Nude Nail FAIL!

Happy Tuesday! I've got a nail fail to share (well, more of an idea fail) because we can all learn from each others mistakes. I definitely learn-by-burn :)

Basically, my idea was to create my own custom nude polish using an old face powder that matches my skin tone. Late last year I found a tutorial on how to create custom nail polish by funneling eyeshadow into a clear bottle of top coat. I thought it would be smart to use that same idea but with face powder to create that "mannequin hand" look, instead of trial-and-error shopping around spending money on different shades of nude.

So, I dug out a powder that I don't use but still matched my skin and a funnel. I poured out a little bit of the clear polish to make room for the powder, placed the funnel on the bottle, and scraped some powder into the funnel using an orange stick. Then, I added two ball bearings and my favorite part: shake, shake, shake! 

Here is the result. I'm sad to report it got WAY darker when it mixed together. 

The contrast is even more apparent in person. I painted a swatch on a nail wheel just to compare to my skin. I did try to salvage my attempt by adding some white eyeshadow, but it made no difference, just added subtle shimmer. 

Nail wheel swatch against my arm.

So, there you have it. I think the color is pretty still, just not what I was trying to accomplish!