So call me crazy, but I am not going to purchase all of this seasons "hot" nail polish colors. Why? Glad you asked. First of all the $12-$18 price tag. Second, many colors are a fad and if you buy them you'll just end up with a lot of strangely colored nail polish that you never use. Third, even if the color comes back in style in a year or two a lot of polish will go bad (separate) by then.
That said, I still see some colors that make me drool, and thanks to Sephora emailing me at least once a week I get a constant reminder of the uber chic colors I'm missing out on. This seasons color that became my obsession? Turquoise! I spent a week flip-flopping on whether to buy turquoise polish, mostly because I couldn't decide whether the color was pretty or pretty awful and I didn't want to part with my hard earned cash to find out.
Then it struck me: Could I make my own nail polish? A quick Google search later made me think I could. All I really needed was white nail polish and eyeshadow. So I rummaged through my makeup and found supplies.
Items used:
I have to say that I LOVE the results. It is two weeks later and it still looks great! Of course when I told my mother what I was doing she just looked concerned and offered to give me some of her polish ;) Oh, and I'd like to add a fourth reason for not buying this seasons hot nail polish color: because making your own is fun!!
Note: I think you could use colored chalk pastels instead of eyeshadow. I will try it out and let you know!
That said, I still see some colors that make me drool, and thanks to Sephora emailing me at least once a week I get a constant reminder of the uber chic colors I'm missing out on. This seasons color that became my obsession? Turquoise! I spent a week flip-flopping on whether to buy turquoise polish, mostly because I couldn't decide whether the color was pretty or pretty awful and I didn't want to part with my hard earned cash to find out.
Then it struck me: Could I make my own nail polish? A quick Google search later made me think I could. All I really needed was white nail polish and eyeshadow. So I rummaged through my makeup and found supplies.
Items used:
- white OPI nail polish
- an Urban Decay eye shadow in turquoise that I haven't worn in years
- a cheap lip gloss brush
- two plastic cups
- two Q-tips
- nail polish remover.
- Pour about a teaspoon full into the plastic cup (make sure you pour enough to do two coats of a pedicure or manicure with)
- Pull the cotton off two Q-tips
- Use one of the Q-tips to scrape some eyeshadow into the plastic cup
- Use the other Q-tip to mix the eyeshadow into the white polish
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you reach your desired color
- Apply the nail polish to your toes or nails (or both!) with the lip gloss brush, add second coat when the first coat has dried
- Pour a little nail polish remover in the plastic cup which hasn't been used yet
- Swirl the lip gloss brush around in the nail polish remover and once it looks clean wash off with soap and water
I have to say that I LOVE the results. It is two weeks later and it still looks great! Of course when I told my mother what I was doing she just looked concerned and offered to give me some of her polish ;) Oh, and I'd like to add a fourth reason for not buying this seasons hot nail polish color: because making your own is fun!!
Note: I think you could use colored chalk pastels instead of eyeshadow. I will try it out and let you know!
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| My camera is terrible, it looked way better in person! |
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