Does anyone mix their enamels to make another colour???

[sian1979]

I was just reading the CND look book online and i read at the back that you can mix enamels to make other colours...the example given was black and white to make grey. Then adding white to lighten even more.....or yellow or blue to change the tone.
I never even thought of this before...... and I just wondered if anyone else did this or have experimented with it....and if you have what good mixes have you come up with (or any ideas what you think would be good)??

 

[1999judy]

No mate tbh x

 

['chelle]

Lord yes!!!! I did a recent thread asking for ideas on what colours to mix, sorry I'm a bit of a technophobe so I dont know how to add links to other threads, but do a search as I put a big list on there on what colours you can combine to make new colours. (I dont mean mixing as in literally mixing them together, I mean applying a coat of one colour, then one coat of another colour over the top)

Kirsty (amethyst_angel) came to my salon the other day and we were discussing the article about mixing black and white to get grey, and we gave it a go. In the end we mixed half a bottle of retro white with a good few drops of voodoo, and added some silver anniversary. Since it;s grey we've called it Bradford Sunshine:lol:. It's inspired me to mix more colours together, I'm sure you could come up with some good ones. Apparently thats how Chanel Rouge Noir was born, when one of the designers wanted a red so dark it was nearly black for the catwalk models and couldnt find one anywhere, so he mixed red and black together himself. If it's good enough for the Chanel models, it;s good enough for me!

 

[sian1979]

thanks chelle........i didnt think to do a search...i do remember the thread about putting one colour over another....i have since been playing with NFS and limelight,,,that looks pretty cool. I have to say though ' Bradford sunshine'!!!!!!....LOL!!!! U should have called it british sunshine....as i think its probably a good match on the colour.
xx

 

[Mieke]

i dont see anythig wrong with it but now these days there are tons of shades out there that you will mostly find a very similar shade to what you want. and if it is up to some customers it is an impossible task to please them no matter how much you mix and match.
it could be fun ofcourse just to experiment but i cant helpt to think it is easier to buy it :green:

 

[ADiva1]

I've never thought of mixing enamels.

I have mixed colour gels to get different colours though...XX

 

['chelle]

i dont see anythig wrong with it but now these days there are tons of shades out there that you will mostly find a very similar shade to what you want. and if it is up to some customers it is an impossible task to please them no matter how much you mix and match.
it could be fun ofcourse just to experiment but i cant helpt to think it is easier to buy it :green:

I agree it's purely a fun thing. I certainly wouldnt consider mixing a colour for a client. However, as I said above, it was by mixing colours that Chanel Rouge Noir was born (and so ultimately is how CND Nail Noir came to be), so who knows what else is out there to be discovered!

 

[HeatherDavis]

Go grabd a color wheel and start mixing kids, it's an old and very cool technique!!!

Hey Michelle, take the grey you made and add a couple drops of Nail Noir- Cools the mix off and gives it ALMOST a lavender hue, and looks lovely on any skin tone IMO.

 

[sian1979]

i know i started this a while back....but i found a really good site that give some 'recipes' to get some nice colours. All CND colours of course........
All Lacquered Up - A Nail Polish Fanatic's Resource
I do love this site......you can see what the enamels actually look like on the nails rather than trust a colour chart which sometimes isnt a true reflection on what the colour comes out like.

 

[Face Geek]

I mix mine all the time, especially if I'm getting to the last of a bottle, I'll add it to another bottle and just wait to see how it looks

 

[FingerNailFixer]

I am a big fan of blue enamel and we all know CND can be a bit stingy with that shade so I mix my own variations so as not to wear the same color all the time. Here are some of my fav recipes:
1/2 hyde in the dark with 1/2 hotski to tchocki (sp) and a drizzle of voodoo
1/2 voodoo with 1/2 hot pop blue
1/3 voodoo with 1/3 hot pop blue and 1/3 silver anniversary
1/2 burgandy foil with 1/2 hyde in the dark