I feel like one of the most relatable feelings for many people is feeling disconected and rejected by femininity. I know this, as a tween I used to be nlog tomboy - this can be absolutely harmless, but I used this as an armor for feelings of inadequacy and uglyness. Later I started to embrace my materialistic side instead - you can pobably guess that I like all things pretty. (Myself, most of the time, included.) After caring for my hair, body and face, I finally gave in (without a fight, really :D) and started to enjoy acrylic nails, too. Most of the time I just paint my natural nails, but I really want to get into press-ons. They add so much to the character!
My first press ons ever, I got them from Sinsay during December 2024. I like Grinch and I thought they were cool, so I had them on for all the Christmas festivities and a trip to Prague with my friends. I underestimated the glue - I didn´t expect it to last for such a long time. On the flip side, I overestimated myself. They were way too long and they made me question every action I had to take. I will have to shorten them, but at the same time, I don´t really like them enough to put that much work in.
My beauuuutiful My Chem inspired nails. A friend, Klárka, made them for me, I will have to post her other work too, it´s just too cool :D. Those were the first ones she made for someone else, but while I loved them (they went to Italy with me), I have already lost two (╥_╥).
I got these off Vinted, but they are originally from Shein. They came with plastic patches to hold them on instead of glue - I was suprsised by how well they held and my nails didn´t look damaged afterwards. They look great, too, but I´m not too sure about quality - the sizes weren´t very consistent. They are bordering on what I consider too long, but guess it´s just like heels. You have to learn to walk in them. (Or just enjoy the suffering.)