Ok up-cycle lovers I'm giving the 'ok' to embrace your inner hoarder (well not really, but...)
If you hate throwing old nail polish bottles away I have a solution that may ease your inner turmoil.
Save them, clean them out & then fill them back up with new custom colors! Hooray!
So one of my old roommates from college got married recently & for her wedding I decided to wear a slate grey tiered pleated dress, & I wanted my nails to compliment the look. I decided on the ever so popular ombré look.
I used two different colors to achieve this look & then added some glitter polish for my lack of wedding ring bling ;)
What you need:
Essie Power Clutch w MILANI one coat glitter Silver Dazzle w Sally Hansen xtreme wear Wet Cement w Old Top Coat Bottle (empty & clean)
First thing I did was the mixing of my colors.
I used an empty bottle of top coat to mix my first color (which for blogging purposes we will call 'Power Cement'). For this color I mixed equal parts Power Clutch & Wet Cement. I probably used 4 -6 drops of each. The reason I did this is because I wanted a lot of polish leftover to mix for the next color.
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| Power Clutch w 'Power Cement' w Wet Cement |
Then I used this random piece of left over plastic packaging to mix the next color in the ombré. I mixed equal parts 'Power Cement' & Wet Cement to make the fourth & final color: 'Wet Clutch'.
Now because this color wasn't mixed in a bottle it requires that you apply it right away. (which I did, straight on to my ring fingers) I covered it up with some cling wrap in-between coats to prevent it from drying up.
The Break Down:
Nail 1: Power Clutch
Nail 2: Wet Cement
Nail 3: 'Power Cement' (1+2)
Nail 4: 'Wet Clutch' (3+2)
Nail 5: Power Clutch & Silver Dazzle
:)
(Disclaimer: If you are someone with a texture issue when it comes to glitter polish, be prepared to use about 2-3 coats of top coat over any MILANI one coat glitter polish. Looks great but feels like sandpaper.)
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