At Closet Karma we are always looking for great new products that will make fashion for the hustle and bustle gal more accessible. When my dear friend told me about KISS nails, I thought, could it true?
Although it has taken over 2 decades...was KISS the evolution we had been waiting for since the Lee Press-on of 1989?? I am not going to lie, I was skeptical. The 
mere thought of gluing anything onto my nail bed made me break out in a cold sweat. Flashbacks from science class after senior prom haunted me... my lab partner Tim taunted me for weeks...everyday I came to lab with one less nail attached. I was stuck between a rock and hard place...literally...the glue was rock solid and if I pulled too hard my real nail started to come off!! All I could do was patiently wait as little by little the nails chipped off.
My friend (I will call her Betty ) assured me KISS nails are different. She said everyone at work was talking about how great her nails looked and they thought they were real! Now my friend is surrounded by media people everyday and she is probably one of the most active people I know. If her peeps were fooled by these KISS nails, then I had to try them! I hate getting my 
nails done so what sealed the deal for me was that the box said they last 10 days. Plus they are just under $5.00 a set!!
I couldn't go at this challenge alone. So I recruited my college roomie Carolyn to join me in the challenge. She and I were attending our Alma mater football game (Go Hawkeyes!) that weekend and we decided if these nails could last through a weekend of tailgating and mayhem , then they could withstand any challenge!
The application was easy. But the glue smelled reminiscent of my high school nightmare...this made Carolyn and I a little nervous. However, the actual color of the nails was fantastic! The choices weren't Escort Red or Princess Pink. The actual nails seemed much easier to file as well. They were a lot thinner than fake nails of the past and they just had a more "real" appearance.
About 4 hours into our experiment the nails became...restless...
We arrived at a pub around 8pm and by 8:30 my thumb had popped off during a handshake...or... was it a tequila shot?
Ahh, things may have been hazy by that time...but I do remember the nail popping off onto the bar...UMM...EMBARASSING!?!
I quickly ran to the bathroom and re-glued without anyone noticing. By 10pm Carolyn had three rascals lose on her right hand... we quickly re-glued and crisis was averted.
While we both were annoyed at the fact 10 days had turned into 6 hours, we agreed the nails were fooling people and "heck they looked pretty!"
That night we headed to bed and I awoke with 4 casualties on my right hand. I decided to give up and pop off the rest of the nails. This was much easier than I had remembered, but my actual nails were defeated by the treacherous smelly
glue.
Carolyn decided to take her complete set to town. We left the house at 9:30am and through a football game and tailgate her nails were in pristine condition. The glue seemed to start loosening about 10 hours later, and yes my friends not one, BUT TWO of her nails popped off! At 9 pm I glanced at her hand and immediately had a post prom flash back...I knew where this outcome was rapidly heading. WHY GOD WHY?!!
Our conclusion was, this town ain't big enough for two tailgatin', beer drinkin', Hawkeye cheerin', textin', ladies wearing not so favorable press on nails. So we outlawed the obvious. SEE YA NAILS! However, for the experienced press on and acrylic loving ladies out there this might not be a bad get. They do look very real and the colors are lush. Just so you know, the nail recovery time will be at least a week if you decide you want to "KISS" it goodbye.
