Another 4th of July theme manicure.

I was quite pleased with last years 4th of July manicure so I decided to give it another go this year, however I wanted to try and create a flag design on each nail rather than spread it across my hand like I'd done previously, and so this version was born...

 

This years attempt was a little bit more complicated than the simple stamping I did last year. 

 

First off I started with a white base then I used sellotape to mark off a portion of my nails which I stamped with Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine in Blood Orange to create the stripes, after that had dried I applied the tape again, this time covering the stripes and leaving the white area clear to paint with Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine in Blue Grape, on top of that I stamped white stars.  Then I removed the tape and added a topcoat to smooth out the joins.  Both of the plates I used for the stars and stripes are from the latest Cheeky collection of plates.

 

Aside from the small issue I had on my pinkie (we'll gloss over the lines not matching up, shall we?) I think these turned out pretty well, it's definitely obvious what they are meant to be and I've had lots of compliments already which is always nice.

 

 

 

Do you have any 4th related nail plans?

4th of July Manicure

Happy 4th of July!  Here is my attempt at an Independance Day manicure, it looks a bit more Wonder Woman / Captain America than flag like but I still like it and I think it turned out reasonably well.

Belated Jubilee Nails

I wanted to add a few more, better quality, pictures of the nails I did for my mum and I the other week for the Jubilee celebrations.  While I was on holiday in Spain to visit them we went to a Jubilee celebration in The Park of Nations near where my parents live.  Mum and I decided we needed something a bit patriotic to set off our outfits and this was the result.

My accent nail.

Some slightly messy toes, I find it so hard to do any sort of nail art on my toes, althe blood rushes to my head and I get dizzy!

Mum's accent nails

Definitely a diamond Jubilee!

Jubilee Nails!

A quick mobile post of mum's Jubilee nails for our picnic in the park later.