The honest answer runs from one day to over two weeks, and the difference is not luck: construction, bond, fit, prep and aftercare decide it. Here is how each works, and how to take one...

Are Press-On Nails Wudu Friendly? It's one of the questions we get asked most often, and honestly, it's one we take seriously. For millions of Muslim women in the UK, maintaining a beautiful manicure isn't...

When you hear the phrase 'press-on nails', you probably picture those thick, plasticky drugstore falsies that bend easily and pop off before you've even left the house. I hate those too. When I started Loste,...

The landscape of British beauty is shifting. For the modern professional, the bi-weekly commitment to a salon appointment is increasingly losing its appeal. Between the sharp rise in salon costs (a standard gel manicure in...

Whether you’re a bride-to-be or a guest with a train to catch, nailing the perfect manicure is often the final, most stressful hurdle. At Loste, we’ve moved past the flimsy, ping-off plastics of the 90s...

Let’s be honest: for years, the consensus among the style set was that false nails were a temporary, slightly precarious fix, usually far too flimsy to survive a morning spin class, let alone a week...

There's nothing worse than spending twenty minutes applying a gorgeous new set of press-on nails, only for one to go flying across the room moments later. It’s frustrating, it’s a bit embarrassing, and it’s exactly...

You’ve just got your hands on our viral press-on nails, and we couldn’t be more excited for you to try them. Whether it’s your first time or you’re a seasoned pro, knowing how to apply...

If you had told me when I first launched Loste that I’d be standing in the NET-A-PORTER space, surrounded by the world’s most iconic luxury brands, I’m not sure I would have believed you. This...