Prepare
Cleanse hands. With the manicure stick, ease each cuticle gently back — the tip should meet skin, never rest upon it. Buff the nail surface lightly with the fine side of the nail file.
Select
Lay the tips over each nail and confirm the size that touches side-wall to side-wall without pressing. Arrange all ten in finger order before you begin.
Purify
Sweep each natural nail with an alcohol wipe pad and let it flash dry. From this point, touch the nail plate no more.
Bond
For gentle, flexible wear: press a jelly gel tab to the nail and peel its film. For a fortnight: brush one thin veil of glue onto both natural nail and tip.
Set
Align the tip at the cuticle at a shallow angle, lower it down, and press firmly for thirty seconds — centre first, then edges. Patience here is repaid tenfold.
Finish
Press each tip once more from centre to edge. Avoid water for the first hour; avoid oils for two. Then forget you are wearing them.