Artificial Nails Including Application Tabs

A kit of preformed artificial nails, the kit comprising:

• (1) a plurality of preformed artificial nail assemblies for placement on a natural nail by a user, each said artificial nail assembly comprising:
• (a) an artificial nail sized to correspond to at least a portion of said natural nail, said artificial nail including an upper surface and a lower surface, and
• (b) a one-piece application tab assembly temporarily adhered to the upper surface of said artificial nail, said application tab assembly having a thin, film-like structure and comprising:
• (i) an attachment portion, wherein at least a portion of said attachment portion comprises a clingy portion having sufficient tackiness to temporarily adhere to said upper surface, and
• (ii) a body portion, wherein at least a portion of said body portion protrudes from said upper surface and is of sufficient size to be grasped by a user to manipulate said application tab assembly and related artificial nail;
• and
• (2) a package containing said plurality of preformed artificial nail assemblies.

A preformed artificial nail assembly for placement on a natural nail, the artificial nail assembly comprising:

• (1) an artificial nail body sized to correspond to at least a portion of said natural nail, said nail body including an upper surface and a lower surface, and
• (2) a one-piece application tab assembly having a thin, film-like structure temporarily adhered to the upper surface of said nail body, said application tab assembly comprising:
• (a) an attachment portion, wherein at least a portion of said attachment portion comprises a clingy portion having sufficient tackiness to temporarily adhere to said upper surface, and
• (b) a body portion, wherein at least a portion of said body portion protrudes from said upper surface and is of sufficient size to be grasped by a user to manipulate said application tab assembly and said artificial nail body.