How to:

Before opening, the instructions say to rub the whole set between your hands to warm them up. We did not see these instructions because we did not read the instructions at all. Because instructions are for wusses. So we skipped this step. The manicure still seemed to work.

So do whatever you feel like doing. (Warning: because we threw away the instructions without looking at them, we ended up having to watch a tutorial on youtube).

1. Open the package and remove the two sets of five nail stickers.
2. Use the cuticle pusher to push your cuticles down so the stickers will fit better.
3. If you have the double sided set, don’t forget to examine the sides attached to the silver bases because they might fit your nails better.
4. Find a nail sticker that fits along the nail you’re applying it to. Remove the plastic layer first. It’s very important to do this before anything else because it’s a pain in the butt to try to get off once you’ve removed the silver base.
5. Remove the paper base.
6. Line up the nail base with your own nail base. Apply it firmly and then stretch the sticker to fit your nail. Stretching it helps it stick, so you can’t just pat it down.
7. We found that once we pulled the tip of the nail, the sticker generally snapped off at the right spot. However, any time a little extra was left on, just file it down and it’ll fit great.
8. The nice thing about the length of the stickers is we were able to use the non-used halves to redo nails we messed up on, so that’s an option as well.

Extra credit: Health Sciences Major

This manicure is extra credit because it’s a design one of our models free-handed onto her own nail, so there’s not really a tutorial for it. She used a white base and a small nail brush with red nail polish to paint the EKG lines and heart.

You might try a nail polish marker to make the process easier, but there’s not really a way to “hack” this one. If you’re able to paint it, more power to you!