1.12.2012

How To: Brighten Stained Nails

Dreamy dark shades and festive holiday colors adorn my nails in fall and winter, leaving behind a dark stain. No matter how much polish remover I apply, I'm always stuck with a stained, yellow nail. Not cute! Instead of painting my nails to hide the color (and make the staining worse), I'm using the same ideas for cleaning my teeth. These methods really work! Read on:

Method 1:
  • Try a brightening toothpaste & scrub those nails with a toothbrush. 
Method 2: 
  • Pour a little baking soda into a bowl.
  • Add enough hydrogen peroxide to the baking soda to make a paste. 
  • Mix and scrub nails.
  • Rinse and repeat until nails are clean!
Optional:
  • I didn't use it for this tutorial (I've used it since) but to make your edges look whiter, run a white pencil, like the one I shared here, underneath the edges.

Note:



What shade of polish are you wearing now? I'm wearing this on my nails and this on my toes--yeah, I'm fixing that this weekend.

53 comments:

  1. good tip - did not know - it try thr toothpaste for sure :) I usually just give it a week and it fads away :) le xox

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  2. hmmmm-great tips. wonder if these same concoctions will finally whiten the blood stains out of the walls.

    for my friend. not for me. for my friend...who's not me.

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  3. oh thanks fot this tip!!! i keep asking myself why i have yellow nails.. now i can get rid of it :)
    xoxo, Haus of Gala

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  4. oh, that's something I'll try as well, if needed. I usually don't keep the nail polish too many days and let the nails breath in between with maybe just a top coat or something like that.. but good tip!

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  5. It is amazing how many uses there is for Baking Soda! My nails are bare at the moment, I'm trying to decide what color to use next - maybe something new! :)

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  6. Thank goodness! I must say though, I haven't painted my nails in a long time. Maybe today!

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  7. In between painting my nails I usually leave my nails sans polish for a few days but, even so, they do get discolored sometimes...I should try this.

    I recently got some gold glitter polish that I'm wearing right now - it's a light, sparkly look.

    Courtney ~ http://sartorialsidelines.com

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  8. wow didn't know about these solutions! thank you!! my nails are dark gray right now, but i'm changing my mani/pedi tonight to some brighter color like turquoise or light pink :)

    xx
    teresa
    www.trend-ish.com

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  9. Looks like these methods work well. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. WOAH!!! Awesome tip! I always have this problem when I paint my nailes red. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Am bookmarking this. Great tip as always:)

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  12. Great tip! I always use dark nail polish, red shades are the worst!! Right now I'm wearing OPI's OPI Ink

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  13. How do you learn all these neat tricks??? This one's going in my brain pocket of knowledge for when I get the balls to take off the UV polish. hahaha

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  14. P.S. Your "awkward moment" had me rolling!! I was at work cracking up...they all musta thought I was nuts. hahaha

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  15. You are so full of useful information! I on the other hand am full of random information, we should team up on Jeopardy! ha!

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  16. This is really good to know! :D

    http://averysweetblog.com/

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  17. what a great tip! who knew it was so easy!

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  18. Great tips! I definitely need to do this after wearing dark purple or red.

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  19. Where has this tutorial been all of my life!! This is awesome to know!

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  20. Definitely needed to know this! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  21. Great tips Elle. Definitely comes in handy for darker shades and reds, oh the reds.

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  22. Thanks for the tip! I will definitely have to try this! Great idea. =)

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  23. Thanks for the tips, since I'm dealing with this now, too! Today, I'm putting on a light pink to get away from the darker shades for a while.

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  24. I always take a nail polish break in January so my nails can get back to normal
    xoxo
    SC

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  25. Thanks for the great tips, you are the ultimate beauty Guru!

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  26. Holy Cow! Who knew? Thanks for the tip!

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  27. Such an awesome tip! Thanks for that...so frustrating when your nails look all crummy

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  28. Oh wow! WHat a helpful tip!! I really need to do this! :D

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  29. This is such a good little remedy to know. So far I don't have stains from my healthy new polishes, but when I used to wear OPI navy it would stain and take forever to scrub off--wish I'd known this then!

    xo Mary Jo

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  30. Great tips!!! Perfect for nail polish overload.

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  31. Whoa! Excellent tip! That really fixed those stains!
    Great blog & seriously excellent tip - my nails could definitely use this!
    xx


    The Urban Umbrella
    xoxo


    http://urbanumbrella.blogspot.com/

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  32. Great tip! I hate when my nails aren't white - will try this out for sure!

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  33. This is JUST what I needed! I've had my nails painted constantly to try to brighten up my look during these dull winter months, and my nails have suffered for sure. Can't wait to try this!

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  34. Thanks for stopping by my blog! This is such a great tip! Thanks for sharing!

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  35. Elle, I'm so glad you posted this because I've been wearing darker nail polish and I went and got a pedi the other day and noticed my nails were darker when the polish was off. I wasn't sure what you do about it, but I'm going to try this! Thank you for sharing and your sweet comment. Morkie sounds adorable, and that we both are dog lovers now hehe

    Following you!
    xoDale

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  36. I'm wearing Chanel Graphite. I hate when the nails get stained from the polish. Thanks for the tip. xoxo
    http://www.hellohellofriday.com/

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  37. This is BRILLIANT. Essie's Wicked has been taking a toll!
    xo Josie
    www.winksmilestyle.com

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  38. I'm definitely bookmarking this post of your doll. This is awesome. thx for the tips.


    <3 Marina
    Fashion.MakeUp.LifeStyle

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  39. holy bajeez that makes a difference!!! That looks great and all household items. I dig it.

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  40. Wow! Thanks girl! I never knew this :)

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  41. Wow...that really does the trick. Thanks for sharing that tip!

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  42. Wow! Very cool. I'm booking marking this. Thanks.

    http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/

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  43. Wow these are great tips! I feel like baking soda can do almost anything. Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  44. Good to know! As a nail polish fiend, my nails could definitely use a little whitening!

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  45. What a difference! I try to put a base coat on before using colored polish, but that doesn't always happen so i'm happy to have discovered this tip! Right now i'm wearing OPI's Mod-Ern Girl. One of my favorites!

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  46. Hydrogen peroxide for your teeth? Hmmm...I might have to try.

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  47. I see that ou came by my blog to follow but it never showed but ne how i wanted to know if you have a remedies for whiteing a smile? Oh and im a new follower!!

    http://justthe3ofus-mary.blogspot.com/

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