Nail Guides

French almond press-on nails for a wedding guest

Wedding Guest Nails Without the Salon Bill

You are not the bride, and your nails should not compete. What works as a guest or bridesmaid, and how to do it for a fraction of a salon visit.

Wedding Guest Nails Without the Salon Bill

You are not the bride, and your nails should not compete. What works as a guest or bridesmaid, and how to do it for a fraction of a salon visit.

Short press-on nails on short nail beds

Press-On Nails When You Bite Your Nails

Bitten nails are the hardest case for press-ons, and also the one where they help most. How to size, apply and wear them on a short nail bed.

Press-On Nails When You Bite Your Nails

Bitten nails are the hardest case for press-ons, and also the one where they help most. How to size, apply and wear them on a short nail bed.

Glitter butterfly long coffin press-on nails for a party

Party Nails That Survive the Whole Night

Losing a nail at eleven o'clock is avoidable. What to choose, how to apply it, and what to carry in a bag the size of a phone.

Party Nails That Survive the Whole Night

Losing a nail at eleven o'clock is avoidable. What to choose, how to apply it, and what to carry in a bag the size of a phone.

Medium length coffin press-on nails

Medium-Length Nails: The Length Most People Sho...

Short is practical, long is dramatic, and medium is the length that does both. Why it suits most hands and most lives.

Medium-Length Nails: The Length Most People Sho...

Short is practical, long is dramatic, and medium is the length that does both. Why it suits most hands and most lives.

Pink pearl French coffin press-on nails for a wedding

Bridal Nails: The Timeline, From Six Weeks Out ...

What to decide six weeks out, what to test at four, and what to do on the morning itself. A bridal nail plan built around press-ons.

Bridal Nails: The Timeline, From Six Weeks Out ...

What to decide six weeks out, what to test at four, and what to do on the morning itself. A bridal nail plan built around press-ons.

Warm nude almond press-on nails

Nude Nails by Skin Tone: Finding Your Actual Match

Nude is not one colour. Matching undertone and depth to your own hand is what makes the shade look expensive rather than washed out.

Nude Nails by Skin Tone: Finding Your Actual Match

Nude is not one colour. Matching undertone and depth to your own hand is what makes the shade look expensive rather than washed out.

Start with your size

Almost every early lift is a fit problem rather than a glue problem. Measure the widest point of each nail bed in millimetres — XS 7–9 · S 9–11 · M 11–13 · L 13–17 — and fit each finger individually.