Friday, 22 June 2012

Parrot nail art manicure for Summer Challenge - Scarlet Macaw in the jungle

Hello lovelies!

Thanks to the Summer Challenge I participate in (Thank you for putting it together Debbie!) I take on 'projects' I wouldn't normally do and it pushes me to do very elaborate and creative manicures. Like today's one!

The topic for today's Summer Challenge is Jungle mani or Parrots and I chose to paint my favourite parrot - Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao). Macaws are magnificent birds and I love them! My first ever boyfriend had 24(!) of them so I've spend years in their company, could admire them and sometimes even touch them. Don't get me wrong, they can be very angry, aggressive and dangerous birds but they are beautiful. They could snap your finger in half if you'd just give them a chance :D

I used to paint and draw macaws so this mani wasn't as hard for me. Firstly I've used KIKO 343 and CND Urban Oasis to create the jungle background. I dipped dots of CND into the wet KIKO polish and dragged the needle through it to create two-colour background. Then I started to paint the macaw with acrylic colours.

Hope you like it and hope you'll share it to spread the love :)

Parrot nail art manicure - Scarlet Macaw in the jungle

Parrot nail art manicure - Scarlet Macaw in the jungle


Aren't they just beautiful?




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68 comments:

  1. Unknown22 June 2012 at 13:56

    This is beautiful! It's amazing how you can make your nails look like pieces of art! xxx

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  2. Anonymous22 June 2012 at 14:09

    This is incredibly beautiful!!!! Bravo!!!! :D

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  3. Frances Cassandra22 June 2012 at 14:20

    This looks so amazing, I love the detail! You're so talented! Feel free to come and do my nails any time! ;)

    Frances xx

    http://francescassandra.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:32

      haha, thank you very much :) If I would live ner you then yes :)

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  4. Irmak22 June 2012 at 14:22

    I think I can't do a manicure like this, it's so beautiful and also this manicure reminded me that the movie rio :)

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  5. Bojana Predojević22 June 2012 at 14:29

    It's amazing!!!

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  6. Heather @ Peace, Love & Polish22 June 2012 at 14:29

    This is fabulous! A real work of art :)

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  7. Nóra22 June 2012 at 14:46

    amazing!

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  8. Mari22 June 2012 at 14:48

    Wow, this is gorgeous! Did you do it just on your left hand or both hands? If both, then you must have the steadiest non-dominant hand ever :P

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:34

      Thank you for a lovely comment Mari :) I did it only on my left hand, I'm not that good with my non-dominant hand ;)

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  9. ofetowa22 June 2012 at 14:49

    wow, incredible!

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  10. Unknown22 June 2012 at 14:50

    Your skill is amazing... beautiful!!!

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  11. Jen22 June 2012 at 14:50

    This is amazing :) You're so talented! xx

    jensbrightandbeautiful.blogspot.com

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:36

      Not THAT talented ;) But thank you very much x

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  12. A Polish Addict22 June 2012 at 14:51

    Amazing, very beautiful!!

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:37

      Thank you very much, I love your nail art too! x

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  13. Leelo22 June 2012 at 15:04

    wow! I am speechless. This look amazing. You are talented!

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:38

      Thank you so much! I'm no artist, just experimenting a bit ;)

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  14. Yasmin22 June 2012 at 15:20

    Wow this is so amazing!! You did a very nice job!

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  15. Carly @ Lacquered Lover22 June 2012 at 15:47

    That's beautiful!

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  16. Bárbara22 June 2012 at 15:58

    WOW!!! Perfect!! Really?! Perfect!

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  17. Leanne22 June 2012 at 16:06

    Holy CRAP Lucy, this is insane! Absolutely amazing :D x

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  18. Amoki22 June 2012 at 16:10

    Phenomenal. One of the most impressive and beautiful nail art I have seen.

