SALLY HANSEN MIRACLE NAIL THICKENER

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.