KALA BASTION
Sophisticuts Salon & Day Spa
Princeton, Ill.
"Willow"
2 parts sour apple green
1 part blueberry twist blue
1 part lemon drop yellow
1 sprinkle of gold glitter
NIDIA CASAS
Salon Third Day
El Paso, Texas
"Red Velvet"
3 parts black glitter
2 parts red glitter
1 part silver glitter
12 parts clear powder
LAURA CAMPOS
Laura’s Pro Nails
Gainesville, Fla.
"Caribbean Sea"
2 dashes neon blue
1 1/2 pinch neon green
2 smidgens white glitter
KATHLEEN M. RINGWOOD-WOOD
My Nails Rock
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
"Granite"
1 part black
6 parts white
2 parts sparkles
SHANNON CHOMANCZUK
A Polished Image
New Windsor, N.Y.
"Blue Nights"
9 parts clear powder
1 part sky blue glitter
1 part lava glitter
1 part rock star glitter
LOIS KUNTZ
Trendsetters
Lemoore, Calif.
"Purple Passion"
2 smidgens purple glitter
1 smidgen neon magenta
1 smidgen round and crystal confetti
6 smidgens clear polymer
Campos and Kuntz use these special measuring spoons — sized smidgen, pinch, and dash — to mix their acrylic recipes. It makes it easier for them to keep track of custom blends when clients have favorites.
Shannon Chomanczuk displays all of her custom blends on a tip holder like this, with a record of the recipes nearby so clients can get any color they desire.
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