Horrific staining!

Just removed my last mani (see glitter thread) using tin foil method and my nails are stained horrible blue! I used nail envy as a base coat as usual and NEVER had this before!!! Gah!

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Oh no, I really feel for you. This happened to me years ago with a blue polish. I think I used lemon juice to try and remove the staining a bit and then tried to gently buff the nail.

Good luck with trying to remove it.

I had horrific staining with the Models Own metallic blue. Hope you get it off

Whitening tooth paste, that is my suggestion.

Thanks. Think I'm going to go for the cover it up and forget about it option! Lol

Just shocked as its never happened before!

My mum showed me how to get if off, she put some washing powder into a little bowl of warm water and made me soak it in there for a few minutes worked a treat!

Did you try the washing powder suggestion shoppingaddict?

No I don't use washing powder, irritates my excema...

So did you just go for the paint over it and forget about it option then?

Babafette wrote:So did you just go for the paint over it and forget about it option then?

Yup

LOL. If you can't see it - its not there! About how I feel of the world when I take my glasses off
I shall be curious about what its like underneath at the next unveiling! I've never had stains like that, although I have had the whole lot faintly mouldy green once or twice.

I've redone my nails a couple of times since the staining and its getting better!

Mine are hideous underneath I do find if I use the tin foil method to remove polish and I've done a base coat of a dark colour it does stain my nails

I tried steradent (denture cleaner), bleach, whitening toothpaste, brown sauce*, white spirit, all kinds, with no luck :madface:


*this was recommended to me when I'd asked for suggestions a couple of years ago and I think they were winding me up but yes, I did sit with brown sauce on my nails for half an hour :loser:

Love it - Brown sauce - hehehe.

I tried whitening toothpaste on my nails and it didn't seem to make much difference on the yellowing. I might have to try denture tablets next.

My nails are always yellow now, no matter what I do!

Yeah, I really don't care now, I always have them polished anyway. They are a horrific orangey/yellow stain at the moment

I found some Sally Hansen Insta-Brite Nail Whitener for £2.99 last time I went into TK Maxx so I'll give that a go and report back next time my nails are naked.

Did anything work?

I put a lovely blue on last week and now my nails are hideously stained blue. I've used 100% acetone, acetone free and normal remover all to no avail. They still look vile so am with the cover up option. How long does it take for the staining to go??

backhoe71 wrote:Did anything work?

I put a lovely blue on last week and now my nails are hideously stained blue. I've used 100% acetone, acetone free and normal remover all to no avail. They still look vile so am with the cover up option. How long does it take for the staining to go??

I had to buff the staining off!!

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Oh no. The annoying thing is, is that it was a really nice colour and looked fab and now I can't wear it unless I want blue stained nails after.

The yellow is almost certainly because you don't let the sunlight get to your nails enough between changes of nail polish ladies Try leaving your nails bare for a week!

My nails are yellow but it doesn't bother me as I always have them painted. Blue staining however does pee me off!!!

kissmenow9 wrote:The yellow is almost certainly because you don't let the sunlight get to your nails enough between changes of nail polish ladies Try leaving your nails bare for a week!

Sacrilidge!

Hon, have you tried whitening toothpaste?

kissmenow9 wrote:The yellow is almost certainly because you don't let the sunlight get to your nails enough between changes of nail polish ladies Try leaving your nails bare for a week!

I don't think I could do this even if I was paid