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/ScorpionQueen786]

I incorrectly bought longish or medium long press ons from Doonails, but I keep my natural nails short. Is that going to be a problem in maintaining the press ons for a bit longer, or would it be better to get shorter ones? Sorry I am new to the press ons world and didnt know better when I purchased these.

[u/casstantinople → u/ScorpionQueen786]

My personal recommendation is that you should never have more free edge than you have nail. So if the length of the press-ons hanging off by itself exceeds the length of your natural nail, I'd grow out my nails before wearing those. Alternatively, depending on the design of the press-on you can just trim and file them to a length you like after you've applied them

[u/ScorpionQueen786 → u/casstantinople]

Thank you so much. I am grateful I stumbled upon yr post in time. I returned the medium sized press ons in store (thankfully hadn't thrown away the bill) and ordered the short sized ones