Happy 4th of July!!

***Nothing to Disclose***

It's Independence Day here in the United States!!  No...no, there's no Will Smith and a bunch of aliens (dammit) :P

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I created 3 different manis in celebration of the 4th - I'm pretty stoked that I made myself sit down and do these.  I rarely ever make myself use polish I purchase right when I purchase it, and most of it ends up sitting, neglected in a drawer :( 

But not this time!!  Bwahaha!!

Here's the first mani:

I used Laquered Up's "Liberty Belle" over all my nails and did a glitter placement accent nail using "Star Gazer" on my ring finger.  Those took me FOREVER - but worth it, I'm so happy!!  These stars were holo, too, so they stood out a lot outdoors :D

Next mani:

I used Envy Lacquer's "Bang," "Sparkle," and "Grand Finale" for this mani, as well as vinyls from Vibrant Vinyls to make the curved lines - there's no way I could do that freehand and it would look okay :P  This trio sparkles like nobody's business, and I'll have a video of it up on my Instagram later today, so keep an eye out!

And my final (and favorite) mani:

I used Frenzy Polish's 4th of July Trio for this mani.  I did glitter placement on the pointer nail to represent the stars in the American Flag, and straight line vinyls from somewhere (it's not marked on the back so I have no idea where I got them) to make the stripes pattern on the remaining nails.  The holo in this one was incredible!!  I left this mani on the longest ^_^

I'm on my own this year with the kidlets while the hubs is out of town, so we won't be doing much by way of fun activities for the holiday.  They're a bit young yet, anyway.  What are your plans for the 4th (if you celebrate it)?  

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All polish purchased by me for funsies.  

Happy 4th of July!!

Better late than never to post, eh?  :D  Today is Independence Day here in the good ole United States of America.  A time to break out the grill and barbecue some burgers and dogs, drink beer, and watch/set off fireworks :)  'Murica!

Of course, I did my nails in a very patriotic fashion ^_^ Please forgive the messy cuticles, I haven't really had much time to make them look outstanding today.

(The elusive right hand!!)

So to keep this short and sweet, I wish you all a very happy holiday!! I hope you enjoy the heck out of it, and if you're not somewhere that celebrates the 4th, then I hope you had a rockin' Friday!!  See you lovely people tomorrow!

Toesies I Knowsies - Colors by Llarowe Summer Polishes

It's the second official Toesie Tuesday!  Today, I have a pedicure I did last week using 5 of the colors from the summer 2014 Colors by Llarowe collection.  Please excuse the crappy cell phone pic - I forgot to take a better one with my nice camera before getting my birthday pedicure with my mom :P

From left to right, we have "Independence Day," "Surf My Wave," "Soccer Mom," "Chillin' In Paradise," and "Refresh...ing!"  I had the idea to do a type of gradient on my toes when I was looking at all the colors I ordered, most of which turned out to be blues and greens :)  I love how smoothly these colors went on, and how long they lasted!!  This picture was taken a little over a week after I applied the polish.  GREAT wear time on the toes.  And the ultra holos of Surf My Wave and Chillin' In Paradise were stunning, as well as the glittery goodness of the other three.  Love these colors, and actually got a few complements from people who were unabashed to complement feet :P

Keeping this post short and sweet today - I have lots of chores to catch up on after taking the weekend to relax for my birthday.  I will tell you, though, that tomorrow's post is going to be epic.  I really mean it - freakin' EPIC.  You had best keep an eye out for it, especially if you are a Harry Potter fan ;)