Why didn't the false nails work? After over 50 years of being a nail biter, I had false nails for my son's wedding in June. It was abroad, so my hope was that they would stay on for the weekend. But they lasted and if I damaged one, I had it replaced. All the time my own nails were growing and about 5 weeks ago, I had all the false ones soaked off and, hey presto, I have lovely nails which I now don't want to bite. I have them done every couple of weeks and it's such a novelty for me and real 'me time'. Did you put the false nails on or have them done professionally?