As you might have seen in some of my blog postings, it’s also my hobby to create my own nail polishes. Right now, I’m looking for an ingredient that will suspend glitter in clear nail polish, and I’m trying things out to make it work.
Every now and then, I also create my own colours, which I would like to show you here. Feel free to comment and criticize!
Spring Love [sprɪŋ lʌv]
Bley & Grue [bleɪ ӕnd gruː]
Pink Noise [pʰɪŋkʰnɔɪz]
Liaison [liːɛzↄ̃]
Uptalk [ʌptʰↄːkʰ]
And also check out other nail polish lovers wearing my frankens 🙂
Pink Noise
Nicciwo from the PurseForum
Spring Love
Dressage Queen from the PurseForum
Nicciwo from the PurseForum
kelkoo89 from the PurseForum
willpaintnailsforfood on her tumblr
Bley & Grue
kelkoo89 from the PurseForum (1)
kelkoo89 from the PurseForum (2)
addictedtotheshinyshiny on her tumblr
Nicciwo from the PurseForum
Uptalk
addictedtotheshinyshiny on her tumblr
Liaison
addictedtotheshinyshiny on her tumblr
From head to foot 
Your frankens looks gorgeous! Love the names and the fact that I can actually read the phonetic transcription. It would totally rock if their labels are written in phonetics. 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂 Since I’m a Phonetician I thought I’d add the transcription to my frankens. If I ever produce more of them I’ll definitely put the transcription on the bottles!
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its all cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi, I just wanted to ask you where to do buy good nail polish glitters? Thanks for answer.
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Dear flowerpower,
it really depends on what kind of glitter (shape, size, colour) you want. There are different suppliers for different glitters. A best overview is probably given by a facebook group called “Brides of Franken” – all glitter sources are listed in a document and the community is great! Also, check out http://polishandpigments.blogspot.de/ for tests with glitters and how solvent resistant they are.
Hope that helps 🙂
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Hi,
For some reason I am not able to find Brides of Franken group on Facebook. Can you please provide a link.
Thank you.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/241399622580829/
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Hi there, I’m wondering where you buy your bases for the polish? I’ve really wanted to start making my own (it looks like so much fun!) but I can’t seem to find anyone that sells the bases. Only thing I’ve come across is TKB, but they don’t seem to ever have things in stock. Thanks!
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Hi Ashlyee,
I’m not buying bases in large quantities. Usually I use clear polish or a coloured polish from the drugstore.
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I know this reply is a bit late…sorry. I ordered a frankening starter kit from the website Girly Bits. It was $50 and came with absolutely everything you need!!!
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thanks for your comment! Thiese starter kits are great for frankeners who want to do their own polish at home. I was especially interested in finding out myself how to keep glitter up in clear nail polish, so I experimented. Probably, buying this kit would have saved me lots of time 😉
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Hi nice frankens!
I would like to know the result of your “resarch” on suspension product (aerosil xanthane etc..)
Does one of them perfectly work ? the nail polish still dry ?
Thank you
(from france 🙂
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Pink noise is my favorite! Reminds me of candy ^_^ i love the name too. I was just telling my husband the most fun part of making my own nail polish will be naming them! Im still gathering better stuff after 3 failed attemps. And my husband researhes if he can find aerosil r9712, 200 or 300 in turkey now if not do you think it would be a problem for my friend to bring me some? Anyways… This was my last comment (for today) I promise!
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Thanks! Creating names is really the most fun 😀
But it can also be difficult. I think it won’t be easy to get Aerosil r972 for your friend, I only got it from a blogger friend who works in chemistry.
Aerosil 200 can be bought in every pharmacy here in germany, but it is not perfect for frankening. Good luck!
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It’s OK. I don’t need perfection I’m only gonna mke the polishes for myself for now 🙂 I just want glitters to not sink! 🙂 if I can’t find any here I’ll tell her to get me some aerosil 200 ^_^ thanks again!
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Hi! I wanted to make nail polish myself and came across your blog after I began researching. I have the chemical to thicken the polish but I’m stuck! I’ve seen that you ‘mix’ the chemical with a blade and wondered what you used and was it expensive? Any information would be greatly appreciated. 🙂
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I sell cosmetic glitter and was looking for a suspension base through one of my suppliers and found it.http://theconservatorie.com/glamour-nail-polish-base-p-3343.html
Clear Nail Polish Suspension Base.
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forgot to post ingredients from the website.
ingredients: Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose , Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isobutyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid / Neopentyl Glycol / Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Silica, Styrene / Acrylates Copolymer, N-Butyl Alcohol, Benzophenone-1, D&C Violet #2
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Beautiful colors!
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