well if you're like me, when you were little you always oogled at all those press on nails at the store....and when you got old enough, you tried the ones with the press on glue...

can we say "tacky" and "fail"

seriously...those things popped off like nobodies business!
well, lemme tell ya, i recently tried a few press on nails from wal-mart, and these are NOT the play nails of yesteryear.for one, NEVER get the ones with glue already on them. thats just the beginning of a bad ending.i loved the nailene glue that you can buy separately, but to be honest, the glue that comes with it works JUST as well and lasts JUST as long.

these are the first ones i tried,
they are "real short", although if you wear your nails like i do naturally, they still seem a little long for my taste, although one this i did notice about these compared to the others i tried (which i'll get into in a min) is that the white tip, does NOT wear down or chip, just like it says, especially if you have to do any filing. they lasted about a week (as did all the ones i tried) which is not bad concidering you cant really get finger nail polish to last that long with no upkeep. i put these on, (expecting the pop off effect i had experienced as a little girl) although that week i was helping my fiance's Grandpa on a job, i was taping off some cupboards and i USED these nails, and i mean USED! i put them through the paces, pullin stuff off with them, rubbing things flat against the wall...and not a budge. i was terribly impressed.

and that, is when i was hooked.so thus started my quest, i thought i would shop around different brands to see if there was even better then what i found...you never know till you try right?

next up were a set by Nailene. i cannot find a pick, but they were a french manicure with little white flower coming off the white tip. those had good staying power as well, only i was WAY not impressed with the shape, and i'm not talking the tip, i mean the fit on my nail, they were much more round in their profile, and they almost curved down at the tip, they reminded me too much of the creepy tacky too long nails that curve down....and i couldnt stand it. they just...looked like fake nails, and that wasn't what i was goin for really...
so my quest continued.
next up,

designs!! these were by broadway and again, i can't find a pic, but you will find them at almost all wal-marts, they are your basic french tip, only with music notes and lines...it was a pretty epic design, and i have to say....they looked rad, the fit was nice, but again, a little longer then my usual length.

next up, these babies.

again in "real short", again longer then i'm used to...maybe i just have short nail beds? i DID realize that for some reason, my pointer finger nail always turned out longer then the others...again, thinkin maybe i have a shorter nail bed there then the others...that is when i figured out this trick...
instead of filing from the top, and making the white smaller then the others (which will be obvious) all you have to do is file the BOTTOM of the nail before you glue them on, and ta-da, PERFECT!! the only prob i have with these, is that the very end of the white, wears down a little and you can see some "nude" color showin after awhile. "kiss" is the only brand to date that i have found that doesn't chip or wear off.

next leap, TOE-NAILS!!
i know what you're thinkin....cuz i was too at first, weird right!? but they were on sale at the time, so i thought, why not? and gave it a shot.these are the ones i tried...i didn't end up using the stickers, but it was nice they came with it. now here's the low down on these things....they are kinda long, and personally....i think that's totally gross on your toes.

just sayin.

so in comes my previous experience with the file!! i simply filed down the bottoms (not the tips)
and PERFECT!! they looked like i had just gotten out of the salon.

so my final thoughts, i love them, they can do some damage to your nails though just to warn you if you try and pull or tug them off, but if you soak them off in acitone it's MUCH cleaner. and wont peel off parts of your nail.

so my verdict....try them! for special occasions, or for every day, they are perfect for the fashinista on a budget!!