After I bought my new LG enV2, I know I promised you all a review of the skin I bought for it, and here it is! As you can see, this is a pink plaid cast vinyl skin made to custom fit the env2! I absolutely fell in love with the pattern and HAD TO HAVE IT!! I am not someone who usually uses cases or covers for my phone since I usually store it on my desk or in my purse, so using one of these skins for protection and accessorizing fits my needs well. It keeps the major parts of my phone free from scratches while also personalizing it to my preference without adding bulk or extra parts. I have been using this skin now for about a week and I am really enjoying it. I bought it from DecalGirl.com, an online retailer that sells similar skins for all sorts of electronic devices. So, although you might not have an enV2, you might be interested in a skin similar to this for your own phone or device.
Now, lets get to the technical details of this skin, shall we? It is made of a premium grade adhesive backed cast vinyl and then covered with a clear protective coating. The skin itself is not much thicker then a simple sticker, but it has much more to it than a sticker. It is pretty strong and it keeps its shape well in my opinion. Obviously, if you take a scissor to it, or try to rip it, it will damage the skin, but once the skin is applied it adds a nice protective barrier between your phone and the outside world. Now, let me be very clear– this skin doesn’t cover 100% of the phone. As you can see in the images, it covers the face and most of the back of the phone, leaving the edges and sides of the phone exposed. It also does not cover any of the interior of the phone. For me, that is not an issue since my phone is usually closed and I am not really worried about my phone getting damaged.
Okay, so once you get past all of those features, there are two problems with this skin. First of all, it is a little difficult to put on. The skin came in pieces for each row of numbers and a different piece for the faceplate, so I basically sat there and had to– piece by piece– line up the sticker to the phone and apply it, then reapply parts that didn’t line up, etc. Luckily, I am good at this sort of thing, but if you are someone who has a hard time lining things up, you might need to get yourself some help. The upside to this, however, is that the skin can be reapplied many times and not loose its adhesive backing, so you can take multiple tries to attach it and it will still re stick each time!
Second and final negative feature of this skin is that the cracks between the stickers on the faceplate tend to collect dust/dirt and need to be cleaned out every once in a while. For me, this isn’t difficult, because I can just swipe my fingernail between the pieces of sticker and remove the stuck on dirt, but it is annoying that you have to do it in the first place. One thing I will say about that though, is that if you happen to buy a skin like this for another phone or electronic device like an iPhone, you might not have this problem because some of the skins for different devices are only one or two large pieces, as opposed to the 11 separate pieces that my phone’s skin requires.
Overall, I really do like this skin for myself. It fits my needs and it makes my phone completely unique– which I love! I would recommend this skin or others like it to anyone in the market for a similar product. Plus, you really can’t beat the price tag– I paid $6.99 plus shipping for mine!
cool! maybe i should get one…
I liked The classy and sturdy solution you have offered to protect my phone, The added style is a bonus.