I don't know when it happened, but sometime within the last few years, Revlon discontinued its Nail Whitening Pencil. It was a great, simple product: You simply dampened your fingertips and "drew" on the undersides of your nails. The result was a quickie version of a French manicure. I used the pencil to make my nails look brighter when I didn't have time to give them a coat of polish. And then Revlon got rid of it!
While strolling the aisles of Walgreens yesterday, I went on a hunt for a replacement product. While I didn't find any nail pencils, I did find a white pencil eyeliner from Jordana. Maybe it would work, I thought. Heck, at just 79 cents, what did I have to lose?
Even though I'm not using this as a real eyeliner, I have to say, the soft texture isn't bad at all. I hate it when pencil eyeliners are pokey and too hard, so I'll probably try Jordana again when I want to try an unusual color. But back to the nails. The pencil is softer than the Revlon nail pencil, so I didn't bother wetting my fingertips. Instead, I cleaned under my nails and went to town. For the before-and-after pictures, read more
Oof. There's nothing to make you feel like you need a manicure like seeing a picture of your cuticles up close. (Hey, cut me a break—I did this myself with my non-dominant hand!) Anyway, at left you can see my index finger before I used the eyeliner pencil, and at right you can see it post-pencil. It's not as fancy as an actual French manicure, but for 79 cents, I'm not complaining.
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1ooh that's a great idea! i'm gonna get one right away. but i wonder- how long will a quick fix like that last?
2you mean you can actually use an EYELINER to brighten up your nails?? thats interesting....
3learn somethin' new everyday thanks bella
4My mom sells Avon stuff, and she brought one of those pencils. I kept saying "why would you draw a white line over your eyes?" So I guess this is what it's for, your nails, not your eyes.
5Works for me!
6Saruuh, I'm actually surprised, but the white tips are sticking around longer than I expected they would—maybe a day or so. What I like is that it looks less obvious than a French manicure, so I like to think I can fool people into thinking that I magically have naturally white tips.
7I've never thought of this. thanks...also, I actually have used Jordana black liquid eyeliner for a couple years which I get at walgreens and Longs and it works better than any other kind I've tried.
8I swear by Jordana eyeliner. Well, the kohl actually. But I've been using it since a friend turned me onto it in high school. For the price, you can't beat it.
9What a great beauty secret! I never would of thought about that...
10LOL at your "non-dominant hand"!!! But seriously, that does look really good - I'm going to pick up some white eyeliner tomorrow!
11I use a white eyeliner to highlight certain areas of my eyes, when I do wear eyeliner. It's actually quite cute as well if you thinly line your eyelid with white.
12I was wondering why I couldn't find the Revlon white nail pencil anymore!
13I used to use the revlon pencil when I was in college and had forgotten about it. Good to know I can use an eyeliner pencil now instead
14That's a pretty cool idea, but actually Sally Hansen just came out (or at least I've only just recently seen it) with the most AMAZING nail invention ever. It's a white polish pen with a sorta spongy-fiber tip and it is SO much easier than doing a french mani/pedi freehand. It comes out perfect with about 1-2 strokes. I loooooove it.
15I have to give this one a try.
16Just so you know. Sephora has a nail whitening pencil, but until now I never knew that you had to wet your fingernails for it to work. I'll try it tonight and report on how it works. Thanks for bringing an alternative to the pencil!!
17Just so you all know, Sephora carries a nail whitening pencil as well. I haven't tried it, though, so I can't vouch for it!!
18i've seen nail whitening pencils at duane reede too. usually it's near the nail repair kits.
19i loved that pencil! I can't believe they discontinued it!
20Looks good!
21How come you can't find a whitening nail pencil in the US ? There's still plenty everywhere in Europe. Hey, maybe it's time for me to start an import/export business !
22You can also stick your fingertips in a grapefruit for a few minutes.
2379 cents? I'll have to get me one of those. I'm tired of chipped nail polish!
For those who are wondering about the white eyeliner on the eyes... I have seen people line their top lashes with a black liner, and the bottom lashes with a white liner. Combine that with mascara and some pearly lip color and you have the classic bombshell look..
24Hmm I never thought of using a white eyeliner pencil before. Innovative!
25I used to do this too and forgot about it. My fav lip liner is Tawny by Jordana.
26i love this!
27I remember those nail pencils, they were great! I might have to run out and get one of those jordana ones, I've finally been able to grow ALL of my nails out somewhat, but I need to do something about the tips, thanks!
28Sephora has nail pencils for reasonable. The white can come off in the shower; if you use clear nailpolish under your nails you can make it last longer.
29Cool idea.
30wow how cool! I never thought of that! Genius!!!
mellafe- I don't know if people do this a lot in the "real world" but many pageant girls use white eyeliner (applied as closely to the eye as humanly possible, near the lashes) because it makes the eyes appear larger.
31Bella - I think I saw a white nail pencil at Sephora! You might want to check there if you want a nail pencil. Looks good though, I'll have to try this!
32great idea! Thanks! I immediately ordered a Milani white pencil from Ebay
33Interesting--it really makes a difference. Thanks for the tip.
34Thanks, all, for the tips. I'll slide over to Sephora after work today and look at its nail pencil...
35That's really cool! I never thought of using eyeliner to whiten your nails. I should try it sometime.
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