I may have gravely injured myself tonight while running, so i thought rather than do all the crazy stuff i usually do after the kids go to bed, i'll do nails. My "Rothko" mani was chipping anyways. A manicure lasts about 1-2 days for me with regular paint. I'm always painting, in the water, washing stuff, giving kids baths, etc. So it never lasts. I couldn't decide what color I wanted so i made one...
I wanted something dark. But sometimes a *straight up* Black looks rather harsh on my Lily-White hands, not that that is a bad thing, but not quite what i was looking for today. So i decided to temper the intensity of the black and try to make a deep gray shade. A contact case removed from the trash was perfect for a tiny welled palette, so i went ahead and mixed OPI "Mourning Glory" (a deep shiny black) with Zoya's "Bevin" when i thought the shade was perfect i painted it on. Seriously painting your nails out of this container was so wonderful. It reminded me of oil-painting for fine art purposes, mixing your shades and tones and sweeping them onto your brush to apply to your canvas (my nails)
The result was this: A Perfect Shade of Deep Deep Shiny Gray.
I'm so happy with it, i may never take ANY polish color for face value again. It's like having the whole kaleidoscope of tints at the tips of your fingers, literally.
Mix away, My Lovelies.
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