Happy 4th of July USA! here's a notd

i made three solid attempts at a 4th of July, patrioticy, red, white & blue manicure of some sort. i tried like half a dozen designs using tape, Migi pens, dots and stripes. in various combinations. i'm taking full on treatment, base coat, 2 coats of color and then ruining it with messy nail art. 

they all came off off off! i chose to assert my independence and reach for a soothing minty green:

t&h Hipster Zombie, #012

it's topped with a thin coat of Sally Hansen Prisms in Pure White Opal. 

It adds a very subtle shimmer like the one in Chanel Jade. 

there's a little too much blue in the pics i think. especially the one below. 

just snapping them with my iphone these days. 

do you try and do holiday themed nails? have you had any failed attempts at getting the look you want? what do you do when that happens? 

Happy Independence Day Americans! 

t&h 011 (grey) notd with Migi nail art

i started with this:

 this is one coat of 011 but i ended up adding a second a coat and thinning out the batch.

Can't leave clean canvas alone! plus, i had been playing with Migi pens all weekend. so, i added some hearts of 010 & 012 (lavender & mint respectively) with a dotting tool, yellow and pink hearts with Migi pens, some embelishments and a coat of fairy farts to get:

blurred slightly so you can see the holo space dust.

 check out that sparkle!

 i did this Monday today. Today is Friday and there is no tipwear or chipping to speak of.

 i am itching to change this up but how can i wipe of a perfectly good manicure?

 as always i used Stickey Base and Poshe topcoat but i usually have at least some cracks by now. it's a good thing i like these these colors! :)

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franken NOTD Glitter in The Air

inspired by Deborah Lippman’s Glitter in the Air and Rebecca Likes Nails a buncha LSG Get’s Nailed hoars started frankening away. i followed suit, but was in the mood for a minty green. this is what i came up with:

it’s settles like crazy but most glittery frankens settle like crazy don’t they? the color is most accurate in the first photo.

i kept it kinda sheer so it’s needs 3 coats. i really love the way it layers so the glitters are at different levels. i also did a blue but i haven’t tried it yet.

what do yo think? have you frankened anything lately? are you running out to buy Party of Five Glitters right now?

playing with water marbling & Shrek OPIs

using Who the Shrek Are You?, Fiercely Fiona & Here Again Aragon tomorrow by OPI

i went pinky to pointer as i do usually with my manis. you can see along the way i learned to use more paint. if you don't use enough it goes on sheer. 

notd Chanel Jade

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Illamasqua Milf

oh, minty green nail polish, i can see myself becoming very fond of you indeed.

Hard Candy Envy NOTD

who needs Nars Zulu when this is only five bucks? haha!