hi everyone today we're going to be talking about press-on nails and how to apply them perfectly
whether you're a beginner or you know what you're doing this video is for you first we're going to
take some paper towel and slice it up you want to cut out One wipe for each of your fingers
if you just bought a press-on kit you probably see it came with a bunch of different things
like a little alcohol wipe and some nail file or something like that and the nails of course
and glue start going through the nails looking for what size fits what finger and then lay them
out in order from pinky to ring finger middle and index and then thumb that way you don't work from
like this chaotic pile of nails you actually have them all laid out for each finger usually you find
a perfect fit but if you have to choose between a little smaller or a little bigger I would say
go a little smaller but don't rush into this and get started before you've done these two
critical steps if you want this manicure to last follow this logic here's the thing when you go
for a manicure at the salon they always dehydrate the nail to remove oils so that it theoretically
lasts longer but if you use the same wipe on each finger this method of wiping each finger
carries the oil from the first finger over to the second over to the third fourth and by the time
you're at the fifth finger is a high chance that there's a ton of oil on it you won't know right
away you'll just find your nail pops off within a couple days and so then you'll think that press
on nails aren't great but really it's the fact that there's a lot of oil sitting on the nail
so I use one wipe per finger and get every single nail to a hundred percent dehydration level this
makes the manicure last for like three maybe even four weeks now the second step is to use
a buffing block these are much gentler than files they almost seem as though they're not doing much
to the nail but it's key that you do this another small detail that makes a really big difference
you don't see much of a difference from when you look down at your hands but under a microscope
there's a huge difference between a buffed nail and a smooth nail as you can see on the right
thumbs up the video if you're enjoying so far the way that you apply glue it's almost
important that you are as artistic as you would be if you were painting your nails be so careful
because it actually makes or breaks the manicure pre-squeeze like a little drop and then touch it
to the upper third of your nail keep the tube of glue in contact with your nails spreading out the
glue but leaving a halo around the nail so that when you press down the glue can spread without
going over onto the skin you're better off to let it dry for a few seconds before you press down
because usually these glues take a little while to set so it's good to push it down when it's final
rather than push it down and wish it was drying faster these nails are cheap they're easy to do
but if you treat them as very easy to do you might miss out on getting the level of detail that looks
like a hundred dollar manicure so be detailed and slow about how you do these and you will love your
result results if it doesn't stick the first time then you probably need a little more glue that's
a better situation than having too much glue and it spreads all over the skin wipe it off if that
happens now when I do the glue my way now I have a little bit of like a press thing that I do so I
like press it a little bit before I press it for 20 seconds do you know what I mean and the reason
I do that is because I want to see if the glue is going to spread onto the skin so I kind of just
press it down a little bit I check I press I check and then I press it and hold it there to secure it
for good now if you need to change the arrangement of the nail that's important too don't put these
on to the side make sure you put them very very straight the middle of the nail should line up
with the middle of yours and then that way it will be completely flowing as though somebody did these
at a salon for you do not get your nails wet for one hour after you finish this is so important
for longevity because the glue is still gonna set for some time even when the nails feel completely
secure so this is a good time to look at the shape and say I may want to make some changes or
just like file it down a little bit because you shouldn't get your hands wet for one whole hour
give yourself this grace period and then once you did wait an hour you can hydrate the skin
because it really needs it and of course having beautiful nails looks best when you take care of
your hands I'm going to use a water-based serum everybody uses oil but oil adds elasticity to the
skin but it adds zero hydration and we really need hydration right now then you can add oil
now this is going to last and I want to know in the comments below what's your
favorite type of manicure I think this has to be it for me or maybe red nails
actually I don't know I always love red thank you for watching I love you