Beauty: Pretty coloured nail polishes with benefits

Grow longer, stronger nails with these kinder colours

TAKE YOUR VITAMINS

Cienna Rose Nail Lacquer, £9, ciennarose.

com, is enriched with nourishing provitamin B5 and vitamin E to bolster fragile nails. Available in more than 30 shades, the formulas are vegan, cruelty-free and toxin-free.

ALL THE GLOSS

For rich and glossy nails, try

Ciaté London Plant Pots, £10, ciatelondon.com. Ingredients include bakuchiol, biotin and bamboo extract to strengthen and repair weak nails, all in a hardened, shiny and long-lasting formula.

PLANT-BASED

Plant-based diets are hugely popular right now, and nails are getting in on the action with Sally Hansen Good.Kind.Pure Nail Colour, £8.99, Superdrug. Made with 100% vegan ingredients such as potato, corn and wheat (even the brush is plant-based!), this toxin-free, ‘clean’ polish certainly doesn’t compromise on looks with 28 high-shine shades.

AIR GOALS

Nailberry Oxygenated Nail Polish, £15, nailberry.co.uk, offers a healthier manicure with a breathable, water-absorbent formula that allows essential nutrients through to the nail. Did we mention it’s also vegan, glutenand cruelty-free, and certified halal?

AND BREATHE

Giving nails a break from polish every so often is a good idea. But, if you can’t bear to, choose a breathable polish instead like Barry M Air

Breathable Nail Paint, £3.99, Superdrug, which allows oxygen and water vapour to pass through to the nails to keep them healthy and hydrated.

SEVEN-DAY MIRACLE

Available in a selection of beautiful, muted shades

and enriched with calcium, Essie Treat Love & Color, £8.99, Boots, promises stronger nails in

a week, with 35% less breakage and 60% less peeling. There’s no need for a base or top coat – just two coats of polish

and you’re done.

STRONG MANI

The original Nail Envy hardener is OPI’s top-selling product but now you can tick off gorgeous colour too with Nail Envy in Hawaiian Orchid, £20.50, opiuk.com, made with wheat protein and calcium to prevent peeling and splitting. Apply two coats then top up with one coat every other day.

GO GREEN

Not only is Nails Inc Plant Power Polish, £9, Superdrug, good news for nails, but the biodegradable, compostable wooden cap is great for the planet too. The plant-fuelled,

chemical-free formula is UV reactive so your manicure looks

impossibly glossy.