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:42

      thank you so much for a lovely comment even though I know there's many more talented nail artists out there ;)

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  19. Unknown22 June 2012 at 17:01

    Wow! You are so talented!

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  20. Denise Gutierrez22 June 2012 at 17:03

    WOAH!!!!!!!! I cant believe how perfect that looks!!!! great colors!!!

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  21. Anonymous22 June 2012 at 17:03

    Looks impressive!

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  22. jaljen22 June 2012 at 17:19

    Clever. Very clever indeed.

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  23. MakeUpNonSolo22 June 2012 at 17:31

    This parrot is beautiful!!

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  24. Emma22 June 2012 at 19:14

    This is absolutely stunning! :D

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  25. M.M. Chouinard22 June 2012 at 20:41

    Holy. Moly. Now THAT'S certainly not a chicken. Gorgeous!!

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  26. Karo22 June 2012 at 20:45

    OMG! You are so talented & so amazing!
    WOW! Absolutley stunning!
    xoxo

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    1. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:47

      Thank you very much Karo, also thank you for commenting x

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  27. AnGeLiQuE22 June 2012 at 20:51

    Jaw-droppingly beautiful!!! WOW!

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  28. A Tiny Blog22 June 2012 at 21:47

    This is amazing!!

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  29. Minty22 June 2012 at 22:06

    This is undeniably beautiful!

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  30. Content Director - Strong Female Leaders22 June 2012 at 22:35

    Very creative painting.

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  31. Lucys Stash22 June 2012 at 22:50

    Thank you so much for all the amazing comments! Thank you for visiting my blog and spending your time commenting. I hope I wil be creating more interesting manicures so you'll keep reading ;) Thank you! xxx

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  32. nail crazy22 June 2012 at 23:09

    i'm speechless... this is really a piece of art <3

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  33. Nearly Natural Nails22 June 2012 at 23:14

    You are so talented! This looks amazing! You've got me thinking outside the box. I need to be more creative with my nail art. I've never painted mine like they were one canvas like that. Love it!

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  34. Anonymous23 June 2012 at 03:19

    wow this is stunning! amazing nail art!!

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  35. Helena / Lacky Corner23 June 2012 at 10:56

    Amazing! I love parrots and this looks so beautiful.

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  36. Katie Simpson23 June 2012 at 14:33

    I adore scarlet macaws, they are such beautiful birds.

    Amazing nail art :)

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  37. InsaneGoddess23 June 2012 at 16:39

    this is just...brilliant! i'm speechless! awesome. truly awesome.

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  38. Unknown23 June 2012 at 17:33

    Una manicura perfecta!

    Un beso,
    Maquillando sueños

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  39. Irina23 June 2012 at 17:42

    I have been following your blog and admiring your nail art for quite some time now, but I never commented before. However, I just felt the need to tell you how truly amazing this design is. It looks like a painting, the details are superb and it proves once again how talented you are.

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    1. Lucys Stash15 July 2012 at 22:03

      Thank you so much Irina and thank you for reading and commenting :)

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  40. sisier24 June 2012 at 22:10

    wow this is so amazing!

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  41. Unknown25 June 2012 at 06:12

    These are absolutely gorgeous!!

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  42. Jennius - Gold Speck Nails25 June 2012 at 14:26

    Wow.. These are incredible!

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  43. Marias Nail Art27 June 2012 at 14:57

    This is absolutely gorgeous!

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  44. The Satirical Stylist28 June 2012 at 11:49

    Gorgeous! So impressed with your artwork xoxo

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  45. Deborah - Love. Varnish, chocolate and more...29 June 2012 at 18:24

    This is some of your best work I've ever seen! So unique and gorgeous ♥.

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  46. ladyhaly15 July 2012 at 22:01

    This has got to be the most creative nail art I've ever seen! Bravo!

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  47. ladyhaly15 July 2012 at 22:02

    This has got to be the most creative & artistic nail art I've ever seen! Bravo!

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