#FF : Gray Matter

I hope you've all had a great week.

Mine was very busy, I worked a lot and broke my left index nail. That's my swatching hand so I was kind of bummed and had to file all my nails down :'( 

I guess I'll have to buy me some extra polish shopping this weekend to make up for that...

Enough rambling, I know a lot of you gals have been waiting all week for this Franken Friday post and I need to say that I feel so grateful and overwhelmed every time reading your comments.

Gray Matter is a slightly green based gray packed with silver and light gold flecks. I had Orly Pixie Dust in mind and I wanted to franken a similar finish. Not necessarily an exact dupe but something close enough to satisfy my craving. After hesitating between a gray, a periwinkle and a mauve base, and with the unanimous votes of my best np friends, I went for this :

Here's what I used :

40% of  well pigmented grey

40% of clear

10% of silver and gold foil in the same proportions

I also added 5 drops of OPI Bling Dinasty to add a bit more gold shimmer, that turned the blue based gray into a green based gray. 

I really like how Gray Matter turned out and I hope you girls will like it too.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that I'm going to feature a small franken FAQ next Friday so feel free to ask me any questions you may have in the comments and I'll add them to the list.

xoxo.

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Write by: Unknown - Friday, July 22, 2011