Tag Archives: mix your own nail polish

Glitter Layer Frankens with Opaque Colors

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I’ve been making some frankens over the past few days with some sheerer polishes, but today I have another type to show you. If a polish is opaque and glitter or pigment is mixed into it, the result will usually … Continue reading →

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Franken with Iridescent Pigments and China Glaze Ride The Waves

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

I hope everyone isn’t getting tired of seeing my iridescent pigments yet! Today I’ve given the iridescent glitter treatment to China Glaze Ride The Waves, a medium blue jelly. This color does not photograph well- it is slightly darker in … Continue reading →

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Frankening With Iridescent Pigments and Glitter

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Today I have some polish + iridescent pigment frankens to show you. These pigments have a whitish base with a certain color flash in the correct light.  They’re sometimes called “aurora” or “interference pigments.” Many of these iridescent pigments look … Continue reading →

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Basic Gray

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Gray is a really easy color to mix yourself- just black and white! One tip: Add the black drop by drop to the white- don’t try to add white to black or you’ll find you waste a lot of polish! … Continue reading →

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Starry Night Part 2

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Essie (before they were purchased by L’Oreal) had a very popular polish several years ago called Starry Night. It was a basic deep blue with silver microglitter- not that hard to duplicate with a quick layer of silver polish over … Continue reading →

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Matte Marschino Cherry

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

I know the matte look has come and gone, but for someone who changes polish as much as I do, I enjoy a change in textures and looks. This one looks deceptively simple, but it was just perfect for an … Continue reading →

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Orange Fire

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

I went back to the drawing board, trying to create a juicy summer orange, and had another fail. I do like this color better, but it screams “autumn” to me, which is what I was trying to avoid. Oh well, … Continue reading →

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Orange Meh

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

I’m now healed up from my mangosteen injury so that polish remover in the cut won’t send me into a fit of howling pain. I don’t think it’ll leave a scar, but the mangosteen definitely won that round. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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More Fun with Revlon Starry Night Eyeshadow + Polish

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I was having so much fun with my Revlon Starry Pink eyeshadow that I made a couple more shades out of it. I mixed the eyeshadow in with the clear polish, but then added a few drops of colored nails … Continue reading →

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Another Eyeshadow Turns Into Nail Polish

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

As I pack up my life of the last 5+ years, I keep finding weird things I’ve bought and never used. I have tried to be more conscious of this and really only buy what I need, but sometimes I … Continue reading →

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