Thank you again Beauty review for allowing me to trial both of these products. I have had dry flaky cuticles and weak brittle nails for maybe my whole life?
I have reviewed each of these products separately so there's a combination I feel they work great together and I would assume that they would work great separately as well as they both do two different things.
My nails are definitely stronger as they are currently at a linked that they would normally break and they haven't yet. My cuticles look a lot more healthier and don't peel like they used to.
I will put an up-to-date photo on the photo wall tonight as i am really happy. My nails aren't perfect looking yet but I feel that within another week or so they will look even better.
I would repurchase these products in the future and I do recommend them.
I was super excited when I was picked to trial these two products, so thank you BR! I had recently decided to start growing out my nails following having acrylic nails once, I loved the length however they completely ruined my nails leaving them very thin and peeling because they were so dry. I do naturally have quite strong nails, they are flexible but I sometimes have issues with peeling, and when I took off the acrylic nails they were certainly the worst they have ever been. I was hoping that this pack would help me grow my nails, long strong and very importantly fast, and I wasn't disappointed. This pack comes with Revitanail's famous Nail Strengthener and Nourishing Oil. You can find this pack at Farmers and some pharmacies nation wide, but I'm not quite sure of the price.
Firstly, the Nourishing Oil comes packaged in a typical nail polish bottle with a brush applicator. It contains a whole bunch of nourishing oils including jojoba oil, which is really great for nails because it is the only oil that can actually penetrate the layers. I found the oil made my nails feel really nourished and strong yet flexible, and my cuticles were much less dry and had a lot less hangnails. It has a slightly herbal smell, which I didn't mind but may be an issue for some people. However, I do think it is a very high quality oil and I would probably repurchase.
The Nail Strengthener comes in the same sort of packaging as the Nourishing Oil, and looks like a translucent off-white in the bottle but applies as clear. I found it hard to stick to the instructions for applying the Nail Strengthener - when you use more than a couple coats it takes longer to dry, and I didn't always have the time to wait, so in the end I only was able to apply a coat every couple days. It had quite a strong smell but it was still bearable. This strengthener made my nails feel very strong but not brittle - they were still flexible, and I think this is one of the most important aspects a nail strengthener should have, you need your nails to still be able to bend and not break. I have had no breaks so far during this trial (touch wood)! My nails also grew a large amount, seemingly more than usual and I was pretty stoked with the results. I haven't even finished the full 4 week course yet!
I would definitely recommend purchasing this pack, I'm sure it is great value and the products worked great for me. My nails feel stronger, but not brittle thanks to the oil and I have much less hangnails. The strengthener's instructions were hard to follow, and I still had excellent results without following them to a T, so I'm not sure they're completely necessary. But absolutely give these two products a go if you're looking to grow out damaged, dry or weak nails!
Tips: You don't have to follow the instructions 100% for the nail strengthener - if you don't have time to apply and wait for it to dry (it does take a while when there are a few layers) then just skip a day and maybe apply a couple of layers to make up for it the next day. Thin layers can help avoid the drying problem though!