Monday, August 1, 2011

Girly Camouflage Mani

Recently I had to come up with a manicure for a party that was Army themed.  I wanted to do a camouflage mani because I had never attempted one before.  I picked out the colors first:

Base is Essie Da Bush
Stamps are: Revlon Espresso and China Glaze Trendsetter

Da Bush is a murky pale olive creme. I used two coats for opacity.  This color is pretty on its own but I needed to jazz it up for an Army theme because a plain color was too simple.




I grabbed my Mash plate and Revlon Espresso (a dark chocolate brown) and China Glaze Trendsetter from the new Metro Collection (A shimmery merky yellow with green undertones). To make the cami mani a bit more girly, I added a fimo flower on my ring fingers. The flower is white/yellow/orange with a merky green center- it was a perfect fit!

I got a request to do a YouTube of this mani/stamping style so I'll be posting that soon.  Really liked the way this turned out and the best part is I didn't have to free hand anything :-)

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21 comments:

  1. Lara FayeAugust 1, 2011 at 6:03:00 AM PDT

    love it!!!!!!!! :)

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  2. kaderkismetAugust 1, 2011 at 6:20:00 AM PDT

    WOW this is co cute and cool!!! i loved it!!

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  3. Polish AMORAugust 1, 2011 at 6:32:00 AM PDT

    wow this one looks cool, at first I thought it was stickers, love it!

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  4. UnknownAugust 1, 2011 at 7:00:00 AM PDT

    Wow great mani!
    I love it!

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  5. fingersAugust 1, 2011 at 7:04:00 AM PDT

    Don't you just love that trendsetter? I am wearing it now!

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  6. Guy Polish (Jim)August 1, 2011 at 7:37:00 AM PDT

    The mani came out great. I can't wait to see the video.

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  7. Cheap, Pretty NailsAugust 1, 2011 at 8:31:00 AM PDT

    so cool!!

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  8. StacyAugust 1, 2011 at 8:50:00 AM PDT

    I adore this!! Wish I could get my stamping stuff to work :(

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  9. CaCaAugust 1, 2011 at 9:30:00 AM PDT

    I love the color combo!! so unique!!

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  10. Painting RainbowsAugust 1, 2011 at 9:39:00 AM PDT

    You know this reminds me more of turtle spots or something. Cool!

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  11. LizAugust 1, 2011 at 9:50:00 AM PDT

    I love it!!! I bet it would look cool in pink too!!!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 10:25:00 AM PDT

    soooo cute! =)

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  13. KellyAugust 1, 2011 at 12:24:00 PM PDT

    Look great! Thanks for sharing:)

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  14. BossAugust 1, 2011 at 2:19:00 PM PDT

    Wow! I didn't even recognize Da Bush under there! It looks very animal print-y to me, but that's fine too. :)

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  15. UnknownAugust 1, 2011 at 5:41:00 PM PDT

    Love it!

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  16. Colores de carolAugust 1, 2011 at 7:56:00 PM PDT

    This manicure is so cool!

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  17. ProudMaryAugust 1, 2011 at 9:10:00 PM PDT

    I can't wait to see how you did this! It looks awesome!

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  18. purplegreenpandaAugust 1, 2011 at 9:33:00 PM PDT

    Woo, amazing!

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  19. Kejal ShahAugust 2, 2011 at 2:40:00 AM PDT

    U got to check out my blog, I've nomintated your lovely blog for a Sunshine award.

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  20. Polish Vixen MarisaAugust 3, 2011 at 7:52:00 PM PDT

    I love this mani!! XOXO

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  21. Polish Vixen MarisaAugust 3, 2011 at 7:55:00 PM PDT

    Wow I like how you mixed it up with the multi-color stamping!XOXO

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