Patriotic Week - Day 4

Hi there!

I simply couldn't go through a week of ideas without a water marble...

My nails painted with China Glaze - Hey Sailor, Sky High-Top,
and NYC - French White Tip. Water marble.
Patriotic 4th of July manicure.

I painted 1 coat of French White Tip and then water marbled with all 3 colors. This manicure was tough to achieve- the weather isn't the best, and it was rather cold in my house... so the polish didn't want to spread in the water. The design pictured is really the best I could do!

If you end up trying a red, white, and blue water marble, I'd love to know which polish you chose and if they worked well together. Better yet, I'd love to see a picture :-)

To see my other Patriotic manicure ideas, click here.

Until next time...

Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Swatches

Hi there!

I was in a blue mood today. Not a sad blue mood, but a color blue mood. I think the title is fitting. Do you remember that song from the late '90s by Eiffel 65?

Blue is probably one of my favorite colors to use. I have oodles of them, but I chose 10 to feature here.

From left to right: China Glaze - First Mate, China Glaze - Bermuda Breakaway,
China Glaze - Calypso Blue, NYC - Skin Tight Denim, and E.l.f. - Dark Navy.


They appear in this same order on my nails from thumb to pinky.

From thumb to pinky: China Glaze - First Mate, China Glaze - Bermuda Breakaway,
China Glaze - Calypso Blue, NYC - Skin Tight Denim, and E.l.f. - Dark Navy.

Each finger has 2 coats of polish. First Mate could have easily been left with 1 coat. Skin Tight Denim has a very subtle shimmer to it. Dark Navy looks almost black - and it dries with a much less glossy finish than the other colors.

Here are some more blues.

From left to right: L.A. Colors - Static Electricity, L.A. Colors - Wired, China Glaze -
Shower Together, China Glaze - Aqua Baby, and Sally Hansen - Blue Me Away!


They appear in this same order on my nails from thumb to pinky.

From thumb to pinky: L.A. Colors - Static Electricity, L.A. Colors - Wired, China Glaze -
Shower Together, China Glaze - Aqua Baby, and Sally Hansen - Blue Me Away!

Each finger has 2 coats of polish. Shower Together and Aqua Baby look almost exactly alike. Shower together has a smidge more green in it.

I'm satisfied. I hope this satisfied your blues.

Until next time...