Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure

I received two sets of Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure nails for free from Influenster. The one set was "Dancing Queen" and the other set was "Over the Moon".

This is me wearing "Over the Moon":

These kits retails for around $9.47. For the price, these are very well designed press on nails, in my opinion.

First, the positives:

1. These nails come in a little case shaped like a nail polish bottle. Super cute! You could even keep it to put small trinkets in when you're done your manicure.

2. There are TONS of colours and styles available. Just go to http://impressmanicure.com/design/ to see for yourself! I think there's something for everyone.

3. There's a size for everyone. One issue that I have had with press on nails in the past is trying to find ones that fit my wide nail bases. No issue with imPRESS nails! Each pack comes with 12 different sizes (24 nails altogether). I had no problem at all to find the right size for my nails.

4. These nails are really easy to apply. Just swipe your nails with the included prep pad (after you've removed any nail polish you might have had on). Then find the one that is the right size for your nail, pull the tab on the nail off, and firmly press the nail onto your own nail. That's it! It literally took me 5 minutes to apply these on my first try (and I am NOT good with these things).

5. They come in different lengths. The press on nails I have used in the past have always been horribly long and I had to file them down A LOT. imPRESS nails come in short and medium lengths (not sure if there is a long length?). The short length was still a little bit too long for my liking, but I like my nails really short so I'm sure they'd be fine for most people.

Now, because I want this to be an honest review, the negatives:

1. When I opened my super cute bottle to take my nails out, only a few were in the little holder thing. The rest were just loose behind it. Now hopefully this was just a fluke, because it felt kind of...sloppy.

2. It was difficult to find two nails the same size. Which is kind of important since most of us have the same size nails on the same fingers. Fortunately, I figured out that there are small numbers on the back of each nail, and each nail size has the same number. So just figure out what nail you need for what finger, and then look for a nail with the matching number.

3. The instructions aren't that clear. As I said, these nails are super easy to apply, but I still would have liked a bit more instructions. For instance, my prep pad had no English instructions on it, so I had to Google to make sure I was using it correctly. Also, there is no explanation for the little emery board that comes with it, so I was a bit concerned that I had missed out on some important step for prep.

The claim from Broadway Nails is that these nails will last up to a week. So, can they last a whole week? They didn't for me. However, I use my nails a lot, and I was digging around in my garden and stuff. I do really think if you are at all careful with your nails that these could last an entire week. Once applied, they stuck very firmly on my nails. I'm sure they would have lasted much longer if I had taken better care with them.

So, are they worth the money? If you like press on nails, absolutely! They look fantastic once applied (you'd never know they were press on's), and they're also comfortable to wear. I'm very imPRESSed with these (see what I did there? ha)

It's Been Awhile!

Wow! I  just rediscovered my own blog! Obviously I got busy and forgot all about this blog. In fact, I probably started another blog somewhere else (that I've also forgotten about). It's kind of a bad habit of mine.

When I left off here we were in the middle of moving. We ended up staying with my husband's parents for about 4 months. This was because all the "affordable" places that my father-in-law said were available suddenly disappeared when we moved. Then we spent a month in a motel room because I refused to stay there anymore (it's a long story). The funny part is I actually look back at that motel room with fondness. Let's just say that my in-laws are not the most relaxing people to be around. Finally we found a place to live. We stayed there for the next 3 years. I liked our place and I loved the town. There was a beautiful park close by, we were right across the street from the grocery store and a small strip mall, and I could walk to Tim Horton's. I missed our old house a lot but I adapted. Logan started Junior Kindergarten, which was bitter sweet. I loved his school though, and his teachers were amazing. He had a substitute for the first half of JK, then his regular teacher came back. She was fantastic and he was so fortunate to have her again for SK.

Then we ended up moving AGAIN. I am SO done with moving. We moved because my in-laws split up and my mother-in-law hasn't lived on her own in years and years and my husband was concerned that she wouldn't adjust well. It also happened that she moved into half of a house and the other half of it was available and it had a bigger backyard (the one major thing we didn't like about the place we were living). So, although I did not really want to go anywhere, we ended up moving again.

The problem I find with moving is that although there are usually benefits there are always things that you miss too. Like, now we have a bigger backyard and there is a community center here that offers fun stuff for the kids to do and there seems to be more events and what not happening here. On the other hand, we are 10 minutes drive away from a Tim Horton's, our place is smaller then the last one, and we live in a very tiny town. Before, I could go to the strip mall and get most of the stuff that I wanted. Now I have to wait until my husband can drive me to one of the bigger towns (since I don't drive). Overall, I like this place and I can definitely see the benefits of living here (especially for the kids), but I still miss our old town.

