October 13 2008 - Demos

The Acrylic Kitchen

Have you ever made your own, custom colors from acrylic powders? Since acrylic powders have been in existence, techs have been mixing them together to come up with their own personal color palette. Here is a sampling of some techs’ favorite homemade acrylic “recipes.”

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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.