Butter London Jelly Preserve Nail Strengthener - Victoria Plum

If you value your nails don’t use this. Only used it once and it turned my nails yellow and caused them to peel and break. My nails are now worse off than they were before I used this product.

I bought this mainly for the colour and not the treatment aspects. An article said this product is a dupe for Dior Nail Glow, but the pink here is much more natural with no florescence. It's still a cute colour for an easy natural vibe. I wore this for a week with no chipping, just colour fading. Unexpectedly, the polish actually did improve my nails! After removal I was left with soft and smooth nails - like the surface damage had been filled in. Try it if you like natural nails!

Love the product but when I first opened it I noticed the brush already had bent/fraying hairs and on its first use shed a hair on to my nail while applying. That’s acceptable for cheap drugstore polish but for $18 a bottle, the brush should be high quality!! Hopefully doesn’t continue shedding.

Maybe it's just not for my specific needs, but this has not been my favorite nail strengthening product. I knew the color was going to be sheer - that was even what I wanted, but it takes around 3 coats for it to even be noticeable. That wouldn't be as much of an issue if it didn't take ages to dry. After wearing it for a day, I noticed that my nail tips were still pretty pliable even after those three coats. As someone who purchased this product to protect my thin nails, that wasn't super helpful. I could see this product working for someone that already has decent nails that just needs them to be protected for day to day tasks, but not if you are looking for intensive nail care.

The buildable colour is lovely. Would've been 5 Stars, but find that it peels after a day or two. Gives a nice, natural look. It is pricey, but its the only plum hued jelly polish I could find. Had it in my cart for a few months before buying it. Too soon to tell if it actually helps strengthen my nails, but if it does, ill be reordering. If it doesn't, I'll be looking for something else.