I have an Incoco Real Nail Polish Applique
GIVEAWAY at the end of this post for you!
Happy Monday everyone! It’s always difficult to get the week started, so today I have a treat for you to boost your spirit! I’m excited to show you my first Incoco Real Nail Polish Applique review and GIVEAWAY! For those of you who are not familiar with the Incoco brand, here is how the creators describe their nail polish strips:
The 100 or so different shades of nail polish art from Incoco follow the trends of the seasons, and look incredibly authentic on your nails! Instead of having to use nail art tools and crazy techniques to get cool designs, you can easily apply our nail polish strips for intricate patterns in half the time! You don’t have to worry about the mess or dry time! And, getting your manicure to match perfectly on both hands is a piece of cake!
This brand carries such a wide variety, from solid color nail polish strip to intricate, gorgeous and fun nail designs, french manicure, design french manicure, and pedicure strips! And another bonus, all Incoco nail strips are made of real nail polish expertly crafted with 3 layers: base coat, color coat, and top coat. So all you need is to dress your bare nails with these nail strips and you’re good to go!
Compared to some other nail polish strips that I have tried before, my first experience with Incoco nail designs was beyond pleasurable. I would highly recommend them to anyone, so let me show you what the fuss is all about!
I was provided with 3 nail design strips, a nail buffer, an emory board, and an orange wood stick – everything I’ll need for easy breezy application. Today, I will show you Ikat Catwalk, the first strip I tried:
I’m in LOVE with this Ikat design! It’s my first time wearing this pattern and I think it’s the perfect combination of fun and chic! Application was super easy and took me around 20 minutes. The colors of these strips are very versatile, I wore them during the snowstorm last week (yes, it’s the end of February and Vancouver’s still getting snow!) but I also kept them on to welcome the sun this week. Personally, I think it’s perfect for the spring season. Look at how detailed the design is! I love how the texture create the effect like as if the ikat design is woven on a silvery and silky canvas ♥♥♥
You can see how well the strips fit around my cuticles. The only one I needed to trim was my thumb because it’s the only nail that has sort of a square-ish cuticle shape compared to the rounded shapes of my other nails. There’s no other product used besides the polish strips – that’s right, no base coat and no top coat!
For application instructions, I find that the Incoco How to Apply tab on their website to be informative and complete with infographics, written step-by-step instruction, and a video tutorial (also at the bottom of my post after the giveaway for easy access)! So, do go there first and you’ll learn just how easy it is to use these strips! One note here is that they recommended you buff your nails prior to applying the strips to minimize the ridges. Although I do have ridges, in my Nail Care Routine post, I talked about how I generally dislike buffing my nails cause it tends to weaken them. What you’re seeing in my photos are the nail strips applied directly on my clean, naked nails without buffing. If you do have serious ridges on your nails, you might want to try lightly buffing your nails as recommended by Incoco. Removal was just as simple using my usual nail polish remover. The only difference is an extra thin layer of glue, which easily wiped off once the polishes came off. If you have any other questions, please feel free to leave me a comment and I’ll try my best to get answers to you 🙂
Now, I know you’ll want to know the wear of these strips. Well, Incoco claims that their nail strips will last up to 14 days. Since I’m a nail blogger, I normally never wear anything more than a couple of days on my nails, 4 days is usually my maximum if I really love the polish color or my own nail art. However, I was super busy with school and work when I had these on, so I was able to keep them on for 7 days! Let’s see how they faired…
First, a further away shot so you get the effect of what they would look like to normal people. I can definitely see the tip wear, especially around the corners of my free edge. But, for someone like me, this result is really amazing since at work, most of the time I’m typing on a computer or running around setting up rooms, banging my hands into game and exercise equipment; and at school, I do even more computer work.
