26 sets in total. By shape, 17 almond, 3 squoval, 3 square, 2 oval and 1 round. By length, 10 long, 8 short and 8 medium. Every set contains ten nails, five per hand, pre-arranged and labelled left and right, in sizes XS, S and M. Applied in about five minutes and worn 3 to 5 days with adhesive tabs, or up to 14 days with nail glue.

Wear time depends entirely on the adhesive. Adhesive tabs give 3 to 5 days and peel off clean; nail glue gives up to 14 days and needs a soak to remove. Both are in the box, with a nail file, so you choose.

A salon appointment is two hours and a fixed price. A set of press-on nails Saudi Arabia customers apply at home takes five minutes, costs less, and comes off without a drill. That is the whole argument, and it is why the category has grown as fast here as anywhere in the world.

Three things: the fit, the prep and the removal. A set the right width holds; a set applied over hand cream does not. Alcohol on the nail first, thirty seconds of pressure on each nail, and a warm soak rather than a pull at the end. Everything else is design.

Ordering from inside the Kingdom means the set arrives in days rather than weeks, the sizing question is answered by someone who will replace the set if it is wrong, and there is no customs step between you and a pair of hands. Delivery is free on orders over 299 SAR anywhere in Saudi Arabia.