Being that subtlety isn’t my strong suit, I had to up the gaudy ante by splish splashing my love of America with a patriotic mani for the Fourth of July.
Sparkle AND shine.
To achieve this look, I followed a base coat with Orly’s Star Spangled (fitting, yes?). After allowing the two coats of red to dry a few minutes, I applied Aruba Blue by Essie on the tips of my nails. With a quick swipe of Silver Plated by Salon Perfect (which I purchased at the Dollar Tree and can’t find a website to link here – probably because of where I bought it…) in between the red and blue hues followed by one brush of Seche Vite Dry Fast top coat, my patriotic mani was complete.
Surely Uncle Sam’s choice of polish this time of year.
Be careful with the backyard fireworks this weekend friends! Don’t worry about me as I’ll be sitting back and admiring my mani work, watching someone else light the wicks and run for their life.
I mean, where else can I unabashedly tell others that my nails are “jewels, not tools”?
Only in A-mani-ca.
CBXB
Looking awesome!!
Thanks John! Can’t resist a themed mani!
How pretty! I just chopped all my fingernails off, makes it easier for me to weed in the flower beds. Can’t stand dirt under the nails!!
I can’t stand dirt under my nails, either. But that’s why I sit back and watch….! 🙂
Now I have the chorus from “West Side Story’s” America dancing through my head with on major overhaul. It is now A-MANI-ca!!!!!
Thanks for that CBXB. Oh well. God Bless America, and God bless you friend.
You’re very welcome for a song being stuck in your head for the rest of this week, being that the Fourth of July isn’t until Friday. Hee hee!
Ruthless……lol. It’s okay, it’s gone now. I have a very simple cure for the stuck song. Perhaps if you are good I will impart that knowledge some day. Of course it may only work for me but who knows?
Oh really? I will be good until Christmas. Or maybe just July 25th…Christmas in July, so you’ll gimme your secret!
Your talons are ridiculously gorgeous and now completely surpass the patriotic bar!!!!!! Bravo blonde awesomeness!
I just wanted my own personal sparklers at the end of my fingers! 🙂
Fabulous! I have to try out the Seche Vite dry coat…heard it’s the best stuff! xoxo
GIRLS. Seche Vite is THE BEST top coat I’ve ever used. Promise, promise, promise! Go getcha some!
Oh, these are magnificent. I wish you lived closer. I’d come to you for my manis. 🙂
How fun would that be? If I’m ever in your neck of the woods in Florida, I’ll drop in for a mani!
Yay!!
Gorgeous! Out of curiosity because it seems to be the thing with half of my friends these days…. Have you tried Jamberry?
I haven’t tried Jamberry! Can you believe? I have been waiting to hear/see/talk to someone who has used it before I branched out of my normal polish. Do your friend like it?
They do. One of them even signed up to sell them. Guess they’re kinda like having a candle party, except jam berry.
Shut up! That’s cool to know. Thank you! I’d come to her party if I lived closer.
They even do online parties through FB. If you want, I can introduce you two. Just let me know or friend request me on FB so I can connect you. 🙂
Fabulous! Thanks Girl!
Those look damn good. You could open up shop.
You can be my first customer. If you bring ice cream!
you got it. but it think i’ll go with chocolate, vanilla, coffee colors instead of the red white blue. 😉
Very summertime cool!
Put the right Melissa song in your band’s set list and it can be red, white and blues, CBXB. Just thinking promo material here. Always working for you, I am.
You’re hired!
Fabulous Mani! I Love it!! It’s perfect for the Fourth!!! And – of course – admiring while NOT doing anything to chip them!!!!
Thank you! I went to all of this trouble, so why in the world would I bother chipping them on a silly firework?! 🙂
Love that mani! Happy fourth of July (in a couple of days):)
Thanks MM! I’ve got all of my red, white and blue ready to go!
Awesome!! I love the nail art 🙂 xx
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Thanks Girl! It’s a little time consuming but I just love the outcome!
Very sparkle and lovely patriot nails ! 🙂
You know I love anything that sparkles and shines!
Hahaha……yes I know and I appreciate it 🙂 !
Gorgeous mani and what a professional nail blogging hand pose! : ))
I took pointers from you my friend!
Haha, aw : )))