Cuticle Prep
Cleaning and pushing back the cuticle before applying press-ons so the adhesive bonds to a clean nail bed.
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Key fact
Prep is the variable with the largest measured effect on wear: application guides converge on adhesive tabs topping out around five days regardless of technique, glue on one surface reaching about seven, and glue on both surfaces over a properly dehydrated nail reaching fourteen -- with a second alcohol wipe after buffing alone credited with three to four extra days.
