OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener, Original, 0.5 Fl Oz

I normally don't write reviews, but this one is sooo worth the money. I've had this for over a month now, and it's my holy grail. I've tried several nail strengtheners including the all famouse sally hansen ones, and those do not compare to this one. Small background: I'm an artist, but I also work as a security dispatcher. I use my hands a lot, whether it would be computer, phone, pushing, pulling, lifting, painting, whichever, so I am rough with my hands. This also means I'm constantly washing and sanitizing them due to cleaning work spaces very often, several times a day actually. I did not move/treat my hands any different when comparing the other products to this one. First, this one dries much quicker than the average ones: about 5-7 minutes.Personally, I still wait about 10-15 minutes before being normally rough with my hands and using them regularly. I've been fighting brittle nails for months. My nails would break even when they were only a 1mm long and would break at the pink parts of my nails (ouch..) very often. They would bend very easily as well. Nothing worked until I got my hands on this one. Usually with other nail strengtheners, there's always some sort of thick coating that you can 100% tell you have nail polish on of some sort; and they never last that long or actually help with brittle nails: they still break very easily. Other nail strengtheners work like a bandaid. When I would bend my nails, the polish strengtheners would crack like normal ones and deteriorate at a faster rate [~3days] (without bending purposely). With this one, from my experience, it goes to the root of the problem. The polish has a natural shineness and does not act as quick fix compared to others. Even when purposely bending your nails (for testing purposes), it doesn't crack and doesn't even look like anything was applied on top. Yes, orignially getting them done, will look similarly to a regular top-coat nail polish, but once it dries, it looks extremely natural. Even after a couple days, my nails look healthy and the shine on it looks like they have been buffed. It says to reapply every other day, but sometimes I go a week, and they still look good. I have pictures provided of when first applied (after cleaning up nails) and then the pic and video after is after 5 days. Also disclaimer: I started taking biotin & collagen supplements, but I've been using this nail strengthener way before i started them, so what I say still holds up. The supplements just give me extra support and make my nails and skin look a little more healthier.

I've used OPI for 3 weeks now, following the process to the letter My observation is that the product is very nice, a good-quality attractive nail polish, but the product itself did not harden my actual nails. The process is to layer on the polish several times over a week, then clean it off and start again. My nails themselves are just as brittle as they were before, but the several new layers over a week help to keep them from breaking. Once the polish is cleaned off, I can see the nicks and peels just as they were before, and I haven't been able to grow them much. I've had to cut them down & file them every week. I like the product as a nail polish; it is better quality than drugstore stuff and looks better, with a nice semi-gloss. But my sense is that any reasonably good nail polish would work the same way, simply keeping the nails together, as it were, like a glue, if it was layered on several times over the course of a week. It reminds me of WEN, which purports to be a cleansing conditioner for the hair, making shampoo unnecessary, and making the hair more shiny & healthier. I suspected then (and now) that any good-quality conditioner would work the same way. Same with this nail polish. UPDATE June 13, 2014 -- 3 months later: Fair is fair -- I've upgraded my stars rating from 3 to 5. It did work! I continued to use OPI simply because I liked its looks, but stopped using it the way they recommend (i.e. every few days adding another coat )-- I told myself I'm too busy to obsess over my nails that way, and in any case I felt it wasn't working anyway. I just stripped & repolished my nails on Sunday nights and then not again until the following Sunday night. However, three months later, after this casual use, I can say that my nails are long and strong, without the cracking, chipping, and peeling I had had when I started. No one is more surprised than I, but I'm very glad to be wrong in this case! My recommendation now is to use this product, because it does work. My original review was 3 weeks in, which isn't long enough to grow a full nail. But now, after 3 months, I have grown a full new set of nails, and they are great. It is now clear to me that it is product, and not process, after all. When I cleaned off the polish before, my nails were still brittle & cracking (etc). When I clean it off now, the nails underneath are whole and not peeling & cracking. It really did make a difference. I will continue to use this product and I recommend it without reservation.

