Thursday, April 8, 2010

Mexican Sage "Santa Barbara" Franken

A while back I suggested Illamasqua make a color like the Mexican sage plant with it's silver green leaves and purple flowers. A sage green polish with purple/pink shimmer, like this:

Then I asked the experts on MUA if they'd seen anything like it, and got one answer saying no, but I should franken it. I lost sleep over the idea (and my husbands extreme snoring last night - poor guy got the cootie I had) and woke up this morning knowing what I'd try...You let me know how I did.
I give you "Santa Barbara":





I used Zoya Harley, a little Essie Huckle Buckle and a few drops of Orly Enchanted Forest. I need to find some sage around here to hold to see how it looks with the real deal. I think it could use just a little more green, but I could be wrong!
Til next time!
~The Lizard

7 comments:

  1. Nioe! You did a great job! I don't believe I've seen a shade like that in stores. Cool =)

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  2. Oh my! I LOVE it! I certainly haven't seen anything like it!

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  3. little more green little more flash and you've got it!!

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  4. I love it! I like that it's not to dark! I've been drawn to a lot of neutral shades lately. And pastels. And......every color under the rainbow. It's funny how you go in fits and spurts on what colors your into.
    ~Sylvia

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  5. Estupendo and unique Santa Barbara mani! :)
    I hope I can find some Mexican sage for my little garden here in summer ^_^.

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  6. That is very nice! That is exactly how I would picture sage as a paint colour. The sage I grew last year had a similar colour and looked like a pale dusty green. Great job.

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  7. Thanks for all the input, Skulda pretty much nailed it. If you see the bottom of these leaves, you'll see the more silvered green I was going for, I think I captured that just about perfectly, but the flash is the wrong color. I still love it though and my son, the artist, gives it 2 thumbs up. :)

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