ImPRESS Press On Manicure

I recently received another VoxBox full of goodies from Influenster.  This time it was the Mom Vox Box.  I received all of the products from them completely FREE for testing purposes.  If you haven't heard about them, check out their website.  You simply sign up, create a profile, take some surveys that earn you "badges" describing your lifestyle, then sit back and wait until they offer you a VoxBox.  Upon receiving your box, all you have to do is test out all of the products inside and then share your opinions with Influenster.  It's really easy and a fun way to try out new products that you might not have purchased.  Here's a photo of my Mom VoxBox:

One of the first items from my VoxBox that I tried was the ImPress Press On Manicure by Broadway. 

I was really excited that these came in my VoxBox because they aren't something I would normally buy just to try out.  I was extremely skeptical that these would even work at all.  Any press-on nails I've ever tried (especially that use their own adhesive, no nail glue) might stay on for an hour or two and then they start falling off as soon as you try to do anything with your hands.  Aside from that, my nails are pretty wide and have very little arch, so I have never been able to use artificial nails because they pull up on my nail beds and cause me extreme pain. 

My nails came in a nice lilac color (it might be Velvet Rope?  I can't believe I tossed the package without looking!).  They are a nice shorter length, and they are not super thick like a lot of artificial nails.  I also noticed that they are very flexible.  The adhesive on the nails is like a sticky gel, and there is a plastic covering that you peel off of the adhesive before sticking them on.  They are numbered by size, and there are 12 different sizes in the package, with 2 of each size (so 24 nails total).  They are pretty simple to apply - they come with an alcohol pad to clean your nail surface, and then you just press them into place.

My nails:

A few things I didn't like about the nails:

-While they are thinner than most artificial nails, I think they're still too thick.

-The edges were a little sharp/rough.

-I had a hard time peeling the plastic off of the adhesive, and it kept tearing and sticking to the gel.  It got on my nerves.

-For the price, I wish you could get more than one set of nails out of these, but you really can't.  The leftovers are pretty much useless.

What I loved about the nails:
-Of course, no drying time!
-The shine on the nails was really nice.

-They come in 36 different colors/patterns.  Lots of variety!

-They did NOT hurt my nails!  Not even a little bit.  :)

-They actually stayed on longer than I thought they would.  I applied them Thursday evening, and they lasted until Saturday afternoon.  I worked all day on Friday and I couldn't believe they didn't come off at work. 

-When it was time to take them off, they came off easily and didn't leave any crud on my nails. 

You can buy imPress Manicure at CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, and Walmart. For a full list of online and in-store retailers, visit imPressManicure.com, where you can download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!

Their suggested price is $5.99 for solid colors and $7.99 for patterns.  For me, this is too expensive to use very often but worth it for a special occasion or just a once in a while thing.  Overall, I think for press-on nails they are really nice and I'm glad I got to try them for free!  Thank you Influenster.