BIG BIG MISTAKE!!
Within a few short weeks of using these products, my nails started breaking, chipping and peeling in layers, which is something that has never happened to me before! My once perfect ten (thanks to Barielle nail care products, shameless plug!) had become a hideous ragged mess!
If I were smart I would have asked the beauty experts at the drugstores; their main consensus in my area was that Sally Hansen products are 'inferior' compared to the others. I couldn't agree more!
I have since managed to find my Barielle products again and am honestly amazed at how fast my nails are recovering and growing after this fiasco.
My SH products are now in the dumpster where they belong!
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I typically only get manicures for job interviews, weddings, and funerals.I tend to ruin even those professional manicures within 2 hours (and certainly within 2 days!), so I haven't pained my nails much since college.
I started exercising in a heavily chlorinated outdoor pool, however, and my nails started splitting. When I cut them down to the quick, they simply began to split beneath the quick! Even my toenails started to break. I held them together with duct tape at the office, then ran out to the nearest drugstore to buy something anything! that would keep my protective nails intact.
The lady in the cosmetics section was quite proud of her nails, and swore up and down that this was the product to buy: none of the $3 Sally Hansen solutions, no: this one! She invited me to touch her nails, which I did, and I admit they were strong and smooth, with blue nail polish on top. (Hey, you go, granny! I think she said she was 80)
At >13 bucks at the time of this review, this is pretty close to what I paid locally.
Since then I've been putting one coat on per day, three days in a row, after which the nail polish mysteriously cracks off, and they all peel. I don't know why it does that! The toenail polish stays on longer over a week.
I'm not even in the pool anymore, as it closed a couple of weeks ago right when I started using this product.
I moisturize my nails with a meyer lemon and olive oil blend that is a cooking oil, not specifically for nails, but the internet told me that was ok. :-P I also use Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, Fragrance-Free, 2 Ounce (Pack of 2) on my hands regularly, and I make sure to leave blobs of it on my nails and cuticles each time.
I have two big beefs with this product:
1. My nails are still breaking beneath the quick. They're all shiny/purdy, but they're still crack-a-lackin' like I've never seen before. It's absurd
2. The. SMELL. It dries very quickly, and I could handle the smell when I first put it on, but eating anything for hours and hours to come makes me crinkle my nose. My hands bring food to my face, which puts them beneath my nose, and the icky toxic solvent smells are strong for a long, long time. We went out with friends yesterday, and I was still wrinkling my nose 4 hours after I painted my nails. UGH. I have ordered Piggy Paint MAKE IT LAST (2PK) Basecoat and Topcoat Paired Up! and hope it will function better, or at least not smell so awful for so long.
Things this product does well:
1. It is pretty
2. It dries quickly
That's it. I'm still using it because I'm desperate, but I'm actively pursuing other options. If you purchase this product, I hope it works much better for you!
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I purchased this product after a rather unfortunate run in with a set of acrylic nails that I had to get removed. (They were so thick that I had to get them removed & opted not to get them put back on.) Needless to say, that left my nails looking disgusting & weak.I applied the treatment semi-regularly over the last few months. I've never really monitored my nail growth, but the nails appeared to have grown slightly more than they normally do. The treatment also looks nice on my nailslike clear nail polish. It also helps to moisturize & protect my nails for the most part.
My big complaint is that the polish seems to chip relatively easily under my daily routine. I don't do muchjust secretary work & the occasional shift in a bookstore. I put a coat on a day ago & the edge of one of my nails has no treatment on it from where it rubbed off.
Overall though, I'm fairly pleased with this product. If I have need of it in the future I'll probably get another bottle.
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