Essie Hard to Resist Advanced Strengthener

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

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 :-)

I really like this product. I have been trialing it for a few weeks now and I can definitely see a difference in my nails. Firstly they look healthier from the nice clear glossy shine the strengthener gives the nails. They also are growing nicely without any breakage. Usually when my nails grow they get to a certain length and become brittle and break but so far after using this that hasn't happened. It is easy to apply, just apply like polish. It also sets very quickly which is amazing. Nice easy to use packaging. I would definitely recommend giving it a go if you have brittle nails.

My nails are currently in very poor short, soft and peeling condition, so I was so pleased that this product has exceeded my expectations! I applied two coats every two days and my nails looked clean and glossy with the product leaving a strengthened layer to my nails Then remove and repeat, my nails have started growing and my white tips are getting longer! I will continue to use.

I often get my nails done and use a different strengthener. The last few months however my nails had become weak because the salon had run out of the strengthener and there have been cases where I've used pure acetone to remove my gel polish. The result? Nails that break, chip and bend easily.

I tested the Essie product over the top of my manicure. Why? Because my nails had started to chip. Although not the intent of the product, I wanted to see if it could hold the chips together while prolonging my mani until my next appointment. In addition to that, I didn't want to use more acetone on my already weak nails.

I love how thick and wide the brush is so there's good coverage on my nailbed without top much fuss. I applied two coats fairly quickly and there was no denying the shine. It gave my 2 week old mani renewed life.

It worked like a charm, the chips didnt get any bigger or wider and I only needed to reapply 2 weeks later when I noticed a thread had snagged on one of the chips. I found my nails didn't bend so easily with the additional coats (which weren't thick coats by any means). I'm looking forward to using this strengthener on my bare nails and would recommend it to others.

I regularly get gel nails and decided to have a break when I was selected to trial this product - and WOW, I am very impressed with the results. It applies evenly and dries very fast! I found it definitely hardened them and gave them a nice glossy shine. I will continue to use this until I decide to get gels again and buy when I run out.

I was very happy to receive a sample of Essie Hard to Resist nail polish to trial, my nails are quite weak and have a tendency to split and break just when they're getting to a nice length. I thought I'd really give this a good trial by only applying the polish to one hand and see what the difference would be at the end of ten days. Firstly about the polish itself, it applies nicely and dries very quickly, allow a bit longer for the second coat though. I love the super high gloss of the finish and I'm quite happy to wear ot without any added colour. I have been emoving and reappling a new coat every 3 days. At the end of ten days my 'polished' hand still has a full 10 days of growth without any breaks, my other hand hasn't faired so well with 2 broken nails. There is definitely a difference in strength between the two hands, with the 'polished' one definitely feeling more dense, or thicker. I'm excited to continue using the polish and seeing how it withstands a longer length of nail, currently I'm sporting quite short nails. My daughter is now eyeing up the bottle so I can see this will be well used.

My nails have always been very brittle and weak. They break and bend very easily. I have tried many products but none seem to make a lot of difference. This product feels different. My nails looked healthier and felt stronger after a couple of days. I haven't used this product for long but want to continue with it to see if they continue to improve