Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to all of my friends in the USA! I hope you enjoy the many freedoms that you have and exercise daily. Today is a day to be grateful, to reflect, and to celebrate the heritage of our country.

To celebrate such a fine occasion, I created ANOTHER patriotic manicure (this is #3 for this year alone!). This one could definitely be considered the "preppy" 4th of July manicure. It incorporates bobby pin polka dots and a scotch tape chevron design to emulate a flag.

Despite the smudging on my index finger and the lack of crisp points on my chevron attempt, this turned out quite well. I love the combination of chevron and polka dots, I cannot wait to try this again in other color combinations:)

Polishes used: Zoya Song, Elisa, and Purity

What did you wear on your nails for this holiday? (Feel free to post photos on my facebook page & I will share them!) In the meantime, check out all of the beautiful patriotic nails at Groupie Glam!

Zoya Elisa

THIS was my favorite holiday red hands down.  I just could not get enough of this shiny, metallic, bright red.  It looks like ornaments, metallic wrapping paper, and and the red beads on my parents' Christmas tree.  

Elisa is described as "Bright, shining medium crimson red with subtle gold shimmer and a glowing metallic finish."

The Verdict:
This is my FAVORITE holiday red.  It applied smoothly, dried quickly, and really only required one coat.  I cannot say enough amazing things about this polish.  The one downer of this polish is that it turns you pink when you remove it, so it required a little extra care and effort after wear.  However, this is well worth it in my opinion.

REMINDER:  Zoya will be having a promotion starting 1/7/13 for 3 "free" nail polishes.

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