can you mix nail varnishes to get different colours?

redfraggle_2

I've just bought a new nail varnish and for the first time ever I dont like the colour. Its a bright green colour and I'd like to darken it a little. Can I simply add a darker nail varnish to fix this?

cattkitt

I'd imagine it's quite possible, especially if they're the same brand. You might get a higher probability of problems with different brands.

As with all experiments, why not try it with small amounts, using old bottles to hold the resultant mixture if possible?

Bonny1

I'd like to see the end result... can you do a before/after photo.. ?

Frugalista

I've always mixed up my nailvarnishes - different brands, etc - and made some amazing colours. It's always worked for me with no problems at all - my nails are very long and as tough as can be .

roshydoshy

I assume on the whole it should be fine to do this but just be careful - they are a combination of chemicals after all, and when mixing two 'unknown' varnishes they may have the possiblity of a reaction (glass bottles - potential for a small reaction could mean bottles will shatter?!)

Don't mean to scaremonger but the potential is there?

glowgirl_2

I think it should be fine, I mixed grey and purple last night on my nails just because I was bored and I got ........sludge:(:rotfl:didnt work for me but darkening a colour should work, let us know what happens:)

cattkitt

Get into the groove, the marketing groove, that is. Not sludge, dahlink, it's Moroccan Mystique. Shall we start a competition to name GlowGirl's discovery?

glowgirl_2

Lol, I'm hoping theres a pic on the link below:DLook more purple in the pic than in reality, what a state! yuck
:rotfl:
http://s1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb339/glowgirl04/?action=view&current=121952.jpg&newest=1

Frugalista

roshydoshy wrote: »

I assume on the whole it should be fine to do this but just be careful - they are a combination of chemicals after all, and when mixing two 'unknown' varnishes they may have the possiblity of a reaction (glass bottles - potential for a small reaction could mean bottles will shatter?!)

Don't mean to scaremonger but the potential is there?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

gorgeous_gwen

In my younger teen days, I used to experiment with loads of different colour nail varnishes and mixing them together, however what I used to do was paint one colour on, let it dry, then put another on top rather than mixing in the bottle.

Came up with some great, and also bizarre combinations but might be worth a try!

cattkitt

That's interesting. Is there a particular reason you let the layers dry separately, as opposed to letting them mix when wet?