One of the other changes that has happened since I last wrote here is that my husband changed jobs. Which was a good thing because he hated working for that computer store. The job he works at now is in the construction field. It's hard work but it pays well and he gets winters off.

The biggest surprise that has happened since I last wrote here is that just after we moved I found out I was pregnant again! That was SO unexpected. I mean, sometimes I would think wistfully about having another baby, but I really thought we were done with two and I was (mostly) okay with that. On April 8th, 2014 we welcomed a handsome baby boy into our lives. 3 boys! Life is definitely keeping me busy.

Oh and one more thing

I forgot to mention that I may not be on here for the next few months, for several reasons.

1. My computer decided to stop working. It was literally fine until one day it just shut down and refuses to turn on (although the power light will come on). It's either the motherboard or the power supply (or both) but we don't have money to fix it right now. So I have to settle for stealing DH's computer whenever I can.

2. DH's new job starts next week. Yes, next week!! Which means I have been crazy busy packing everything up. Technically we have the next two months to move everything, but I am sure DH does not want to spend every weekend for the next two months driving back and forth.

3. Because of how fast DH starts his new job, we haven't had time to look for an affordable place to live. So we are temporarily (and I hope very temporarily!) staying with DH's parents. I say hopefully very temporarily because they have a smallish house and we will be 4 adults, 2 children, 3 dogs, and 2 cats. And no Tim Hortons, which is truly my vice.

On The Road Again....

I'm sorry it's been a while since I've blogged. We went to visit my in-laws for about a week. They don't have a very good internet connection and we were pretty busy while we were there, so I didn't have a chance to post here. Oh and now we are moving! Yes, my husband was offered a job as sales manager for a computer store. Although everything has happened rather fast, we have been discussing moving for over a year now. DH's parents are starting to need more help with certain things, and it is difficult to drive 5 hours to go and help them with things. So we found a nice town not too far from where his parents live and we will be moving there. I am happy because we will not be living out in the boonies like his parents, and DH is happy because he will be closer to his parents, and his parents are happy because they will see the grandchildren more often. Everyone is happy all around! How often does that happen??

By the way, I mean no offense to anyone living out in the boonies. I grew up in a very small town (technically a village), and I really hate city living. I just also happen to hate living where the nearest Tim Horton's is 20 minutes away, and going to the city is a once-a-month "big" event. Especially with two small children, it kind of makes me feel trapped. At this stage in my life, I prefer a smaller "big" town.

Chirp Chirp

That is the sound of birds, which I can hear because it has been so quiet around here lately! Logan has begun to potty train, so we are trying to stick around the house as much as possible. We will be going to visit my in-laws next week, but that is okay because he is using a portable seat that sits on the toilet. So we're good to go no matter where we are!

I thought that potty training Logan would be a disaster, because he is very head-strong and he does what he wants to do, no matter how much you tell him not to. However, I am pleasantly surprised to say that he seems to have taken a liking to sitting on the toilet. He is quite content to sit there until he has to pee, even if that takes 1/2 hour or so. He doesn't even mind if I walk away for a few minutes. I just hope that he keeps this up!!

The Humour of Children

My oldest son Logan has a good sense of humour. He is forever doing things to try to make people laugh.

A few days ago, I was giving Logan a bath. We use a milk jug to pour water over his head to rinse the shampoo off. So after he was clean, Logan was sitting in there splashing around. He took the milk jug, filled it up with water, and was about to take a drink. I told him "no, don't drink that, it's gross!". He looks up at me with a huge grin, takes a large drink, and says "MMMM!!". Then when I glance away because I am doubled over in laughter, he spits it out back into the bath.

I think this one is going to be a real comedian.

The Joys of Children

So last night I had to clean Logan's car seat. It hasn't been cleaned in a few months (I know, I know!) and to make matters worse, he threw up an entire individual sized carton of chocolate milk all over the car seat. Yum. After I had DH take it apart, I told him to sell the car seat and go buy a new one. He said "we're not those kind of people". I assured him I was willing to become one if it meant not cleaning that thing. Unfortunately, he didn't take me seriously.

Cleaning that seat was right up there with cleaning the toilet or cleaning out the fridge. In fact, I suspect the toilet is probably much cleaner then that car seat was. And you know, when they design car seats, they apparently don't design them with puking children in mind.

But, after I pulled out all the petrified chicken nuggets and single cell organisms growing in the seat (I kid! There were no chicken nuggets), it was finally clean. For now.