Ok, so I've been using this product for exactly a month now. I wasn't sure of it at first, but I read a review that said to stick with it at least a month, and I'm so glad I did. As a little bit of history, my nails haven't been able to grow long nails in the last 4 years - starting when I was pregnant with my son. My nails prior to that would grow relatively ok - they would still chip a bit. But in the last 4 years, my nails have been so brittle and pealed so badly that I couldn't grow them past little stubs. It has been frustrating to say the least. I tried different nail polishes. Different top coats. Shillac nails. Everything I could think of. One day, about a month ago, I got on Amazon and typed in Nail Strengthener. This little gem popped up. I was pleased with the price and read through the reviews and tips. Do, as other reviewers stated, read the instructions and apply it as instructed. In fact, apply it more liberally if you have really bad nails like me. I put on a new coat every other day. Sometimes I leave a coat on over a week since it still looks good and thick. Also, feel free to apply extra in between if you chip a nail or some of the polish wears down or comes off! It'll help your bad nails continue to grow. If I feel the tips starting to wear down, I'll liberally put on extra. Also, I don't recommend taking the polish off your nails and then taking a shower (running a finger through your hair) as your nails won't magically get better underneath (not that I've seen yet). Make sure you remove and reapply in the same setting. Do clean and cut your cuticles. I didn't at first, and the polish stuck to my cuticles dragging them along for the ride. Do buy something to dig the dirt out under your nails. I find, now that I have nails, they can get a little dirty. Do give it at least a month for fabulous results. In a month, as I'm typing this, I have a full set of hard, beautiful nails on both hands! This is the first time in years!!! Do use this product consistently and liberally. Do buy this from Amazon.com. I saw this for almost twice the price at a local pharmaceutical store. Do let this product completely dry before touching something. It takes a long time... a really, really long time to dry. And if you smudge it on something, just reapply extra. It'll harden and cover up the flaw (usually). Do not wear nail polish with it... but with gorgeous nails like this, you'll be ok with the trade off. Do try it!!!! I'm completely impressed. I have the bottle sitting right in front of me at work, and I'm debating buying a bottle for work and for home - for those little times my nails mess up and I need to save them. I can't believe how gorgeous my nails are.

I will spare most people who don't like to read long reviews and just get straight to the point: This stuff WORKS!!!!!!! DO NOT waste anymore money on any other products. Pictures speak for themselves. Nail Envy by OPI is literally the best nail strengthening polish out there. I could never, ever, in my life grow my nails past the edge of the nail bed. My nails became so strong and are actually growing. I recommend this product to everyone who has trouble growing your nails. Shipped fast, product as described and more. For those who do like to read long reviews: I've wasted probably about 200 some odd dollars on nail strengthening polish. I wont specify brands, but I've literally tried everything out there. From drugstore brands, to super fancy one's. I've been disappointed so many times that I had practically given up. I accepted the fact that I have weak nails, and that I'll never be able to grow natural, nice, long nails. With that said, I settled for acrylics (which I hate with a passion). I had acrylics off and on for about 5 years, damaging my nail bed more and more. When I would remove the acrylics to let my nails breathe for a day or two, they were brittle, thin, easily breakable and not at all attractive. Fast forward a few years of putting up with acrylics, nails chipping, breaking, and painful throbbing, I became fed up with the entire thing and went on a hunt for the best nail strengthening product and this time, I was determined to find one. After many hours of research, I found consistently good reviews about OPI Nail Envy so I thought, what would it hurt to try one more thing? Disclaimer: you DO have to be patient. It's not going to happen overnight. It requires consistency, and a lot of patience. And having to deal with your nails being bare for a month or so. I've been using the product religiously for the past 4 and half months, and I am nothing less than impressed and shocked. My nails are growing longer than I am used to (even with the acrylics I would get) so I am a satisfied customer to say the least. They are strong and healthy, and while they're not completely break-proof (obviously), I've banged them several times here and there and they've held up for the most part. This product is a miracle.

02/06/2016 Update: I love this stuff but after two months the polish began to thicken causing more difficulty in application, especially when reapplying ever other day. It was at this point that the effectiveness began dwindle. I have now ordered a new bottle to determine whether or not this was the reason my nails began cracking, tearing and breaking off. My nails had originally grown from short enough to bleed to well over the tip of my fingers. Now they are all broken, torn, chipped, and quite short. I am thinking that the effectiveness of this product lessened when the polish began to thicken up...and it was quite thick. I will update if things improve with the second bottle. 5-Star Original Review---I view 'OPI Nail Envy' as a miracle worker. I have gosh awful nails that have always broken so easily and they are quite thin. I have been using this product for one month as directed and I'm shocked at how my nails are hardening and growing. My nails were past the quick and now they are almost even with the tips of my fingers in one month's time. I could not be more thrilled. I have tried so many different kinds of nail rejuvenation and hardeners and although some of them worked to some degree, non of them worked like this one. Note: I have been a nail biter and chewer since a child and now that my nails are stronger and seem thicker I no longer bite them. I mentioned that I followed directions and I did with one exception. If there is a day I have been in water a lot and my nails are feeling softer I do go ahead and add another coat, even if it's the day I am supposed to skip. They harden right back up.

