KIARA SKYXPRESS PRO 100% Acrylic Press On Nails - Instant Salon Quality Manicure, Long-Lasting, Easy Application, 30 Pieces Kit, Coffin Medium-Over Pinker

My background - I have been doing my own nails for years. First doing my own gel manicures then I started working with polygel doing extensions. I have since moved on to using full cover gel tips. I have never really worked with acrylic. I have it and have played with it but I've always gravitated to the ease of gel. Well, I've developed a nasty gel allergy. My fingers blow up, get super itchy, and I've had my natural nails start to lift and detach when I've been stubborn and give myself a manicure and put on nails (which I LOVE having nails). I have bought press on nails for one-night wear and feel fairly experienced in what to expect from them when they come in. Plastic, probably poorly fitting, and they look like press-ons but I'll take that instead of my little nubby fingers if I'm going out fancy.I will not super glue nails. Gluing is just terrible to your natural nails (I won't even glue tips when doing extensions). If wearing press-ons I use the glue tabs.I saw these and got extremely excited. It never occurred to me to use acrylic to adhere full coverage tips OR press on nails, plus nobody makes press ons out of acrylic, they are always plastic. But these make great sense! I also own Kiara Sky's gelly full tip kit and trust the brand so I immediately ran here and bought a set of these.These come with many sizes of nails, but if you are unlucky (like me) and basically have 2 fingers on each hand that have literally the exact same size nail, you are SOL. There is only 2 nails of each size and I basically need 4 of the same size. I can use the next size up and file file it down but because these are pre-decorated, any shaping or filing I did took off the finish. I made it work. I do have to say these are also the best fitting press on nails I've ever gotten. Wall to wall perfection.I prepped my nails like normal, used a primer and used acrylic in the same way I've been using gel to attach these to my nails. It actually worked pretty great considering this was my 1st time using this method. Extremely great. I don't have the fanciest acrylic powder or monomer but it's clear and I worked it out and in about 30 minutes and I had nails.For the shape of these, they are supposed to be ballerina/coffin but I found them not nearly tapered enough at the ends (and they have almost no C curve) to claim to be coffin. So the shape is lacking for my preference at this length and these are LONG, but they are nice. The design is really cool also.They lasted for 2 days on me with acrylic application. I put them on Saturday and they were popping off on Monday. I have no doubt this was user error and my inexperience using acrylic so I do want to try this again, but just know they are not re-usable after having acrylic on them unless there is some way to remove the acrylic from the nail without melting the nail.I need to work on my acrylic application but will buy these again for sure.

I typically do not use the glue that comes with fake nails because it’s usually cheap, but this is holding steady. The nails are sturdy and the design is still beautiful after constant hand washing and doing dishes! I will purchase more.

The nails apply in literally 5 seconds and they stay on. !

My expectations exceeded the quality of these nails. I thought because of the price and named recognition I was ordering the best possible nails on the market. Sadly, I’ve spent half the price on nails and they were 100 times better.First, these nails are thin but stronger than they appear. And I received lots of compliments for the first week. That is the best part of the review.The gold lining on the nails quickly wore off so the effect of the nails was lost. I am not rough on my nails so I was shocked to see the gold was gone after about three days. The glue is absolutely awful. I ended up using a different glue and had much better results. The nails are fairly strong, however, two nails chipped on the side. Needless to say, I will not purchase from this brand again.

It’s actually good quality but I need to get use to it when applying. I used gel to keep them on but I couldn’t get the bubbles out. I went over with a shiny top coat so it’s not as noticeable but they are gorgeous will see how long they hold

They are absolutely stunning! They’re a bit long for me but if that’s what you are into then these would be perfect. They look and feel like a regular set. I used gelX to keep them down and then finished with a gel top coat. Well worth the money and it’s 2 full sets in the kit. Not a random assortment, I can actually get an entire second set out of it. Never going back to the salon.

I ordered the pink ombre. I’ve been going to nail salons for a few years starting with S&S dip, then acrylics (acrylics last much longer and don’t lift from nail bed). Professional nails are not only beautiful, make me feel more feminine (even when staying home…just for myself). It’s addictive, but I was spending a ridiculous amount of money, especially with generous tips!I hesitated with ordering these as they are much more costly than others on Amazon, but worth it. They’re strong, look as beautiful as the professionals. Now, I’ll be saving time with long appointments and monthly expense! 😊

The print is beautiful and they fit my wide nail beds!