Essie Hard to Resist Advanced Strengthener

I'll be honest, I haven't been much of an Essie fan of late (well their nailpolish side of things) but I'm always open to giving brands a second chance.

I'm actually shook on this because I started out feeling here we go, another product claiming to do something and then feeling let down when it doesn't deliver. Well guess what, it actually delivered.

This product is designed to strengthen your nails and it actually did. My nails have become brittle and always prone to getting to a certain length and then breaking. Since I've been using this, not one nail has snapped and they are looking and getting so much stronger.

I love the fact it gives you a lovely shine after application, almost as if it is a clear nail polish. I appreciate that.

The brush, love that too. It's wide enough to apply the formula to your whole nail so takes less time to paint nails

It dries pretty quickly too. Even after the two applications.

I highly highly recommend this product and am super glad I had the opportunity to try the brand again. Thanks Beauty Review for this chance :-)

After painting on my nails feel a thicker, I think the review period is perhaps to short but I liked the way my nails felt, less likely to have wee chips/splinters that i may bite and definitely no nail biting with it on. With swimming daily my nails tend to be softer, i do think this helps with that.

This has a subtle as the tint/shine which is nice, I will keep using and seeing what happens I think for the price its worth trying

This product promises stronger, less brittle nails in as little as three day and I was looking forward to putting this to the test as my nails are not in great shape after continuously wearing fake nails.

The polish is clear which makes it difficult to notice any chips and after applying two coats of this treatment and wearing it for a couple of weeks, there was minimal chipping and my nails felt thicker and stronger too

This product is perfect for those who have a job that doesn’t allow for colorful nail polish. and makes your nails look shiny and healthy after applying.

All in all I am happy with my experience with this product and feel that it's helped my natural nails to become stronger and less brittle.

The nail polish is awesome. I love a good clear nail polish that has a shine and this does not disappoint. One coat wasn't noticeable at all, two coats was a bit shiny and three coats was like a shiny mirror. I haven't had a broken nail since using this polish. I did find three really thin coats to be the best, as if they were thicker it did tend to come off at the tips and then peel off.

I wish I had longer to review the Essie Hard to Resist Advanced Strengthener but on the face of it, it does what it says on the tin/bottle!

I do a lot of swimming and I work in a gym, so my nails haven't been "normal" for some time. They tend to be soft and peel frequently. I miss the lovely pink and white natural nails I normally have.

I used the Essie Hard to Resist Advanced Strengthener and it has lasted nearly 2 weeks, despite a few swims. My nails are growing but as yet I can't determine if that is simply because they have the strengthener on them or if they really are stronger. Only time will tell.

Still, the pink nails with white tips are back for now. And that's a good enough reason for me to keep using it!

This polish is great for a shield on your nails. I’m a hair dresser and have my hands in water all day and it’s been saving them from constantly breaking so will be continuing to use this!

Wow my nails look amazing.... They are hard and super shiny.

This clear formula is easy to use and dries quickly, provides a protective barrier. Helps improve resilience and reduce peeling and breaking.

It has even helped repair a vertical split I have had on my thumb nail for months now and I had tried everything to repair this with no success.

Simple to apply on clean bare nails to help promote visibly stronger, natural-looking results.

It comes in a generous sized glass bottle and a little goes along way.

I highly recommend this product for fantastic great healthy looking nails.

I was so excited to try out this nail strengthener, I got into it as soon as it arrived. I absolutely love this product and it couldn’t have come at a better time. My nails were so brittle and had layers peeling off them. I was a little bit skeptical about this strengthener actually working like it says, but I couldn’t be happier with the results. In the usual Essie packaging with the embossed bottle, it looks exactly like a regular clear nail polish. The application is so easy with the nice wide brush which has a slighting rounded tip to help apply perfectly right to the edge of the nail. It’s a really good consistency to work with, not too runny but also not too thick. The strengthener dries down reasonably quickly and straight away protects the nails from any new damage. I noticed instantly that my nails couldn’t bend at all after putting on the two coats that Essie recommends. The only downside I found was right at the tips of my nails, the strengthener wore down a little after about a day - but I am pretty rough with my nails, and besides the slight wear there was no other chipping. This could easily be prevented by using a coloured nail polish or top coat on over the top of it. I will most definitely continue to use this product to get my nails looking healthy and strong again, and I’ve already recommended it to my sister who’s having trouble with brittle nails too. All in all I highly recommend!

Easy to use use, great brush and standard packaging of their nail polishes. Instructions where simply: apply two coats to clean bare nails. I applied two coats and waited a few minutes in between applications. I recommend waiting as it does smear otherwise. Being winter it took a while to dry the full two coats (comparable to normal nail polish).

It didn’t chip or peel away after a few days like other treatment either. It held up well and will only need reapplication once a week or as required. I think it’s great for people like me who are either trying to grow their nails or have weak, short nails that break easily. Immediately after applying my nails felt stronger and I believe my nails did look visibly healthier after 3 days. There appeared to be less splitting at the nail ends which will eventually help them grow.

Overall I love the fact that you don’t need to apply this everyday like other treatments I have used before to get similar results. The smell of the nail strengthener was quite horrendous frankly so loses a point there.