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I was overdue posting this but this is one of my SpectraFlair franken polishes, #400 SF/BF Holo Gray. I gave you a sneak peak a week ago but this post includes a brief video clip and far more pictures.
I was overdue posting this but this is one of my SpectraFlair franken polishes, #400 SF/BF Holo Gray. I gave you a sneak peak a week ago but this post includes a brief video clip and far more pictures.
Supplies Used
TKB Trading’s Glamour Base, #400 Gray Holo, Coarse Grade SpectraFlair, BlingFlake Gray Holo, BlingFlake Black Prism and laying horizontally is my small vial from the Hobby Lobby set, this one a black metallic glitter. Not shown are Alsa's Gunmetal and Jet Black flakes.
The bottle I used is a round 15ml bottle from Nailite Inc., important only because a small part of this franken was a 3ml mini bottle I combined with it. The mini bottle, not shown, was a mixture of TKB’s Black base, clear polish and a very minimal amount of holographic glitter. The rest of the formula/recipe is as follows: mini added to round 15ml bottle & is less than 1/4 full. Added slightly over 1/4 Glamour Base, 1 drop (spoon) Alsa Jet Black, 2 drops Alsa Gunmetal, generous amount Hobby Lobby vial of black metallic glitter, 2 drops Bling Flake Holographic Gray, 2 drops Bling Flake Black Prism, 1 generous drop coarse grade SpectraFlair (1500-35).
My final display for this franken polish is the brief video clip I mentioned before. This video is posted on YouTube and located here.
I realize the black speckled effect is not what everyone would've been going for but I wanted something that was in between an OPI My Private Jet effect which I've seen on others blogs to be a black holographic and a bright silver holographic which I've already made several of; I think I achieved that. Since all the photos I take are macros, some details are exceedingly obvious whereas if it was seen in person, they would not be.
As always, thank you for visiting. -MK
None of these used a top coat.
This picture is from the sneak preview so you’ve already seen it but it was taken indoors in sunlight.
This is a set of three, taken outdoors in sunlight. I thought they displayed the holographic effect as the angle changed fairly well.
This one, (more of) a macro was taken outdoors in daylight but no sun. Here there is no visible rainbow and the black glitters/flakes are less obvious. Rather than appearing dark gray the entire thing appears silver-ish.
At this angle and taken in full direct sunlight, the rainbow appears but it still looks silvery. Ignore my pinkie nail for a multitude of reasons.
With the sun not quite direct, the rainbow is fuller and the grayer side comes out.
I realize the black speckled effect is not what everyone would've been going for but I wanted something that was in between an OPI My Private Jet effect which I've seen on others blogs to be a black holographic and a bright silver holographic which I've already made several of; I think I achieved that. Since all the photos I take are macros, some details are exceedingly obvious whereas if it was seen in person, they would not be.
As always, thank you for visiting. -MK
That's awesome! I love how the black bits of glitter show and how it's still holo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. The video really shows it off.
ReplyDeleteGreat franken! I'm eye banging that ginormous bottle of SF though! OO
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Everyone, thank you for the compliments, I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteDenise- When the SpectraFlair became available, I bought 4 grams of each grade and those were my expensive investments for the month. I figured if the available supply ran out or the price went up, I was covered. Case in point: years ago, I made jewelry and bought 5 feet of sterling silver chain for $15.00. That same chain is currently priced at $43.52 and is now a supply too expensive to use because its not a hobby I make money on.
Great post! So interesting to see it from raw ingredients to finished franken.
ReplyDeleteOoops, missed your comment somewhere along the line. Thank you. For viewing and the compliment.
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