or step is preferably located forwardly of edge 13 and has crescent shape with lateral extremities which approach and terminate at the cusps 13 the shoulder 20a is forwardly spaced from rearward edge 13 at a maximum distance indicated at 34 t 34 proximate the medial longitudinal axis 21 of the body referring now to the method of attaching the thus provided artificial fingernail 10 to the natural nail 16 an abutting contact is effected between the stop shoulder 20a with the forward edge 15 of the natural nail as seen in fig5 and 6 preliminarily the natural fingernail 16 may be trimmed as by scissors to provide and conform the blunt edge 15 thereof to the natural shape of edge 13 however an exact match is not required also a quick drying liquid adhesive is applied to an underside crescent shaped arc portion designated at 25 of the artificial nail near stop 20a and edge 13 as seen in bottom plan view fig4 when the abutting contact is made as described the liquid adhesive on crescent 25 is underlapped by a corresponding crescent shaped upper surface edge portion 25a of the natural fingernail as seen in fig6 upon quick drying of the adhesive the two narrow crescent shaped portions are firmly bonded together and the main surface extent of the natural nail is not contacted by the liquid adhesive or covered by the plastic nail preserving the health of said main surface of the natural nail the crescent shaped portions of the two nails are retained together for the short period of time required for spreading and quick drying of the adhesive for this purpose cusps 17 are.