Small batch, hand mixed (and some hand foraged) pigments, our favorite nail polishes! Some colors are special - containing fine gemstones, flower petals, unique color changes and fun characteristics!

From our friends at Death Valley Nails:

10-free. Vegan. Cruelty-free. Nontoxic.

We suggest using a base coat and 2-3 coats of polish followed by a top coat.

Dust To Dust Collection:

We break down these pigments by hand with a mortar and pestle. This polish is sheer but builds up beautifully. It will have texture as well as larger pieces of pigment present in the polish finish. Each batch will have slight color variations as we use different parts of the source material. This polish contains a small amount of earth mica to enhance the natural color.

Naturally, larger particles will stick to the bottom and sides of the bottle and not suspend in the polish base.

Amethyst: Amethyst foraged from Unaweep Canyon, Colorado
Cornflowers: From our home garden
Green Opal: Green Opal Stone foraged from Winnemucca, Nevada
Wildflowers: From a meadow in Texas

Specialty Polish:

- Thermal:

Bated Breath: This thermal has iridescent duochrome golden lime shimmer that shifts to rose pink at an angle. Wine = cold / Pink = warm / Sheer = hot
Bite Your Tongue: Sparkly grey and maroon Thermal polish. This thermal has dark pink shimmer and gold flecks. Maroon = cold / Grey = hot
Cruella De Tejas: Thermal polish with purple, red, and pink shifting micro-chrome specks. This thermal polish changes at 88° F. Dark Pink = Cold. Red = Medium. Light Pink = Hot.
Suddenly: Thermal polish changes at 88° F and has light pink shimmer and micro-holo glitter. Orange = Cold. Sheer = Hot.

Care: Thermal polish will actively transition for up to two years if kept in a dark and cool environment. Once the polish is not able to transition anymore the color will remain in either the hot or the cold state.

- Photochromatic:

Rhododendron: Photochromatic polish with a strong emerald shift and subtle scattered holo. This polish is activated only by sunshine, not temperature like our thermal polish. In the shade this polish is translucent. In the sun this polish shifts to violet. Translucent = Shade. Violet = Sunshine.

Care: Photochromatic polish will actively transition for up to two years if kept in a dark and cool environment.

- Multichrome:

Christmas means Carnage: dark red with chrome red shimmer
Blue Valentine: Jelly blue with multichrome pink shimmer
But Do Aliens Believe In Me: purple-grey base with mulitchrome shimmery finish
Fern Unfurling: Vibrant yellow-green base with emerald/pink duochrome shimmer
From the Wound Comes the Salve: Jelly black with blue/purple multichrome shimmer
Heartstrings: Delicate sheer pink with multichrome shimmer
Nostalgia: Cornflower blue base with strong copper/gold multichrome shift and subtle micro gold glitter
Quiet Dreams: Violet base with strong pink/gold/emerald multichrome shift and micro gold glitter
Razzle Dazzle: Chunky copper gold with rose / holographic / reflective gold glitter
Star Smut: Sheer Multichrome That Shifts Teal, Blue, Pink With Micro Gold Glitter Specks.
Stay A While: Sheer ghostly-pink base with fuchsia, sherbet, and gold iridescent aurora shimmer.
The Vampires Wife: Red/Orange/Yellow/Black Multichrome Shift.

- Other:

Gris-Gris of the Bog: Glow polish. Ethereal Purple With Silver Flakes. Glows Green. Can be used as a glow in the dark topper or worn on its own. Shake bottle thoroughly before applying. Activated by natural sunlight or UV blacklight only.

Regular Polish:

A Drop of Crimson: shimmery crimson red
Bad Seed: dark emerald green shimmer
Birdsong: light pink with pastel purple shimmer
Cherries Composted: dark cherry-burgundy
Desert Willow: light violet purple with a pink shift
Dreamsicle: Pearly sherbert orange with pink shimmer
Fox Sparrow: flesh pink
Fujimori's Flying Mud Boat: golden brown
Hair of the Dog: Highlighter red-orange
I'd Let Him Eat Crackers In My Bed: Lilac blue base with magenta shimmer, subtle rose gold glitter and a hint of scattered holo
Kissin' Kate's Rattlesnake Venom: Earth red with pink undertones
Love Is A Dog From Hell: scarlet red
Marlboro Country: Neon jelly pink
Moon River: Multichrome icy blue/gold/light green shimmer
Om: Avocado green
Rust: Burnt Orange with red shimmer
Self Portrait: deep solid purple
Seraphim: Platinum silver
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Grey with pinkish copper shimmer
Summer Salt: Chartreuse chrome flakes and glitter
Swamp Sparrow: Dark cherry jelly red
Verklempt: Matte cotton candy hearts coupled with magenta diamonds suspended in pink/gold micro glitter with a sheer base.

Death Valley Nails is a women and family owned small business based in Austin, TX.

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