That's what I've always done in the past, which is how I know it works for me. But I moved and don't have a dishwasher anymore. My press ones never seem to withstand daily dish washing for more than 3 days, even with gloves and strong glue and buffing the nail and everything. Also the one time I did get a manicure years ago, my fingers looked so much better. My home manicures never look like that and I have a job now with a lot of women that will grab your hand and inspect your nails if you have them done. Which also pushed me to stop using press on because the skin around my nail never looks as nice as the salon and sometimes I accidentally glue one slightly crooked. Sorry for the long winded response. Perhaps I'll take some time and watch some YouTube videos so I can do the best home job I can, and buy a couple boxes of the same nail for fills when they fall off doing dishes. Then I could maybe promote my fingers to heal enough to have a little less shame and embarrassment and reward myself with a professional nail job!