BARIELLE WEDNESDAYS - WEEK 4

Aaacckk! It dawned on me about noon today that it was Wednesday, which around here is Barielle Wednesday! Last night I totally forgot to take my pictures, but luckily for me I usually tote my Barielle treatments around, so I had them here with me at work. So during lunch today I did my treatments and took pics. Since I can't take a pic of both of my hands, this week I only have the individual hand pics, so sorry!

You can CLICK HERE to be taken to all the past Barielle Wednesday posts!

Take a look at this weeks progress:

Please note that this weeks pics were taken under a different light source than usual, plus it was the middle of the day AND I didn't use the flash - which makes my nails look all the more healthier. When I usually take my pics though, it is dark out and the lamp doesn't provide enough light, so I must use the flash. However, I think the pics I took today are much more accurate and might just continue to take my pics here at work for my Wednesday posts, what do you all think?

BARIELLE WEDNESDAYS - WEEK 3

It's that time again, for my weekly installment of my Barielle products. I do have a confession to make, I didn't use any of my products on Friday, Saturday or Sunday!! I had a busy weekend with having both boys and with Easter. I did have one of my nails break at a weak point in the nail on Sunday, and I don't know if it is related to my lack of using my products or not.



Please click on the links below to view my other Barielle Wednesdays posts:

Barielle Products Introduction
Week one
Week two

On to the comparison pics:

I can definitely see some growth to my nails from last week to this week. I had even filed and shaped my nails too before these pics, so some of the growth was filed off, but not much. I'm pretty impressed with the growth factor. I do wish that my nails looked better, but I think that will only come with time. What do you all think? Does it appear that my nails have had a significant amount of growth from last week to this week?

BARIELLE WEDNESDAYS - WEEK 2

It's time to update you all with my progress from using my Barielle products. Please CLICK HERE for the original post which has all the products I am using, as well as more info on Barielle Wednesdays.

Here is my progress after one full week of using Barielle's products:

As far as length, I don't see much difference. OF course, I really didn't expect to see that much if any difference in just one week. I am expecting a little something more in the next week or two though! I also have had no breaks, so that's good news.

BARIELLE WEDNESDAYS - WEEK 1

This is the first post in a series entitled Barielle Wednesdays. I informed you all yesterday of the products that I would be using on a daily basis to track my nail growth and nail health while using these.


EXTRA GENTLE CUTICLE MINIMIZER - This is taking the place of my Sally Hansen cuticle remover. The only difference I noticed was that the directions on the Barielle say to let the product soak in for 2-3 minutes, where the Sally Hansen is only 15 seconds. The Barielle product comes with a little orange stick, which is handy since it fits right in the box, and I don't have to hunt one down. This worked great on softening my cuticles and allowing me to push them back. This says for me to use daily.




GROWTH ACTIVATOR FOR NATURAL NAILS - The box claims this is a perfect product to use after removing acrylics - which HELLO! That's just what I need! I have tried several products like this recently, however, they all interfered with me painting my nails. One was to oily, another caused my nail polish to apply gloppy and one didn't let my polish dry. Needless to say I was really hoping that this wouldn't cause any adverse reactions to me painting my nails. This product is just like a nail polish, you just brush it on. The directions say to apply 1 coat to nails 2 times weekly and then to remove after 7 days. This one I won't be following the directions to the "t" since I remove my nail polish everyday, I don't see how this would help to only apply 2 x's a week. I will apply this daily, or after every removal of nail polish.
BTW - I painted my nails after the treatments (the succulent grapes post) and I had no problems what so ever with this product effecting my nail polish.




NAIL STRENGTHENER CREAM - This one I am to massage daily into nails and cuticles in a circular motion (I wonder why?). It says for especially damaged nails you can use it 2-3 times daily. I am going to try to apply this at least 2 a day. The packaging says to allow 3-4 weeks for noticeable improvement. For best results apply right before bed to allow the cream to penetrate overnight.




INTENSIVE NAIL RENEWAL OIL - This oil claims to replicate the body's natural lipids (lipids provide flexibility to your nails reducing breakage) that are diminished by water, soap & detergents. This product you just brush on to the cuticles and the nails. I am going to aim at applying this 2 times a day. For best results apply this right before bed to allow the oil to penetrate into the nails and cuticles overnight.




::::All product names can be clicked to direct you to Barielle's website for more info on each product::::

Both hands after all four treatments. I can already tell a little bit of a difference.

Right hand after treatments.

Left hand after treatments.


Next Wednesday I will have new pics posted up of my results after a week of using these products. I hope you all stick with me through this and give me HONEST feedback on what you think of these products based on my weekly pictures. You won't hurt my feelings, so please give me your honest opinions, Thanks!