EssieTreat Love & Color Strengthener And Nail Polish, 03 Laven-Dearly

This winter was harsh on my nails this year. My nails were already pretty weak and flimsy, but cold weather dried them out pretty badly and they were peeling and unsightly.I love to wear sheer brightening polishes and was afraid a regular polish would just make my nails worse. This is when I seen this polish mentioned on a blog and decided to try it out. I picked Lavender since I figured it would be best at brightening.So far after a few weeks wear, my nails don't really feel any stronger when I remove it, but during wear they feel stronger and it has been protecting my nails so that the peeling parts are growing out. The colour is very sheer and it does a great job of evening out the surface and hiding some imperfections. It makes my nails look brighter and healthier.I love it!

I've been using this for 2 weeks and have to admit my nails feel a lot healthier, they seem softer, stronger. Normally when I remove nail polish they are dry and brittle but when I remove this polish they are great. This tone has practically no color but the shine is a very cute lilac/pinkish. You can hardly tell when it chips as it's so light but it still gives a nice shine to the nails way better than bare. I would recommend this.

I really liked this product as it helped with keeping my nails looking nice but also feeling strong. I wasn't sure if it would actually live up to my expectations, but my nails did break less when I had the polish on. I also found that the colour lasted for several days and that while sheer, the light reflective lavender colour provided a subtle, iridescent sheen. I would recommend this product if you like to wear polish, but are looking to take a break from the opaque colours. I received this product for testing purposes from Glam Sense.

My nails have been a bit of a pain through the winter months with just being dry and peeling whenever they werent polished. Essie is one of my favourite brands of nail polish and so the opportunity to try out one of their treatment polishes was right up my street. The directions on the tin advise to apply two coats and remove and repeat weekly for optimal results. One coat gives a nice glossy shine, and then two adds the subtle purple colour with a bit of opal shimmer. The shimmer doesnt quite camoflauge the peeled tips, but with continued use the hope is to have my nails back to their prime. Dry time is also a win, with two coats drying down in minutes where I feel comfortable enough to pick something up or run a hand through my hair.All in all I like the idea of a treatment polish that also adds a bit of something, and will be looking at the other colours in the range.

I have been wearing this polish for a couple of days now and I have mixed feelings. I have been using my hands quite a bit and there isn't eve a threat of a chip, which is a huge plus as I'm pretty rough with my nails and my polish usually shows some damage pretty soon after application. The brush is great, it's a little on the smaller side and doesn't pick up too much product, this allowed me to paint on thin, even layers to build up some colour. What makes my feelings mixed is the colour, from the bottle and colour name I expected a bit more pigment. I have 3 coats on an it looks very white with minimal iridescence; I would have preferred either slightly more lavender pigment, or more iridescence to counter the white look.