glow & shine™

This product strengthens my nails and helps them grow. I love the natural glossy look, my nails look great, and my manicure lasts for a whole week.

Bought this product a few months ago, went to use it today and like many other reviewers, it has turned bright orange. Contacted Essie.ca and was told they will only do refunds within 30 days. Don't think I would ever buy this product again, I would expect to be able to use a product for longer than a few months, the bottle is still basically full and unusable.

I just applied this yesterday, and so far it's holding up good through hand washes and regular wear and tear. The instructions say to leave it on 3 days, but after the 3 days what is the best thing to remove it with? Will it be okay to use regular nail polish remover?

I normally don't leave reviews, but I had to write one for this nail strengthener. For context, I have been a chronic nail biter my entire life, and this year I finally decided to change that. I bought this product a few months ago, but was not constant in using it. However, I decided to try it again and this time made sure to follow a consistent pattern: two coats every three days (+ cuticle butter every night). And after almost two weeks, I was shocked to see that it did make my nails look healthier. The first picture was taken April 2nd and the second was April 14th, same camera in the same lighting (although idk if the camera readjusts to your surroundings, I do think my fingers look a little pinker) but still, I could notice how much smoother my nails looked. I only painted my nails once in between this time which lasted 5 days, but every other day was just my bare nails + the strengthener. So I would say that if your nails are in rough shape, this definitely helps in restoring them! (also the slight stain on my nails was from nail polish, not the strengthener)

I was in love with this the first time I tried it a few weeks ago. It felt like it really hardened and protected my nails and I managed to get them to a longer length than u usually do without any breaks or tears. It would only last a few days, but I'd clean my nails and reapply. But now, my nails are peeling! I have never had this issue in my life before, and nothing else in my routine has changed. I'm going polish free and taking extra care of them for the next wee while. So disappointing for a product that showed such promise but clearly has something wrong with its formula.

Overall a fine product, my nails were pretty damaged so I wasn't expecting this to magically fix them, but it did help cover my peeling nail tips. Nothing to write home about. The only unfortunate thing was that after maybe a year it turned orange, hence turning my nails orange when I used it. Don't know if it was just too old or what, but it's just something to note. Wouldn't buy it again but wouldn't advise people against it.

One star because the pink color is nice, but the product itself is not good. It’s extremely brittle so even with more than the two coats they recommend it chips off in a day. I tried doing a coat a day for 7 days, it still flakes off within a day, and also hasn’t made my nails any stronger. Won’t be finishing the bottle!

I LOVEEE this nail treatment. It makes my nails look so fresh and healthy. I love the rosy tint I can achieve. It makes me feel so good wearing it. 10/10