Hi all!
So yes, I've seen the posts about BKL – elspeth x ravyn staining, but I really wanted it anyway…
Just removed it (wore it for the first time) and wow! This is no joke super stained.
❓ Is there really no way to get rid of it, aside from letting it grow out?
After removal, I've just laid down my base coat for my next mani. For the last few weeks I've been doing blues and greens. I just received my PFD order and and am planning on doing "you're going to be popular".
(This last one was left hand Elspeth x Ravyn with Phoenix – symphony on ring and thumb. Right hand was PFD – grave consequences with Phoenix – symphony on ring and thumb. I wanted to do a comparison)
As much as I really enjoyed having Elspeth on, I'm seriously thinking about destashing it now. It did lean more green than grave consequences (which was beautiful), but this staining is wild 😞
The only other time I've had staining was couple few weeks ago when I did BKL for the fans, but it was not as saturated or as bad as this staining.
by SpiralRider462
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Try using either toothpaste (and gently scrub the nail plate with an old toothbrush) or cuticle remover on the stained area. Also, just an fyi, if you want to avoid staining in the future, make sure you’re putting down a pigmented base layer or a ridge filling base coat. Clear base coats do very little to block staining.
I think it kinda looks cute. I feel like just need to coat it with a nail glow/ strengthen and it would look fine.
Mooncat’s Freshly Bitten did that to me through base coat and 2x their ridge filler. I’ve never worn it again.
I tried to play color theory games & wore one I have that leaves a green stain. I don’t know if it eventually helped or the stain just sort of wore off, but it wasn’t there through the whole grow-out time.
How many days did you have the polish on for?
I’ve never seen a polish stain so much!
I just got 2 magnetics from them that also have a staining warning 😣
This blogger tested a bunch of methods!
https://labmuffin.com/damn-you-stained-nails-pt-2-how-to-remove-stains/
The short version is try cuticle remover and then (if your nails are thick/ strong enough) you can try buffing off the top layer of your nail