It consisted of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening, Tropez - Black Satin, Rimmel- Camouflage, Misa - Hot Couture and topcoat to be glossy.
It looks weirdly light in the bottle but it isn't really.
I dubbed it G.I. Franken.
This is what it looks like on the nail. It is a very cool olive green, but not really dirty enough. I didn't need it to be exactly like No More War, but I did think it would come out more yellow. This is leaning closer to forest green. Even though I used half as much green and black as yellow and tan.
I wrote it Amanda at Dr. Frankenpolish yesterday to pass the challenge to her for this green. I am quite sure she will pass the test!
I intend on geting my No More War today anyway thanks to The Polish Addict's sweet RBL coupon code but I still want to see a good franken of it. I think my next mission will be to franken an olive green that looks like my winter puffy coat:
What do you think?! I think it would be awesome!And one more pic for fun: I added a Konad stamp to the design with China Glaze-Passion and plate M57.
It's like a wild safari on the nails!
So how does everyone feel about olive green? Love it or hate it?
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what if you tried a medium-dark brown instead of black in the mix? that might warm up the color
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a fan of olive green, any green polish is tempting to snap up ^^
ReplyDeleteI love the name you came up with! I like this one, but I totally would love to see one more the color of your coat. i can't wait to see what Amanda comes up with.
ReplyDeleteI like that! Olives greens are one of my favorites. You don't see too many of them available.
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ReplyDeleteAdd creme black (one or two drops) to creme yellow, and you will get a truly dirty olive green.
http://nevertoomuchglitter.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/shiny-green-olives/
I just adore olive green. My favorite nail polish and eye shadow color. I used to have the perfect olive green which was by Revlon's Stree Wear. I wish I still had it and that they still made it. I'm always looking for a color that would match it. I just can't find it. I do have No More War and I'm wearing BB's Icy Olive tonight. I need a dirtier green, you nailed what I need.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I think it's more wearable than No More War (though I agree that is a fab shade), and love the Konad on it too!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous- That's a good idea. I'll try it.
ReplyDeleteclockwork- I know! I love greens! We're getting more and more released! It's awesome.
Brooke= - Thank you! I'm sure Amanda's will be amazing! She is a frankening genius!
nevertoomuchglitter- Thank you!! yours looks amazing! I tried just yellow and green in a test palette and it did not look that awesome! It didn't look green enough. Maybe I should of added less green. I'll try again! Thank you!
Lucy - I'm glad we have BB's and RBL's, but we need more!! Olive is amazing!
The Glitterati - Thank you! That's nice to hear! I can't wait for my No More War! It's in the mail somewhere on its way to me!
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ReplyDeleteI used yellow and BLACK in a test palette. Not yellow and green.
I have the perfect olive green but i've had it for 6 years now (urgh) but it still goes on good so why throw it? Love that you mixed your own...I have never thought of that! :)
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