Patent ID: 8820332

Claim:
A method for cosmetically disguising an unattractive finger or toe nail area of a negatively affected hand or foot digit by using a temporary, cosmetically appealing covering, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cosmetic nail covering that will simulate the appearance of a nearby normal nail when a suitably sized and shaped cosmetic nail covering is applied to cover the nail area of the affected digit, and both the cosmetic nail covering and the nearby normal nails of the hand or foot are coated by a user with identical user-supplied nail polish; where the cosmetic nail covering is constructed from a strip of adhesive tape material suitable for wrapping around a digit and a pad of material that is sized and shaped to resemble a normal nail for the affected digit; the pad having a pad length, a pad width, and a cuticle edge curved shape that are appropriate for a nail on the nail area of the affected digit; where the pad is adhered to the strip of adhesive tape material such that the pad length is aligned with the tape width, and the tape width is equal to or greater than the pad length; positioning the pad over the nail area of the affected digit; wrapping and adhering the strip of adhesive tape around the affected digit; thereby holding the pad in position, including pulling it into a cylindrically curved shape similar to that of a normal nail on the affected digit; and applying nail polish on the tape above the pad as cosmetic decoration to match that of similarly coated nearby nails, thereby presenting the appearance of one nail-polished natural nail among others on the same hand or foot.