86%
would repurchase
4.6/5
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ingredients

Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Alcohol Denat., Isopropyl Alcohol,Nitrocellulose, Water, Polyvinyl Butyral, Tosylamide/Formaldehydr Resin, DibutylPhthalate, Camphor, Elocylene, Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891), Hydrolyzed WheatProtein, Calcium Phantothenate, Gelatin, Balm Mint (Melissa Officinates)Extract, Matricaria (Chamomilla Recutita) Extract, Horsetail (Equisetum Hiemale)Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Formaldehyde, D

Reviews

Reviews


4.0
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11 years ago

I use this as my base coat as darker nail colors are my mainstay - OPI Russian Navy & OPI Marooned on the Subway for example - and this keeps them from discoloring my nails. The strengthening is a...

About reviewer (205 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue



5.0
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11 years ago

My nails used to be very thin, and peeled or chipped off every time I tried to grow them out. I used other base coats, but nothing seemed to work. I bought this one after reading reviews online and...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

This is a solid base coat and a good top coat. It's my default whenever I paint my nails. It's a little expensive, but it's easy to find (beauty stores and drugstores both have it) and it dries...

About reviewer (120 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

I have had horrible nails (peeling, dry, brittle, breaking off as soon as they get to the tip of my finger) for the past couple years. Tried everything from Nailtiques to OPI to Barielle and a...

About reviewer (387 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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13 years ago

I have been a nail biter most of my life. I stopped biting my nails long ago but had trouble growing them out and keeping them long. The grow fast but they were brittle, split and broke easily. ...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I've been trying to get my mum's nails in to shape over the last few months - she's really active with her hands and is always banging and smashing her nails up so that they never grow. I was...

About reviewer (93 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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13 years ago

my nails have been getting progressively worse at breaking and tearing over the last few months, so I finally decided to start using a treatment product on them. I decided to get Orly Nail Defense,...

About reviewer (435 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Other, Cool

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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13 years ago

I bought this to use a treatment/base coat. I followed the directions for a couple of days and applied a coat every other day. With Christmas coming up, and things getting busy, I totally forgot...

About reviewer (215 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

I have been using Orly Nail Defense as a base coat under Orly Bonder for almost a year now since I realized that Bonder was yellowing my nails (toes). Nail Defense + Bonder + 2 coats of polish...

About reviewer (92 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Olive, Neutral

HairBlack, Kinky, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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14 years ago

Got this on a whim at Ulta. I don't know if this really "defends" my nails but I have noticed my nails have been growing faster. I still have chips here and there but since the growth has been fast...

About reviewer (113 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBlack



4.0
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11 years ago

I use this as my base coat as darker nail colors are my mainstay - OPI Russian Navy & OPI Marooned on the Subway for example - and this keeps them from discoloring my nails. The strengthening is a...

About reviewer (205 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue



5.0
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11 years ago

My nails used to be very thin, and peeled or chipped off every time I tried to grow them out. I used other base coats, but nothing seemed to work. I bought this one after reading reviews online and...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

This is a solid base coat and a good top coat. It's my default whenever I paint my nails. It's a little expensive, but it's easy to find (beauty stores and drugstores both have it) and it dries...

About reviewer (120 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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12 years ago

I have had horrible nails (peeling, dry, brittle, breaking off as soon as they get to the tip of my finger) for the past couple years. Tried everything from Nailtiques to OPI to Barielle and a...

About reviewer (387 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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13 years ago

I have been a nail biter most of my life. I stopped biting my nails long ago but had trouble growing them out and keeping them long. The grow fast but they were brittle, split and broke easily. ...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown