As near to a miracle as i'm likely to see (Sally Hansen Miracle Cure)

Member Name: Clareowen

Product:	Sally Hansen Miracle Cure
Date:	15/04/09 (166 review reads)
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Advantages: Seems to do what it says on the bottle

Disadvantages: Pricey

For some reason, since I became pregnant in 2006, my nails have rapidly decreased in strength. Prior to becoming pregnant I had lovely strong healthy looking nails and did think that they would return to this state once I had given birth to my daughter. However 2 years on, they are in fact worse than ever.

A few months ago I resorted to buying Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in the hope that my nails would be protected and therefore grow longer and stronger. However this product was a big disappointment (see my other review) and I resigned myself to the fact that I was destined to have rubbish nails until I could afford to have acrylics applied in a salon.

I did however get fed up of waiting for such a time, as in the current economic climate, it is highly unlikely that i'm going to have enough spare cash to warrant having my nails done, so I returned to Boots looking for something that I could apply myself. There were various products on display, all promising longer and stronger nails, but I was drawn (yet again) to the Sally Hansen product.

Even though I had had a dodgy experience with the other product, the blurb on the box seemed to make sense as to what was happenning with my nails. The "promise" was that it contained vitamins which would soak into my nails whilst bonding the layers together, and protecting from the outside with a hard coating, effectively stopping the nails from splitting, flaking and peeling. The "guarantee" is as follows:

50% stronger nails in 3 days
Encourages healthier, more resilient nails
Natural protein and powerful anti-oxidants help strengthen nails from within.
Helps to restore essential moisture to dry nails
Micro-mineral formula bonds tiny fractures and layers acting as protective armour for fragile nails.
Conditions dryness to restore flexibility

At £8.75 it was quite pricey, but I thought I would give it a go, and so far, it has been totally worth the money.

You apply one coat to clean dry nails and leave to dry. If you want to paint your nails, you can apply another coat on top of the nail polish. The product comes in a nail varnish sized bottle, and has the usual sized nail brush inside. It does smell quite strongly of chemicals, similar to that of acrylic, so it's worth doing this with the windows open! Once the coats have dried, they don't peel or chip (like the hard as nails), and your nail is protected. The product itself is clear and dries relatively quickly to leave a hard shiny surface on your nail which looks really nice.

I have been using this for a fortnight and during this time I have not had a single breakage or tear on any of my nails. Prior to using this you could guarantee that there would be at least one breakage or split every couple of days, sometimes halfway down the nail! It does say in the instructions to apply every couple of days, but I have found that it lasts 4 or 5 days without any hint of needing to reapply.

All in all I am really happy with this product, and for the first time in years I actually have healthy looking nails.

Summary: Its working for me so far