Butter London Jelly Preserve Strengthening Treatment for Women - 0.4 oz Nail Treatment

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've been searching for a dupe for the old Dior Nail Glow for awhile ever since they changed their formula and it was hard to find in-stock. I have to say, I might like this even better. The color looks shocking in the bottle, but it does go on pretty much clear with a pinky tone. You can build up to a "purple-ier" color by layering coats. I did notice that my bottle had a label that was ever so slightly crooked. When I looked closer, I could see the outline of text underneath the label. My first thought was "oh no, a counterfeit," but when I removed the label, the product is still Butter London under a previous product name. Looks like they've changed the branding to Jelly Preserve and placed new labels over the old.

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!

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.