SALLY HANSEN MIRACLE NAIL THICKENER
Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener - £9.99
You may have seen me complaining on Twitter recently
about the state of my nails. All of a sudden, they had become weak,
thin and flaky. I could barely go a few days without a bit flaking off
the ends so I frequently cut my nails down as short as they could go,
thinking that I could cut off any damage and they'd miraculously grow
back. This didn't happen. So, I decided, enough was enough!
After
seeing the Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener in a magazine, I decided
to give it a go. The product is like a gel; which you can layer up or
just leave at one coat, depending on how weak your nails are. It does
give a nice glossy effect to the nails which I like because it looks a
lot more polished than wearing bare nails.
The
product dries quickly upon application and instantly smooths over the
nails, providing a protective barrier against damage. I feel that this
should be considered more of a 'cover the problem up' product, rather
than something to actually fix the problem, however it did protect my
nails from breaking or chipping away which is obviously a good thing. I
tried it as a base coat but I did find my nail polish chipped very
quickly so, although providing a smooth base, might not be a great
product if you intend to wear it under nail polish.
It
claims to provide '70% thicker nails in 4 days!'. This is only true
because, well obviously, if you are putting something over the top of
your nails, of course they will be thicker. *duh*. I do think this is a slightly false claim because your actual nails don't really change at all.
The
thing I like with this particular nail strengthening product is that it
doesn't require much upkeep. Other products I have tried require
application everyday whereas this is pretty much put on and go. I can't
see this being a long term fix for the problem but alongside the use of
an actual treatment, I believe this could help my my nail recovery.
