Category Archives: Famous Frankens

Sally Hansen Opulent Cloud Franken

This is a request from ages back- sorry it took so long! Sally Hansen Opulent Cloud was released sometime earlier this year in the HD collection (don’t ask me why they tried to make it sound all hi-tech, it’s all … Continue reading

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Essie Starry Starry Night + Franken

This morning, I woke up full of energy before 6AM, took a lovely motorcycle ride, and promptly fell asleep with the Sleep of The Dead after returning  around 9ish. I’m back up again, but I don’t know for how long, … Continue reading

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Essie Starry Starry Night

This is a hard to find color from Essie that I actually got a few requests to franken. It’s really nice and also easy to franken! First off, you will need Orly Star of  Bombay, a deep, deep navy blue … Continue reading

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RBL Square Pants Franken

This is for Joy, who asked to a RBL Square Pants duplicate. It’s a pale yellow jelly. In some photos, it looks like it has microshimmer, and in others, it looks creme. But $18 a bottle? Unless you’d wear this … Continue reading

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MAC Peppermint Patty- Update

Well, after doing a MAC Peppermint Patty (or is it Patti?) franken this morning, some readers said the color was good,   but PP actually leaned slightly more yellow. Today, my guy and I went out to the photo studio to … Continue reading

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MAC Peppermint Patty Franken

MAC recently released a medium light green creme polish (not a pastel, but close) in green, called Peppermint Patty. Apparently it is sold out, and I got a request to franken it. I’ve not seen the color in real life, so … Continue reading

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RBL Concrete Jungle Franken

I got a request to franken Rescue Beauty Lounge Concrete Jungle, a cool gray creme. Nice color, something a little different for sure. RBL seems to be a nice high-quality brand with some funky colors. But it’s pricey at $18 … Continue reading

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China Glaze Dorothy Who? Franken

Brooke at getchanailsdid.blogspot.com requested this one after seeing it on the Nailphile. It’s a gorgeous blue China Glaze with blue glitter. Of course, it’s discontinued. China Glaze does awesome glitter polishes in jelly bases, such as the green Emerald Sparkle … Continue reading

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Christmas Golds

Today is so sunny, I wanted to show you some nice holiday golds. They just don’t photograph well at night, so it’s a good chance to show them off today. I did a franken of Chanel Gold Fiction to show … Continue reading

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Lippmann Superstar Franken

This was a request from Brooke at Getcha Nails Did. Check her blog out if you get a moment- it’s cool and she has a really cute doggie! But, anyway. Onto the franken du jour: Lippman Superstar. I checked out … Continue reading

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