Attempt at frankening: Lava Sand glitter

I have some The Conservatorie glitters that have not seen much light - I looked at them as they arrived in late 2010 and stashed them away since they were not usable on the eyes (and I did not have glitter glue). So this weekend I wanted to see what they would look like on my nails. 

I took out my black nail polish, Lava Sand glitter and clear top polish and this is what I got as a result (I quite liked it but it's too much effort):

Black nail polish, sprinkled over with massive glitter (looked VERY fashionable (but fragile) in that stage), followed by multiple layers of top coat. Problem was the glitter seemed to drink all the top coat  and then the result looked matte :S. I think 4 coats altogether were needed for the glossy finish. Had I known the time it took - I would have just left it there with the glitter layes as the top one :).

On the hands it kind of feels as if there's sandpaper on the nails and it's still rather prone to chipping. Lasted only a day :S Next time I'll try to mix the glitter with the top coat before applying it on the nails - I felt it went on too thickly when I sprinkled it.

The importance of waterproof mascara...

... was revealed to me today. It's -20 and windy here, very very cold. My lashes froze over on my way to work, moisture from the air I breathed out condensed on the lashes  - and as I arrived and entered the warm hall - it all melted and deposited itself under my eyes. Since I have quite long lashes it messed up my eyeshadow too. Would not have happened with waterproof mascara. I have never bought one of those cause they are more difficult to remove afterwards - I do not like to rub chemical stuff around my eyes.
Colors used here are: TKB Trading's mineral pigments Athena all over lid, Dusty Rose in inner corners and blended on the crease, Ivory Lace on the browbone, Lumene Blueberry Curl mascara, Manhattan's eye shadow primer.

Panen tänasesse postitusse ka Crucible Collectioni näidised - segatuna läbipaistva küünelakiga. Järgmisena vaatame, kas leiab ka sillerdava hõbeda kusagilt. And here's TKB Trading's Crucible Collection mixed with clear nail polish:

Crucible Red became dark orange :S - not at all similar to what it looks like as powder. Crucible Khaki on the other hand is not as greenish as in powder version. Of these four I like Forged Gold the most. Crucible Gold remains dark metallic gold color.

Nails and frankenpolishes

Firstly - I am lazy. Very lazy and I admire people who have the patience to apply the undercoat, then 2-3 layers of polish and the top coat and wait at least 30 minutes for it all to dry. IMHO nails take at least an hour to do. They loose their luster on the second day and wear/chip off at the third day the latest and then you have to do it all over again! Not to mention - nail polish removers stink quite unpleasantly and they do not get everything off.

My nails always come out as a total mess, therefore it's not worth the trouble. The only way they can look good with polish is when I use just one layer of protective undercoat - that dries up quickly enough and I do not have the opportunity to mess them up. I usually wear my nails clipped short and do not think about them much. I promise I'll start wearing nail polish regularly when it only takes one coat to apply and it would take at least a week to even show some signs of wear.
But since I am willing to go through a lot just to do some research I got myself among other things some bottles of nailpolish: black, white and blood red. Why black? Naturally because of all the hilite and interference colors I recently acquired from TKB that  look their best over dark base. Luckily the polishes were on sale in local store - dollar per bottle.

 

 All these are mixed with black polish: 24K Gold, then Crucible Red, Hilite Green, Hilite Red, Radiant Gold, Satin Orange Gold, Sparkle (this does not look like much at all), Travel to Earth (my favorite - warm greenish tint) and Travel to Jupiter. Since I mixed the polish and the powder right there, on my nails - the surface is not nice smooth and pretty - sorry, it's all about color here.

Only now did it occur to me that I could have left my poor nails in peace and done the swatches on some piece of plastic instead. Would have been easier to mix too. The colors would look a lot better if mixed properly - the polish and powder poured in a fresh bottle, added a metal ball and shaken well - at the moment I just dipped the polish brush in the polish and then in the powder and just wiped the brush clean with tissue paper.