Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to everyone! I have a fun American flag nail design to share with you.

I thought this design would be easy, but the red and white stripes gave me some trouble and they aren't as straight as I had hoped. Maybe it's a waving American flag? ;)

I'm gonna leave you with this awesome +Pepsi display I saw at the store. Nothing says America better than an awesome Pepsi product display!

Have a fun and safe 4th everyone!

Polish Information 

Kleancolor: Cobalt (09) 
Kleancolor: Red (08)
Sinful Colors: Snow Me White
Wet n Wild: The Star of the Show

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Then and Now Nail Art

A few weeks back I saw some really neat posts pop up about fellow nail bloggers sharing their "Then and Now" nail art. Such a simple idea, yet really shows yourself, and other people, how far you have come with your nail art and photography. So I searched through some of my old nail art pictures and found a manicure I thought would be perfect for this then and now theme.

Below is a manicure, that at the time, I thought was one of my best. I had just started nail art and branching out with different designs. With fun blue and white stripes and beautiful flowers, how could people not love this? Wow, was I a silly girl.

Then

Check out those amazing photography skills I possessed back then. ;) The even crazier thing is that I posted this on my tumblr on September 17th, 2011 and wondered why no one re-posted it. Baha hahahaha!

Now

Now

Now

So much better! Amazing what good lighting, angles and focus can do! I can hardly believe I used the same Orly Gumdrop polish for both manicures. Sometimes when I do my nails I feel like I'm not going to be as good as the more popular nail art bloggers. However seeing this, I feel like I have come a long way, and look forward to seeing my skills grow even more.

POLISH INFORMATION

Orly: Gumdrop
Sinful Colors: Snow Me White
Julep: Mackenzie
Princessa Nail Color: Unnamed Dark Green
Pure Ice: Gossip!
Sinful Colors: Cotton Candy

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Easter Nail Challenge - Day One: Grass/Flowers

Yay! Two posts in a row! Just teasing. Today is the start of a fun Easter Nail Challenge thought up by Corrinne over at Galactic Lacquer. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. It's obviously an Easter themed challenge and it's a short challenge so that makes it even more appealing.

I finished my attempt of hand painting the tulips last night and added the stripes this morning. I was bummed when I added my top coat because it smeared my tulips even after drying over night. And as you guys know, when I'm not super happy with the manicure I only give you one picture to look at. 

Here is the rundown of the rest of the challenge and I'm happy to be moving along and seeing what other come up with.

Since I only showered one picture I've included links to some of the other entries for today.

Peace Love Lacquer
Dipped in Lacquer
Just Me ChiChi

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Pastel Stripes

February was an amazing nail polish month for me. (Haul coming soon) I got some many polishes in February it's hard to pick just one polish to wear. I've also been trying to do more nail art. So in combination with lots of polish choices and wanting to do nail art I came up with the following pastel stripes.

I like the way this manicure came out. It wasn't too time consuming and let me use several of my new colors. 
What does everyone think? Do you think one stripe pattern is better or like the mixture of patterns?

Colors Used
Sinful Colors - Sugar N Spice (Pink)
Sinful Colors - Unicorn (Yellow)
Sinful Colors - Candy Coated (Purple)
Pure Ice - Twinkle (Orange)
Kleancolor - Lake Mist (Blue)

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Color Club Halo Hue Stripes

I hope everyone doesn't mind the blog being over run by all these awesome holographic polishes I just got. I did this manicure before getting ready for work. I haven't had a chance to swatch the remaining colors I got, but this is a pretty sneak preview. Enjoy!

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