Hello, folks! Today I’ll share a nail polish that I frankened a couple of months ago and never got around to posting. For those of you who have never heard of “frankening”, it’s when you mix in other polish colours or tints to a base polish colour (or even to a clear base) to make your own colour. The base for this polish is Pure Ice First Love. Now, if there’s one nail polish finish that I almost never like, it’s a pearl finish. I picked this up when I discovered how great Pure Ice polishes are for stamping, hoping that this could be used for that purpose. However, once I tried it out, it was way too sheer to stamp with and I hated how it looked on my nails, but I waited too long, then went on vacation, so I wasn’t able to return it.
The original colour is a very pale pink with strong green shimmer, giving almost a duochrome effect. I really like the green shimmer, so I decided to try and make it more purple in an effort to salvage it. I added in a good amount of blue and red polish, and a tiny bit of yellow for a warmer colour. Here are some bottle shots of the polish I ended up with:
I love how pretty it looks in the bottle. The lilac colour is a lot stronger in the bottle than it is on the nails, but it is very, very shifty in both cases! However, it is just so frustratingly sheer. The swatches below show five coats, plus topcoat, and you can still see some VNL (visible nail line)!!!
What do you think of this polish? Though not for me, I do think it is a very pretty colour. But, my willingness to apply more than three coats of polish extends only to jellies which are my favourite polish finish, and definitely not to pearls, my least favourite; almost nothing justifies six coats of polish, with the sole exception of a pond manicure! Also, on the day that I made this, I kind of liked the colour, but I don’t think I like it as much anymore on myself… I’m sad that I couldn’t make this work, but I have a friend who love purples & pinks, and I have a hunch she’ll be happy to take this off my hands! Here’s to friends who like the same things as us, if not the same colours 🙂
That’s so pretty! But I can empathize with not wanting to apply 5 coats of it! Ha ha I would probably try it as a topper over a different color though. Those can be so fun to experiment with!
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Thanks! Yes, I think I’m going to try out over other colours; hadn’t thought of it until these comments!
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Nice shimmer !
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Thanks! I love taking pictures of shifty polish like this in the bottle 😀
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It was better on the nail, liked it. Most nail polish looks great in the bottle but doesnt work.
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I’m so hard on my nails (gardening and cooking) that if I use a color, I like to use a sheer because it doesn’t show the worn off bits…I know I should take better care, lol! But six coats – that’s crazy! I like the color tho!
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Oh really? That totally makes sense. Although, if you’re hard on your hands, nail polish (despite the annoying chipping) is great because it protects the nails themselves ☺. Gel polish (even the Sally Hansen ones that don’t require a UV lamp) might be something you can look into.
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The gels look so cool! They justlook so rich! If I give them a go, I’ll try to show them in a post, lol! And point it out, haha! 🙂
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Please do, I’d really love to see! I’ve never used gel myself, but they are supposed to be much more durable & chip-resistant.
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🙂
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It’s very pretty! I’m not a sheer shimmer person myself either. Only way I’d possibly be able to use this is over a black base or something. Love how it looks in the bottle though! 💜💜
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Hey, thanks, that’s a good idea! I’ll try it over black.
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Maybe it will pop the rainbow a little more! 😊 If it works, let us know. Might have to start looking at more sheer shimmers. Lol
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Sure, I’ll post an update when I do! Thanks!
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I deleted one of my two duplicate responses & seem to have deleted your comment as well. Sorry!
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Haha! It’s okay. We know what we were talking about. 😉
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Yep! 😀
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It’s gorgeous, bummer it didn’t work for you!
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I liked it when I first made it. Oh well 🙂
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Love this shade 😍😍😍
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So glad you like it! I do too, just not on myself
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Why not? I think it suits you very well 😍😍😍
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Aww, thanks! Maybe I’ll give it another shot.
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You definitely should 🙌💕
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That’s really pretty. I’m glad you have a ready home for it. I’m sure she could just layer it over a solid color if she didn’t want to do that many layers as well.
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Thanks! Yes, I feel happy knowing it’s going to be with someone who will use it more than I will. I hate just having things that I don’t use.
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