Patriotic nails galore! I have been seeing a ton of patriotic nails for the Fourth of July and I am going to add mine in as well. I did one yesterday that I loved, but wasn't overtly patriotic. These today are meant for Independence Day. I used the same red, white and blue for all of these designs. I used Ruffian: Ruffian Red for the red which is exclusively sold at Birchbox. I actually have the classic colors set (along with some others), but it doesn't appear to be available at the moment. For the blue, I used Sinful Colors Into the Blue, which is amazing! It really is a perfect navy blue. It has a weird scent, but the coverage and gorgeous color help me get over the scent. For the white, I have actually been liking my China Glaze White On White. I know in the past I have said I don't like it, but something about it has changed my mind. It is a little thinner than other whites I have, maybe in the warm weather, it has thickened slightly and now I love it. I love how I have a range of drugstore to high end brands here!
First up is my classic American flag. Not much to explain here, but I did use a striping brush to do the lines and stars freehand. These are my first freehand stars, they are a bit slow going at first, but turned out well. I believe I saw this design somewhere on IG first, so if you know who the original artist is, please let me know in the comments!
Nest, I have a simple dotticure gradient. I just randomly placed dots all over with larger ones at the tips and smaller ones toward the base. I used several different sizes of dotting tools.
This is my first successful dry marble! I can't tell you how excited I am that this finally worked for me! I don't know what I did differently this time, but it worked.
Are you a fan of patriotic nails? Which one is your favorite? I really like them all and like how this showcased a couple of 'firsts' for me! For all of you celebrating, I hope you have a fantastic holiday and enjoy the beautiful freedoms we have!
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