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Catrice The Great Christmas Advent Calendar Glitter Nail Foils Review

By Maychiri's Thoughts - December 21, 2024

Glitter nail foils, eh? I was excited for these initially, before I read how to use them. See, I thought that they aren’t too harsh on the nails, but, seeing the usage described, I am really not sure I can use this on my sensitive nails. And, for once, I will not be risking anything just to review this; I have to make sure my nails are in good condition for the 3 nail polishes in this calendar. I will give a short rundown of what these foils look like, though.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Packaging: nothing special, just a piece of cardboard with another piece of plastic foil on top of it that houses the nail foils. No details at all, just a purple piece of cardboard. Information about the foils is in the back, in light pink text, which is a great colour with the purple. Oh, also, the foils came with a protective plastic sheath, but overall, it’s really scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of effort. Meh.
 
 
 
 

 
Okay, so, there are 14 foils provided, which gives you some leeway in case you mess things up. They vary in sizes so that you have a complete set for both hands. And I am really surprised that most of these actually fit my nails! I have very small nails, so false nails and everything like that is usually way too big for me. But here, only the top 4 stickers are too large. Of course, the length doesn’t matter – it’s going to be filed down anyways, it’s moreso the fact that they are too wide. My nail beds are simply not that large. And if they are too wide, they are unusable. So if you have average-size nails, these are probably going to fit just fine. 
 
 
 

The foils look super shimmery golden in the packaging, but they are actually not nearly as glittery once you peel them off. Since they have a rubbery clear base, the glitter becomes scattered after you try to stick this onto a nail. The result is patchy, uneven gold shimmer, which isn’t selling the expensiveness of the calendar. The foils feel very thick and rubbery, although they are easy to peel off the plastic foil. They stick very well to nails, from what I tried, at least. Too well, in fact, as they feel very aggressive on the nails if you try to peel them off. And I had painted nails! Imagine how aggressive that would be on a bare nail! Of course, you have to be super precise how you stick them on because of this, unless you want to damage your nail by repeatedly peeling off this thing...
 
 
 
So, how are these foils supposed to be used? Well, you can use them on either bare nails or on a base coat. You then select a foil that is of suitable width (don’t worry about the length), and you carefully stick it onto the nail and press down so that the adhesive forms a tight bond. Very simple, right? Well, this is where the tricky part comes; after sticking them on, the foils will be massively too long, so you have to use a file to shorten them and shape them to your pleasing. This takes a lot of time and, necessarily, requires you to shorten your natural nail underneath a little bit. Then you leave the foils on, and, when you wish to remove them, you have to peel. them. off. Yeah, that is precisely the reason why I am not going to be using these stickers. I tested one out for a brief moment on one of my polished nails and the adhesive seemed to really stick to the nail, so much that peeling the foil off felt very aggressive on my nail. And, of course, peeling stuff off your nails is an express ticket to damaging your nails; that is, like, the one thing you should never do as it peels off the top layer of keratin unevenly, leading to dryness, brittleness and weak nails. And my nails are already quite sensitive and prone to drying, thanks to whatever the psoriasis kind of thing I have on my palms. So no, I will not be risking my whole nail. Were it just the tip, maybe, but the entire nail bed? Yeah, no.
 
 

 
Look, obviously, this means I cannot actually review this, as I did not use them. But, honestly, they are a gimmick, and I highly doubt they would survive hair washes or washing the dishes or anything that requires manual labour. And they don’t even look that sparkly on nails! They are way too see-through, so it looks more patchy gold shimmery than truly like your nails are dipped in gold dust. Useless. I don’t feel good about skipping this, but it was necessary.
 
 
 
Rating: 2/10 I guess? 





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