Essie Hard to Resist Strengthener

I tried the pink bottle, Glow and Shine. All the usual packaging info, doesn’t smell very strongly, and very easy to apply with a wide brush. First off, I’ll point out how fast the product dries, and that it gives off a lovely pink glow. My nails looked healthy and natural, even if they were flaking off something nasty before application. “Nails are less brittle after 3 days!” I have noticed a few things relating to this claim. One would be that my nails did feel less soft after a few days. Two is that, while they were noticeably harder, the polish did still come off with the usual wear and tear (washing dishes, cleaning rooms, etc), and my nails would still flake. Perhaps with more extended use my nails will improve dramatically over time. For the purposes of this review I do think the product helped my nails to become stronger within the short trial time. I certainly haven’t had any chips or tears in my nails since I began trialling! I will continue to use in any case as it’s just a lovely natural glow for the times I don’t want to wear any colours.

I received the Essie Hard to Resist Nail Strengthener in shade 00 glow & shine (sheer pink). My nails are very short and weak from being stress-chewed often, but not currently discoloured.

This strengthener comes in the standard essie bottle, so if you have a collection it will fit in! It looks like a deep translucent pink in the bottle, and upon opening has quite a strong nail polish smell.

The formula is thin, which I like. The brush is fairly small but shaped nicely and makes it easy to apply a thin coat. Being such a thin coat, I found it is dry to touch within a few minutes, so you don't waste too much time adding this layer before your regular polish. On its own it has a smooth and soft finish, leaving just a little pink tint.

For me, I have only a couple of cons for this product. The first is that I found it acted a little like a peel-off base coat. This may be due to the flexibility of my weak nails, and as they bent under the polish during everyday life, I found it peeling off within a day or two, so I have reapplied it a few times over the last couple of weeks. The second comes more down to personal preference - in the past my favourite strengthening treatment was one that just soaked in to the nails, rather than being an extra polish type layer, and I have been looking for one to replace that for a long time. However, this essie one is quite thin and therefore a pretty good option in my book!

I agree with the claims that my nails do instantly feel protected, and after wearing it for a couple of weeks they are definitely feeling stronger. I will be using the rest of this bottle and would seriously consider getting more once it's gone.

I have weak and brittle nails, so I was very excited to try this. My nails were weak from constantly washing my hands all day . I tried this polish and I noticed how stronger my nails felt and brighter. It's clear coat with a mild pink tone so it makes it easier for me to apply without making a mess and I can apply another color over it.

It takes a couple of weeks to see any results, but really does help to make nails stronger. Does dry nails out a bit.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started using this product but I’m really happy with the results. It goes on like a clear nail polish but not as thick although you still get the polished glossy look of a varnish. After two weeks my nails are definitely peeling less and look really healthy. Every other strengthener I’ve tried has left my nail with a slight yellow tinge but this one hasn’t at all. It does tend to flake off quite easily but I literally went over the top of what was left with another coat and my nails are looking great. I work with children so am washing my hands constantly and nail polish always chips on me so this could be my new favourite to keep my nails looking healthy and feeling strong. I will definitely be recommending this to others even if it’s just to help neutralise yellow on their nails. A fantastic product, thanks for giving me the opportunity to try it .

I've always like Essie as a brand and this product is another great addition to the range.

I chose the pink version to try - I don't wear nail polish often so don't have issues with staining. My natural nails lack a bit of oomph to make them look nice, and they are prone to peeling.

I've been using this as instructed for about 2 weeks and I think its really good. My nails aren't peeling and feel very, very strong.

The natural glow part is a winner, the pink tint is subtle and barely there really, but it does make the nail look more healthy and less corpse hand like!

All up - great product, can't really fault it!

I received the violet product to try and have been using it with great results!

I've used an essie strengthener before, so that aspect of the formula is nothing new - it does strengthen the nails and I feel confident it would strengthen anyone's weak nails!

The violet tone on the otherhand is a revelation! I'm a bit gothy in my polish choices - deep blood reds, dark almost black shades, so my nails are a bit stained and tend to look a little yellow. This products really does neautralise that yellow staining, making the bare nail look healthy and clean.

Not much else to say here really - brilliant product!!

When I was learning about the colour wheel at school I had no idea how useful it would be to my beauty routine!

The Essie Hard to Resist Neautralise and Brighten is an amazing nail strengthener that really works well.

My nails are stronger, and therefore longer than before and all of that yellowness from too many dark lacquers really has been neautralised.

Once applied my nails look bright and healthy.

I like the essie bottle and the packaging has all of the info you need.

Thanks BR!!

When I received the product, I liked the package and the look of the product and the packaging over all.

The product was easy to apply and what I also liked is when you opened the bottle it did not have a strong smell as you would normally expect from nail polish.

I signed up for this trial as I usually wear SNS, and sometimes want to give my nails a bit of a breather and when I received the product I just took off my SNS nails. I found within the first day that my nails were a lot brighter and whiter. I had the polish on for about 4 days and thought mmmm it is not really strengthening my nails and took the old polish off and put on a new coat, and I have to say the second time round my nails are a lot stronger, brighter and whiter. Due to I think the damage my nails had, it would in this instances take a 3rd coat to make my nails even better.

The instructions states to put on 2 coats, but I would say on personal choice you could even do 3 coats.

I have found that the products dries quickly, and it is also a nice consistency and not too thick and not too thin that it is extremely runny.

Just LOVED this brand and to have been a part of this trial.