all I could think was ewwwww! I’m guessing I’m behind the times but I just saw fake toe nails at Walmart the other day. I can’t believe it. I can’t think of something more uncomforable then having that glued to my toenails. This is one beauty product I can’t get with, I have used fake nails and tips in the past and have been satisfied with the way they look but they have damaged my nails incredibly, I couldn’t imagine going through that on my toe nails.
Call me old fashioned, I’m sticking with my regular pedis until further notice.
Tags: fake, nails, toe nails, toes
SteepingBeauty, I haven’t seen these fake toenails, but don’t be too creeped out: plenty of people are missing toenails thanks to surgery (raising hand) and would love nothing more than to have a way to be able to wear sandals without mortification. Acrylics don’t do a good job, as they create something that’s not smooth on the underside, a fake nail which digs in when wearing shoes and can be terribly painful. Still, having said all this, I can’t imagine how a Walmart fake toenail can be applied such that it doesn’t keep coming off all the time, like when you put on a shoe or just plain brush your toe (not even very hard) against the sofa.
thanks for your comment. I’ve reflected on it and apologize for the way I expressed my dislike for the product. I can totally understand wanting to look “normal”. I guess it’s something I take for granted, isn’t it always that way.
I’m not sure that this product would help a missing toenail, as you said, I doubt it would hold and then on skin might be paintful. In any case, fake toe nails seem to be a big thing because I was in the dollar store today and they had some too!
off to visit you…
You saw fake toenails at the DOLLAR STORE? Hokay; now I’m confused. Are we talking like nail tips here? I was thinking something more like Lee Press-On Nails (which would be useful-ish for those of us missing a nail who’d like to wear sandals for an afternoon, if we could Super-Glue the thing on), but if you’re talking *tips*, then I can’t see what earthly purpose these things would serve!
I had my toenail removed when I was in 7th grade. Now that im 20, I want to wear cute shoes, but its embarressing!! =(
Do you guys think If I were to try to use the fake toe-nail….super glueing it on would ruin my skin? Is there another way to put it on with damaging my skin????
Is there anybody that knows the answer..or that can help me….
CourtneyU, SuperGlue doesn’t hurt your skin. (Matter of fact, it’s used in place of BandAids to hold cuts together, and is even used in surgery!) Bear in mind that it’s not gonna hold forever, though, as your skin sloughs off. I’ll glue a fake nail on to my existing (damaged) nail and then use some acrylic to finish binding it, and then I’m good for the summer. If you haven’t any nail at all to which to glue the fake nail, then you’re only gonna get a few days out of it, but hey! That’s waaaaay better than no nail at all, right?
So here’s what you do: soak your foot to soften then skin, then scrub the toe to remove any dead, flaky skin. Dry your fooot REALLY well (use a blow dryer set to “low” to make sure it’s extra-dry.) Then use *just* a drop of SuperGlue, and hold the nail with the glue in place until the glue dries. (If you use too much glue, it won’t stick. Better to use too little than too much.) Before the glue dries, you’ll be able to adjust the nail a *little* bit, but your best bet is to aim correctly and get it right the first time.
After a few days, your skin will slough off; if you wanna wear another nail, repeat the process of soaking your foot and getting rid of any dead skin.
(If you glue the nail to dead skin, the dead skin will just fall off, and there goes your nail!)
Almost forgot: I have one more tip: unless you plan to be putting your feet up on a table where people can scrutinize your feet, I have, on occasion, “faked it” by applying nail polish to my toe where I have no nail. Peoples’ eyes are several feet away, so unless they’re studying my feet up close, they don’t know there’s no nail under the polish. Consider trying this, too. Again, the polish doesn’t last long thanks to the skin flaking off, but it’s another trick to try.
Good luck; I hope you find some *super*-cute shoes to wear!
thank-you lipstick face that was very informative. I wonder if it would be easier for people to find if we made it into a guest post?
I appreciate you taking the time to post it.
xoxo
Delphine
Hi, Delphine! I’m not altogether sure what “Guest Post” refers to, but if you’re asking for permission, knock yourself out!
Hi! I would just like to say that I was born premature with 2 birth defects, one being clubbed feet. One of my toe nails on my left foot is missing along with one of my finger nails. My mother and I never understood what and why it happened. As a matter of fact… Neither did the doctors. Im 19 years old now and I hate to wear open toe shoes and sandels because one of my toe nails is missing. But I LOVE SHOES!!! I can’t get enough of them. So I try to find cute closed-toe or peep-toe shoe so that people can’t see all of my toes. I paint my toes sometimes and want to show them off, but I’m embarressed. So Im online trying to figure out a way to, I guess, replace the nail and I come across this website. I’ve tried the fake toe nails before and found that it doesn’t work well in the pool or in water period. But it held up pretty well.
The only thing is that it didn’t look like my exact real nail, but it sure came close. I was wondering… Is there anyway that I can get a nail put on surgically that would last longer? Or can a nail even be put on my toe at all?
Thanks 4 the time! XO
hi there, have no idea about surgically putting one on. I did some searches and can’t find a fake nail so I guess there isn’t much available right now.
I haven’t seen what it looks like but I’m interested to see what it looks like. I’d say embrace it, sometimes things like that can set you apart!! like you said the peep toe shoes usually show the big toe.
Let me know if you come up with a good solution.
best,
D
I have been using the fake toenails at walmart for a couple of years now. I had both big nails removed in 5th grade. Best thing I have found is the supernail glue along with doubleside toupee tape. Works well except in beach sand.
Kendra, thanks for stopping by with the tips for others…
best,
Delphine
Kendra. If you are still coming to this thread I would like to know the order in which you use the super glue nail glue and the toupee tape. I have purchased both but not sure how to do this.
I have used the fake toenails before but they come off quickly so I am anxious to try your solution. I have both of my big toenails removed years ago and I miss having nice painted toenails in the summer.
Thanks!
I also would like to know from Kendra how this is done, I’ve used the nail glue, superglue and neither to no avail, they have fell off in hours when my toes or skin moves the least bit the glue lets go of the skin. I’ve thought about Krazyglue, but I’ve read that it will hurt the skin, maybe even burn it? Also, another thought was the “new skin bandage” stuff that people use for cuts and scrapes to hold skin together instead of bandages, since it is made to stick “skin” together, I was thinking this may work better? Not sure……….has anyone else tried this?
oh I forgot to say, I have had both of my big toenails removed also at age 16, and am now 39, have lived with it for years, and years, but when I put that “fake” nail on there and painted it, I have forgotten what it was like to see a toenail there and IT WAS SO PRETTY!!! just wished I could find a way to get it to stay for a few days….as I wear flip flops ALL spring & summer. any help appreciated!!!
15angiekay, I hate to tell you this, but all those things (KrazyGlue, SuperGlue, skin bandages, etc), are all the same thing: cyanoacrylate. (You can look it up in wikipedia.) The reason I can hold fake nails and MMA (acrylic) to my toes is that I still have some nail left. Your best bet is to try asking a podiatrist what you can do. For all we know, some sort of implant has been invented for people like you. (For your sake, I hope so! After my surgeries, my nails fell off, and oh, how I hated waiting until the nails grew in! It killed me not being able to wear sandals, or peep-toe shoes or, for that matter, letting anyone see my feet. I can imagine your pain.) Best of luck to you!