Abstract: An artificial nail, e.g. an artificial toenail or fingernail, is built up on a flat flexible resilient arcuate form which is mounted on the actual human nail. The artificial nail is formed by depositing a layer of a mush of resin powder and a liquid solvent on the form while it is in place on the actual nail. Then the form is removed from the human nail and the mush layer is allowed to become almost dry, by permitting evaporation of the solvent until the mush layer is transformed into a soft cohesive layer. The cohesive layer, i.e. the artificial nail, is then peeled from the form and emplaced on the human nail by applying a layer of liquid nail glue to the human nail and depositing the cohesive layer on the glue layer. The cohesive layer thus becomes adhesively attached to the human nail and is permitted to dry into an artificial nail attached to the human nail. The artificial nail is then filed into a uniform extension of the human nail.