Here’s a close up shot. You can see that some of the edges are beginning to peel (I’m looking at you, pinky!). There’s a larger gap around my cuticles due to nail growth. But, do keep in mind that I work with seniors, so I wash my hands constantly. I also did some baking and crafts for special events at work the week I wore these strips, which may be partly the cause of the lifting. However, my dominant hand is my right, and my photos here feature my left hand, so there may also be less wear simply because I’m not as rough with my left hand as I am with my right. Bottom line: even at 7 days, I still loved the look! I encourage you all to give the Incoco Nail Polish Strips a try. I know they’ll now be my go-tos any time I travel and when I know I will be busy and still want to have my nails dressed beautifully 🙂
Now it’s time for the Incoco Giveaway!!
I’m beyond excited to share my new found love of the Incoco nail strips by hosting my first blog giveaway! One winner will get one set of Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques of their choice. The giveaway is open to all US and Canada residents, effective now until March 17, 2014, 12:00 A.M. Pacific Time. The winner will need to respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. See full Terms & Conditions in the Rafflecopter widget.
Besides sponsoring the generous giveaway, Incoco has also provided all of my readers with a 15% Incoco promo code: LACQUER15, effective until March 17, 2014. If you want to get something now before my giveaway ends (like those new St. Patrick’s Day designs that I’m eyeing), then just enter the above code in the promo code box at checkout.
To share this giveaway, please use the picture below and link back to this post. Have fun shopping and GOOD LUCK!!!
Incoco How to Apply Video
Thank you so much for reading and have a wonderful week!
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42 comments
freeroar says:
Mar 16, 2014
I would love to see a marbling nail art tutorial. I am having real trouble making it work for me, and any tips would be appreciated!
lacquertude says:
Mar 17, 2014
I totally hear you! To be honest, I’ve only tried marbling a couple of times. As you can see, I don’t have any posts on them yet, so I’m having trouble with that technique too! I have a hunch that it really depends on the polishes we use…how well it spreads in water and what not. I’ll work on that and report back to you soon 🙂
Katherine D. says:
Mar 16, 2014
Stamping 😀
lacquertude says:
Mar 16, 2014
Great suggestion, Katherine! I must confess that I have at least 2 full stamping sets that I’ve been meaning to review but never got around to it! So, I’ll make that a priority soon! 😀
Kam says:
Mar 16, 2014
Sinful colors review
lacquertude says:
Mar 16, 2014
Hi Kam! I’ll see if I can get my hands on some Sinful Colors, they’re not as easy to come back in my area in Canada…but I’ll do my best!
aquariann says:
Mar 15, 2014
Thanks for offering such a pretty prize! I just tried Sally Hansen strips for the first time, and would love to try out Incoco next.
lacquertude says:
Mar 15, 2014
My pleasure, Aquariann! I wonder how the two brands will compare to you…so best of luck!
clinique4me36 says:
Mar 14, 2014
I love reviews and tutorials. Thank you for the giveaway!!
lacquertude says:
Mar 15, 2014
Great! I’ll work on bringing you new reviews and tutorials 🙂 You’re very welcome and good luck!
Jasmine says:
Mar 12, 2014
Review sinful colors polish!
lacquertude says:
Mar 12, 2014
Great suggestion, Jasmine! Unfortunately it’s kind of hard where I’m located in Canada to find the new Sinful collections…but if I find some then I’ll definitely do a review for you! <3
Leah Michalewicz says:
Mar 12, 2014
Thank you for hosting this fab giveaway!
lacquertude says:
Mar 12, 2014
My pleasure, Leah and best of luck to you! 🙂
Stephanie Clayton says:
Mar 11, 2014
Thank you for running this contest! Your log is lovely!
lacquertude says:
Mar 12, 2014
You’re welcome Stephanie, and good luck! Thank you for the kind word about my blog…hope to see you again soon 😉
isbmlamloi says:
Mar 10, 2014
I’d love to try these! I’ve only tried one brand of nail wrap before, from a Kickstarter, so I’d love to try a “real polish” brand!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
I think you’ll love it! Let me know how you like these if you end up trying them and good luck!
