Look What I Made-- Nail Polish!

Hi Friends,
I've been wanting to make nail polish for a really long time. In fact, my artsy, design-y side loves color; it's one of the reasons I like making soap so much. I haven't done much soaping lately, but I did get to play with some really cool nail polish designs. Two of them are in my Etsy shop now, but the third is a work in progress.  It looks great in the bottle- yucky on the nails :(

This is my tribute to Guinevere, or Gwen as she was called on the BBC Merlin series. Angel Coulby (Gwen) was always wearing purple and gorgeous blueish pinks, and those happen to be some of my favorite colors.  I added some really awesome glitters in different sizes to bring in some fire. You can try adding some glitters to your fave nail colors, too. Just make sure you use cosmetic grade solvent-resistant glitter, or else it will melt after a while.

Gwen Nail Polish (Indie Custom Color from Poetry Spa)

This one is called Ghost, and it's a basic pure white gloss. It's inspired by the retro romantic movie of the same name, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.  Didn't you just love the scene with the clay?  I could watch that movie a thousand times...

Ghost Nail Polish from Poetry Spa

Here's another one I made, tentatively called Dragonscales. It's inspired by the Great Dragon in the BBC Merlin series (I know, enough with Merlin, right?) with shades of iridescent green and gold and large gold flecks. Trouble was it was too opaque, which prevents the glitter from reflecting the light on the nails.  I have to keep working with the formula to get it just right. But here's a sneak peek anyway.

Dragonscales Nail Polish (work in progress)

 I'll be adding some new ones soon. I'm working on a sweet sparkly yellow for Buttercup. Bet you know which movie I'm thinking of!!!

Best Wishes!
Rose