Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Franken: Firework

This is one polish that I've meant to use for a long time, and haven't . . . and now that I have, I don't think I did a very good job capturing it on camera. :/ I made Firework (which I did not name after the Katy Perry song, just to be clear) out of Zoya Roxy, Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink, OPI Sparkle-icious, OPI Absolutely Alice, Finger Paints Holly Good Time, and Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. I used two coats, and left it there partly because it was all but opaque in my eyes (though not that camera's, as you'll see), and partly because I honestly did not feel like taking three coats of glitter off. The picture to the left is a bottle shot taken outside in cloudy light.

outdoors, sunlight
outdoors, shade

The shaded photo shows the opacity much more accurately than the one taken in sunlight; however, neither of the pictures show how spectacular Firework is in real life. I'll definitely have to re-do this one, perhaps when I eventually wear it for a full manicure . . . which, if I have any sense at all, will be soon! I may also add some more flakies to this one, though I'm reluctant to use up any of my small supply. Perhaps I'll add some OPI I Lily Love You . . . ? Anyway, while I'd happily do some tweaking, I'm also happy with Firework as it is.

27 comments:

  1. this polish is so yummy!

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  2. its so sparkly it really does look like Firework!

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  3. Haha, thank you! I guess you can see why I named it that, then. :)

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  4. you gave it the perfect name!

    <3 BB

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  5. Oooh. That is fantastic! I love the base shade too, it goes so well with the glitterbomb. The name is so cute!

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  6. My job has nothing to do with nail polishes, but it involves fireworks and pyrotechnics, I appreciate a lot also the name of your franken! :D

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  7. Thank you! I'm glad you like the base - that's partly why I added Roxy.

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  8. Haha, sounds like an awesome job! :) Thanks!

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  9. great fraken!! love the color!

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  10. This is wonderfully delish. OMG! Make a batch of this and sell it. I'll buy!

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  11. Bailey_AlltheWordsAugust 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    I love the raspberry-ish base! Very pretty :D

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  12. Seriously?? I would consider it!

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  13. Thank you! I have Zoya to thank for the base color. ;)

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  14. ooh I love this!

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  15. I LOVE this!!! As I've said before, I would but your frankens! :-)

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  16. I meant buy. lol

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  17. Well, if I ever decide to sell them, this is definitely one of the ones I would sell! :)

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  18. All I have to say is that this is freakin gorgeous! I love your frankens so much!

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