One more question about Custom Blending...

[Vetty]

....and then I'll shut up (if only for a while!!)....

In the Custom Blending Kit there is a recipe book, and in the kit is a small spoon/spatula. The recipes typically ask for 2 scoops of one colour, 1 of another and then ½ of a couple of others - so how much powder would that give me?? Enough for a complete set of overlays, or only tips? I don't want to be mixing more as I go along becasue of potential colour differences (I'm going with the emulsion from the same batch theory here).

Has anyone tried it yet from the book??

Yvette
xx

 

[linzi]

yep, it should

i've been mixing glimmer and twilight too (not much though!) and i've had more than plenty

 

[cuticles]

Don;t shut up, this is a great thread which we can all learn from

Cathy

 

[liza smith]

hi yvette
this is something that has never occured to me b4!, that doesn't happen often!!
i thought about the amounts of powder that would normally b used in a full set, & my estimatse is about 4-6 scoops would b enough for a full set.
don't forget that each colour is usually used for either zone 1, or for the nail bed colour(zones 2 & 3).
i would also add that if i mix up something for a client & they change their mind for their next app, i never waste the mix, i will add to it for her or someone else.
imo it's better to mix up a little too much than haveing to keep mixing up more.
the pots of powder in the custom colour blending kit are realy cute, i love them!
however, some colours will form your base mixes. i.e perfect colour pink; flawless pink; soft white to name a few. it is much more financially viable to use your bigger pots to fill these ones up.
eventually, u will build up a full collection of larger pots of all the colours, but the kit is a great way for u to try out all the powders in the cnd range.
have fun!
liza x

 

[Vetty]

Thanks for the replies! I'm going to mix a colour tomorrow and put it on my own nails and that will give me a better idea of how much I get per recipe so to speak.... Next job - decide which colour.....hmmmm, so much choice!!!

Liza, thanks for the tip about using larger pots of the base colours - it will be interesting to see which colours I use the most!

Yxx