Another Attempt At Nail Whitening

Hello lovely lacquer loves! I know it has been a couple weeks since I've posted. My grandmother was visiting from Hawaii & my aunt came down from Washington so we had a full house & I didn't really have the spare time or space to do my manis. I usually do all my manis in the kitchen since my room is carpeted & I don't have any comfortable smooth surfaces in there. But since our living room had two people sleeping in it that was out.

Then last week I went away to San Francisco with my girlfriend for our third anniversary. I did do my nails rainbow for that trip! I had planned on doing something more intricate but because of the reasons listed above it ended up being a very simple mani.

My nail obsession was totally showing on our trip too. Sitting in the airport Monday morning my right thumb nail broke in such a way that it was not only jagged but half had no color. I was quite upset since we hadn't even left San Diego yet & I hadn't got any pictures of it yet. So once we landed I ran into a Walgreens to buy a nail file & the closest green I could get to fix the thumb.

All these reds, blues & blacks I have been using lately can stain a nail even if one does use a base coat. In one of my first posts I tried the lemon juice method but didn't see much in terms of results. I figured my nails were overdo for another attempt. I decided to try the baking soda/hydrogen peroxide paste method this time.

For this method you need baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, a bowl to mix them in & something to measure out & stir the paste. I used fresh baking soda that hadn't been opened yet though I'm not sure if that actually affects the paste.

Before we get started, here is a before shot of my nails for comparison. I know my nails are uneven, a couple broke & I just don't have the heart to make the remaining nails so pitifully short.

Different articles online will tell you different measurements, I chose to follow one that called for 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide & three tablespoons of baking soda. Just add them to the bowl & stir it up.

Once your paste is made cake it onto the tip of your nails. I just grabbed it and packed it on. I also pressed my fingers into the paste to get it underneath the tips. After it is on wait five-ten minutes.

It looked a little like snowballs stuck on my fingers

Once the time is up rinse off the nails, for me the paste came off really easy with some water.

The results:

I didn't really see much of a difference. Maybe this paste is for people who have nails that are more stained than mine, or maybe I just need to try a different measurement ratio. Either way, this method didn't really wow me.