I guess if you consider getting a manicure at a salon and drying time, this is MUCH less time consuming.
  • Not as many solid colors; I’m a plain Jane
  • I don’t know if this is from the gel or from the jams, so I can’t really say for sure, but my nails seem a bit brittle right now. I DID peel gel off my fingers instead of getting it removed, so there’s that…

Tips

  • There are a few methods for applying your jams (check Youtube), but stick with the traditional heat method on the package. It lasts much longer.
  • Once you initially heat the wrap and place it on your nail, use tweezers to really stretch it out over your nail to get rid of wrinkles
  • Heat up your tweezers and use them to iron out any imperfections or to seal the tips of your nails
  • If you are really hard on your nails, consider sealing the tips with a bit of nail glue
  • Tips and videos from Jamberry .

Follow Jamberry on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook: @JamberryNails

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  1. Mandi Richards says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:02 am

    I’m wearing some right now and love them. They were SO hard to put on though (but it was my first time). Major problem? Lucia likes to peel them off! I have to keep her away from my hands.

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  2. Gina says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:56 am

    I’m with you on the cons. I haven’t gotten a good ‘manicure’ out of them yet, because I don’t have the patience it takes to do a good job applying them…and I don’t have the time, either! Yours look great, though!

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