Nail Whitening Tablets

On a random trip to Superdrug I spotted these nail whitening tablets and decided to give them a try. Maybe I have been living under a rock but I had no idea anything like this existed!. As I am taking a much needed break from Acrylic nails that I mentioned in an earlier post, I usually try make sure my natural nails are always covered with nail polish as I find my my normal nails seem to pick up dirt really easily throughout the day, not to mention the awful yellowish tint I can still see on them from the fake tan products I use.

 

 So as you can imagine, my nails look rather unsightly if au naturale, so I was eager to find out if these tablets could be my nail heroes.

 

 

 

You measure 100ml of warm water into a plastic/ceramic bowl, then put one or two tablets in the bowl to dissolve. (I only used one). You leave one hand to soak for 10 minutes then repeat the process for the other hand. Then dry your hands thoroughly and moisturise.

 

I have to say though, I was not impressed, it made absolutely no difference whatsoever my nails looked EXACTLY the same! Maybe I should have used two tablets per hand but to be honest it should have at least made some difference. If I really focused on my nails they may look a touch whiter but nothing noticeable.

 

I was disappointed as I normally think superdrug do good products on a budget. These tablets were only £2.99 so I wasn't expecting a miracle but it definately irks me when you buy something, no matter how cheap or expensive and it doesn't do what it claims to.

 

I wont be buying these again, if you do come across these on your travels, bare this post in mind!

 

Anyone tried these or anything similar before?

 

                                                           Laura xoxo

                                                                  

Barry M Goes Gelly!

After years of having acrylic nails which left my nails as thins as paper, I decided enough is enough. Everyone has been raving on about Gel nails but at around £30 for a Gel Manicure I thought I would just stick to classic DIY nail polish for the time being.

So you can imagine my delight when Barry M announce they are releasing a new nail polish, 'Gelly' which promises to look similar to actual gel nails and last as long.  Hurrah! I thought, and in my eager beaver way, went straight on to Amazon and ordered the 'pomegranate' colour for £4.00 plus £1.00 posting. What a bargain! I thought, only to be informed by a friend that Boots  were doing a 3 for 2 offer so I could have got 3 colours for £8 and instead I paid £5 for one! Gutted. That will teach me to have some patience.

Anyway, as soon as it arrived in the post I wasted no time in putting it to the test. To  be honest I dont think it gives off the look of having proper gel nails but it does have a nice high shine to it and it is very opaque so you would only need two coats maximum, and could definately get away with not using a top coat. It also has a very fast drying time, roughly around 3 minutes which is a massive bonus, as most of my nail polishes are OPI or Jessica, and they need a good 10 minutes at least to dry properly.

I was very impressed how long it lasted as well, with any normal nail polish I usually chip it within the same day or the next day at best! So I was very pleased to see that after 5 days I did not have a single chip! Unfortunately it did slowly start to chip after this time period but it is definately more hard wearing than any other nail polish I own, and I have too many to count!



I will definately be buying more colours of this as it is a good product and at £4 each you cant go wrong!

                                            Laura xoxo