Review (1/5): Materials must have changed :/
Update 3/17: I have been buying these nails since Oct 2020, and I have absolutely loved them, unfortunately this recent batch I got has been awful. They break so easily; I shut a door and they break, I wash my hands and they break. I mean like, the nail breaks in pieces, leaving sharp edges and half the nail stuck to my real nail. It’s awful. This used to happen here and there with these nails, but it’s happened with every manicure I’ve done with this recent batch.
I also noticed my nail polish isn’t applying as smoothly over these nails, and it’s taking forever to dry. (Tried and true nail polish that doesn’t apply this way usually). Something about this plastic has changed significantly. I’m super disappointed.
October 2020: This is going to be a long, informative review! First, my needs, in case what I was looking for is different from you:
I wanted medium length fake nails to paint over. I work in retail and am obviously washing/sanitizing my hands constantly, so my nails are refusing to grow. I don’t like getting my nails done either. So these for me are perfect and meet all of my needs. The negatives and positives in general are laid out below!
Negatives:
-The reviews saying you can see the pixels in the whites of the nails are correct. However, it’s so unnoticeable. I don’t think you should worry about that. Unless you’re a hand model, nobody will notice teeny tiny pixels on the whites of these nails.
-You can see the glue underneath. This isn’t a problem for me because I paint over them anyway. Also, again, I doubt anyone would notice that either. It’s obvious when you look directly at the nails and analyze them. But who realllly can get close enough to you right now to do that?
-Three of these nails have broken, like split down the middle. This is over the course of like 4 or 5 manicures though, so not bad.
-They pop off easily. This could be the glue (Kiss). I like this about them though. I just keep my glue in my purse with me. I don’t want to ruin my nail bed, and sometimes I’ll apply a nail wonky and I count on it popping off so I can fix it haha.
Positives:
-The shape
-The length
-The variety
-The texture
It took a few tries to get down which sizes worked best for my nails (I have wee hands. I am a small person. The attached pic of me and my partner don’t exactly show that. I’ve seen one complaint being that these are too small, but idk how that could happen because there are literally so many sizes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). I use the Kiss glue which works in 5 seconds, then file the tops a little bit, apply my nails polish without a base coat (it sticks better to these smooth nails). I also apply the fake nails to my non dominant hand first. Trust me on that one. You can see how they improved with each look I did. Was still figuring myself out for the pink manicure.
Anyway, I love these and will definitely repurchase! Several people asked if I was getting my nails done professionally. Plus, my nail beds are totally fine! They are actually stronger since these protect them from all of the stuff I do at work. Highly recommend and will repurchase when I finally run out.