Gifts from Polish Art Addiction

I don't have nails to post today, although I did paint them. You'll have to wait a few weeks to see them though, as they're for a guest post on someone else's blog.

In the meantime, I wanted to share the really generous and unsuspected gifts that Leslie from Polish Art Addiction gave me. I helped her make a graphic for her blog, and she was so thankful she sent me a manicure care package. I'll admit, I got a little teary when she reminded me how thoughtful and gracious people an be. Thank you Leslie, you really shouldn't have.

In the top row, starting on the left, is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Crushed, Leslie's own franken (my personal favorite of the lot), and an L.A. Colors purple fuchsia glitter.

In the bottom row, from left to right, is Love & Beauty (a Forever 21 brand) Baby Blue glow in the dark, Pure Ice Celestial, Oh Baby!, and Platinum. I'm really excited about the two lighter Pure Ice colors especially. Oh Baby! seems like it may be a dupe for CND's Sapphire, and the stunning Platinum next to it is so freakin' shiny! I hope it lays well.

She also included a very pretty nail file and a bottle of Seche Vite. I'm set for life now!

Seriously Leslie, you're so kind for sending these gifts! I can't wait to try them all, especially your franken. It'll be perfect for Valentine's Day just around the corner.

Franken Fun: Confetti Sky

I'm always intrigued by those jelly nail polishes with large multi-coloured glitter floating in them, for example those glitter bombs from Deborah Lippmann. But I find those quite expensive and a bit too glittery, so what to do..? Franken one! The result: Confetti Sky, a blue jelly with multi-coloured and multi-sized glitter. I can't believe how pretty this came out, the amount of glitter is just enough for me and the blue base looks so delish and squishy... And it's ridiculously easy to do! Fun times. :) 

Ingredients:

-half a bottle of Essence - Clear As Ice

-half a bottle of Essence - Circus Confetti

-a few drops of Catrice - Blue Cara Ciao

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Ravishing Ruby - My 1st franken!

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Today I present to you my first franken*, which I called Ravishing Ruby. I never knew it could be hard to find the right name for a nail polish *phew*. So why this name? Well, because it's ravishing (right? Right?! lol) and the colour reminds me strongly of the Birma Ruby, an utterly gorgeous gemstone. Too bad rubys are very expensive.. I think a cocktail ring with that stone on it would look so great next to this polish. :d

What can I say? I'm really happy with the result of my first attempt to franken something. I wish I could tell you what I threw in the bottle, but I used too many polishes, it was a chaos! I recall using Nfu Oh #62, Catrice - The Devil Wears Red, China Glaze - VIII, a few drops of OPI - DS Original... See? Not helping. ;)

The formula was fantastic. I was afraid it would end up being a gloopy mess, but no, it applied like butter. This is two coats without topcoat, ain't it glossy?

Tell me, have you ever made a franken and is it the polish of your dreams?

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*franken(polish): a nail polish created 'at home' by mixing other nail polishes, loose glitter, pigments or whatever you want in it;