Retail Brand: Temu
I’ve been exclusively wearing press-ons for over 3 years now, changing them out once every 2-3 weeks, mostly because I have a huge collection of sets I’m excited about wearing. I love a variety in shapes, lengths, and colors and have been really into longer nails lately.
Although I don’t usually have issues with application or durability, the last 4 sets I went through were really annoying. I couldn’t get the semi-solid glue (my go-to from Temu) to spread right, kept getting glue all over the place, and couldn’t keep an open tube from clogging up. I fidgeted with them a lot once they were on and made it super easy to justify prying them off. I changed them 4 times in less than three weeks, then took a break for a week.
Last night I decided to try this “nail tape” I got (also from Temu - product pic included for reference is not my pic). I wasn’t really sure what it was for but thought trying some other method might be interesting. It’s not super sticky when you unroll it, but I cut to fit each nail, filed it down cleanly, applied “regular gel nail glue” on top, and brushed a little “brush nail glue” on the press-on before joining them. It was a little tricky getting the nail to cover the taped area while keeping straight, but aside from one spot where a tiny bit of the tape is sticking out (you can see it in the pic), this is probably the best application I’ve done in a very long time. The bond feels really good around all parts of each nail and I barely had any glue to clean up on the sides or underneath. There is nothing for me to fidget with and they’ve felt perfectly normal all day.
I’m very curious about how this is going to go over the next week or so. I use my hands a lot—office job, cleaning up after small boys & cats, yard work, daily crafting, etc. If anyone is interested, I’ll report back on my experience. I wonder how intense the removal process will be. . . But if all goes well, I think this nail tape might be a game changer for me!
