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Emergency toe nail help

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OMGitsnotgood · 16/07/2026 15:08

Out tonight at a special do. and only thing that works on my feet with the outfit I’m wearing is open toed sandals. So you don’t think I’m a complete dimwit, my originally planned outfit was with closed toe shoes but it is much hotter than expected.
I had old outgrowing gel toenails, which would have been ok with closed toe but obviously not with sandals. I have phoned everywhere locally but no one can fit me in in time.
stupidly - I know, you don’t have to remind me - I’ve peeled off the outgrowing gel and am left with toe nails with white bits (where the varnish has ripped off some of my nail I guess).
I do have regular nail varnish I can paint over plus have base coat. I rarely have gel nails done hence making this mistake and not knowing what to do. If I paint base coat on and then nail varnish, will that work? Or something else I can do to improve things? It’s quite and important do so advice please.

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minipie · 16/07/2026 15:12

Try rubbing some oil in first and see if that makes the white bits disappear. If not then yes I’d go with base coat then regular polish (remove any oil first) - but try to remove asap after the do.

OMGitsnotgood · 16/07/2026 15:15

Thank you. Any particular kind of oil? I’ve got bio oil but other than that just cooking oil !!!

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scorchedgreenery · 16/07/2026 15:15

It will be fine, paint them, but make sure you use a base coat first to stop the colour coat getting into the irregularities, as that will be harder to remove down the line. If you have no base coat, use top coat, or use a very pale skin tone to match your skin as base first.

minipie · 16/07/2026 15:29

Any oil! In reality you’ll probably find it makes the white bits disappear temporarily but they’ll then reappear

OMGitsnotgood · 16/07/2026 15:35

Thank you. Just chatting to my neighbour over the fence and she’s given me some baby oil. Seems to be working! I do have base coat and will try later after shower.

thanks so much all for the advice

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OMGitsnotgood · 19/07/2026 08:38

minipie · 16/07/2026 15:12

Try rubbing some oil in first and see if that makes the white bits disappear. If not then yes I’d go with base coat then regular polish (remove any oil first) - but try to remove asap after the do.

Thanks again foe the oil tip - it really worked and the ‘white bits’ haven’t reappeared.

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