Having tried the gifted wraps and being very pleased with the result, I assumed these would be just as effective but the first problem was that they seemed to be more flimsy therefore hard to apply with any precision. I followed the guidelines but they would not smooth. Lumps and bumps appeared also one nail peeled at the tip even though my prep was meticulous. I thought it would settle by the morning but no luck. I had to remove them as I was attending a function and felt self conscious at the 'fraying' ends. The prescribed filing just shredded the ends I do have another type to try and no doubt will post another review, hopefully better!