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Ingrid Aasen

Writer on testing and wear

Ingrid tests press-on nails the way people actually wear them: through dishes, gym sessions and a full working week. She writes about what holds, what lifts and why. She works from home in Norway and runs this site alongside her job.

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Wear timeGlue and prepLong-term testing

Posts by Ingrid Aasen

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.

Written by Ingrid Aasen
23 August 2026
5 min read

Why press-on nails lift at the edge

Feel where the gap is before you do anything. The side, the base and the tip lift for three different reasons, and only one of them is worth re-gluing.

Written by Ingrid Aasen
23 August 2026
8 min read

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