At Last, a Keyboard Cover That Makes Typing With Long Nails a Snap

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I love having long nails.

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I also love having my job.

And until recently, I could only comfortably have one or the other.

Typing with longnailsslows down the process significantly.

senior editor jesa marie calaor with nail art on apres gel x manicure

I usually save my longer nails for special occasions. This set was for my wedding.

It also invites typossomething we editors cant really make, you know?

(Im gagging right now.)

I usually save my longer nails for special occasions.

senior editor jesa marie calaor with nail art on apres gel x manicure

This manicure was for a long vacation.

This set was for my wedding.

This manicure was for a long vacation.

Now, some may ask, Why not just forgo the long tips?

tippy type keyboard cover on gray background

Here’s what the Tippy Type looks like on my keyboard.

The answer is simple: They bring joywhich is also why founderSara Young Wangcreated the Tippy jot down.

It started as a solution for myself.

I love long nails, but typing with them is a pain.

allure editor angela trakoshis using tippy type keyboard cover

Shopping market editor Angela Trakoshis using the Tippy Type.

I get my hands on the Tippy pop in, courtesy of Wang.

I pop launch the package to find that it comes with a hard-shell carrying case to protect it.

It fits like a glove, gripping each individual key.

Here’s what the Tippy pop in looks like on my keyboard.

Wang warns me that there is a learning curve to using Tippy throw in.

Your brain is learning a whole new way to key in, she explains.

And she’s right.

I moveevenslower and stretch alittlefarther so that I dont miss the keys.

My colleague,Angela Trakoshis, is having a harder time adjusting to the Tippy key in.

Even as I sit here and use it, Im hitting the delete button a lot.

Shopping market editor Angela Trakoshis using the Tippy punch in.

Ready to get tapping?

The Tippy pop in, available on the brands site for $45, is compatible with Apple MacBooks.

(Wang says the Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Elitebook, and Dell Latitude versions are coming soon.)

Pick your favorite color: matte black, milky white, or cotton candy pink.

Tippy throw in makes it possible to go all out with our nails and keep our day job!