looks great even on short nails [SEP] these nail polish appliques look great even on short nails i do not know if the pictures actually do them justice but they are very sparkly and look like real nail polishthey are extremely easy to apply but are very stretchy and can tear easily if you do not take your time just be careful when you apply them once in place i smoothed the polish strip down with my thumb and then gently slid a soft tipped orange stick over it to make sure that all the air bubbles were out and that the polish strip was securely in place the package also includes a mini nail file so that you can file off the excess and get into the corners of your nails which may be hard to do with a larger nail file the instructions on how to apply them were clear and it took me about minutes to put them onit is been about a week and they still look great