REVIEW: Color Street Nails

Packaging - 4 (very good)
Ease of Use - 5 (excellent)
Longevity - 3 (average)
Removal - 5 (excellent)
Variety - 4 (very good)
Value - 3 (average)
Nail Health - 5 (excellent)
Overall:




Okay so first I am going to get a little disclaimer out of the way. I AM NOT  A REP FOR COLOR STREET. I do not sell it, I do not get paid to promote it, and I am not going to link you to anything that gives me rewards or money. Now that that's out of the way, I am going to talk about what Color Street is.

A lot of you remember Jamberry. If you want to see my review on Jamberry to compare you can read it here. Jamberry is a direct sale company (like Mary Kay or It Works) that sells nail wraps. They were insanely popular about 2 years ago, but have kind of gone out of trend. I bring them  up because Color Street is also a direct sale company that sells nail wraps, but theirs are different. I gave Jamberry a 3/5 star rating, and what pulled them up to that 3 stars was their packaging and their variety, while Color Street got 4 starts. So I will be releasing after this another post that compares the two together directly. I will link it as soon as it goes up.

First of all the packaging. It came in a simple but cute pink bubble envelope, and had the wraps and shipping information inside. The wraps are in small very plain cardboard envelopes that are simple and what you'd expect. I did notice each envelope has an American Flag heart prominently displayed on it and says "Made in America" and I love that! I know a lot of my readers aren't American, but I do like supporting American business, since I am an American, and I like that they are proud to be made in America. But there is nothing fancy or luxurious looking about the packaging.

There was a good variety of choices for the company being only a couple months old. I am sure they will have hundreds of choices in a couple years, but I like what they had. They had a lot of solid colored ones, some cute nail art, glitter options and even a french tip choice. The had subtle patterns, bold ones, romantic looks and geometric ones too. I loved the options and I felt like there was something for everyone.

So the next part is that the product lasts for up to 2 weeks. I think it hold up better than my nail polish, even my OPI and ESSIE, but it isn't immovable. It does chip. For value I gave it a 3 because you can actually get a decent amount of Manicures and Pedicures out of one set. Each set comes with 16 strips because they assume that your fingers or toes may be different widths and want you to find the ones  that fit your needs. However they are long enough to put onto 2 nails each at least! I am able to do 3 manicures with one set of strips and 4 pedicures, because my toenails are tiny and one wrap can often do 3-4 nails. This turns out to be about $4 per manicure or pedicure. The sets cost $11-$14 (so if you stick with the less expensive looks they actually average out to be only $3.14 each!) And while I wouldn't say my nails look as clean as a pro manicure, (although it's close and may get better as I use them more) it's a SIXTH of the cost! However there are less expensive options on the market. You can buy similar style wraps for around $6 so it's not very competitive in pricing.

Okay so let's talk about actually using these nail wraps or nail strips. So first of all these strips are made of real nail polish. They are not stickers that you melt onto your nails or anything like that. You prep your nails by filing the nail's free edge and pushing back the cuticle like you would for any polish or manicure. The sets always include two small "nail prep" wipes that you put on your nails to get them nice and clean. You get the set of nail wraps and you remove the clear plastic sheet in the front, and then using a tab located on each "nail" you remove the wrap you'd like to use. The sets come with 16 nails so you can have different size options, but you may want to cut them in half or even smaller to get more out of your sets. I personally prefer to cut them after I have taken off the front and back sheets. Then you place it on your nail and you can cut the excess away. Then you file the free edge again to make it all nice and smooth and you are done. It took me about 20 minutes the first time I ever did this to do both a manicure and pedicure! My FIRST TIME!

Because these are actual nail polish you do not need to file the nail plate before application, and you also can remove the polish easily with acetone or polish remover like any other nail lacquer. This means your nails stay healthy and damage free, and removal is easy and fast. I like that my nails look and feel like a real polish... because that's what this is! No harsh adhesives and they are also free of formaldehyde (and formaldehyde  resin), camphor, toluene, DBP, and parabens! Woo!

If you are interested in learning more about Color Street or purchasing it check it out here. Although I highly recommend finding a friend or consultant to purchase from, so you can support local business and people who are trying to hustle to earn a living.

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