A few weeks ago, my dear friend Claudia told me that I could write a guest blog on NailingThis.com any time I would like.  Now, I thought that was sweet of her, but I didn’t think there would ever be a moment when I would actually have anything to write about for her wonderful site.  You see, I am not a typical girl.  I don’t wear makeup ever.  I don’t even own any makeup products.  And nail polish – well… the farthest that goes is my toes.  I never paint my fingernails.

See, I have some health issues and this has lead to some really bad nails throughout my entire life.  I have really weak brittle nails that crack, peel and just break easily.  They don’t grow real great and if they do, they eventually just tear and snag on something so they break.  I’m also really great at bending them back to a painful degree because they are caught on something.  And then there’s the wonderful curse I carry – The curse of the deep, disgusting nail ridges.  How I loathe thee!  The ridges are so defined that applying any kind of polish just makes my nails look even more ridiculous.

The other day, I decided I was going to drop into Ulta because I needed a purple polish for my toes (great new outfit, but no polish to match it).  While I was there, I grabbed Nail Tek’s Foundation III; ridge-filing- nail strengthener-base coat.  I’m a bit of a skeptic when it comes to any product like this because, as I mentioned, I have really awful nails.  I have tried just about everything and have long ago given up on finding any product that actually does what it says.

Last night, I decided to give Foundation III a try and I have to tell you, I am completely impressed.  The polish goes on white so you can see what part of your nail you have covered and it dries more translucent.  Once the polish was dry, I had the most amazingly even, smooth nails.  No more ridges!!  I can’t even tell you the last time I – if I ever did – had nails that looked ridge free!  If I had nails that looked like this I would probably paint them, but this is the first time I’ve ever experienced looking at my nails like this.  I am completely impressed with the way Nail Tek Foundation III managed to do exactly what it said it would and how amazing my nails look.  I slapped some top coat on and left them be for now.  I find myself looking at them from time to time and just thinking ‘wow I have great nails!’  This must be what all the other girls feel like on a regular basis.

After five days, it was still going strong.  There were no chips and it still looked amazing on my nails.  The only reason I took it off on day five was because there were outlines where my nails had already grown out and I needed to do some touching up.  I don’t like painting over already there nail polish so I removed it and started over.  The other problem I have noticed is that if I don’t apply a top coat, the edges start to peel a little bit around day five, also something that isn’t a big deal considering it’s five days of wear. I do a lot of typing so this is the ultimate test and it passed with flying colors!

Trust me; I am a huge skeptic when it comes to nail products.  I’ve tried everything and have always been severely disappointed.  I am, now, a firm believer and a lover of this Nail Tek product and I will likely be checking out their other products as well!  I can’t wait to put it on and slap some color on as well and see what that looks like!  So, if you have nail problems, like I have my entire life,  I strongly recommend trying out the Nail Tek products!