On the lst of June this year as my nails were so broken and split and looked terrible I had nail extensions put on in readiness of a Caribbean Cruise leaving the next day. They looked gorgeous, but on the first day of the cruise they started to fall off one by one and by the end of the second week of my holiday they were all off, leaving my nails in a sorry state, covered in glue and split and broken. By the time I returned home my nails were soft, still covered in glue and looked absolutely awful.
The shop where I had the nail extensions put on couldn't understand why they had gradually fallen off. They gave me three free weekly manicure sessions, which, incidentally, did not improve the condition of my nails. I was so upset they still looked awful.
I then discovered a product called Mavala Nail Shield described as a Nylonized Nail Strenghtener which protects and reinforces fragile nails. It consists of two phases a Nylon Fibre Base and a Sealer. The tiny nylon fibres form a protective network over the nail surface to give extra support to the nail as it grows and the sealer is a special sealing agent to cover over the rough nylon fibres and make the nail surface smooth to receive nail colour.
The instructions did say that a second coat of sealer might be necessary to achieve complete coverage to ensure that no roughness remains, and I did find this necessary. After application although the nails were smooth they did look an unattractive flat pinky colour, so it was necessary to apply a coat of nail varnish to finish them off.
The instructions did not however state how often the product should be applied and in fact how toremove it.
I left it on for about a week when it started to look tatty and found that nail varnish remover did take the product off.
That was seven weeks ago and my nails are now far better than they were before I had the extensions put on. I will never have nail extension put on again and with Mavala I shouldn't need to, but I will treat myself to the luxury of a manicure every five weeks.
One other thing to recommend the use of Mavala is that I do a lot of gardening for myself and other people. I was always breaking my nails as I hate using gloves unless it is really necessary. Now that I am using Mavala I find that my nails are so strong that they do not break or split.
I am so glad that I discovered Mavala Nail Shield and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone with fragile nails.
The one thing that does concern me though is the fact that the manufacturers do not state how often the product should be applied and for how long. I can't see that there would be a problem, but I am going to contact the manufacturers to get more information on this aspect of the product.
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What a bad experience you had with the extensions. Luckily you have found a good solution xx
purplelynne 18.08.2004 22:47
I bite my nails dreadfully, so I don't think this could help me. I must stop. Lynne x
CherryBlossom 18.07.2004 23:50
And how much does this wonder cure cost? I definitely need something that'll help my nails. Before I got ill, I had long nails but because I now lack calcium (and have no way of getting any), they're in a dreadful state. ~Sharon
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