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HOW TO MIX CUSTOM ACRYLICS USING PIGMENTS

Nails By Jen Regina SK

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In this video I show you how to use a mortar and pestle to grind up your pigments or micas with acrylic to make custom colors. This is a great way to save money and custom colors to match exactly what clients are looking for

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20 Comments

@donnar9864 5 years ago

The big companies use the same micas and pigments that we can buy..they just have a way to perfectly mix them and have scientific color to acrylic ratios...but they make us pay for it like there's some kind of magical ingredient in there lol...great video, thank you...

@theautisticside 4 years ago

Terminology clarification (for the nerdies): To get color into acrylic powder, mainly two different types of colourants are used: pigments and dyes. Pigments can be derived from natural sources (e.g. minerals and clays) or synthetically produced. They don't dissolve in water or oil, so they have to be mixed well or suspended. Dyes are soluble in monomer or other solvents, so that's how they can be added to acrylic powder.

Natural micas are a group of different color rock-forming minerals with a crystal structure that gives them that glassy shine. There is also a synthetic form of mica made in the lab. While pigments are indeed flat and often opaque, they can be mixed with micas to add shine.

@apriladelewhyte 4 years ago

There's more to the mortar than there is to the pestle.

That's how I remember it, courtesy of my grandpa

@miekekotze3050 5 years ago

You can also use a nail drill with a sanding band ❤️

@katkit1125 5 years ago

You are most informative when explaining the color streak and even pigments vs. mica ty xoxox

@scotgirl778 3 years ago

Has anyone seen any of the documentaries on mica? I knew that mica is mined but I didn't realise that there was a big issue with it such as kids being forced to mine instead of being at school. People are paid actual pennies to do this work, usually always illegally! I use mica products daily in nail products and make up like highlighter and i've never realised the awful exploitation surrounding it! Well worth a watch on you tube!

Thanks for this video, acrylic powders are super expensive and this is the answer for me!

@DaWandaBarton 6 years ago

Hi, i use natural acrylic instead of white, it never separates. If you want a lighter color just add clear to to the natural. Enjoyed thanks Tfs.

@kimmiielyse 3 years ago

I have a mortor and pestle I haven’t used it yet but im glad i stumbled across your video. I will be using it to mix my mica powders

@SkyReapr 6 years ago

You’re right the mortar is the bowl and the pestle is the stick 😉❤️

@teathersboujeenailstuff 2 years ago

I'm excited to make mine I've been searching for an educational video so I appreciate this one most are such a mess

@Rebeccamunro1 4 years ago

Great video hon! 👌🏾
Thanking you kindly from the UK 🥰

@benettanorthern9586 4 years ago

Very helpful I was looking for a non shimmer mica..now I know I have to order a pigment! Thank you…

@Purpleannie19 2 years ago

Glam and Glits separates?! Thats kinda great for 3d flowers if u can practice with the color not blending. 😮

@Byjennmarielopez 6 years ago

This will help a lot! Thank you!!!

@SaFiyaBleu 5 years ago

Thank you for the information given on the difference between mica and pigment. Sometimes when I get that white pooling when I pick up a colored acrylic bead, I just flip the bead as a put it on the nail so the white is at the white and the color is on the top.

@curly_blonde_unicorn7832 6 years ago

Wow that color seperation!🙄 Great tip on how to compensate for it. Im going to try mixing my colors again, using the mortar & pestle 😉😉😉

@raycia7870 4 years ago

You can use your E-file on low to mix

@exclusivelybeau-t3971 5 years ago

Just some added info. With pigment and mica it's also about the source. Real mica comes from a natural, and sometimes sketchy, source; involving child labor and unsustainable collection. Don't quote me look it up yourself. Pigment like she said has no shine. It doesn't include the mica dust.