Makartt Short Oval Nail Tips, 500pcs Full Cover Clear Press on Acrylic Nails Extension 10 Sizes Natural Soak Off Soft Gel Manicure Fake Tip Salon DIY Home

Let me start by saying that I have always got acrylic nails because my real nails are so thin and even when they grow out, their shape is weird and they never look nice no matter what I do. Acrylics however are so bulky and expensive. I decided to try to find a cheaper and more natural alternative and this is it!!!*these are pretty long but I was able to cut them to size*they are clear so you can see the nail polish through the nail like a natural nail*they appear to be strong with multiple layers of polish. I’m on a week of wear and no chips yet!*customizable!!!!So what I did was clean my hands, make sure they are bacteria free. I used rubbing alcohol on the nails as well which also helps dry them out. I then file the tops of my nails so create a rough surface and I also file the inner part of the fake nail so it too has a rough surface when gluing to my finger. This is so important!!!When I glue them on, I used a glue that has a brush like a nail polish, and I paint the glue on my nail and a tiny bit on the fake nail. I press them on to make sure there’s no bubble or air and I also make sure the mail fits perfectly to my finger! If not, it will lift and chip. After my nails are on, I then cut/file them to the size and shape I want. I go over the top of each mail again and rough the top up with a file so the polish sticks nicely! But DO NOT USE ACETONE REMOVER or your fake nails will melt right off lol. You can see the process in my photos! My nails look so natural which is what i wanted! And boy are they STUCK on!! Follow this method and your nails won’t budge!!

I'll be passing these along to a friend, as I am unable to use them. Can only fit index/middle/ring (sorta), leaving no good fit for thumb or pinkie nails. It's a shame because they seem well made and excellently priced.Revised 1/2024 - figured out I can adjust the thumb fit by slightly filing the edges to narrow and the base to change that curvature! (Yes, I felt dumb for not thinking of it first.) Pinkie nail was fine, don't know why I didn't like it the first time. I've now worn these twice and been absolutely delighted - they are easy to apply and shape, lightweight enough to feel relatively normal and very comfortable, and they took polish like a dream. Not a chip or wear mark the whole time. Still wish I could order the specific sizes I need, now that I know what those are.

I got the short clear oval tips. I'm no pro, but I've been doing full cover tips of some sort on myself for 20+ years to keep me from picking my nails, so I know what works for me and what doesn't and know how to make them look pretty natural.These seem like high quality full coverage tips, and I really like Makartt products in general. That said, I am returning these because they will be unusable for me without a ton of modifications.There are some important sizing issues that buyers should know going in about these, because they can impact how you wear them:- they run SMALL... I'm talking 3-4 sizes smaller than most U.S. full coverage tips. I have quite small nail beds already, but these were verging on child sized. I typically wear a size 3 or 4 on my thumbs and a size 10 or 11 on my pinkies. With the Makartts I had to go to 0 on the thumb and 7 on the pinkie.- the sizing also seems a bit inconsistent between sizes, meaning there's a larger jump between some sizes and smaller jumps between others. Within a bag they seemed all the same, so at least quality control seems good.- the c-curve is pretty flat to begin with, and if you do any filing to adjust the sizing it quickly flattens more. Because they are so sturdy, they resist bending which is normally a good thing for strength, but in this case it's not so good because of the next point. I already have flat nail beds on most my nails and normally have to fill the c-curve of most full cover tips with gel or glue, but these tips were so flat that the side walls were floating up in the air! I've never experienced that before.- the cuticle line is super square in all sizes. Normally most people's thumbs have more of a square cuticle line and smaller fingers have more of a curved cuticle line, so many full cover tips reflect this. Still, since everyone's cuticle and finger shapes are different, many of us are used to lightly shaping the cuticle line of tips to get them to fit better. However, filing the cuticle line of these tips caused the c-curve to flatten even more and I ended up with floating side walls.Overall, I just couldn't get these tips to fit me without a ton of adjustments and they just ended up looking odd. There's better fitting tips for me out there so these weren't worth it. Perhaps if you have super flat, super square, super tiny nail beds these will work better for you. I still love Makartt, just not these tips.

This glue has super great hold with clear nails h0wevwr when I used it on a colored nail it would not cure no matter what I did.. it is very easy to use just put a small amount on the nail then apply and press down clean up cure and done. My 5 minute manni turned Into 2 hours because I ended up doing a gel set with tips lol but they sure are not going anywhere.o have been doing my daughters nails for 3 years she is 17 and every time I do them regardless of the method from gel to press on it doesn't matter in 24 to 48 hours they are off with great nail prep being done and mine last for weeks and weeks with infill being done around every 2 to 3 weeks. I used this glue for her nails clear gel x nails and it's a week so far thwy have been on and still strong. I definitely recommend getting the remover because of you try to just rip these off you will hurt your natural nail for sure cauE if you do it correctly your nails are not comming off

I have not used these yet so I cannot fully speak on quality of durability, however these nails do feel and look as though they will be long lasting without breaking. Now I will say I was a little disappointed with the nails being in separate little bags instead of a box/case like all the other shapes/lengths of nails I have, but it's not a total deal breaker just a little annoying. The thing I was most upset with was discovering I only received 7 of the 10 sizes and not the full 500 pieces advertised. Very disappointed as I've purchased other shapes from this brand before without problems.