#FF : Curaçao

I made today's franken this afternoon. I knew I wanted to use some spectraflair pigment but I was still undecided about the base color, so many possibilities...
Luckily my blogging gals Jeanette and Theresia, respectively The Swatchaholic and Amused Polish came up with suggestions and a turquoise holo, Curaçao, was created live from Twitter ;-)

Unfortunately I couldn't take any daylight or sun pics so it's much less holo here than in real life and than it should be but I had to (and was dying to) post it today and I hope you'll like it anyway.


Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken

Curaçao franken
Curaçao franken


I couldn't give you an exact formula because I kept adding different nail polishes until I liked the result but here are the steps that I recommend with spectraflair :
  • Take a bottle of clear nail polish, remove about 1/4 of polish (decant  it into an empty bottle, you will need it later).
  • Pour a small amount of spectraflair into the clear.
  • Add one (or a couple drops max) at a time of colored nail polish and swatch on a wheel as you go. I used OPI Ogre The Top Blue, Greenwich Village & Here Today Tomorrow Aragon.
  • Once you achieve the desired color, fill the rest of the bottle with part of the remaining clear.
That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed Curaçao, I'll try and post some other pics later this week if the sun decided to join in...

*edit*
I've had a lot of questions about where to get the spectraflair pigment. A lot of us bought it on eBay from a seller named Sid. He now stopped selling it there for various reasons including the sudden and excessive increase in the amount of orders (we drove the old man crazy lol) but I just checked, he still has some in his ecrater shop here. To give you an idea, one gram of spectraflair should be enough for 8 frankens.
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40 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 10, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    That is so pretty! I'm looking for a place to buy that without it being priced crazy!

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  2. Slow CheetahJune 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    So freakin cute =D

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  3. MistyJune 10, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Love it!

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  4. Stephanie MerlinJune 10, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Perfection!

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  5. MartaJune 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    That is "amazingness" in a bottle! Superb!!! Looooove that shade!

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  6. MrsPetruschkaJune 10, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    absolute adorable! <3

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  7. MartaJune 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    I posted before I asked-ed ... what does "curacao" mean?

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  8. KasJune 10, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    That reminds me of looking into a pool on a really sunny day :D
    BTW where do you get your bottles from?

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  9. fashionpolishJune 10, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    @Marta Curaçao is an island off the Venezuelan coast. It's in the caribbean sea, part of the Dutch Antilles. One of my friends is in vacation there right now so I thought the name was really appropriate. It's also a blue colored alcohol used for cocktails.

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  10. JossieJune 10, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Spectraflair? Where do u get that? :-0

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  11. MelissaJune 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Gorgeous! Nicely done!

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  12. fashionpolishJune 10, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    @Kas I use the Essence Mutli Dimension clear nail polish bottles. I use a lot of clear polish in my frankens so it's perfect and it's easier to clean if I only need the bottles. They are 10mL and only have a easily removable sticker.
    @Jossie Castro Spectraflair is a powder holographic pigment. It can be used in all kinds of solvents, including polish or ink but is mainly know in the car paint dep. You have to be careful with it (in its powder form) and wear gloves, goggles and a mask. Once it is in solvent it's safe.
    xoxo.

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  13. IvanaJune 10, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Ö Holos are my weaknes, I'd totally wear it! :D Love the name, love the holographic effect, everything. Your frankens are aaawwweeessssommmmmeee!

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  14. LJune 10, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    I think this is one of the most gorgeous frankens I have ever seen - perfection and I love the name! <3

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  15. AnonymousJune 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Love, love, love it! Not trying to be anonymous but silly blogger thing wont let me sign in to leave my name
    -Veve

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  16. UnknownJune 10, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    WOW, I looove how the colors pop! Gorgeous ;)

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  17. Kayla101June 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Love this franken! Beautiful colour!

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  18. AnonymousJune 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Hi Sam!
    This looks awesome, and I'm so jealous of you: making holo frankens while I can't even put my hands on decent linear holos in Brazil... where can I get the pigment you used? I'd love to try making a holo franken myself.

    :)

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  19. Hey-HayJune 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    its seriously amazing!!!!

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  20. AnonymousJune 10, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I said it before, and I'll say it again: you should be making & selling your own line! Turquoise is one of my all time favourite colours and making it into such a vibrant holo was sheer genius! Love this, Sam!

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  21. MeekaJune 10, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Very gorgeous! For some reason I have an obsession with blue/turquoise holos like this or ChG DV8 and this one is definitely hitting the spot!

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  22. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Wooow!! Love this!!! Reminds be abit of Nubars Reclaim, but abit more blue. Absolutely beautiful!!
    Can I Ask you where you Get the empty bottles from?

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  23. beingprettyJune 11, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    wow!! really pretty color!!! :D

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  24. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    oh my goodness, what a wonderful franken-holo-polish!
    it's really great!
    is there a chance to buy it? ;-)
    best regards from germany
    big.s (a follower without blog)

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  25. UnknownJune 11, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    That colour is gorgeous! I must try it out myself, such a perfect summery colour! x

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  26. SolveigJune 11, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Your frankens are amazing! Another hit this time! :)

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  27. IlseJune 11, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Sooo pretty! I am so jealous of the Spectraflair pigment. <3

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  28. Icequeen81June 11, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Nice color I live In Curacao funny to see the name in a nail polish

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  29. fashionpolishJune 11, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Thanks girls for all your nice words.
    @polishingmytroublesaway I edited the post with infos about where to get it.
    @nationailphotographic They're not empty bottles but clear polish besause I need the clear for my frankens : Essence Multi Dimension 01.
    @Anonymous Maybe someday ;-)

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  30. AdriannaJune 11, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Oh my sweet lord this is gorgeous!

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  31. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    This is really gorgeous!! If it's this holographic inside, it must be really amazing in the daylight. It's truly beautiful.

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  32. DoveyJune 11, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Wow! beautiful!! I love the name too, Curacao makes for a lovely mixed drink =P

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  33. the-swatchaholicJune 12, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    OMG Sam! You are a true franken queen! <3
    Curaçao is breathtakingly gorgeous. I am on love and wish you would go into mass production haha! :) Muah!

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  34. JaybirdJune 12, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    That is a beautiful polish. LoveLoveLove the color!

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  35. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Well done! Love that Spectraflair pigment. It's so much fun to play with!

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  36. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Gorgeous! You really have a talent for making some amazing frankens!

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  37. carissakuoJune 13, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    gorgeous!!!! i've always wanted to make my own frakens, but still kind of scared to doing so..but gah! looking at yours makes me want to make some even more!

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  38. Oje Delisi (:June 13, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    I love it! (:

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  39. jazzqueen64June 14, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Wow, lovely coloured, I received my spectraflair today from the man on Ebay, time to play.....

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  40. honeyjrJune 18, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I came across a student paper on the University of North Texas website. Apparently Spectraflair was used in the Sally Hansen Nail Prisms collection.

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