Farin says:
Mar 10, 2014
I would love to see a battle of the textured polishes. How they differ and who does it best.
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
Oh…you caught me! I must confess that I don’t own any textured polishes…I enjoy smooth nails so I haven’t worked up the courage to try them…maybe one day?!
D says:
Mar 10, 2014
I love nail art any kind lol =) Hope you had a great Monday <3 Thanks for the chance to hopefully try them lol I didnt know they had so many styles!!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
Hi D, I love nail art too! I was a busy-bee today so only got the chance to reply now. I didn’t know there were so many design either! I think Incoco has the largest nail wrap selection to date. I have to be careful visiting their site cause I’ve spent a few hours there dreaming of my nails dressed in them wraps..hehe. Wishing you a wonderful week ♥
April Brooks says:
Mar 9, 2014
I’ve tried Incoco before & ended up loving them even though I didn’t think that I would. I love this design since there is no way I could create this look on my own. http://www.incoco.com/camouflage-nails-tailored-fit Thanks for all of the hard work that goes into your blog!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
I was surprised by how much I liked the Incoco nail strips too! You chose a beautiful pattern! I love it too, so good luck! And thank YOU for visiting my blog and for your kind words of encouragement. It truly means the world to me 🙂
Alisha says:
Mar 8, 2014
Inspired by your tutorials 🙂 thumbs up
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
I’m glad you like the tutorials! I’ll try to keep them coming! XOXO
ashley okeefe says:
Mar 8, 2014
Awesome giveaway! Thanks!! Hope to win!! Would love to see more giveaways!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
Hi Ashley, thanks for visiting and good luck! I’ll try to host more giveaways this year so check back when you can and leave me a note and say “Hi” when you have a chance! 🙂
Emily B says:
Mar 7, 2014
These look so cool- would love to try them out- great giveaway and nice little blog you have!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
Thank you so much, Emily! Glad you enjoyed visiting my little blog and I hope you get to try them out too 😉
lisa says:
Mar 7, 2014
would love to win!! thanks for the giveaway!
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
Best of luck, Lisa! And the pleasure is mine 🙂
Alana Belliveau says:
Mar 7, 2014
Thank you for hosting a great giveaway! <3
lacquertude says:
Mar 10, 2014
You’re most welcome Alana, and thank you for visiting my blog ♥
rosieharmony says:
Mar 4, 2014
I’ve never tried nail polish strips before, but it’s a very cool and exciting concept! But I also want to brag about my own nail art, so you see where my problem lies.
lacquertude says:
Mar 4, 2014
I love creating my own nail art designs too so I totally understand. But I don’t think using nail wraps and painting our own nails need to be mutually exclusive 😀 The nail wraps are a real time-saver, which is a great alternative for when we’re too busy but still want to dress up our nails. Let me know if you decide to try them out 😉
Jackie Hernandez says:
Mar 4, 2014
I usually prefer painting my nails with regular nail lacquer, but the designs these nail strips have are just beautiful. I might just have to order some and try them out. Thank you for the review and giveaway.
lacquertude says:
Mar 4, 2014
Hi Jackie! I’m glad you’re considering trying them out 🙂 I normally prefer painting my nails too, but I loved this Ikat design and it was so quick! There’s no way I could’ve painted the same design on all my nails in under 30 minutes. Let me know what you think if you try them out, or win them here 😉
Ashleigh Faires says:
Mar 3, 2014
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!!!
lacquertude says:
Mar 3, 2014
You’re most welcome, and good luck Ashleigh! 🙂
Niki T. says:
Mar 3, 2014
I’m really interested in a review on the O.P.I. Sheer Tints. Nail art using them w/ a tutorial would be great too! xD Thank you for having the giveaway!
lacquertude says:
Mar 3, 2014
Hi Niki, thanks for the suggestion! I will see if I can get my hands on the O.P.I. Sheer Tints for you! If I do, then I’ll definitely do a review and tutorial for ya 😀 Pleasure is all mine and best of luck! <3