Not that I've posted about it on FA before, but because of
banrai I took up collecting nail polish a while back, and that's led to an interest in making my own nail polish - in the nail polish fandom, often referred to as "frankenpolish".
And this was my first attempt. If anyone is curious as to the components, just ask. :P The base is actually lighter irl, closer to white, but it wanted to photograph as sky blue, so eh.
I still need to get a good swatch of it being worn, been too busy wearing other swaps and purchases that have arrived in the meantime!
banrai I took up collecting nail polish a while back, and that's led to an interest in making my own nail polish - in the nail polish fandom, often referred to as "frankenpolish". And this was my first attempt. If anyone is curious as to the components, just ask. :P The base is actually lighter irl, closer to white, but it wanted to photograph as sky blue, so eh.
I still need to get a good swatch of it being worn, been too busy wearing other swaps and purchases that have arrived in the meantime!
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This is gorgeous! Reminds me a bit of a deborah lippmann polish: http://plaidhabits.files.wordpress......in-the-air.jpg
...but I like your version a lot better ;)
...but I like your version a lot better ;)
I own the dupe of that one, Revlon Whimsical, and it's a little different irl! The polish I was going for a similar feel to was Smitten "Winter Is Coming", but to my own tastes: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/89038385 (not keen on the small blue glitter in that one, so I left it out of mine).
Yes replying to myself but hey! http://www.barrym.com/products/nail.....ail-paint.html ALL the shinies!
Which one, the hologram hexograms or something? I'm not overly fond of the Barry M glitters myself unfortunately! I do have a ton of glitter polishes though:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet.....l8teDdKeDk2OGc
Faves lately include Endless Static Sea by Pahlish (http://i.imgur.com/Hfpwy.jpg), and Peanut Butter & Jelly from Whimsical Ideas by Pam (http://i.imgur.com/UXY0t.jpg)!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet.....l8teDdKeDk2OGc
Faves lately include Endless Static Sea by Pahlish (http://i.imgur.com/Hfpwy.jpg), and Peanut Butter & Jelly from Whimsical Ideas by Pam (http://i.imgur.com/UXY0t.jpg)!
http://polishandpigments.blogspot.com - I think this is currently the best overall resource on frankening (there are some outdated ones that advocate stuff we now know doesn't stand the test of time and can ruin polish - whoops :P) and is definitely a great place to get started!
http://pamsgirlybits.blogspot.nl/p/.....e-secrets.html - there's also a section at the bottom here which has a nice quick start guide. :)
http://pamsgirlybits.blogspot.nl/p/.....e-secrets.html - there's also a section at the bottom here which has a nice quick start guide. :)
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