NOTD: Preppy Plaid

This one starts with OPI Alpine Snow then, I cut scotch tape into strips of different thicknesses and stuck them on my nails horizontally with spaces in between. Then I painted over the tape strips with ULTA Blue Streak, and removed the tape carefully while the blue polish was still wet. After that dried, I did the same thing vertically, but this time, I painted over the tape with ULTA Limelight. :) enjoy!

Also, just as a side note, this is the first tape manicure that I have done that was even remotely successful, so yayy!!! haha And, another side note; I got glow in the dark polish at the county fair last week and I am actually wearing it in this picture on top of the blue and green stripes, but it is virtually clear so it is not visible unless you are in the dark :P

Anyway, that's all! 

Swatches: Del Sol Ruby Slipper

Ok so I got my first Del Sol polish in Maui almost a month ago, but haven't posted about it yet, so here we go haha! This polish changes from clear with silver glitter to red with glitter! :) enjoy!


Again, this is Del Sol Ruby Slipper:

Before I put them in the sun

 After I put them in the sun

 Just as a side anecdote, I did nails for seven girls at a 10th birthday party last week which was tiring but tons of fun! :) No pictures from that event unfortunately, but it was a success and I hope that was a birthday that the birthday girl will never forget! :)

NOTD: God Bless America!

Happy almost Fourth of July everybody!! I decided to go with a patriotic "skittles" type manicure in celebration of Independence Day this year! I hope you all enjoy my festive nails and have fun and safe holiday celebrations tomorrow! :)

Left Hand Break-down:

Thumb: I started with ULTA Red Carpet Red and painted the stripes with OPI Alpine Snow. The blue part of the flag is Essie Mesmerized, with dots made with a white nail art pen.

Index: I started with Essie Aruba Blue then stamped the star pattern from the BM20 stamping disc with Konad white stamping polish.

Middle: I started with a base coat of OPI Alpine Snow, then marbled using that polish along with Essie Mesmerized, NOX Twilight Red Velvet and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Celeb City.

Ring: I started with Orly Ruby Passion and layered that with OPI Blue Shatter, then added some silver star rhinestones.

Pinkie: I started with OPI Alpine Snow, then added blue and red dots with blue nail art pens and ULTA Red Carpet Red.

Right Hand Break-down:

Thumb: Shout out to my sister on this one for the brilliant idea to do fireworks! I started with OPI Alpine Snow, and stamped the fireworks from BM02 with ULTA Red Carpet Red and ULTA Blue Streak.

Index: This one is the same as the water marbling on my left middle finger described above.

Middle: This one started with Essie Mesmerized and layered that with OPI Silver Shatter, then added some red star rhinestones.

Ring: This one did not come out exactly as planned haha but I started with OPI Simmer & Shimmer then stamped a swirly star pattern from the BM21 stamping disc with the Konad white stamping polish.

Pinkie: I started with Orly Ruby Passion, then layered with Santee Ocean Blue Goitter.

That's it! :)

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Now it's time for a little shout out to one of my favorite readers who sent me a picture of her version of Fourth of July nails! I love getting pictures from my readers, and when I like what I see, I'll post it on the blog! So don't be afraid to email your manicure pictures to me: passionforpolish@yahoo.com :)

So here it is! Great job Jenna! :D Thanks for sending this to me!

Sooo Adorable!

Announcement: I was just informed that Crayola makes scented nail polish for little toddlers!! :) Way too cute!