This is an article which is in response to a BBC reader/watcher’s question about why her fingernails are turning green. In a situation like this, ALWAYS go see your doctor. This is probably a fungal infection, but you need to be seen by a doctor. No questions asked. Go. 
BBC - Health - Ask the doctor - Fingernails - green
If your nails are getting very soggy from being in damp conditions, then the natural defences of the nail become weak and more easily breached by fungi or even moulds. These are present throughout the environment but normally can’t penetrate the barriers of the body’s immune defence system.
However the usual picture is for infection to start away from the nail bed, rather than in the bed or base of the nail as in your case, and to then cause a brittle, distorted, creamy/grey/yellow nail. The fungal infection (known as onychomycosis) is usually caused by the same sort of fungus which causes ringworm in the skin (mostly a group known as the dermatophytes).
Onychomycosis is common and often accompanies a fungal infection elsewhere in the body. It’s very difficult to cure - you’ll need to take antifungal tablets for at least six weeks to get high doses into the growing nail until the infection has grown out (although there’s a new treatment which is in the form of a nail varnish which you paint on).
nail disorders,
Nail News
Essie has the pastel trend all wrapped up this spring with the launch of their Wedding collection, 6 shades for the perfect french manicure or the sweetest full color nails!
Essie,
Nail News,
Nail Polish Colors,
Nail Trends,
spring nail polish
OPI has been my favorite nail polish since Jessica sold out - but really, as I have said before, you can use just about any nail polish color as long as you use an exceptional base and top coat. This is their Mexico Collection, for Spring and Summer 2006:
You can buy OPI polish and other treatments at drugstore.com
Nail Polish Colors,
Nail Trends
Julyne, the beauty guide at About.com (do you love About like I do??), wrote a little bit about nail polish for the spring. Via Allure magazine, Julyne reports that the hot colors are pastels, with women from different parts of the country having different preferences:
Women in big cities like New York & Las Vegas are buying pink for spring (try Revlon’s ‘Blushed’ or Chanel’s ‘Natural Pink), while girls in the South opt for purple (a light purple — try Wet ‘n’ Wild’s ‘Lilac Champagne’ or Sephora Girl in ‘Blackberry Purple’).
Those of you who have gotten to know me will probably realize that although I am a Southern gal, I do loves my pink - raaaaally I do!
Nail Trends
I am finally back - I have been gone due to an extraordinary amount of work with my “real” job with b5media. Things are moving like wildfire over there and between writing eBeautyDaily and PittWatch and my job as the channel editor for the Lifestyles and Women’s channel (approximately 40 blogs and their respective bloggers) at b5media, my free time has been at an extreme minimum.
I have joined Glam.com over the weekend - if you are not familiar with Glam, you should be - it is an awesome network of fashion (and now beauty) related blogs from all over. Some of my favorite blogs are members (Tia Williams’ Shake Your Beauty, for instance), and there is so much to see at Glam, I am discovering new things all the time. I am super excited that they wanted me to join, so here I am, and welcome to any new readers who may have found yourself here from Glam!
Time to get back to the nails, there are new spring colors everywhere (including from all of the nail companies!)!
Welcome!
