Have you ever used press-on nails before? Great—it’s pretty much the same deal. Each set of nails comes with 20 nails (including 2 NFC thumbs), a nail file, alcohol wipes, and removal stick, a tube of glue (holds for up to 2 weeks), and sticky tabs (holds for up to 5 days).

Here’s the step-by-step:   

1. Thoroughly clean your nails with the provided alcohol wipe. Use the file to lightly file the surface of your nail to remove the natural shine—this will help it stick better. 
2. Gently push back your cuticles with the removal stick.
3. File your nails to shape them (if desired). 
4. Apply your glue/your sticky tabs and gently press on your nails one by one, pressing each for 15-30 seconds to make sure they hold in place. File as needed.  
5. You’re done, and looking so fine. Just avoid water for the next hour or so. 

How to Apply Nail Glue

• Apply a drop of the nail glue to your natural nail.
• Press the Chipped nail onto your nail and hold for 15 seconds. 
• File the nail to your desired length. 
• The glue will hold up to two weeks.

How to Apply Sticky Tabs

• Choose a sticky tab that fits your nail size.
• Apply the sticky tab without touching the adhesive sides.
• Press the Chipped nail onto your nail and file to your desired length.
• The tabs will hold up to 5 days.

To take your nails off, just soak them in a bath of warm soapy water and oil for 10-15 minutes. Then, simply pop them off with the included cuticle stick. (If the nail is not coming off easily, don’t force it. Simply soak it for a little longer and try again.)    

The nails are fully reusable, as long as you don’t use acetone on them. You can reapply the glue and pop them back on immediately, or stash them in the box for future use

The best way to get your size is to measure the width of the widest part of your nails in millimeters and consult our size chart. If you’re between sizes, we recommend choosing the larger size and filing it down to fit just right.

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR NAILS: 

OPTION A: Use a piece of clear tape over your nail and mark the edges with a marker. Remove the tape and line it up on a ruler to get an accurate measurement.     

OPTION B: Alternatively, you can just measure your nail width with a standard ruler (real or virtual), then add 2 millimeters to the measurement to account for the curve.

You can reuse the nails as much as you want (as long as you don’t break them). 

The sticky tabs last up to 5 days, while the glue lasts up to 2 weeks. Ideally you should remove your nails every 2 weeks to reapply the glue or swap your style.

The nail goes your Chipped app social profile. There you can add links to wherever you want, babe—your socials, your portfolio, your contact card, or any random website.

You can always change your links super easily in your account.

Here are a few useful things to keep in mind when you’re tapping:

1. The phone you’re tapping needs to be unlocked and the Bluetooth needs to be on. 
2. Try to hold your finger fairly still to allow the nfc chip to connect.  
3. Make sure you’re tapping directly over the phone’s nfc reader:

• iPhones: it’s located at the top of the phone, near the camera and flash. 
• Androids: it depends, but it is usually around the middle of the phone.