r/pressonnaillovers

She is only 10! These are for the 4th.

If nails aren't in your budget right now I totally get it :) here are some trade in services I would love to get in exchange for nail sets
Lashes, Tatoos, Piercings, Handmade clothing, Any other services

Products from your small business!!

Baked goods, Sweet treats, Skincare, Artwork, Silver /Gold jewelry, Candles/home-goods, Crochet/ knitted items, Items From your small Business Any other products

the only rule:
equal value. equal care.equal quality.

Community over currency
Chuck capitalism

so if you're a creative, small biz,
or someone with a skill Send me a DM if you're in Mumbai or anywhere else and if your interested!!:)

Made some press ons for 4th of July 🎆

he took molds of my nail beds first and then cast the silver nails! I also got to pick the shape and length too, I asked for a short squoval for maximum functionality :)

this set ended up a bit thicker than normal as he used a different casting method, I actually appreciate the heavier weight though! Couldn’t wait to put them on so applied them with sticky tabs at a music festival as soon as I got them haha

Not sure if I’m allowed to mention his IG page for his brand, I’ll edit my post if so :)

Yes I’m old but idc. I just ADORE anything Hello Kitty! I added additional bling because the other nails looked ‘naked’ and I need to file the edges but I still love my chunky chubbies!

I’ve been making press-on nail sets for a little over 4 months now, one of my ever growing list of hobbies!⭐️💕🪲🌺☀️🫧

I'd really love some honest feedback!

• Which set is your favorite?
• Is there anything you'd change about the design, colors, or shape?
• What price range would you expect for a handmade set like this?

Thank you sooooo much! 🤍

Request for information and advice re adding in a little semi-solid glue to my adhesive sticker press on routine!!

Background
I have been doing press ons for a few months. Mostly using Doonails with stickers, Curvlife with stickers and Dashing Diva Magic Press with preapplied adhesive stickers. I like Doonails stickers the best so far. Have also used Olive & June stickers which are very good but I personally don’t love the circular format.

At some point I added Dashing Diva Red Therapy Base for Magic Press instead of buffing rough into my routine, sometimes first doing a strengthening base coat first followed by the DD Magic Press Base shield before applying the adhesive stickers. This was working pretty good until the weather got warm and now the stickey tabs are very weird and variable.

What I am thinking about changing up
I am now thinking of adding a drop of semi solid Makartt glue to help adhesion. I want to protect nail health and maintain reusability of press ons when possible. Therefore I was thinking of using the drop of glue after the DD Red Therapy Magic Press base and *before* the sticky tab. What do you all think?

Here is exactly the layering order I am thinking about

-Layer order with reusable nails:
Manucurist SOS Basecoat (1 thin layer) dried fully + Dashing Diva Red Therapy Magic Press Base Shield (1 thin layer) dried fully + one small drop Makartt Semi solid Glue (no uv/led) + doonail adhesive sticker + Doonail press on nail which is separated from the glue by the sticker

-Layer order with pre applied adhesive sticker Magic Press style nails:
Manucurist SOS Basecoat (1 thin layer) dried fully + Dashing Diva Red Therapy Magic Press Base Shield (1 thin layer) dried fully + one small drop Makartt (no uv/led) Semi solid Glue + Magic Press nails

Any wisdom, experience, recommendations appreciated! TIA

Retail brands: Doonail, Curvlife, Dashing Diva Magic Press

I love tiny art, I love having fancy nails. I was buying nails for years until one day the magic clicked and I thought "hold on, I could make my own!" and I've never looked back. Now I have a nail polish problem. I need allll of the colors. I also need to figure out how to take pictures of them properly haha

I'm trying to create a galaxy/space inspired set. But now I'm doubting between 2 colour combo's. Which one would you go for and what layout would work the best? I'm thinking: thumb and pinky = simple with stars, index and ring = spacemen/astronauts, middle = a planet?