Siren Shell press-on nails

Siren Shell is long stiletto, mermaid to the point of absurdity. Translucent teal jelly holds gold flake like sunlight in shallow water, and the shells and pearls sit on top as if the tide just left them there. It is the least subtle thing you will do with your hands this year, and it knows it.

Nail by nail

• Every teal nail: jelly built up in translucent layers, so light passes through instead of bouncing off.
• Thumbs: teal jelly with gold flake and iridescent glitter suspended inside. One wears a big pearly scallop shell at the cuticle, with pearl beads spilling down toward the point.
• Index fingers: a sculpted scallop shell in pearly silver, trailed by pearl beads in graduated sizes.
• Middle fingers: the conch nails. The whole nail is sculpted into a spiral shell in champagne shimmer, ridges and all.
• Ring fingers: peach shimmer that runs into a rust-red tip, banded like the outside of a shell.
• Pinkies: teal jelly scattered with pearls; one adds a small scallop shell at the cuticle.

How it wears

This is a lot of length, and the point is a real point. If you have never worn long stiletto, consider sizing down one. Typing works after a day; buttons, zip-top bags and pulling on tights take longer. The conch nails and the big thumb shell stand tall, so sweaters go on with a little more care. The jelly looks best in daylight, when you can see straight through it to the flake. Save it for vacations, beach dinners, weddings near water and any photo that involves your hand on a railing.

Want it in lavender jelly, or the shells on a shorter shape? Start a custom set from Siren Shell.