Restore weak nails this winter with eight of the best strengthening polishes

Words Joy Montgomery

With Christmas party season in full swing, now is the time to embrace all the glamour, glitter and glossy colour that manicures offer. Yet sadly, as beauty enthusiasts will know, all this primping and priming can take a toll on your natural nails, and come January you may find they have become dry, flakey and weak. Sadly it’s the price we pay for polished paws.
Thankfully beauty brands have picked up on this problem and are now offering manicure junkies an array of nail-friendly products: everything from strengthening polishes and nail tinted moisturisers (yes, that’s right) to hard-core restoration formulas – all to give your poor nails a bit of a pick-me-up. Scroll through our gallery to discover eight of the best nail strengthening buys  

BUTTER LONDON

Sheer wisdom nail tinted moisturiser, £15; lookfantastic.com
DEBORAH LIPPMANN
Turn back time anti-ageing base coat, £18; lookfantastic.com
ELEGANT TOUCH
Nail Apothecary, Gold ridge filler 03, £8.95; boots.com
IBX NAILS
Natural Nail Strengthener, £10; louellabelle.co.uk
JESSICA NAILS
Restoration base coat, £18.50; feelunique.com
MAVALA SWITZERLAND
Mava-Strong, Fortifying and Protective Base Coat For Nails, £16; allbeauty.com
NAILS INC
NailKale Colour, £14; feelunique.com
SECHE
Seche Rebuild, £11.95; lookfantastic.com

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