Velvet Castle
There are a lot of lovely purple holos available, but I wanted a very deep, rich purple. The best part about being a mad frankening fool is that if I can’t find a particular color I want, I can just whip one up…usually!
I used Sally Hansen Insta Dri Uptempo Plum, China Glaze GR8 gold holo, and Grape pigment from TKB Trading.
I filled an empty bottle with 3/4 GR8 gold holo, 20 drops of Uptempo Plum, and 1 tablespoon Grape pigment. Pigment is a bit stubborn when it comes to mixing it with a holo base, so it takes a lot of shaking…but once mixed well, it is fine.
It applied very smoothly, and was completely opaque in two coats.
This rich, regal purple needed an equally fancy name…so “Velvet Castle” seemed fitting! I have one more lovely holo for you, so stay tuned!
March 23, 2009 at 7:14 AM
I lOVE
March 23, 2009 at 8:10 AM
I just love purple! This polish is adorable!
March 23, 2009 at 8:28 AM
beautiful! where do you get your pigment from?
March 23, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Another holo hit! Just such a beautiful color. It truly looks like velvet. I’d love a long cape made in a material like this polish. Then I need a gorgeous man on a horse, and he swoops me up, you can imagine the rest!
March 23, 2009 at 5:01 PM
This is gorgeous – well, all the holos you’ve done are, but I’m particularly partial to purple. What a coincidence I get to comment on my favorite color to tell you I gave you an award on my blog =)
March 23, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Oooh, good to know that insta-dri polishes can be successful components of a frankenpolish! I’ve been tempted to do something with mine, but I was worried that their thick consistency and their speedy drying time might cause problems.
March 24, 2009 at 12:55 AM
def love the name i feel its so appropriate.
March 24, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Hi Amanda!!
I have given you a Kreative Blog Award on my blog.
Your blog is one of my seven prefered blog!!
You will find the award here:
http://trendynail.blogspot.com/2009/03/trendynail-nominato-come-kreative-blog.html
Bye bye
Astasia
March 24, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Very nice ^^
March 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Ooh… Neat idea! Saw your blog as a referral for mine and landed up here & LOVE it!
March 25, 2009 at 4:36 PM
This color is beautiful! My daughter and I enjoy reading your blog. You’ve inspired us to mix some of own nail polsh. Thanks!
March 25, 2009 at 6:41 PM
i tried to kind of do this…but i FAILED MISERABLY! i just tried pouring some nubar holo topcoat into a (full! where is my BRAIN!?) bottle of uptempo plum and of course nearly overflowed the bottle and now of course the purple has swallowed the holo. where do you buy empty nail polish bottles?
March 26, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Thanks everyone!
Some local beauty supply stores have them as well.
I buy my empty bottles online from transdesign.com or cbsexquisite.com. It’s cheaper to buy them online for me, since I buy them in bulk.
March 26, 2009 at 12:46 PM
OH MY!! That is the most perfect purple holo ever!
April 6, 2009 at 11:38 AM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!