Black toenail

[marthamydear]

Hi all,

My left toenail has turned black. It looks like trauma, but I'm unsure what's happened. Possibly wearing in Docs. It isn't painful, but it isn't growing out.

Is there anything I can do? Other toenails are fine.

I am very conscious of it and have avoided wearing sandals, but in this heat it is difficult.

Any dark nail polish you could suggest that would cover the black/bruised nail (without actually being black nail varnish)

Any advice would be great.

Thank you

I don't have any advice on what to do with the nail, but how about a purple nail polish, maybe similar to Chanel Taboo or Chanel Vendetta?
They look like this: 2.bp.blogspot.com/-ucI3nPXWPZQ/UUkrU88Lx9I/AAAAAAAAcbo/UleRr0Bo7Yc/s1600/Chanel+Taboo+vs+Chanel+Vendetta+2.jpg

You could also go for a dark blue, a British racing green or black and put a flakies topcoat on.
It looks like this: 2.bp.blogspot.com/-yUlpprvd1wQ/TYIQtYRXYKI/AAAAAAAAACs/RolV_41wnzc/s1600/1.jpg

I had very bruised toenails from martial arts and I mostly used raspberry by barry m to cover them. Its a dark red colour.
You could try a dark grey or indigo shade?

I've got a black toenail from running and I whack any reasonably thick (Rimmel salon pro good) polish on in a bright colour.

I get this (flamenco dancer) and you've just got to wait for it to grow out. I always wear dark polish on my toes - essie gives good coverage, including with their bright pinks and reds. You might find that the damaged bit falls/flakes off leaving new nail underneath. Don't panic if that happens!

Thank you ladies for sharing nail varnish advice and reassuring me that it will eventually grow out.

I will try some of these suggestions.

I get this if I go hiking without cutting my toenails

I bruised my big toe nails last year and just used a dark red polish on them. They then fell off just as summer started, so I used glue on fake toe nails from Boots!

If you don't want to wear a dark colour just paint over with 2 coats of white, then choose any colour you like