How to Size
Push Back your cuticles
Step One
You can use the provided cuticle stick in your application kit to push back your cuticles before sizing - this will help find the most accurate fit.
Grab a tip
Step Two
The perfect fit should cover your natural nail from sidewall to sidewall (where your nail ends and your skin begins).
It should also fit the curve of your nail, not feeling like it's going to pop off or like it's squeezing the sides at all. If you have to press down to get the tip to fit, and it pops up when you let go, then you may need to size up. On rare occasions, if it pops up, it can mean the curvature does not fit your nail and you may need a kit in the opposite style (natural > sculpted, sculpted > natural).
Check the fit
Step Three
- Too Tight (Left): The circled area is white and not flesh-toned, which means this tip is squeezing this part of my natural nail. This can cause pain long-term and we don't want this!
- Too Small (photo below, left): You can see the natural nail plate is exposed. This allows water to get underneath the seal and will cause your press-ons to pop off early - and potentially cause greenies!
- Too Big (below, right): The tip is overlapping the sidewalls in the red circled area. This can cause tension to pull up against the tip, causing early pop-offs and/or strain to the natural nail plate
If the best fitting tip is slightly larger than your natural nail, that's better than too small! Just let us know and we'll file to accommodate on our end.
