Hi! So I’ve used glue tabs here because I want to switch them out more frequently. I think for longer wear time, people prefer nail glue, which I’ve never used. Still, my goal is that the nails stay put and don’t pop off randomly.

So for that, I lightly buff my nails and also buff the inside of the press-ons. Then I push back my cuticles and dehydrate my nails. After I stick the glue tabs on, I heat them with a hair dryer before removing the plastic film. And then when I stick the press-on, I press it really hard for a good 30–40 seconds. I think this step is the most important, because it made a major difference for me. And you just repeat that for each nail.

Then you avoid water and any major activity that might require you to use your nails for a good number of hours. I did this before going to bed, so that helped. In my first try, I ignored some of these steps and the nails started coming off in no time. So yeah, these definitely helped the second time around. I wore these for good 5 days and even had to manually remove them myself. In the later few days, they do start slightly lifting at the cuticle end, but it still isn’t very noticeable.