Lorien Stern is a full time artist living in Inyokern, California, a small town in the Western Mojave Desert. She makes ceramic art and runs a small brand consisting of clothing, home goods, and accessories. Her goal as an artist is to make people feel happy when they see her work with subjects related to nature, celebration, and death. She received her BFA from California College of the Arts in 2013 as an Individualized Major.
did not come with all of the products, it is missing the mini um light.
These nails, which comes as a 10 nail set, are gorgeous and would definitely hold up to multiple use. They feel similar to the stiletto press-ons that I bought from Urban Outfitters. However, the standard size small is too big for the size of my nail beds—applying the nails in the size that they are does not look good. I cut them down and filed them in an attempt to somewhat reshape them, but that didnt look good on my nails either. The kit (with the adhesives, glue, file, cuticle push stick, and nail cleaning pad), which is noted in the item description, was also not included with my order either—so I wonder if that might be because I ordered the adhesive separately as well. I REALLY wanted to love these, but it seems that the square-shaped nails aren’t the best for me so I’ll shop around for other styles. I hope to see an XS size offered in the future, or a similar package like other press on nail sets where a 20 nail size variety is available.
My order came with two sheets (which have two sets of 24 nail adhesive stickers of varying sizes), small nail file, a single use pad for nail cleanser, a little vile of nail glue, and a wooden cuticle pusher. considering the amount of adhesive that come with this order, I think another nail cleanser pad would’ve been nice to have. My nail beds are small, and I find that I have to trim some the adhesives to fit.
in my experience, adhesive effectiveness varies for each of nails. on my left hand (non dominant hand), the nails lasted for a week. on my right hand, the adhesives didnt last too long. my right thumb lasted 10 days, and my both pinky nails are still going on! I know prep of the nails is important—I didnt buff my nails, but i did use acetone to prep the nails. wondering if nail bed size made a dofference too. use of hands makes a difference for longevity too, I imagine.
Easy to apply! Looks good and realistic. Would purchase again:)
Omg such a good tattoo!! its stayed on fo so long and it was very vibrant! the shapes are also not too big and not too small!! definitely recommend!!
