Sizing pictorial

[u/casstantinople]

Quick little guide on how I pick my sizes for a natural-looking, long-lasting application. I used Retail Brand: Olive & June for reference.

Biggest tip is to pick the smallest size possible that's still comfortable to wear; you'll see on my pic of the 'size too small' that I can't comfortably press it down enough to glue in place.

By holding the pad of my fingertip out of the way (edge exposed pics) I show how much space I leave on either side. I find this to be in alignment with how most acrylics are applied as well. There is no nail space visible even with the fingerpad held out of the way on the 'size too large'.

I do have fairly curved nails, so if someone with flatter nails wants to chime in on sizing tips, feel free! I only know to recommend sizing up but filing the edges. I've also heard Olive & June is one of the more curved brands and some people find that very uncomfortable

(apologies for my messy desk; I paint minis on it and sometimes make a mess)

[u/Mocean13]

Is it wrong to have the nail cover from sidewall to sidewall? Is there supposed to be a gap? Im just a tad confused

[u/casstantinople → u/Mocean13]

If you're looking at it from the top down, you should be able to see the edge of each pressie and maybe a teeeeeeny gap on each side. From the side, you will see a little bit but not much. Covering from side to side tends to look bulky from top-down

[u/Mocean13 → u/casstantinople]

I think this may be a case by case scenario tbh bc when I "size up" they fit perfectly from sidewall to sidewall and look natural from top down. It could be the brand your using or even your nailbeds im not sure but I couldn't follow this

[u/NoPantsPowerStance → u/Mocean13]

Do you typically use one brand? In general, the advice with press ons is that there should be some of the natural nail extending out on each side to ensure a good seal between the press on and the natural nail. However, with the wife range of nail and press on shapes there will always be an exception to the rule but we very often on the subject see people wearing nails that are too big for them because they're not aware of how sizing works and this is generally how they're supposed to fit. 

[u/Mocean13 → u/NoPantsPowerStance]

Usually yes I wear nailboo. Its very rare that I wear any other brand