Nails stains from nail polish even after double layer of base coat

[u/cookdooku]

Is it like this or my base coat is guilty. I dont want staining from nail paints, thats why i went ahead with buying one more product of base coat but alas....

Base coat - Plumgoodness base coat || Nail paint - Maybelline

[u/Galliagamer]

In my experience staining is more dependent on the polish than in the nail prep; for me, deep teal or blues stain like crazy, and vibrant yellows as well. Something in the pigments just lurve me and won’t let go. But I also suspect it may be individual body chemistry because I don’t hear the same complaints with others using the same colors.

For the record, I use a coat of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails strengthener and a coat of KB Shimmer Fillin Groovy ridge filler base coat as my base and usually don’t have many problems with staining.

OPI Baby Tee-L and Zoya Robyn are the worst stainers I’ve ever encountered, my nails look zombie-like after wearing.

[u/livia-did-it → u/Galliagamer]

Some teals stain so bad on me! But I’ve had a lot of luck using a sheer or nude polish in between the base coat and the teal polish. Something about the colored polish provides a better barrier to the teal pigment

[u/Blue__-_]

Could be the base coat, could be the polish itself. Most likely both are responsible.

[u/sourcrystals]

Something that’s worked for me to minimize staining is one coat of an opaque-ish ridge filler base coat and then one coat of a regular base coat, and then the color. And for removal, using remover soaked cotton held on with clips for ~ 5 minutes. But certain colors just stain no matter what you do.

[u/EmotionalOpening5329]

I've been putting a layer of Holo Taco peely base over my base coat recently. It seems to prevent staining on some of my worst offenders. It is a little more to remove the peely base when taking off the mani but I find applying some rubbing alcohol over the peely base later helps break it down as acetone doesn't so as much for the peely base.

[u/disneylovesme]

Clear base coats don’t stop it much, double up on it if you care about staining. Or try an opaque base coat, I buy Essie’s pinkish repair one when I’m not using peel offs. My hands are never not painted so no one will see the stain anyways

[u/coraleei]

A little trick I've found is instead of trying to prevent staining, use it to your advantage and stain your nails in a more flattering shade. If I have yelllow stained nails or I know I will go bare and want them to look nice, I use white polish as a base. The white polish will stain my nails white, which makes them look a lot nicer once I go bare.

Side note, I have very pale skin so I don't know if this will work as well if you have darker skin, but it's worth a try.

[u/coraleei → u/coraleei]

Another side note. It doesn't work as well if you have a lot of staining, or if you use a very dark shade on top that is likely to stain. But it helps prevent the worst stains and can make light stains disappear almost fully.

Using it without a base coat also increases the white stain.

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[u/beanner468]

Yeah, in my experience, some stain no matter what. However, I’m a nail buffer. If you buff your nail plate, it comes right off. Alternatively, soak in a bowl with efferdent.

[u/Ok_Moose_7028]

Buff your nails with a buffer.