So these are the things you will need, the black nail file is optional. All of these things (except the black nail file) will come in your box!! Now the nails you see are the nails that I have already sized for my nails, your box will come with multiple different sizes so you can pick the best ones for you!
---I like to select my sizes and then lay them out in the way you see above. My thumb nails are in the middle with my pinky nails on the outside.
1. If you have ever been to the salon, you've seen them make the nail rough before putting anything on them. I use this same method when applying these nails. I use the black board (which has a lot of grit on it so it files a lot really fast USE WITH CAUTION ON YOUR PRESS ONS!!!!) on my entire nail, to make the the top and sides of the nail rough. I also file natural nail as short as it will go because I personally can't stand to have my natural nail under the press on.
2. This is where you want to take the wood stick to push back your cuticles. If you look one side has a point (not really sure what that side is for" and the other side is more rounded with a flat side. I use the flat side to gently push the cuticle back.
3. You will want to then size your nails, The instructions on the box on clear, but for me I slide the nail into the bed until it won't go any further. On some nails this puts the fake nail under my nail bed...again I'm not sure if you are SUPPOSE to do that, but I've never had a problem with it and it seems to look a little more natural. On some nails you may need to file them to fit the nail better. DO NOT USE YOUR BLACK NAIL FILE FOR THIS! The included blue one (has a black side) works best. When filing to size, do this gently and follow the line and curve of the nail. Also check the size regularly so as not to over file!
4. I also use this time to shorten the nail if need be. Last time I made them shorter after I clued them on and it worked out okay but on this set I thought if I filed from the front of the nail I would lose a lot of the design, especially on the white nail. So with this set I followed the curve of the back of the nail and filed until I reached the length I wanted.
----I would leave the nail a little bit longer than you actually want it because once the nail is on, you will end up filing it a little bit more.
5. Once you've finished filing its time to glue!! There really isn't a right or wrong way to do this, just go with what feels comfortable! This was the first time I ever had press on nails tell me to put glue on my natural nail AND the press on. It isn't clear on how much glue to use so the first time was pretty messy for me, this time I wasn't so heavy handed. I did a thin layer of glue on my natural nail just enough to make the nail look wet) and then did 4 dots on the nail. 2 down the middle, and then one on each side. The goal is to make sure that you have enough glue so that there are no air bubbles. Air bubbles are bad!!
I did test the removal process and according to the instructions you're supposed to soak in acetone and then just wipe it off. This would be a great method IF you have nothing better to do then to sit with your fingers in nail polish remover...and no one has time for that! Now...when I did soak them the nails did become soft and took on what could only be compared to gum. You know when you step on warm gum on the ground? And it kind of smears but its so damn hard to get off your shoe?! Its like that. Now when it came to my right hand, I just used a metal file with a point on the end, to separate the glue, this method does minor damage to your nail so long as you do it carefully, but was SIGNIFICANTLY quicker!
This was the final outcome!! I had to change some of the nails because the case didn't have the right size for the pattern I wanted but that's okay, they still came out pretty good!! Feel free to ask questions if you have any!!!
