PRESS-ON nails are the ideal solution when you want a cute manicure without breaking the bank.
Unfortunately, the stick-on manis don’t tend to last too long, usually a week or two at most if you take good care of them.
TikTok star Julie Smith, who goes by jjjells on social media, revealed she had been wearing her press-on nails for more than two weeks with a few added steps to her routine.
The first thing you need to do, according to Smith, is purchase a pack of your favorite press-on nails.
The ones she had chosen were $8 from the drugstore.
To make them stay intact for longer, you will then need to purchase clear acrylic powder, which can go for anywhere between $8 and $16 on Amazon.
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You’ll also need nail glue. Smith suggested purchasing a clear one as well.
And lastly, get yourself a Q-tip or “something with a flat surface.”
When you’re about to start doing your nails, you will then grab the press-on nail and put glue on the back of it.
“Just a little bit, you don’t need that much,” she revealed before telling those watching to press it to their nail to get it to stick.
Once that’s done, you’ll want to dip the nail into the acrylic powder.
“Take a straight surface and clean it up. Now let that sit for like a couple of seconds,” she concluded.
Smith also showed how much more durable they were with the acrylic and glue mix compared to just glue.
Previously, a blogger had revealed her tips for making nail polish last longer if you’d rather go the more natural route.
Blogger Mandy Gragg, a self-dubbed “Upper East Side bestie,” posted a video to her TikTok in response to someone complimenting her “LEGIT” New York City apartment fridge – which is definitely impressive in size considering she lives in a studio.
She took the compliment as a chance to reveal what was behind her refrigerator’s doors and let her followers in on her secret.
“I store all my nail polish in the fridge. Why? Because it keeps them from getting all goopy and gross,” she explained.
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“You can have nail polish forever. Some of these are about 10 years old.”
She added that she’s aware she seems like a bit of a “psychopath” for stocking her fridge with nail polish, but hey – whatever gets the job done!
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