Beauty: Nails From Home

Mar 31

Lockdown has changed my life in many ways and they all haven’t been bad! One of the best things to have come from the Pandemic is I have put more effort into #selfcare.

I’ve rediscovered press on nails just recently and my mind has officially been blown.

As a child I would wrap tape around my nails or use super glue to attach anything that resembled a fake nail to my hands. I was then introduced to press on nails by my mother and a whole new world opened up. The problem? The nails would last for maybe 1-2 days maximum no matter the amount of glue I was globbing on. I ditched those as quickly as I could when I was allowed to get acrylic nails applied at the salon. Fast forward 15 years and here I am as a 31 year old woman going through a pandemic and unable to get my nails done. (Big problems, I know..)

Many moons ago, I used to do fashion shows with the owner of Static Nails and was aware that she started a press on company. Enter Static Nails. I purchased one set to try out (Mademoiselle Coffin Set) priced at $16 and they arrived three days later. After sizing each nail to my own nail beds, I placed a fair amount of glue on both the press on and my own nail then held it in place for 30 seconds. They lasted for a full week until I jammed my hand while doing some renovations. Apparently I wanted to put them to the true test! I popped the rest of them off and my nails were completely in tact. SOLD.

I am definitely keeping these for special occasions when I’m in a pinch or a weekend vacay and I highly recommend!

Up next is how I do my nails weekly. I’ve transitioned from going to the nail salon every two weeks to every 6-8 weeks. I still get regular pedicures but I have found doing my own gel manicures to be extremely cost effective. I have also gotten better at working with my non-dominant hand thanks to all the practice! I also find that my manicure lasts around a week or so and peels off in one sheet leaving my nails much less damaged then when I get them professionally applied.