How I whiten my nails.

I use a lot of dark colors on my nails and although i always use a base coat they still stain so about once per month I do the following.
 Step one-I use a whitening toothpaste that has baking soda in it and a baby toothbrush. I like the baby toothbrushes because they are nice and soft and they fit under nails very well. Apply a small amount of toothpaste to brush and rub on nails and under free edge for about 2 minutes per hand.
  Step two-put some hydogen peroxide(3%) in a finger bowl let fingers soak for about 3-4 minutes.then wash and rinse well.
  Step three-Soak fingers in warmed olive or almond oil (I prefer almond oil) for about 5 minutes. Although this does help whiten my nails it is very drying so I would not recommend this more than once per month.  

Wet and Wild Wet Shine Clear nail protector

I bought this at my local dollar store. This product is not thick or gloopy and has a very nice shine to it.   The dry time is pretty fast around 1 to 2 min. It is Toluene ,formaldehyde and phthalate free.  Finding a product that is free of these chemicals and works at the dollar store was great.I use it mostly as a top coat. If you like top coat that leave a thick coating on your nails then this product is not for you. How ever if you like to apply top coat ever day then I think this product would work very well. It seems to work well with nail art as it does not smear the art when it is applied how ever because it is a thin polish it does not smooth "texture" (ie glitter) out very well.  As a base coat it leaves my nails feeling very strong and looking healthy and shiny. All in all I would say that this product is worth trying out.