Friday, November 26, 2010

Thanksgiving Franken

I made this franken in mid-October. I had decided I really wanted an orange that was the color of pumpkin pie, and I just couldn't find one, either in my collection or anywhere else. Of course, a franken was the answer, and this is what I came up with. I don't know what my ratios were, but I used Rimmel Black Satin, OPI Comet Loves Cupid, Sally Hansen Lightening, Orly Old School Orange, Nina Ultra Pro Like Butta, and Sally Hansen Sun Kissed. I wore it yesterday and am still wearing it today - I haven't even added anything yet! I've tentatively named it Pumpkin Latte, but I don't totally love that name...please let me know if you have ideas!

indoors, artificial light

What do you think? Does it look pumpkin pie-like? This was two coats of surprisingly easy application. Because my frankens are usually made up of several different brands of polish, I don't really expect the formula to turn out well, but this one did! Let's just hope it stays that way. I planned on adding Hidden Treasure to this, but my middle fingernail has now chipped, so I'll be moving on to something else.

In other news...happy Black Friday! I didn't go shopping - well, I did go to Walmart briefly and pine over the Canon SX130 IS, which is on sale, but I don't have $200, so I didn't actually buy anything. However, I did get some goodies in the mail today!

 BB Couture Sex on the Beach, Pina Colada, Grasshopper, Hangover Blues, and Blue Bahama from the Cantina Nights Collection
Nail Fraud in leopard print and a nail file

I won the BB Couture polishes as part of a Painted Lady Fingers giveaway, and I also won the Nail Fraud stuff ...but I can't remember what giveaway they were from. Maybe the Magic Maid 1000 Followers one? I swear, my mind is like a sieve sometimes. That's all for today; I hope those of you in the U.S. had a good Thanksgiving, and that everyone else had a good week!