[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m setting quite a lot of store by this base coat. My nails are once again in a shocking state – I haven’t had a full set where one or two aren’t broken or chipped or peeling for a long time. Things seem to worsen after wearing nail polish on the odd occasion when I do. I use an oil nightly, take supplements for my skin that ought to benefit my nails too and yet, here we are. I make a little progress in flexibility and strength and then it all goes to pot again.
My toe nails however are quite chipper – none of the problems that my fingernails have, thankfully. I’m good at remembering to put a base coat on them before polish because at the end of the summer, I don’t want yellow nails. I don’t know about you, but I don’t take off my toe nail polish from one week to another so no base coat is a guarantee that they’ll look pretty peaky by the time I do. That’s one of the points that Mavala 002 makes – it promises to prevent yellowing and extend the life of whatever polish you’re wearing in this revamped formula.
I probably need a nail ‘tonic’ for my fingernails and I’m convinced that every time I use nail polish remover, it weakens them further by drying them right out. The possibility that I’d have to remove less often is quite a draw – once my nails are in any sort of decent order I’ll test the duration – I know I can only usually get about five days out of a home manicure before chips begin to show. Additionally, it contains silicum which supports the nail to grow stronger with a flexible barrier which I guess would also mean that my nails are protected from the usual culprits such as detergents and water. On toes, this longevity (if it exists) will hopefully prevent the horror when you suddenly look down at your toes in your lovely sandals and realise they look like someone has been chewing on them! The cheapest place I can find this is Amazon for £13 HERE although I bought some new trainers and got an extra £10 off because of Prime offers so you never know- maybe there’s something more.
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Hey Jane. Not Mavala related, but re: nail polish remover and drying out nails which are already feeling grumpy. Can I suggest Nailfix and Chill polish remover cream. I think you actually introduced me to this some years ago. It’s very gentle and moisturising. Whilst it takes longer to remove varnish, my nails don’t feel dried out by its use.
that is a very good idea! thank you for reminding me!
looks like they’ve gone out of business 🙁
Haha! Oh I’m with you on this one but I bet you my nails are worse than yours. They are awful! Oil helps the most, applied as often as I remember to. The worst thing is not wearing rubber gloves when my hands are in water and detergent, or gardening gloves when I’m working outside. I look forward to hearing how you get on with this. Mavala products,are usually really good.
Do remember a brand called Super Nu Nail? I wish I could find that all over again.
Jane,
I searched on Google UK and I found this: Nu Nale Nail Strengthening Cream. Is this what you’re looking for? It was on SuperDrug’s website.
omg! It looks like it! Thank you for your Sherlock skills there 🙂
I sympathise on the nail front – mine went through a period of being shocking (peeling/splitting) this winter and spring. Everything I tried (every sort of strengthener, base coat, warm oil soaks and supplements) made no difference. In May I abandoned all hope and stopped treating them. They’ve sorted themselves out now, which I can either put down to the weather, or being left alone to sort themselves out.
difficult to know what to do – they seem to respond to oils etc briefly and then revert.
Another one here that sympathises. I always hope for lovely nails around Christmas & my birthday in January, & always wear gloves for washing up/cleaning & gardening, but every year from the beginning of December my nails start to break, flake & peel until they’re so short & unattractive that I just want to hide them away! If I ever do manage to paint them over this period I certainly pay for it as the condition is even worse. I succumb to the marketing of various oils & creams promising great things but nothing works. Like Hannah, I end up just leaving them alone, filing only when I get a raggy edge & then they seem to be happy. In the warm months they grow so much I can’t keep up with them but it never lasts. They definitely don’t like having paint on them, sadly
Thanks for the sympathy – it’s so frustrating because I used to have lovely nails and adored painting them. I only occasionally get the paint out but usually there’s nothing to paint and like you, summer is an improvement usually, but not this year.
Jane, I swear by Opi Repair Mode – a watery fluid that strengthens nails from within, and also builds new bonds (90% stronges nails in 6 days, according to Opi pr). Well, that sounded impossible… Repair Mode does not “mend” flaking nail tips, but I did noticed a difference within a week. A month in, my nails still grow slow but are noticeable stronger. I’ve been using Repair Mode morning + night, followed by nail oil.
I like the sound of this…thanks Linnea 🙂
Just bought it on an Amazon Prime Deal !!
Thanks Linnea. I’m going to try this too!
Hi Jane,
I’m looking for a nail conditioner or something similar that isn’t a base coat, top coat or any kind of nail polish, Do you have any recommendations?
Yes I do and will do a post on it soon – the new OPI Repair Mode x