UPDATE: I’m still using this OPI Nail Envy and loving it. And so is my Mom and all the other people we have converted along the way. Honest to god, this product keeps my nails strong and long. I can’t remember the last time that I had to cut all of my nails because one of them broke. Now I only cut them when they get too long for my own comfort. I still can’t believe these are really my nails, I take a lot of pride in polishing them these days. I will be a forever customer for this particular product. I saw mention that the formula changed...I personally haven’t had any different experience with the bottles that I’ve used recently. Everything is business as usual for me and my nails. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I have been using the OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener (Original) all summer and my nails have been stronger and more beautiful than ever. I work in the medical field where there is lots of hand washing and moving of heavy equipment all day long which is just brutal on my nails. I also do a lot of gardening and landscaping which plays a big role in weakening my nails. I started using OPI Nail Envy as a base coat before applying my favorite color polish on top and I've notice quite a difference already in just a couple months. My nails are no longer splitting, peeling, cracking, or bending. This product dries super fast and holds on great to any polish I put on top of it. My color nail polish no longer lifts/separates from the nail, peels, or chips. It stays right in place and just wears evenly along the exposed edges of my nails. I was so impressed with this product that I had my Mom try it when she was staying with me. I forgot to ask her how she liked it before she left. I ended up buying her a bottle here on Amazon and having it shipped to her house. I got a phone call right away after it arrived and she was so thrilled to receive it because in the two weeks that she was using it while staying with me, she had noticed a real difference in her nail growth. She actually asked me where she could repurchase it when she runs out. My Mom follows the directions to a T and only applies the OPI Nail Envy on its own. She applies a coat of it every couple of days and then on day 7 takes all of the polish off and starts over. She loves it, I love it, how could you not love?! My Mom and I have different nail issues, however, this product worked great for both of us. I will definitely be repurchasing this nail strengthener when the time comes. This product is making me love polishing my nails and it's helping me get my money's worth out of the color polishes that I had stopped using because of all of my nail problems. So very happy with this product!

Alright so this is pretty wild. I’m 24. I work in healthcare so constant hand sanitizer and hand washing. Not only does that make it hard to grow real nails but also I was a chronic nail biter. Constantly did my own gel extensions, dip, acrylic, overlays, everything under the sun. I had stopped doing all that prior to august of 2022 and grown my nails out. I wanted to get them done because my fiancé was going to propose so I went to a local nail salon and the nails they applied stayed on for like a month but as you can see from the first picture, they dug into my actual mail bed and left DEEP grooves in my nails where the edge of the acrylic was placed. Anyhow so that’s how I started. It’s now February 7th 2023 and the last two pictures are what my nails look like right now. I bought this OPI product and it made my nails grow quickly, so that the damage that was done to them initially was gone within 2 months. I’m not gonna lie and say it was instant perfection, but the strength difference even when my nails were compromised that badly was amazing. They didn’t bend anymore. Before even typing on my phone would bend them but after like 3 days of this stuff they were harder than I’ve ever had them be. That extra strength and speed grow boost helped me grow out the damage so I could keep cutting them back until only strong, healthy nail remained. I will forever buy this product. I can’t recommend it enough. Tips: 1. Apply as directed. Seriously. I usually double up the layers and that helps but it does start to chip eventually around the tip of the finger. 2. IT TAKES TIME. If your nails are trash like mine were there’s nothing you can do but grow out the damage and cut it off then grow them long. There’s no other way. Give it time. It took me 4 months to get where I am. 3. In between polishes I like to apply Hard as Hoof to my cuticles and under the nail, and I always give them at least a break overnight before starting fresh. I slap some vitamin E on there too for good measure. 4. Don’t bathe or shower without this stuff on. Moisture makes your nails weak. I also don’t go to work without it on because the hand sanitizer dries them out and makes them brittle.

Ok I am a Nursing student who had for the last 7 years wore acrylic nails but because of school requirements had to have them removed. needless to say my natural nails were trashed and if they got any free edge past the nail bed it would catch and tear like tissue paper. I have spent the last 3 months trying to find a polish that would strengthen, nourish, repair and most importantly Stay On my natural nails. Ive always had difficulty getting polish to last more than 1-2 days and it was the main reason I started wearing artificial nails to start with. In my search I think Id purchased a half dozen nail treatment/polishes that promised to do what I was looking for, all with dismal results across the board... that is until I stumbled across the OPI Nail envy recommendation from a user on Pintrist. This is my experience thus far; I started fresh with my nails filed to the point of little to no free edge extending past the nail bed. To make sure that there were no other products on the nail I quickly went over them with polish remover then washed my hands with soap and dried them well. (no lotion at this point!!) I then trimmed the cuticle so there were no ragged tags, and then painted 2 thin coats of the OPI Nail Envy, allowing the first coat to dry about 30 seconds before adding the second. once fully dried I applied cuticle moisturizer and a good hand lotion, I then followed the directions and applied one thin coat every other day. I was impressed on Day 1 with how strong they felt but given that they were just nubs that day, it wasn't really a good test of the product. Day 2 came and went with no chipping of the polish... again impressive given my past experience with other products. Day 3, time for a another coat, still no signs of chipping or lifting and I could see my nails had grown some. Day 4, still no signs of chipping or lifting Now I'm really impressed and my nails are looking great. Day 5 one more coat, days 6-8 no more coats and still no signs of chipping or lifting!! I'm in Love with this product!! in that time my nails have grown approximately 1/8 of an inch past the end of the nail bed, no chipped nails or polish an in fact not even any sign of wear!! Now keep in mind I'm washing my hands a lot as a nursing student which is a real test of any nail product so I cant express how impressed I am that this has really held up to its promises. my next experiment is to see how this with be as a base coat to colored polish... stay tuned I'll let you know how it goes.

