hi guys! i'm interrupting my regularly behind scheduled posting catch-up routine (as mentioned here) to bring you something i recently posted about on my instagram. i've been slowly catching up on my youtube watch later backlog...i somehow got it down to 1 video (which is wongfu's single by 30 bloopers until i actually watch the rest of the series...) last month, and now it's back up to like 50+ because i work. anyway that's beside the point, i was watching a video by bailey b and on a whim ordered fake nails from the brand on her amazon list maybe two weeks ago as well as some brush-on nail glue.
polishes used: cnd stickey base coat, 2 coats nails inc. rainbow wishes, 1 coat essie gel couture topcoat
"short" coffin false nails in natural ~$7
these were great once i got them to the length i like! as mentioned in the below IG post, these were supposed to be short coffin nails, but these are definitely long by more than just my standards. but they were easy to file and trim down (i used a 'normal' larger-sized nail clipper) and i was able to get them to the perfect length (right around the length of impress brand short sized nails). i wore these for about 9 days with no signs of chipping or wear, which is freaking amazing. this includes dish washing (without gloves), gardening (with gloves), hand washing, cooking, and working. unfortunately i lost one while sleeping and can't find it π, so i took them all off today. anyway, i always got annoyed by expensive nail polishes lasting me only a day or so. after using these, i think the problem is more of me and my nail type. my nails are pretty thin, sometimes flaky, and often bend and break. then considering my previous job of 7 years, i was breaking them constantly while tracing cable in telecom closets or navigating under the floor (because i was the smallest π) in search of said cabling's endpoints. these days, i just sit at my computer 10 hours a day and never walk around because who does that?! (lol) anyway, bottom line, i appreciate that these made me feel like i could maintain a manicure for more than a couple days, and gave length and strength that i don't otherwise have. pictured below are my sizes (3, 5, 6, 7, 9). i'll have to play around with it, but i think one of my thumbs might be more of a 2... not sure yet. at the very least, this package has a gazillion, so you could always practice nail art or swatch on the ones that aren't your size! and it's so cheap!
these get a 4.5/5 mostly because of the length i received.
kiss brush-on nail glue (2pk) ~$8
pictured below is only one bottle out of its packaging, but it was a two pack. i was kind of disappointed by this glue. whatever they sell with their gel fantasy press on nail kits is great! that stuff usually lasts me 4 days or so before the nails get loose and come off. this stuff, some nails stayed all 9 days without regluing. some came off 2-3 times each, one of which came off in less than 24 hours. i will say though that the ones on my right hand (i'm a righty!) tended to come off more frequently than the left, which is probably to be expected. i will give it some props back though because i liked the application and ease of use with the brush as opposed to the tube included in the nail kits.
for now, these get a 3.5/5 because of the weird wear time, but i liked the application.
~Lindsay
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