Funky Fingers Purple

I don't really know anything about this color, aside from the fact that it came in a set called Mini Brights from Five Below, the same set as the green franken I showed you a little over a week ago. This one is also really sheer, but it is not a disappointment! I'm quite smitten with the color, actually, and wish I could find a full-sized bottle. 4 coats, with top coat, in the shade:

That shimmerrrrr. Usually I have some issues with purples that are too cool-toned, but I think this is close enough to periwinkle that it's all good.

Awkward mini bottles are awkward. I tried photographing this in direct sunlight to show you how glowy and awesome the shimmer really is, but once again, I was ready to hulk smash, lol. That whole color-accuracy thing just wasn't happening. The shimmer kept pulling purple, but it's very distinctly pink! I decided to try my cell phone camera, and while it's far from perfect, it's certainly better than my actual camera.

So vivid! And I'm pretty sure this is a unique color. I can't think of any dupes or near-dupes off the top of my head, so I'm gonna go ahead and call it unique. Awesome stuff.

Thanks for looking and commenting, and I hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Franken Friday #6, and a Jelly Sandwich Fail

Happy Friday!! My lab finally has power back, and I'm hoping everyone else affected by that storm has gotten their power restored too. Today's franken is a blue-green shimmer that was originally part of a Funky Fingers mini-set. The original color was a light blue with yellow shimmer, and it was very very sheer. Sometimes I'd wear 4 coats on its own, and I still had a ton of VNL, but it looked pretty cool. I got tired of it though, so I added SHCSM Navy Baby, which darkened the base and tinted the shimmer. This is the result, in the shade:

Navy Baby is a very opaque polish, and I added enough that this polish is now opaque in 3 coats, which I think is pretty reasonable. In direct sunlight:

In the bottle, it looks like a blue-green duochrome with a red shift when angled away, but sadly that property doesn't actually translate onto the nail. It's all good though, because this is still completely unique in my collection.

Earlier this week, there were a bunch of blog posts dealing with jelly sandwiches, so I figured I'd do one just for kicks and giggles, and....yeah. Didn't turn out too well, LOL. Here it is, as a cautionary tale. 3 coats of Verity Deep Violet, 1 coat of OPI Last Friday Night, 1 coat of Verity Deep Violet, and 1 thin coat of Finger Paints Asylum.

Could've been worse, I guess, but it's still pretty bad. :P

Have a great weekend, and thanks for looking and commenting!