In 2022, after falling into an internet rabbit hole about cosmetics production (already being a fan of many indie cosmetics creators and having branched into a few boutique lacquer brands), I came across some nail polish making supplies on a cosmetic supply website. I figured it would be fun and easy to try and make some polishes myself. To say the least, those first couple nail lacquers were terrible and made with very little education and research. The supplies went into my closet to be forgotten about for a while, and I found myself entering into the world of indie polish as a consumer, not a creator. 

Flash forward a year later, I’d become fully infatuated with glowy indie lacquers and started actively contributing to the community. I loved the comrodery of it all- how so many people genuinly wanted to help each other and share in their mutual love of shimmery, shiny bottles of magic. Getting to explore more unique finishes from a wide variety of brands inspired me to give the whole polish mixing thing another shot. I’d become a new mom in that timeframe and gave up working full time and was feeling the effects of the new budget constraints. I figured making my own polish could be a way to still enjoy my hobby while saving some money (spoiler warning: polish mixing is just another expensive hobby!) I pulled back out my supplies, ordered some new ingredients and set to work slowly learning and bettering my techniques over the next few years.