I love hearing about how companies started up, got their ideas and began sharing their products with the world. Would you believe that Barielle got started at a race track??
Barielle’s story began in the unlikeliest of places: the legendary Belmont Racetrack. Husband and wife equestrian aficionados, Howard and EsteLee Price, devised a breakthrough formulation to condition the hooves of their million-dollar thoroughbred racehorses. As weeks went by, the Prices discovered that they had also created a million-dollar product for nails—one that would quickly become an integral element in the modern manicure and pedicure. The cream, which strengthened their horses’ hooves to resist splits and cracks, had the same effect on the nails of the jockeys that applied it. Reformulated for women and men, the miracle product “Nail Strengthener Cream” was born and Barielle was founded.
I was given the opportunity to try this same Nail Strengthener Cream. I have had problems with my nails breaking for years, of course they always break too high up so you can’t just snip them off and it can be quite painful and also annoying as the new jagged edge catches on everything. I was really excited to give this product a try. This is really a product you should use on a daily basis to get good results and if you have particularly bad nails, apply a couple times a day. I liked to put this on right before bed, mostly because that’s when I remember since it’s in my nightstand, but also because it gives the cream a chance to penetrate overnight. The tube has a nice tiny tip that dispenses the cream well onto your small nails and is not greasy at all. I had good results with the Nail Strengthener Cream and you can even apply it over nail polish.
To keep nail colours looking perfect, without dark colours fading or light colours yellowing, I was given the Barielle Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender. This is a great quick drying (60 seconds ladies!) and chip resistant coating that is a must have for all manis and pedis! It even helps protect from UV radiation! I tried this out with both the Joytini shade above and also a very dark navy blue and it was amazing on both. I love to try new colours, but I don’t have the time to be fixing them up every few days, I want my shades to last for weeks and this made it happen!
One lucky reader is going to win the top-selling Barielle Nail Strengthener Cream
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All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on June 30th, 2011. A winner will be chosen at random. I will notify the winner on July 1, 2011 via email (please respond within 48 hours) I will also announce the winner on this blog. If you do not respond within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen. Open to Canada and the US
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I was provided with the above mentioned product for reviewing purposes, no compensation was given and all opinions expressed are my own
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