Guides
How to size, apply and care for press-on nails
Three guides that cover the decisions that actually determine whether a set works: what size you are, how to apply it so it holds for two weeks, and whether it is cheaper than the salon. Every number in them is shown with its working.
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What size press-on nails am I?
Measure the width of each nail bed in millimetres at its widest point, then match that measurement to a size on the chart below — a 12 mm nail is a size 4, an 11 mm nail is a size 5, and so on down to 7 mm for a size 9.
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How do you apply press-on nails so they last two weeks?
Size every tip before you open the glue, buff the shine off the nail and wipe it with alcohol so nothing oily is left, apply glue to both the nail and the tip, press from the cuticle line at a 45-degree angle and hold for thirty seconds, then keep your hands out of water for an hour.
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Are press-on nails cheaper than gel? A cost-per-wear comparison
Yes, by roughly four to one on money alone: a $24 press-on set reused three times works out to about $4.13 a week, against about $17.25 a week for a $45 salon gel manicure on a three-week cycle — but that gap narrows sharply if you only wear a set once, and it is not the whole story.
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Shorter questions
Wear time, showering, nail health, removal, shipping and custom commissions are all answered in a sentence or two on the FAQ.