What are Press-On Nails?
You are probably very familiar with acrylic nails already but new to press-on nails? While what are press-on nails? Let’s make it simple， press-on nails are artificial nails made of acrylic resin. They come with different colors and patterns to meet different demands of customers. The good thing of press-on nails is that you can easily put them on even when you are back at home. You don’t need to book for a salon. The application is super quick and easy.
If you have applied press-on nails before, you must know that press-on nails are made to cover your whole nail bed with glue. For quality press-on nails, they can be lasted for two weeks or even longer which is long enough when you have a special occasion to attend while have no time for a good salon nail job. The press-on nails mostly on sale in the stores or online shops come with a variety of sizes and nail shapes. The common nail shapes are Round Nails, Oval Nails, Square Nails, Stiletto Nails, Coffin/Ballerina Nails, Almond Nails and Squoval Nails. With all these options, you can simply make your nails look fresh out of the nail salon with simple steps.
Types of Press-On Nails
There are mainly two types of press-on nails, machined-made nails and handmade nails.
Machine-Made Nails
Machine-made press-on nails are printed with special printers, which can be produced in bulk in short period. Common press-on nails which you can find that are sold in 24 pieces, 28 pieces, 30 pieces, etc., are usually machine-made nails.
Advantages of machine-made nails: Machine batch printing, relatively low cost, rich patterns, complete sizes, and can take into account the size of most people’s nails.
The quality of the nails would also vary greatly according to the fineness of the printer used. Good machine-made nails can be very delicate and natural (our machine-made press-on nails are in this column), while press-on nails produced by poor printers can make you feel rough and cheap.
Handmade Nails
For handmade press-on nails, they are produced by professional manicurists following salon nail standards. Hand-made press-on nails are made by hand through a series of steps such as nail polishing, multiple coatings, lighting, hand-painting, reinforcement, sealing and so on. For an experienced manicurist, it usually takes more than 2 hours to make a pair of hand-painted press-on nails, and for some complex styles, it can take up to 3 to 4 hours or even longer. So far, the quality and naturalness of handmade press-on nails is unmatched by machine-made ones. To customize your hand-made press-on nails, you are required to provide your 10 finger measurement data. It would then individually be handcrafted by our experienced manicurists according to the data provided. If you are the one after quality and perfection,choosing handmade press-on nails would be the best option.
Benefits of Press On Nails
We have all different occupations in the society and some of them are in conservative industry which makes them not suitable for reserving long nails. So press-on nails are a very good choice for them to easily apply and remove the nails when they are in the off-office time.
Affordable
Press-on nails are a super economic way to do your nails, and they cost less than gel extensions. Many quality press-on nails are reusable, so it’s like you are paying for the press-on nails once and you get multiple wears of them.
Has a Variety of Designs to Choose From
The choice of press on nails are unlimited, just like acrylic nails, they come with different colors, shapes and patterns for you to choose from. You can easily find the patterns that would steal your heart. What’s the better of press-ons are that you can even mix-and match the sets to achieve unique look that best represent your taste and style. If you are a more classic person, natural pink-beige press-ons are also very easy to get.
Reusable
f the press-on nails you bought are marked as reusable, it means you can confidently reuse the press-ons for a couple of times if you get them removed properly each time you finished wearing them.
Great for People Who Can’t Have Long Nails
We have all different occupations in the society and some of them are in conservative industry which makes them not suitable for reserving long nails. So press-on nails are a very good choice for them to easily apply and remove the nails when they are in the off-office time.
Easy Application for Special Events
Unexpected things can happen before your special event, and press-on nails can be that last-minute saver for your nails. They are very handy to carry and easy to apply. You can sweat more on what you are going to wear, press-on nails just save your headache.
A Great Alternative to Going to the Salon
Especially in the current years, you can be in lock-down at times which makes going to a salon a tough thing. Press-on nails can be that great alternative to gel extensions, to help you achieve that polished look, save you the travel to the salon.
