FAQ

Most press-ons fall into two camps: cheap ones you wear once and bin, or expensive, salon-applied gel sets sold purely on how many weeks they'll stay on. Ours are different — you wear them on your own terms, whenever you want that look. Think hair extensions and quality lash strips: millions of women already do exactly this, for exactly this reason — a completely different look for one night, back to normal by morning, no salon appointment, no weeks-long commitment, ready to wear again next time. Nails work exactly the same way now: handmade, small-batch, easy on, easy off, and yours to keep for the next time you want them.

Acrylics and gels are applied and removed by a technician, involve filing down your natural nail, and are built to stay on for weeks — that's the commitment. Press-ons go on and come off yourself, in minutes, whenever you choose. Ours specifically are handmade and reusable, so you're not trading 'looks good' for 'lasts' — you're just choosing when you want to wear them.

No, not done properly. In some ways they're gentler than gel or acrylic extensions, which require filing your natural nail and an e-file or solvent to remove. Ours use a gel adhesive tab, and removal is always a soak, never a peel or scrape — that's what keeps it non-damaging, no matter how many times a set gets reused.

Yes, once they're properly applied — just avoid water for the first 2–4 hours while the adhesive fully bonds. After that, normal water exposure (showering, washing up) is fine. It's only prolonged soaking — which is literally how you remove them — that will eventually loosen the bond.

A few things help: avoid water for the first few hours after applying, push your cuticles back and buff your natural nail first so the adhesive has a clean surface to grip, avoid using your nails as tools (opening cans, scratching off labels), and when you're ready to remove them, always soak rather than peel — that's what lets you wear the same set again.

Every design is made in a small handmade batch, not mass-produced or restocked on demand. Once a batch sells out, that design is unavailable until we make another — we don't take pre-orders for sold-out designs, and can't promise a restock date. The Atelier is the exception: those designs are made individually to order, one at a time, so they're never stock-limited the same way.

However long you want. Most sets go 5–7 days before a touch-up (day 4–5 if your hands are in water a lot), but a single night works just as well — removal is always gentle on your natural nail either way.

Yes — with careful removal (soak, never peel) and proper storage between wears, a set can be worn many times over. 10 or more wears is not unusual with good care.

Push back cuticles, lightly buff the natural nail, match sizes, apply adhesive tab or glue, press and hold 20 seconds per nail. A full guide ships with every set.

Soak in warm soapy water for 10 minutes, then gently ease from the side — never pull from the tip. Forcing a lift damages the nail bed underneath, not the press-on.

Go smaller. A slightly narrow fit is barely noticeable and still adheres properly — too large is far more likely to lift at the edges. See the full Size Guide for more.

Yes, no lock-in. Manage or cancel any time from your Account page — it takes effect from your next billing cycle.

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