Press on nails · hand painted
Every set is painted one nail at a time — characters, tiny scenes, glitter, whatever you have in mind — then sized to your own nails so it fits like it grew there. No salon appointment, no drying time, no damage.
The sets
These are starting points, not a fixed menu. Most sets begin as one of these and then get changed — a different colour, a different character, shorter, longer, matte instead of gloss. Tell me what you want and we build it from there.
The ones people stop you in the street for. Hand painted characters across the set — a different one on each nail, or one big scene spread over all ten. Cartoons, film characters, mascots, pets. Send me a picture of what you love and I'll tell you honestly what works at nail scale.
You name the colour — a shade you wear constantly, a colour from a photo, the exact one on a jumper you own. I mix and match it across the set: solid on some nails, a little line work or a single tiny motif on others. Quiet enough for work, still yours.
Birthdays, graduations, weddings, a big night out, matching sets for a group. Painted to the colours of the day, with names or dates worked in if you want them. Because they're press ons, everyone can put theirs on the morning of and nobody sits in a salon chair for two hours.
Short, rounded, sturdy. A clean base with one small hand painted detail — a dot, a stripe, a tiny flower — for people who want their nails done without answering questions about them at work. The set most people reorder.
Your favourite colour
This is how most orders start, and it's the part I enjoy most. You don't need the name of a shade or a brand — a photo of a wall, a flower, a jumper, a screenshot is enough. I'll match it as closely as paint allows and send you a photo of the colour on a nail before I paint the rest.
From there we decide the shape and length, how much art you want on top, and whether it finishes glossy or matte. If you're torn between two colours, say so — I'll paint one nail in each and you pick.
How it works
A press on set only looks right if it's the right size, so the sizing step matters more than people expect. Here's the whole process, start to finish.
A colour, a character, a photo, or a screenshot of a set you saw. Tell me roughly how long you want them and whether you want art on every nail or just a few.
I come back with what I'd paint, what it costs and how long it takes. Nothing is painted until you're happy with the plan — changes at this stage are free.
I send you a simple way to measure each nail across its widest point, or you send a photo of your bare nails next to a coin. This is what makes the set fit instead of sit on top.
Painted by hand over several sittings, then sealed. They arrive with adhesive tabs, glue and a short card explaining how to put them on and take them off without damage.
Wearing them
Press ons get a bad reputation from the drugstore kind that pop off in a day. Sized properly and applied to clean nails, a hand painted set sits flat and stays put — and because nothing is filed or buffed into your own nail, taking them off leaves your nails exactly as they were.
Use the adhesive tabs for a day or a weekend and swap sets as often as you like. Use the glue when you want them on for a week or two. Both come in the box.
Lift them off gently, clean the back, and the set can go back on another time. Most people get several wears out of one set.
No appointment, no lamp, no sitting still for an hour. Put them on at home, ten minutes before you leave.
Nothing is drilled, filed down or soaked off. Your natural nails stay underneath, untouched.
Questions
Hand painted sets take [turnaround time, e.g. 1–2 weeks] from the day we agree the design, because the paint needs to dry and be sealed between layers. If you need them for a specific date, say so at the start and I'll tell you honestly whether it's possible.
Send me your measurements again and I'll repaint the nails that are off. Sizing is the one thing I can't guess, so if you're unsure, send a photo of your bare nails next to a coin and I'll read the sizes for you.
I can paint in the same spirit — the colours, the mood, the kind of art. I won't copy another artist's design nail for nail, and I'll always tell you if I think something won't read well at nail size.
Yes, that's most of what I do. Send a reference and I'll tell you what's realistic at that scale — a full figure on a small nail loses detail, so sometimes a face or a symbol works better than a whole scene.
It depends on length and how much hand painting is involved. Sets start at [starting price] and I'll always give you the full price before I start painting.
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Order
Fill this in with as much or as little as you know. A colour and a rough idea is plenty to start — I'll reply with questions, a price and a timeline.