Longs ongles press-on — Audacieux, Dramatiques & Conçus pour l'Impact

The photo was almond and I wanted coffin. I braced myself for the design looking stretched on a different shape. It doesn't. The pattern sits where it should and the tip isn't cut off. Being able to pick is the whole reason I ordered here instead of somewhere cheaper.

I always assumed short meant boring. Ordered an extra short squoval in one of the busier designs half expecting it to look cramped and it looks INCREDIBLE. All the detail is still there, just scaled down. I've never had short nails look this considered.

With every other brand I'd buy the set and then spend twenty minutes filing them down to something I could live with, which usually ruined the shape and the finish. Ordering the length I actually wear means I open the box and just put them on. Obvious in hindsight.

On my third wear with the same set. Off gently, cleaned up, back in the box. They still look new, which quietly changes what you're actually paying per wear.

My nails have always been on the weak side so removal was the bit I was nervous about. Followed the remove page on the site step by step and there was no damage underneath at all. No thinning, no rough patches.

I used to buy the big drugstore brand sets. They're fine, they're just made for a generic hand and painted by a machine. Once you've worn something made to your measurements with actual brushwork on it you can't really go back.

Bought a set for my best friend for her birthday. She's fussy about her hands and she's messaged me about them twice since. Safe to say it landed.

You can tell within about two seconds of holding one. The edge is filed smooth instead of that sharp moulded ridge, and the colour has layers in it. My sister thought I'd had them done at a salon.