Supernail Swiss Silk Wrap Self-Adhesive Tabs, 40 Count

Much of the time I play my guitar, I pluck the strings with my fingers instead of a pick. And my nails, trimmed to the right length and shape, contribute greatly to the tone I get. If I cut a nail too short and pluck a string with just skin, the note sounds dull, so keeping them intact is critical. My nails break all too easily doing everyday things, but with this product and nail-glue, I can strengthen them significantly.I've experimented with a lot of products and techniques, and below is the method that works well for me. You'll still want to be careful with your fingernails, but this can save them from breaking when accidents do happen. Be gentle when tucking-in a shirt, sliding your hand in your pocket, and drying your hands with a towel. You don't want to tear a patch loose or crack one. And when you push that button to make the light turn green, use a finger on your fretting-hand, so you don't split a nail. Develop good habits.The other products I use are IBD brush-on nail-glue (same exact product as their "nail-gel"), "Hurry Up" nail-glue dryer, emery files with 120 grit (coarse) on one side and 240 grit (medium) on the other, 320 (fine) files, 600 grit (very fine) sandpaper or file, a large (toenail-size) nail clipper, scissors, lighter-fluid, and a paper towel.These tabs come pre-shaped on the end that fits over the nail-bed side of your nail. They're all on a single sheet of backing-paper, and they have these little secondary tabs you can get hold of with a fingernail to pull them off. The tabs range from pinky-width to thumb-width. When you start using them, you'll naturally pick the ones that match your nails' widths, but when those are gone, you'll still have 90% of the tabs left. I've found that if you use two tabs that are narrower than your fingernail and overlap them, you can still get a smooth, seamless surface on the final product. If you use a tab that's wider than your nail, you'll need to trim it to width with scissors.Here's my technique for doing a nail:>Wash hands.>Roughen surface of nail with the 120 emery file. This will give the glue more to adhere to.>Clean surface of nail with lighter-fluid or 92% or so alcohol, to make sure there's no oil on it.>Cover the nail with one or two tabs. Make sure a tab isn't overshooting the nail and lying over skin, or you'll end up with a mess.>With your scissors, cut the tab's excess length. Make the cut about 1/8" longer than what will be the nail's final length.>Coat the entire nail with nail-glue. These tabs are wonderfully absorbent and make for a strong reinforcement, so you'll need two to four brush-fulls to do the first coating, depending on the size of the nail. With the brush-on glue (the brush is attached to the underside of the cap), brush it on from one side to the other, overlapping each brush-stroke a bit with the next, and reloading the brush each time it runs low on glue.>Place a paper towel on your lap and spray the glue-dryer on the nail, over the towel. Three short bursts should cover it. When you can no longer smell the dryer evaporating off the nail, it's dry and ready for another coat of glue. This type of glue is unique because it sticks strongly to itself. Each coat dissolves the surface of the one beneath it, welding itself on.>Coat the nail again. You won't need as much glue this time. Go back the other way, across the nail again. Follow up with the dryer.>Apply and dry a third coat just like you did the second, but in the reverse direction.>With the nail-clipper, cut the nail just a bit longer than what will be its final length.>Before you use an emery file, remove its sharp edges by rubbing them against another file's edges, so they don't cut into your skin.>File the surface of the nail smooth and free of brush-marks with the coarse file.>Now repeat all the above steps: apply a second tab(s) followed by three coats of nail-glue, drying each coat before applying the next.>You may want to stop here, but I like three layers. They make for a stronger nail and a nicer tone.>File the nail's surface smooth, first with the 120, then the 240, then 320, then the 600-grit sandpaper (or file).>File the nail tip to length and shape, beginning with the coarse file and working down to the 600-grit. Don't push too hard with the file; you don't want to break the nail. I get the fullest tone by filing just a bit beyond my fingertips, so I strike the string with both nail and skin.P.S., I used to use fiberglass tape, but found it to be a major, major pain. I won't bore you with the details, but this product is far superior in both its functionality and its ease of use.And in case you're wondering about using just the glue with no wraps, I tried applying six coats to a weak nail, and it cracked in just a day.

Worked okay, I put nail glue on top to secure!

Not sticky. I used clear nail polish to hold it. I have a split nail, so I’m trying to hold it together.Arrived one day late.

These can be difficult to place on yourself and you can also see them through nail polish unless it's very dark. Jury is still out I'll strongly make my nails are reinforce my nail bed but it's worth a shot. I do like that they have a slight stickiness to them which makes placement easier but you have to really like cut them to fit your nails well and then trying to put them on and then use the nail glue like I said can be challenging to do by yourself

They work great...it took until my 2nd time to master it and using my non dominant hand to place was hard.Putting a base coat down and placing it in the middle to the top and nail glue on top was what worked best for me on the 2nd try...buffing the top once they dry them putting a regular top coat on so it looks natural.My thumb always splits in nail bed portion, you can't even see it and I have a lot of vertical ridges that split at the top and it's fixed those as well, makes them stronger.Removal was easy, 100% acetone, cotton balls and foil for 15 mins...

I have very bendy nails that also split! I have never been able to grow them out -- I always had to cut them off close to the skin. Not any more!I started using gelish and that helped (hated false nails and never wanted acrylics). But my nails still flexed so much that the sides and edges of the nails where they grew off the skin would separate from the gel after less than one week. I use IBX which helped them last 7-9 days, but still the gel would separate because of bending.Then I found this! After a couple of coats (even of clear), you cannot see the silk. I cut the pieces down and only put it on the bottom part of the nail. After shaping (try to make it a teensy bit short of the sides of the nail so the silk will be fully embedded in the polish), I stick it on with the self-adhesive. I tried using glue over the top, but then discovered that it lasted longer if I swiped the top with Foundation gelish. Be careful when you swipe it, because it is easy to move the silk. Be very gentle and work from the center to the edges with a light coat. Then cure and wipe with alcohol. If there are any high spots (silk or foundation) that might show through, give it a quick swipe with a fine file or medium buffer. And file off the fabric that overlaps the nail end.Then I do one color or clear, and a top coat. I like it matte so I use Sally Hensen for a final. I am very careful to cover the end of the nail with the clear, top, and Sally Hensen coats.Depending on how hard I have been on my nails, I sometimes go over the tips and edges with another layer of white and then the whole nail with a gel top coat and the matte to make sure the ends stay fully covered. My nails have lasted as long as 4 weeks!! And even then it is usually only a few spots that are a problem. I correct those areas (thanks to my efile and a very light touch), I don't have to re-do them all, just the bad spots. I re-shape them because I don't want them long, and then repeat what steps I need to -- which often means that I have a double layer of silk at the very tip, and a single layer over the mid-nail. Even so, they do not look thick -- just normal!I don't know how long I can continue repairing, rather than completely replacing -- but it has been at least 8 months now.For months, I could not stop looking at them -- they looked so natural and no longer stubby! The photo is how they look when I have just re-done them. I file the edges off and repair them, as I described, when they grow out an 1/8" more.

These are not sticky at all and they're not cut to fit any nails, I guess you're supposed to cut them yourself? Complete waste of money don't bother. Sending back so disappointed.Update: I ordered this again because I thought maybe I got one that was defective. Just to verify, this is not sticky at all and also it frays on the edges so easily! I will never buy this again.