My First Franken: Space Dream
Wow, a lot of firsts on this blog… guess that’s part of being a newbie!
I’ve been reading a lot on Facebook and other people’s blog about ‘Frankens’ … basically, polishes that people create by mixing existing polishes they already have. I don’t have a lot of polish but I did have a few old ones that I never use, so I gathered them up and started mixing.
Of course I didn’t think to take photos of what I started with, because I was pretty sure I’d just end up with some glumpy mess. The starting color was the green from Maybelline that I used in my St. Patty's Day Manicure, which was practically empty after my attempt at marbling.
All in all I'd say I used 7-8 different polishes in varying amounts.
This is what I ended up with, a pretty dusky purple color with gold and blue glitter which came from my Miss Cop Diamante Blanc that I bought at the market and love desperately.
I added some heavier glitter, the squares you can see in the bottle, but they don’t appear to get picked up by the brush. Not that I’ve seen yet anyway… That was a dab of Essence Nail Art Twin: Julia that I threw in for good measure.
I wasn’t sure what to call this so Megan from over at Painting Rainbows named it Space Dream. I thought it was pretty, so it stuck.
I’m not sure this frankening thing was as exciting an experience for me as it is for other nail gals. It could be because I didn’t have a lot of nail polish and didn’t want to ‘waste’ any of my good ones on something like this, or maybe it’s just not my bag. I guess time will tell. Maybe I’ll try something else again at some point and come up with something that really knocks my socks off. Until then I’ll put the frankening on hold, I think, and concentrate on things I enjoy a little more. Perhaps next I will try making one of those Glitter Sandwiches everyone is so crazy about at the moment! I think they look quite nice and I have plenty of glitter to test it out on!
I’ve been reading a lot on Facebook and other people’s blog about ‘Frankens’ … basically, polishes that people create by mixing existing polishes they already have. I don’t have a lot of polish but I did have a few old ones that I never use, so I gathered them up and started mixing.
Of course I didn’t think to take photos of what I started with, because I was pretty sure I’d just end up with some glumpy mess. The starting color was the green from Maybelline that I used in my St. Patty's Day Manicure, which was practically empty after my attempt at marbling.
All in all I'd say I used 7-8 different polishes in varying amounts.
This is what I ended up with, a pretty dusky purple color with gold and blue glitter which came from my Miss Cop Diamante Blanc that I bought at the market and love desperately.
I added some heavier glitter, the squares you can see in the bottle, but they don’t appear to get picked up by the brush. Not that I’ve seen yet anyway… That was a dab of Essence Nail Art Twin: Julia that I threw in for good measure.
I wasn’t sure what to call this so Megan from over at Painting Rainbows named it Space Dream. I thought it was pretty, so it stuck.
I’m not sure this frankening thing was as exciting an experience for me as it is for other nail gals. It could be because I didn’t have a lot of nail polish and didn’t want to ‘waste’ any of my good ones on something like this, or maybe it’s just not my bag. I guess time will tell. Maybe I’ll try something else again at some point and come up with something that really knocks my socks off. Until then I’ll put the frankening on hold, I think, and concentrate on things I enjoy a little more. Perhaps next I will try making one of those Glitter Sandwiches everyone is so crazy about at the moment! I think they look quite nice and I have plenty of glitter to test it out on!
Labels:
Essence,
Essence Nail Art Twins,
Franken,
Glitter,
Maybelline,
Purple
