I would not recommend the protective stickers from Havre de Luxe - I was fortunate enough to try another local brand of protective stickers first and thought I’d try Havre de Luxe’s as the protective stickers were advertised to be easier to place (the first lot I had were difficult to place on accurately). The ones from HdL are definitely visible and obvious on shiny hardware, and the quality of the adhesive would be worrying in trapping moisture between the sticker and hardware, particularly for those living in humid climates (like myself).
To visually compare:
- beige clair has the havre de luxe stickers and is very obvious - the adhesive also leaves residue on the hardware when removed. I was so nervous rubbing off the residue and potentially causing hairline scratches, but had to take it off as there would definitely be moisture trapped between the bubbles between the adhesive and the metal
- white has the locally sold stickers that are about the same base price point - the adhesive is much better leaving no ‘bubbles’ or gaps due to the stickiness of the adhesive and it comes off cleanly
I did let Havre de Luxe know but they didn’t bother responding to my email, which makes me think they’re aware of the quality.
