Nailtiques Formula 2 Plus.25 Ounce, 1 Count

After wearing acrylic nails for over 35 years, my natural nails were completely shot. This product worked unbelievably well to strengthen, rebuild, and stop my nails from splitting.The secret to these amazing results is consistency. You must use it daily. At the end of each week, remove the layers and start the daily process over again. My nails looked fabulous before I even finished the first bottle. Because the quality and results are so incredible, I continue to use it as a base coat today.Regarding the price: yes, it is a little pricey for a small bottle. However, the premium quality and the fact that it actually delivers on its promises make it well worth the investment. It is far cheaper than salon repairs! I highly recommend it.

I regularly use this product now that I figured out how to use it! It gives me a natural shiny look without spending an hour at a salon.My trick is to cut cuticles, buff nails (I use 3 of the 4 sides of a buffer), wash hands, then apply one layer of this coat. Before, I was putting on multiple layers, either for the first coat or throughout the week, and it ended up chopping badly. With one coat, it lasts about a week and a half, some will kind of fall off but it doesn’t look chipped - it just looks a little not shiny like the rest of the nail, it’s subtle.I’ll continue to use this product!

It’s a rarity for me to take the time to leave a review, but this stuff is the real deal! I’ve had peeling nails for all of my life (37 years). I tried all the big brands nail strengthening products without success. Ruled out vitamin deficiencies. I more or less resigned to the fact my nails would peel forever. Then I came across this product as a suggestion on Reddit. I’ve been using it for about 3 months now (initially every other day, and now once weekly) and my nails are so strong, and the longest they’ve ever been, with zero peeling. I am honestly shocked. This will be a forever repurchase for me!

I love this product; it is quite expensive given its small size, but it does the trick. I love doing my own nails at home and I wanna grow my nails. I use this as a regular topper but one way I do love using this is as a base coat and a top coat over a regular polish and it works amazingly like that it makes my nails stronger.

It’s not a miracle but it does seem to help reduce breakage and strength between polishes.

I had a severe nail-biting habit as a kid. I managed to stop in high school, but years of abuse left my nails weak and prone to peeling, and common drugstore strengtheners did nothing (or even seemed to make the problem worse). My aunt owned a beauty salon at the time, and she suggested I try this stuff, which was a salon exclusive back then. Twenty years later, this is still the best nail strengthener I've found (and I'm so thrilled I can order it on Amazon instead of buying it at a salon now). I relapse every few years when an especially stressful time will leave me gnawing at sad little stubs that used to be fingernails; this happened most recently in January, and I went back to Nailtiques. Boom. Now it's April and my nails are strong, and so long that I keep hitting the wrong keys when I type.Nailtiques typically recommends sticking with Formula 2 for the most part, and only going to 2 Plus for severe issues that Formula 2 can't tackle on its own. My aunt steered me straight toward 2 Plus back in the day, so I went directly to 2 Plus this time, too. I used it daily, removing the built-up layers every 3-4 days, for two weeks. Then I switched to Formula 2 for about a week. I also applied coconut oil (which my nails and cuticles love) at least once a day. This was enough to stop the breaking and peeling and get my nails back on track.2 Plus isn't perfect. It can dry out your cuticles and the area around your nails pretty terribly, even if you apply it carefully. Also, you're not supposed to apply it to broken skin, which is tricky if you have nails that are broken or bitten very short. On sore, chewed nails, this stuff can burn like the sting of a thousand fire ants. In addition, if you use this for a long time and get your nails TOO strong, they're likely to break. Nails need some flexibility. Do a course of this when you need it, then go back to your regular nail care routine.This stuff is like magic on my nails. I adore it.

I'm 52 and my nails have splitting, related to hormones I assume but frustrating nevertheless. So, I used ChatGPT to find out what I could do. It recommended a thick hand cream as well as cuticle oil after washing hands (which I try to do once a day) and then Nailtiques or OPI Nail Envy every other day, stripping it off once a week. So, for the last 4-5 weeks, I have been appling Nailtiques every other day for 3 applications and then removing with nail polish remover and repeating. My nails have stopped splitting and are growing long! This is as long as I like them to get so I'll cut them half way and let them grow again. I honestly was not expecting much and am surprised (and quite happy) with the results! On the days that I apply, I moisturize my hands, rubbing the cuticle oil, and then paint with Nailtiques right after. It dries super fast and hard but not thick. And it just looks like I have clear polish on. It's the same price as Nail Envy per ounce, just comes in a bottle half the size. I'd say a bottle would last 2 months max. I'm going to try Nail Envy next to compare and to not have to buy a bottle so soon. I'll try to remember to update this review if Nailtiques works better then Nail Envy.

This revived my peeling, constantly breaking nails. Removed one star because they say to reapply every other day, but once I shower, the polish starts to peel and reapplying isn’t possible. Otherwise, this stuff is amazing.