Review: Essie Feed Me

Recently I've been having major trouble with nail peeling on my right hand. My nails are normally pretty sturdy but all of the sudden my right index nail began peeling uncontrollably and feeling very brittle. I tried moisturizing, filing, cutting, everything! But the peeling kept coming back and seemed to get increasingly worse, no matter what I did. I wasn't sure why it suddenly appeared, but when the same thing started happening to the nails on my right middle and ring fingers, I decided it was time for an intervention. I did a little shopping around for nail treatments and wound up giving Essie Feed Me a go, since it claims to help moisturize and strengthen dry, brittle nails.


I threw out the original box it came in, but for reference, this is a stock photo to show you how it comes:

The package said my nails would be 50% more moisturized within five days, but I've gotta say I noticed an impressive improvement even before that. I painted my nails with the adorable Revlon Mint Gelato on Saturday night, using Feed Me as my basecoat. The sole basecoat I'd used before was Seche Clear and I tend to only use a basecoat with potentially staining colors (I'm bad, I know). But I vowed to use Feed Me with every single manicure in hopes of seeing solid, quick results. Feed Me went on silky smooth and dried about as quickly as Seche Clear. Although Feed Me has a blue tint in the bottle, it goes on completely clear.

When I took my Mint Gelato mani off Monday night, my nails already looked and felt stronger. The peeling seemed to have been sealed back into my nail and I could feel that my problem nails were becoming less brittle. I debated taking some before and after shots, but...ick, naked nails!

Anyways, as I continued to use Feed Me, it not only stopped my peeling but appeared to repair it as well--no more icky flakes or jagged texture! I still have some unevenness on my index finger, where the peeling was at its worst, but it's visibly smoother and I expect before too long it will be nice and even again.


It's been a week so far and I feel it's really turned my nails around already. They feel so much healthier now and much more moisturized. At $8 (the same price as an Essie polish), I think the price on this is extremely reasonable. Many other brands make nail treatments that cost considerably more than their polishes but I didn't want to drop a lot of cash on a treatment that I wasn't sure would work. Thankfully, Feed Me was the perfect solution and affordable, to boot!

This stuff is like magic in a bottle for dry nails! I am thoroughly impressed with the results Feed Me gave and plan to continue using it to keep my nails in tip-top shape. Of course, your mileage may vary, but for me, this was a real life-saver! Now I just have to fix my staining... An addict's work is never done!