Garlic base coat?!

Yes, you did read that correct: Garlic base coat. I'm not sure if this is a already known fact or that I just got fooled or something.

About two weeks ago I saw this video of a Dutch beautyblogger; Beautygloss. In this video she told about how she uses garlic in her base coat. She said this helps strenghten your nails and this way they will grow longer!

My nails are really really really soft and they break so fast! So I thought: Why not give it a try!

After watching the video I immediately grabbed a unused topcoat and shoved a whole clove of garlic in the polish. Well... not in one piece of course ;) 

What you need to do:

~Step 1 Choose or buy a top/base coat.

~Step 2 Find a clove of garlic and remove the outer layer and the two harder parts at the ends.

~Step 3 Cut the garlic into small pieces so that they just fit in the polish. But don't cut them too small. You don't want bits of garlic come out when you want to apply the base coat.

~Step 4 Leave this be for one week. You will have to shake the bottle every day.

 
After one week of waiting, your base coat is ready to be used!

I hear you thinking; 'But doesn't it smell like garlic?!?' Well.. yes it does, but not as strong as you might think. And eventually when the polish dries it will only smell a little

I only started using this as my base coat two weeks ago, I already feel the difference a little: my nails feel stronger and they still are growing strong! I hope it will continue to strenghten my nails! 

This is what my polish looks like with the garlic in it