Red and green are classic and beautiful holiday colors. But every once and awhile, it’s nice to shake things up! Gold, silver and merlot hues are both glamorous and sophisticated, making them perfect for nail polish. These four festive colors make an adorable holiday gift set. They are also the perfect size for stocking stuffers!
What You’ll Need:
About 2 oz. Suspending Nail Polish Base
4 Nail Polish Bottles (15 mL size)
4 Nail Polish Mixing Balls
Mini Scoops
Gold (light) Mica
Cellini Red Lip Safe
Mica Merlot Sparkle Mica
Gold Sparkle Mica
Gold Nail Polish Glitter
Silver Nail Polish Glitter
Super Pearly White Mica
Optional: Tiny Funnels
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TWO: Drop a mixing ball into each nail polish bottle. 
THREE: Using a mini scoop, add the following:
- To one bottle, add 16 scoops of Gold (light) Mica.
- To the second bottle, add 8 scoops Cellini Red Lip Safe Mica and 8 scoops Merlot Sparkle Mica.
- To the third bottle, add 16 scoops Gold Sparkle Mica and 16 scoops Gold Nail Polish Glitter.
- To the fourth bottle, add 16 scoops Super Pearly White Mica and 16 scoops Silver Nail Polish Glitter.
FOUR: Insert the brushes into the bottles and twist the black cap over it until you hear a “click.” Once the cap is securely on the bottle, start shaking! Shake the bottle for 3 – 5 minutes to fully disperse the colorant into the nail polish base. 
FIVE: When the colorant has been fully dispersed, you’re finished. Enjoy! Perhaps create some fun designs with these stand out colors? Some tutorial ideas here, here and here. 
Do you have a go-to nail polish color? I love wearing neutral shades, but for special occasions metallics are a nice change.
I’m interested in making my own nail polish and am planning on using BrambleBerry products, but I’m not sure many scoops of mica to use. I’ve read all of your posts on making polish but the amount of mica varies from 4 to 5 to 9 to 10 to 16 scoops. Is it a dump-and-pour till you like the color sort of thing?
Hi Lenore!
That is correct – it’s a bit of a guessing game! I would recommend adding 4-5 scoops of mica, mixing well and testing out a small swatch on your fingernail. If you want that color a little darker, you can add more until it’s the color you want. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
I bought the metallic kit (8 bottle) as a gift for someone for Christmas. Any written directions available that I could print up and include in the box for her?
Hi Jan!
We don’t have written instructions, but we do have a great video on it! Simply pour the base into the bottle, add a mixing ball, add your color, pop the top on and shake. 🙂
I’ll also include a blog post that have those instructions written out. Just substitute the color directions for whatever ones they like. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
How to Make Nail Polish Video: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/how-to-make-nail-polish-video/
Peacock Glitter Nail Polish: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/peacock-glitter-nail-polish/
I love making nail polish, but when I tried using the Merlot sparkle Mica, it got clumpy. I see that the one you made is all smooth, any idea what I did wrong?
Great tutorial as always!
Hi Marte!
Some of these colors can clump if they settle. That’s where the mixing ball comes in! If you notice those colors settling, just give it a good shake before each use. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Well I myself don’t use nail polish 🙂 But like all of the posts, I like seeing the project and knowing that this is available. This would be something that could be customized to anything – sports team colors, Halloween, etc. Just another fun thing to file away in my memory bank 🙂
Hi Michael!
Exactly! Nail polish colors are definitely fun to customize and give away as gifts. I’m happy you enjoyed the post. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
A very interesting project! I’ve tossed the idea of trying this around in my mind a little before, but this makes it seem so easy!
Hi Margaret!
I’m so glad you like it! Nail polish is very fun and easy to make, although it can be a little messy. Having old rags on hand helps! 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry