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Desperately Seeking Persistent Polish: 7 Days With Dermelect Tribeca

September 17th, 2018 by Karen 14 Comments

dermelect tribeca day before after

Desperately Seeking Persistent Polish is a series where I wear a nail polish for seven days and take before and after pics to document the condition of my paws over the course of the week!

As you know, I’m still nursing my slashed Freddy Krueger fingernails from The Great Gel Debacle of 2018 back to health, which is why I’m feeling Dermelect. They’re a line of polishes designed to help heavily damaged, brittle nails.

I haven’t seen or heard a lot about them… I feel like they’ve been on the down-low, but you can find them at Ulta.

Their formula is infused with keratin to strengthen nails, and after spending a week with this gorgeous, foggy lilac gray cream called Tribeca ($14), dare I say that my paws are looking the best they’ve looked in weeks? — especially the tips of my nails. They’re looking much healthier and stronger.

I usually avoid pastel creams because they chip like crazy on my nails (like, seriously, I’ll usually see big chunks missing at the base within a day). Plus — ugh — I’m not into layering the three or sometimes four coats it takes to boost creams up to full opacity. I’d rather spend those precious minutes of my life doing more important and pressing things…like watching people taking baths with their cats and rapping about it.

Tribeca only chipped a bit, and I only needed two coats!

I’m surprised how well it held up over the course of seven days. For the record, I used the same base and top coat I’ve been using throughout the 7 Days series.

It held up even better than my Smith & Cult rose gold glitter mani a few weeks ago, which had been the best performer in the series so far.

Tribeca is a “do” for me. Give it a whirl if you feel like a foggy, moody pastel.

Day 1

dermelect tribeca swatch 1a

dermelect tribeca swatch 1

dermelect tribeca swatch 1b

Day 7

dermelect tribeca swatch 7

dermelect tribeca swatch 7b

dermelect tribeca swatch 7a

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Desperately Seeking Persistent Polish: 7 Days With Dermelect Tribeca / Originally published September 17th, 2018

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  1. Rachel says

    September 17th, 2018 at 6:38 pm

    That’s a pretty color! I’ve never heard of that brand. Question: Are you using a base or top coat when you’re testing out these polishes?
    I recently tried the Essie gel couture line and I’m really liking it! It seems to last quite a while without chips. I held off for a while because of the higher price but I caved when I got a coupon at Target.

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    • Karen says

      September 17th, 2018 at 8:19 pm

      Hi Rachel,

      Yes! I use the same base and top coat from Smith & Cult every time for consistency. I figure after I find a few long-wearing polishes I like, I can then start doing base and top coat testing! I hear the Orly base coat is excellent. I’ve tried and liked the Essie Gel Couture polish line. Really pretty colors and they dry super fast. What colors have you worn?

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      • Rachel says

        September 18th, 2018 at 4:10 am

        Right now I have on “Galavanting” which is a burgundy wine color, perfect for fall. And I just bought “take me to thread” which is a purply mauve. My go to top coat is Seche Vite, except when using these Essie couture polishes you’re supposed to use their topcoat.

        Reply
        • Karen says

          September 18th, 2018 at 7:01 am

          Ahh, Seche Vite! Old school fave. I’ve been wearing that on and off since 2002! Only thing I don’t like about it is how it gets so goopy so fast.

          Reply
  2. Linda Libra Loca says

    September 18th, 2018 at 5:06 am

    It really looks impressive for day seven, wow!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 18th, 2018 at 7:01 am

      I know, right?

      Reply
  3. Kristen says

    September 18th, 2018 at 6:18 am

    Have you tried Zoya nail polish? It’s the only polish that will last a solid 4-5 days on my nails, and that’s without reapplying top coat. Plus it’s a 10-free formula!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 18th, 2018 at 7:00 am

      Hi Kristen,

      I have! I used to wear them back in the day. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kim says

    September 18th, 2018 at 8:16 am

    This really is a super pretty color. It makes me feel like Easter. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Maria says

    September 18th, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    If you use Essie gel setter as a top coat, you will have a long lasting, incredibly shiny manicure that lasts a week.

    Reply
  6. Suzanne C says

    September 18th, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    Love that color. It makes me want Cadbury Mini-Eggs, though, and it’s a long time until I get them.

    Have you tried taking Biotin? I have thin, brittle nails and taking Biotin has helped a lot. Plus, they come in gummies. (I’m such a kid at heart.) Olly brand makes a great gummy called Undeniable Beauty.

    Reply
  7. Jennifer R Osborn says

    September 18th, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    Nailtiques Formula 2 Nail Protein is what I used to rejuvenate my nails after my disastrous gel manicure. I’m still using it a few years later. You can get it almost anywhere except Sephora, which irks me to no end because I buy bottles on the regular and I want to get points!

    I’m going to Ulta Thursday, I’ll check out Dermelect. I’ve never heard of it and I love Tribeca! Lavender is one of my colors.

    Reply
  8. Tatiana says

    September 18th, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    Never heard of this brand, but if it helps improve the condition of my nails it might be worth trying. My nails are crummy even without a gel manicure to ruin them. That color is really pretty.

    That poor cat in the video. Unless you own a tiger or a bengal cat, I don’t believe in bathing them. Dear Daughter is away at outdoor survival school, so I have Nibbler for two weeks. Dear Daughter is going to have to do some really great begging to get this cat back. Mwahahahaha!

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  9. Jane says

    September 24th, 2018 at 12:37 pm

    That idiot bathing his cat should be ashamed of himself, the cat is clearly not happy and wants to get out but he just continues with his inane rapping, Moron! If he lived here in the UK I’d report him to the RSPCA.

    Reply

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