Really good! I love it! It’s easy to apply, and my nails look healthy and polished. I no longer need to rely on gel manicures and pedicures, which could cause my nails to grow unevenly and turn yellowish.

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Really good, quality product that hardens brittle nails. Love it!

I don't know what's in this product, but after 50yrs of doing my nails, this is by far the best I've ever used to help my nails grow. Love this so much I bought another one just incase I dropped my current one. It prevents my nails from splitting and flaking. So impressive, highly recommend

During Covid I had to pull off my Acrylic nails and ohhh my poor nails....Ugh!!! They looked terrible, I wish I had taken a before picture to show how much they have healed. I know the pictures now may not look that great to others but I feel confident that using this product in combination with lots of TLC has improved the look and feel of my nails. When I pulled off the Acrylics it left my nail beds soft, peeling and very sore. My thumb nails were splitting down the middle from both the cuticle and the tip. This not only looked awful but was extremely sore; especially during our cold, damp Southern Ontario winters. I tried various other nail strengtheners but my nails just were not improving - the split in my thumb nails were not healing. So I did some research and found that pure Vitamin E oil is helpful for healing dry cuticles and nail beds. I researched nail Strengtheners and found that OPI is one of the top most used to improve nails. I also read that wearing gloves in the winter and fall weather will protect your hands and nails from dryness. And that wearing gloves while doing household chores also protects hands and nails from chemicals being used as well. So I started a new regime this January 2021. I wear gloves during cold weather when I walk my dog. I wear gloves when I complete my house cleaning. I also started plastering coconut oil on my hands at bedtime and then doning cotton gloves while I slept. Oh boy - my hands were beautifully soft when I woke up..!!! I also started massaging pure Vitamin E oil on my cuticles and nail beds every night. I even tried to get the oil under my nails and on the skin around my nails. I found this to be very relaxing by the way. I also apply moisturizer to my hands and nails every single time I wash and scrub my hands...no kidding..every single time...!!!! I follow the directions using OPI Nail Envy every night. Once a week I take it off, massage my bare nails and cuticles with Vitamin E oil and then reapply 2 coats and then start the process of reapplying a coat every night along with massaging the Vitamin E oil on my nails and cuticles. I'm trying so hard to keep this new regime up every night and every day. Slowly I could see little improvements. The split in my thumbs healed and the pain and sensitivity stopped. Then the peeling slowly healed...my nails actually started getting stronger, not so bloody soft. The appearance of my nails has improved greatly! The feel of my nails has also improved greatly! I just ordered and received my second bottle of OPI Nail Envy. I took a picture because this is the first time I have ever finished a bottle of nail polish..LoL!! I know it's on the expensive side but it's soooo worth it..!!! I highly recommend trying this product but I think you have to make changes on how you treat your nails infact how you treat your hands especially since Covid started. Our poor hands are being scrubbed countless times during the day, not to mention the sanitizer we have to apply whenever we enter a public establishment. Make some changes on how you treat your hands and nails if you want to improve your nails. If your nails were in terrible state like mine just applying a nail strengthener won't cut it. Think about it if you really want to make drastic improvements to your nails. I'm so pleased with my nail improvements that I took pics to show others what little changes in how one treats their hands/nails/cuticles can look like. I think I will take a pic a few months from now because I'm very excited for the future of my nails - dare I say that I might have naturally long nails for once in my life..!!! Go for it - cause you are soooo worth it honey! Just bought a 3rd bottle of OPI Nail Envy - slowly but surely my natural nails are getting stronger and longer. One of my thumb nails are still splitting up the middle but it's significantly smaller and certainly less painful. I'm so thrilled that I finally have strong, pretty natural nails!!! And I will never cover them up with Acrylics😝 I can't believe how fast this 3rd bottle was delivered-amazing!!