Bargain or Bust?

Bargain or bust are my reviews of products. My final decision on whether it's a worthy product is whether it is effective AND budget friendly. I'm reaaaallly *ahem* frugal (hey I'm cheap I know it, it's my blog title!) so I may be a little harsh in my judgments.

Today's Product

Sally Hanson Effects

These strips look super cute and are easy to apply. My one application tip would be don't rip the blue tab off like the directions say (see below). The tabs are perforated and leave a fuzzy edge when ripped, snip it with a scissors.

The cost summary: 

• There are 16 strips per box retailing around $8. Short nails like mine can get 2 nails out of 1 strip (most of the time), so I'm going to say 3 total applications. Compared to a bottle of polish that's a expensive (I buy $2 bottles of nail polish), compared to a manicure it's a deal.
• The box I bought was on sale plus I had a $1 off coupon which was by the display at the store. Total cost for my box was right around $5 which I deem a bargain!
• Without the coupon and regular size nails (2 applications), I'd rather just get a manicure. I feel like as soon as I scratch myself these are going to come off. Some reviews say they lasted up to 8 days! We'll see about that... 

 

Cute, cute!!

P.S. My camera broke :( So I'm in the processes of looking for a new one. Of course my low budget is making things difficult. My last camera was an SLR which was awesome but I can't afford that right now. So point and shoot it is and hopefully better, non cell phone pics to come!

**Update: I take it back! The strips stayed on fantastically, through cleaning and everything!