Monday, July 2, 2012

My Take On Old Glory - 4th of July Mani #1


Hey lacquer ladies,

I will admit I'm not a super patriotic girl (insert cringing face here).  I grew up in the nation's capital so for me the 4th of July signifies crowds of irritating tourists, drunken acts of debauchery, and loud noises confused as fireworks for a full week before and after the holidays.  Did I mention the irritating tourists? Okay so I'm no super fan, but I love a good excuse to play with polish!  So I decided to do a couple of holiday mani's complete with tutorials dedicated to the cause, and I hope you ladies will enjoy them. First up as a holiday with lots fireworks I'm did something with lots o' bling!


Old Glory 4th of July Mani
Bling, bling, gleam ;)

Old Glory 4th of July Mani



Mani-logue:
Base: Nicole by OPI's Make You Smile (Need a substitute? Try OPI's Pirouette My Whistle)
Layer 2: Orly's Star Spangled (yes how appropo)
Layer 3: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue It
Detailing: 2mm star rhinestones, gold microbeads, and holographic gold stars


Old Glory 4th of July Mani
I really love the effect of Orly Star Spangled layered over NOPI's Make You Smile. I somehow got an added dimension that I didn't expect.

Check out the tutorial here on my YouTube channel:


It's bright and cheerful right? I hope this sort of makes up for my general sassy satire in the beginning lol! Thanks for reading and please keep checking back for more 4th of July themed mani's!

2 comments:

  1. This is really pretty! And oh so sparkly!! I love the red you used in it!

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    1. Thank you doll! I honestly don't know why I haven't touched Star Spangled before...it's such a pretty polish.

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