This Strengthening Treatment Saved My Brittle Nails After Back-to-Back Gel Manicures
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I’m not someone who sports bare nails—like ever. In fact, I truly can’t remember the last time they weren’t painted. That said, the maintenance involved with keeping my nails consistently polished can be tedious, that’s why I usually gravitate towards a gel manicure; it lasts longer and never chips. But as we all know, gel can wreak havoc on your natural nails, causing them to become frail and more susceptible to breakage.
After several recent back-to-back gel manicures, my nails may as well have combusted into dust. They were so damaged it hurt to use them in the slightest manner, which honestly got me thinking about any immediate solutions I had on hand. Lucky for me, I remembered I had butter LONDON’s Jelly Preserve Strengthening Treatment in my nail kit, completely unopened.
After my first, second and subsequently third application, I can without a doubt say this treatment does help brittle nails recover. While the effects weren’t overnight, I felt like my nails were on the right track thanks to the treatment’s handful of ingredients, such as vitamin E, tea tree oil, keratin, diamond powder and bamboo extract. It felt good to at least be doing something to heal them, you know?
Alongside its list of benefits, the nail formula brings a sheer light green “jelly look” to the nails, but I treat it like a base coat for regular polish overtop. According to the brand, it’s meant to deliver “rapid skincare-for-nail results” by strengthening the nail and showing visible improvements in appearance and brittleness after just 10 days of wear time.
This will definitely replace any base coats I’ve used previously. I like that my nails are getting a little extra pampering, and maybe this will even combat the negative aspects of future gel manicures, when I sparingly get them now moving forward.
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