I didn't do that! It just kinda...happened. I am clueless as to why. The whole mani has the same base and top coats, same polishes, everything. The index randomly went yellow. I've had whole manis go yellow before, but not just one nail like this. It's only my index on my left hand, and just the polish. The nail below it doesn't seem more stained than before. I am baffled! I noticed it last night and I've been trying to come up with a reason since. I've got nothing.
I'm kicking myself for not taking photos sooner. I've been wearing this mani since Tuesday afternoon (I'm having a bad week) and it was normal for at least two days. It's OPI Fireflies over Sally Hansen Polar Bare. Not the most "me" combo, but it's one of those compromises between my personal taste and the rules at work. Fireflies is an old "black label" shade, from the '05 Brights collection and the shift is softened by the milky base, but still noticeable. I'll have to do this again or do something similar...and take photos right away, just in case.
So...anyone know why my index nail's polish turned yellow?
Wow, so strange! *insert X-Files tune*
ReplyDeletelol I keep trying to think of how that goes and I just get the Doctor Who intro music instead somehow.
DeleteSo weird! I have no clue why though.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I've never seen anything like this before.
DeleteAmanda, I've been pondering this for a few days. Did you perhaps use your index finger to apply some sort of creme or potion prior to doing your nails? Even if you cleaned your nails well, it's possible that microscopic particles of whatever got on the nail before the polish...
ReplyDeleteDid the index nail polish go yellow immediately, or did it seem to take some time?
I put Burt's Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream on all fingers before and after polishing. I can't think of anything that only happened to that nail. I had cheapo mac and cheese with that yellow powder, but I usually cook and eat with my right hand and this happened only on the left. I applied it on Tues afternoon and it was normal until some point late Thurs or early Fri.
DeleteAlrighty, that IS odd. It reminds me of yellowing due to sunlight, but how in the blazes could only one nail on a hand do that? It would be an interesting experiment to do that same combo mani some time in the future, you know, "just to see..."
DeleteMystery solved! It's a little gross. It was my tooth numbing gel. I have a toothache and apparently something about this stuff yellows something about manis. My current one has three yellowed nails and they're exactly the ones I know I've used to apply the gel.
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