Almond

The tapered side walls draw the eye up the finger, which lengthens the whole hand. It suits short fingers and wide nail beds better than any square or oval shape.

Yes. Medium keeps the taper elegant without the length getting in the way of a keyboard or a phone screen. It is the shape most first-time buyers should start with.

Every set carries twelve sizes across twenty four nails. Size both hands before any glue comes out, and file the side walls if you sit between two sizes.

Ten to fourteen days with brush-on glue when the prep is done properly, three to five days on adhesive tabs, which also lets you reuse the set.