We wear the sets ourselves
A set gets at least a week on our own hands before it turns into an article. Dishes, keyboards, gym sessions and a supermarket run in the rain. That is where you find out which edge lifts first.
Norwegian, independent, tested at home
Press-on nails that actually stay on
We wear a set for a full week before we write about it, through dishes, workouts and ordinary working days. You get to know what holds, what lifts and how the nail underneath is doing afterwards.
How we work
Three things you can count on in everything we publish.
We say so when something is not worth the money
Some sets are perfectly fine, and "fine" is then the word we use. If the sizing misses, or the glue gives up on day two, that goes in the text no matter who sells them.
The nail underneath comes first
We never file down the natural nail to help glue stick, and we never recommend acetone. A set that only holds if your nail takes the damage is a bad set.
New on the blog
Tests, guides and the small things we pick up along the way.
Press-on nails that survive a whole wedding day
A wedding day is long, and your hands are in every photograph. Here is when to glue the set on, what makes it hold, and the backup plan for a nail that lifts.
Press-on nails, honestly tested by two people who wear them
Two of us, two kitchen tables and a fair number of press-on sets. Here is who we are, how we test them, and why the nail underneath always comes first.
Short press-on nails that survive a school day
Length matters more than glue does. How to pick short press-on nails that survive handwriting, typing and a backpack, and how to file a set down yourself.
Start here
The big guides that answer what people ask about most.
Press-on nails, start to finish
Sizing, prep, application, wear time and gentle removal, gathered on one page.
Nail tips
Looking after the nail before, during and between sets, and what to do when something feels off.
Questions and answers
Short answers to what people ask us most, from glue and sizing to taking a break.
Who writes this
There are two of us writing here alongside our jobs, from our own kitchen tables in Norway. We buy the sets ourselves, wear them long enough to have an opinion, and say so when something is not worth the money.