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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Green with Envy over the Budda-Ful Silver Mercedes

Today I want to show you a manicure that I have been wearing all weekend long. I created it to match an emerald green taffeta dress which I wore to my cousin's birthday party. I tried quite a few of the dark green polishes in my stash, but none of them matched the iridescent look of taffeta. Instead of using as single polish, I ended up layering Barielle Budda-Ful* over Ulta Green With Envy. The combination of the two polishes was the perfect fit for what I wanted, mimicking the iridescent look.


I stamped with silver to match the silver accessories that I chose to wear with my dress. The stamping was done using Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and the new Mash plate Mash-46. Just to mention, Silver Mercedes is my new favorite silver stamping polish. It has blown all previous competition out of the water and I wouldn't reach for anything else at this point.


I'm also incredibly impressed with the new Mash plates. The quality is fantastic and every little detail is transferred to the stamper and nail....


I stamped the images right off the plates on my left and and reversed them (mirror image) on my right. As soon as I have some time, I will make a tutorial to show how I do that, since the stamping plates obviously do not come in a mirror image...


I'd love to know what you think of this!
What do you think of the post title?... I was feeling a bit creative :D

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes marked with an asterisk (*) were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
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20 comments:

  1. Sincerely StephanieJune 13, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    This is beautiful! I love the whole look. I'm also dying to know how you reverse stamped! Can't wait for the tutorial

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  2. Essie RaeJune 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Beautiful! I just love it:)

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  3. PassionForPolishJune 13, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    Wow this looks amazing! Beautifully done!

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  4. AmberJune 13, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    This is gorgeous!

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  5. BriannaJune 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    So pretty! Love the mani and the title haha. I would love to see how you reverse the image.

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  6. UnknownJune 13, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    These came out awesome! I love the green combo you came up with and the stamping looks impeccable. You are making me want those plates that's for sure!

    www.paintedpinkies.blogspot.com

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  7. Une Ruxi à ParisJune 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    So pretty and elegant!

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  8. martaJune 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    This turned out splendidly!
    I hope you had a good time at the party! I've been waiting for your to start experimenting with the new plates ;)

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  9. NatalieJune 13, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    I really love your mani! It's fabulous!

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  10. nazeletJune 13, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Absolutely beautiful. I've never stamped. Looks so complicated but now i am inspired to try it.

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  11. laura z.June 13, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    This is so pretty! I've only just begun stamping and have had no success (yet). I can't even cover an entire nail! LOL Seeing this makes me want to try again!

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  12. Raggio di LunaJune 14, 2012 at 2:07 AM

    These colours you used are beautiful and your stamping is perfect! I adore this manicure! :-)

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  13. Missy M (Gnarly Gnails)June 14, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    beautiful from start to finish!!!

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  14. fingersJune 15, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    Sorry, I am DAYS behind in my posts reading-have gotten down to 480 from 1000+!! This is gorgeous!

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  15. AnutkaJune 15, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Thank you so much girls!!
    It looks a lot more complicated than it really is so I encourage all to try it and keep trying (to those who said you are new to stamping).

    I will work on a tutorial for how I flip the stamps as soon as I can :D

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  16. Saima's SalonJune 15, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    Love this! x

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  17. AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Oooh so pretty ! Definitely one of my faves ! VT

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  18. AnutkaJune 27, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Thank you! I'm glad you like it :)

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  19. SteffyApril 28, 2013 at 3:39 AM

    That manicure is so awesome! I´m so sad that a lot of beautiful nail polishes aren´t available in Germany :(

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  20. AnutkaApril 29, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Thank you Steffy! I'm glad you like the manicure. I know it can be hard seeing polishes from the US and vise versa for me. I'm always eyeing European brands I can't get here...
    :)

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