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I always buy this brand work with All my dipping powder and nail polishI love having my nails done, but I’m a perfectionist and hate that my hard work gets undone by smudges. Also that dark colors that I love stain my natural nails. Fake nails are the way to go. These nails in particular are a good length, which, while way too long on me (I’m regularly made fun of for my teenie tiny little baby hands) are more suited to normal hand sizes and are easily trimmed. Between clippers and a glass file I can make quick work of it.The only issue I have is that sometimes it’s hard to get rid of the little wispies, almost threads, that are left behind, sometimes under or on the very top of the very edge of the nail. If I don’t catch it at the time, it snags paint and is a problem. And there is occasionally some difficulty smoothing out the edges, where one part will seem to have a grain to it that makes it difficult to get it in just the line that I want. But if you’re not requiring perfect arcs, using them straight out of the box, or using a straight clipper, those issues shouldn’t be a problem.The sizes are great, and while I have two nails that are very similar, there’s enough of a difference that I can just file the edge of one slightly larger one and be fine. When properly sized and placed at an appropriate height (not covering the cuticles), these are thin enough to be indistinguishable from my real nails. I’ve done my nails for years and my mother (who always has hers done at a salon and has for decades) didn’t realize they were fake! She’s looked down on falsies for YEARS because she remembers unreliable clunky ones from way back, so she really inspected my nails up close, and she was absolutely gobsmacked. This woman KNOWS my nails, and her mind was blown. Yes, they do start off seeming like they’d be thicker, but I can usually skip a topcoat on them, and as I usually use a liberal coat of Seche Vite, this pretty much evens out.They’re also really really REALLY sturdy. I can’t think of a single time they’ve broken on me. Ocasionally I have one come off, but I think it’s more user error in my glue application than anything else. I just try to have a white, black, gold, and silver set of spares around so if I need an impromptu “accent nail” I’m fine!Also, if you’re into this, consider getting nail stands to prop them on to pre-paint them. It makes it so much easier, and nail art is 10x easier, especially messy gradients. Your hands and nails can both be perfect. If you pre-paint, the polish can completely cure before you apply them and you can skip the topcoat if you want. And if you get application down and remove your nails after a bath, if you sanitize them you can even reuse them, because mine have never chipped. At least done the way I do them, they’re practically indestructible for about two weeks. What’s a girl not to love?I didn’t have any of these nails break on me ! Unless I took them off myself of course. You don’t have to follow this at all I just do this to make them last me for weeks because it does work 100%! I am letting you know I have been doing my own FAKE NAILS FOR Years. So I am speaking from years of experience. I’m gonna type out directions how to properly do fake nails that will last you weeks ! Weeks ! So to start off make sure you have all the right sizes. What I did was take all the numbers that fit my 5 nails perfectly and put them aside in baggies with what finger that nail goes to . So you should have 5 different bags . Put the 10 ur gonna do at that time aside in order from thumb to pinkie where you can reach them easy. Make sure not to get them mixed up also. So, the one ur gonna do first, do not do them all at once , do one and then glue the nail and then start all over again. File down a bit the TOP of your nail. This makes it so it’s rougher and makes them stick on better and longer. If ur a kid these directions aren’t for you unfortunately lol. Make sure you have crazy glue ( YES I SAID IT ! Crazy glue !) the green kind. apply and spread the crazy glue evenly on top of each nail (on your own nail is easier first , not the fake nail). Don’t put too much on but make sure ur sides of the nail are covered in glue and so is the rest of your nail. Make sure you have qtips and water by your side, just In case the glue comes out the side you can wipe it away very carefully. I am gonna let you in on a life hack if some of you didn’t know about it . If you for any chance got any crazy glue anywhere (DO NOT STICK IT IN YOUR MOUTH OR TOUCH ANYTHING WITH IT !) let the glue dry first, it dries very fast , be patient please . Once the glue is all the way dry take either a brand new nail file or a very good nail file that’s still somewhat new and file away where the dry glue is. File down until you can tell it’s all gone and you can’t feel anything rough. This is my life saver all the time doing my nails as I tend to make a mess of the crazy glue lol shape and file the nails just the way you want them before applying the color. Once ur done and have applied the color make sure to put clear top coat and 2 coats wouldn’t hurt ., will benefit in the long run. My nails last me 2 weeks ! And that’s because I take them off myself ! Not because they break or come off . Also to take them off take something thin and sturdy (metal nail file) and put it under the fake nail and gently try to flick it to take it off. Or you can also split them in half with the nail clipper and then take them off once they are split but usually it’s easy after 2 weeks to take them off even with just my own nails. Enjoy!Finally full cover nails that don't have a huge C-curve. The sizes also gradually go down. Unlike others I have tried where half was thumb sizes and the other half pinky sizes. So there was nothing that would fit my first, middle and ring finger. But with these BTArtbox medium coffins, I was able to find a nail that fit all my fingers perfectly. And they fit my nails bed perfectly as well, since there's not a huge C-curve, they will fit flatter nail beds and not curve downwards. Highly recommend these.These are my favorite tips! ♡A little longer than it shows, but really easy to file down. Good size variety to find the perfect fit for your nails! Also such a good deal. Beats paying $50 or more for an acrylic set to have it only last a couple weeks.Great value
