I started with 1/4 of a bottle of some white/pearly Wet'n'wild polish. It was unusual polish for me to be wearing, but since I had it even before the days I ordered nail polish online, I managed to use almost all of it. I thought I would make myself something gray, like CG Recycle, so I chose S-he 303 (black) and since I wanted the franken to go more blue-ish, I took deep blue sea by Essence.
First, I poured black into wet'n'wild. Probably less than 1/4. The effect was this colour:
I saw that the shimmer turned more towards copper, so I figured I better not touch this colour. I poured half of this franken into a new bottle and named it Greyish Ogre
But the greenish-copper shimmer was tempting. I thought about all the nice polishes like CG Wagon trail (this IS one of my favourites) and OPI At your Quebec and call (I swear, I think I have a "bad" version of it, because it is sheer, flat and not so interesting).
So I had to pour something, that would turn it into greenish polish. First, I poured more black and a hint of blue (I took L.A. Colors Static Electricity), which made it dark grey, but dull. I added Essence - Deep blue sea, just to see what would happen and it was okay. but first, three stages of second franken:
on the left, you can see the final product. I called it Carnaval, as a tribute to a band I know and will probably go to their concert tonight. Again, sorry for the messy presentation, but I just painted the nails for you to see the phases.
this is why it is carnaval. it is dark, it combines stuff that is awesome, and it captures you. the final product was not as close to CG Wagon trail, but perhaps somewhere in the vicinity of Zoya Ki and Wet'n'wild Dream black metallic. So I compared these three polishes:
Carnaval is left on the first picture, and right on the second; Ki is always in the middle, and the third finger is Dream black metallic. First of all, I know, the other two are amazing. It is interesting, how Ki is very similar (by formula AND color) to Carnaval in one coat, but by two it evolves into something greater than----let's say, food. and I love food. On bright light it shimmers purple, indoors it is green. Absolutely amazing. Dream black metallic has the same attributes, it is just so darn dark, that it cannot appear so duochrome. It is by far my loveliest purple-black color, and I have many!
And I wanted more. I used almost all of S-he 303 and a thought went thru my mind - what if I pour something in black, to darken the things? I search for something with cute shimmer and promise - remember, I was aiming for wagon trail. I found Essence - spotlight, which is a nice color and all, but I didn't see myself using it too often. So I sacrificed about 1/4 and out came less coppery, more chocolat-y color. Great!
Comparison of the original Spotlight and my franken - let's call it Brownie (please, suggest new names, I am awful at naming):
I loved Brownie so much, I did not mess with the color anymore. This is it. the third franken.
I put it next to my all time favourites, just for the sake of swatching, nothing more.
Brownie is on the left, middle is At your Quebec and call, right is Wagon trail.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MY FRANKIES? More luck than brains?
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