Blue Hawaiian

Today’s franken is another pretty summer shade, and one of my favorites (so far)!

I used China Glaze Golden Enchantment gold holo glitter, Sinful Irish Green, and Blueberry pigment from TKB Trading.

I mixed 1/2 Golden Enchantment with 1/2 Irish Green, then added 1/2 teaspoon of Blueberry pigment.

I’m really disappointed that you can’t see the glitter in the pic very well, but on the nail, it really sparkles!!!

As always, give me a shout if there’s a color you’d like to see! I have a few more summer shades coming up soon.

Purple Paradise

Ahhhh, summer. It’s just around the corner! Here in chilly NY, we got a taste of summer with an unusual 80 degree day. Perfect inspiration for some hot summery colors!

I used Wet N Wild clear, Grape pigment from TKB Trading, and Revlon Colorstay in Forever Scarlett.

I filled an empty bottle with 1/3 clear, and just a little less 2/3 Forever Scarlet, to leave room for the pigment. I added in 1 tablespoon of Grape pigment, and shook the mixture well.

Voila! Purple Paradise!I love how shiny this is! And it looks like it’s glowing!

Thanks for looking…I have more summery colors on the way!

Swimsuit Mishap

Ok, I am sure you’re scratching your head at the name of today’s franken!

I’ve been working hard on all the franken requests I’ve received lately. Kerriann emailed me a request for a dupe to Rescue Beauty Lounge’s Bikini Bottom. This proved to be quite the challenge for me…and after much experimenting, “Swimsuit Mishap” was born. It seemed like a fitting name for this, since it was a bit of a problem child for me! RBL’s Bikini Bottom is a lovely pale blue with a distinct jelly finish to it, and I wanted to make sure my franken captured that same “squishyness”. Sadly, I don’t own BB, so I had to make my franken based on pictures of it.

I used Sally Girl Surf’s Up blue creme, Wet N’ Wild French White Creme, and Wet ‘N Wild clear.

I filled an empty bottle half full with clear, then added in just a tiny bit less than 1/4 each of the white and blue. I added ballz and mixed it up well.

The polish is not quite as bright as my picture shows, and it is much more jelly-like in real life.

I used 4 thin coats, although 3 probably would have been sufficient. This polish was truly a franken challenge, but I did have fun making it! Thanks for the request, Kerriann!

Grapesicle

I have another pretty pastel for you today! These are so easy to make, and I wanted to add a couple other colors to my creme pastel family. I received an email from Julie, asking if I could make a light purple. Request granted!

I used Sinful Dream On, which is an insanely bright purple neon, and Wet ‘N Wild French White Creme.

I added 3/4 white into an empty bottle, and used *almost* 1/4 of Dream On. Since Dream On is soooo bright, I really didn’t need much. Of course, if you’d like your polish a bit darker…you can use more!

This one really turned out beautiful. I love how smooth and creamy it looks! It has a slight pinkish tone to it, but not quite as much as it appears in the photo. In real life, it is more purple.

Thank you to all of you who sent me ideas and requests, and I assure you I am working on them all and should have more soon!

Baby Chickadee

I received a request from reader Carrie, asking me if I could make a “baby chick” soft yellow. As you all know, I love a good challenge, so I got right to work.

I used Wet N Wild French White Creme and Zoya Creamy yellow creme. I was originally going to use the same white I used for Orange Julius (Sally Hansen Insta Di Whirlwind White), but I wanted this polish to be a bit softer & the WnW is not quite as stark white as the SH.

I added 3/4 of the white into an empty bottle, and topped it off with 1/4 of Zoya Creamy.

The result is a soft yellow non-chalky pastel. It does look like a little baby chick, and I hope this is what Carrie had in mind.

I have some more reader requests coming up, so check back soon.

Orange Julius

I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for summer! I’ve started making some bright, fun colors to get into the summer vibe.

I used Sally Hansen Insta Dri Whirlwind White (any white creme will do), Tangerine pigment from TKB Trading, and Hot Topic Neon Orange.

I added 1 tablespoon of Tangerine pigment into 3/4 of white. To give this polish a little extra spunk, I added in about 12 drops of neon orange.

A perfect summery orange! Now I am craving warm weather AND an orange julius!

Pastels are fun & easy to make, so if there’s a certain color you’d like to see…give me a shout!

King Crow

Today I have the final foil polish to show you!

I thought a black/silver would look really cool, so I used Hard Candy Trailer Trash and Black Mica pigment from TKB Trading.

I used the smaller 0.25 oz sized bottles for this. I mixed 1/2 teaspoon of the Black Mica pigment into the bottle with TT, but if you’re using a full sized bottle, you’ll want to double that.

I immediately fell in love with the gorgeous black and silver shade! I used 2 coats, and it covered perfectly.

The color looks similar to Sally Hansen Raven’s Wing from the Tracy Reese collection, which was a pleasant surprise, since the application of RW was a nightmare for me!

Thanks for looking…stay tuned for some cool summery colors I have coming up!

Cadbury Easter Egg

I love purples almost as much as greens, so of course I need a purple for my foil family!

I mixed it up a bit for this one, using another silver foil (Maybelline Silver Speed) instead of HC Trailor Trash. Silver Speed has been showing up at my dollar store, so I grabbed a bunch to play with. I paired Orly Gorgeous with it.

The SS gives an excellent foil effect, and is a bit easier to get ahold of, if you’re looking to make some of your own.

This brilliant lilac foil is a pretty color for spring! My friend Jess thought it looked like a Cadbury Candy Egg wrapper, which is perfect since Easter is coming up soon.

Thanks for looking!

Pearls On Ice

I have more foil for you today!

I’ve been saving the lovely MAC Reflects Green pigment I got from Lynn for something special. When I began mixing up my family of foils, I decided it would be a good addition.

I mixed 1 teaspoon of the MAC pigment into a full 0.5 oz bottle filled with Hard Candy Trailor Trash.

The greenish blue subtle flash in this really is gorgeous! It spices up the silver without being too over the top.

Check back for more foil fun!

Ice Veil

Well franken-friends…I have more foil for you today!

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve gotten into the habit of making “collections”. I just get so excited about my new creations that I am compelled to make them in various colors!

To make a blue foil finish polish, I used Blueberry pigment from TBK Trading and Hard Candy Trailer Trash.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was all out of regular bottles, so I was using the extra small bottles I had handy (0.25 oz). I filled the bottle almost full with HC TT, then added 1 teaspoon of pigment in the mix.

This was 2 very thin coats, and it covered great!

I have a couple more foil surprises for you, so be sure to check back!