My essential nail care products

Hello everybody! My nail care routine varies depending on what I want or what I'm doing. This is my general outline to what I use to keep my nails looking healthy for my manicures. My nails have actually started breaking off because I haven't worn any polish in the past week or two to keep them strong and protected. So now i've got short, chipping nails again! Boo.

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat & Restore - This is honestly the best top coat I've ever used. Unlike other top coats I've tried, it dries my nail polish and, if I'm doing nail art, penetrates the other nail polish layers. This is the most important part for me, I can't spend ages doing nail art to have it ruined my a rubbish top coat! The Seche Vite Restore is the only polish thinner that I found that works with the Seche Vite Top Coat. The top coat can get gloopy and thick, which is where the thinner comes in handy. 

Nicole by OPI Nail Strengthener Plus - This works exactly like the cult product, OPI Nail Envy. It dries pretty fast, makes my nails instantly stronger. I tend to use this as a base coat to protect and strengthen my nail, while also enhancing nail growth.

Sally Hansen Nail Growth Serum - I apply this before I go to bed, so I get maximum benefits from it. If I applied this in the morning, I'd probably wash my hands without realising it, 10 minutes later. It is really easy to use, doesn't have a scent and dries really quick. It's a great way to keep nails feeling stronger everyday without the use of polish.

Cuticle Oil - When you're doing a manicure and you're removing polish, pushing your cuticles back and just trying to keep them neat, your cuticles go through a bit of stress. They need some hydration to keep them moisturised.

Nail polish thinner - This is a holy grail for all nail polish hoarders like me. All polishes will eventually go gloopy, but this thinner, or any thinner you can buy, will restore nail polishes back to normal, so you won't be painting thick polish over your nails. It's also handy to use polish thinner for detailed nail art.

Acetone free nail polish remover - This remover is not harsh on nails compared to those with acetone in. Acetone is generally used for acrylic or gel nail removal, so as you can imagine, it's pretty strong stuff. Nail polish remover without acetone doesn't make your nails and hands really dry unlike those with acetone.

Lint free pads - When removing nail polish with cotton wool, strands of cotton can get caught on the edge of nails or dry skin around the nail, which can ruin your next nail polish application if you don't see it!

Nail clippers, cuticle pusher & cuticle knife - To cut the nail shorter; to push cuticles back; to remove any bits of cuticle on the nail.

*Not pictured -Nail file - So essential for smoothing out clipped nails!

What are your holy grail nail products?
Jenny xo