Swatches and Review - Stella Fiesta Press-On Nails

So this is probably not the best first real blog post, haha. I found a set of cheap ($2) press-on nails that I had purchased at Walgreens around Christmas time, when they have their display of $ stocking stuffers.  First off, they are a LOT longer nails than I am used to and it's hard for me to even type! 

Here's a picture of the box (after I already removed the nails). As you can see, it only came with 12 nails in 6 sizes.  I ended up using all but the smallest size.

Doesn't that packaging make you want to buy it immediately?!

 

 

 First of all, these are basically press-on nails that seem like the top was coated with glue and then sprinkled with bar glitter.  That's it. They are extremely rough and bits of the glitter stick off the sides of the nails themselves.

So rough!

 I then tried to see if they could be smoothed out any, so I used two thick coats of my favorite top coat, Seche Vite.  When i was putting the top coat on it seemed to be making them smoother, but by the time it had dried the nails had sucked all of the polish into their nooks and crannies and it was like I hadn't done anything at all.  Then I tried to file the tops and sides to get rid of the bar gltter pieces sticking out. For reference, I always use a crystal nail file and file in one direction. There was a sliiiiight difference, but overall I hate to admit that these nails are most likely getting taken off before work tomorrow, if none fall off on their own before then,

Final look

 From far away they actually look halfway decent, but I got what I paid for on the price for these!  They could be fun for a night out though.

Well that's it for this first review!  Please leave comments below, and I promise I have more exciting posts planned! Things like drugstore dupes for high-end products, how to make the most of your money at drugstores (since I work at one I know a lot of tips and tricks), tons more swatching and reviews and if I get brave enough to show my face maybe some tutorials!  

Thank you all so so much for reading as I'm just getting started :)  Hopefully coming up tomorrow: my April ipsy subscription box review!