4th of July Nails!

Getting ready for the 4th!

 The goodies you will need.
Nail art tape.
Polishes-

Base (by Julep)

 Red (Jackie by Julep) 

White (French White Creme by Wet n' Wild)

 Blue (Ally By Julep) 

Glitter (America by Julep) 

Red Nail Art (Be my Valentine by SinfulColors)
Top coat (Freedom)

Star stickers (bought at Target)

Red, clear or white and blue crystals (store in LA)

Dotting tool (Etsy)

 When getting the star stickers make sure they fit you nail beds so you dont have to cut too much off.

 After you apply your base apply white to you index and middle fingers, red to your thumb and blue to you ring finger.

Apple blue to 1/4 of your nail. You want the base of you nail to stay white for you stripes of the flag.

You can use tape to help keep the lines clean and to make this look neater.. or if you just need the help :)

 Using your nail art red polish starting under the blue make your first red stripe.

Continue making stripes and made a few to your middle finger also.

 When you are done with your stripes apply a few dots with your dotting tool to the blue on your index fingers for the stars of the flag. I like to put my polish I will be dipping in on a piece of tape for easy clean up.

 Done, done and done! What a lovely flag you have!

 Get your crystals ready and apply a small amount of clear polish on your tape.

 Apply a small dot where each crystal is going to on nail with the clear polish and then apple the crystals.

 The stars a pretty easy, just pick up and place.

 I was going to only apply one but since my nails are pretty long right now I decided I wanted two!

 If you have some hangover like I have here, don't worry just cut the extra off.

 All better!

 Apply your glitter starting at the base of your thumb. Try to keep the bigger chucks near your base so it looks like it is fading.

 Apply your top coat and you are done!

If you like this look check out my other patriotic nails from earlier this month! 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy 4th or Canada Day if you are near but not here!

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DIY Dome Polish Ring

I received my Julep December box on the 1st and in the box was a DIY ring. Sadly, my ring was broken so I emailed them and they sent me a replacement! I was not very excited about the ring when they posted about it on facebook but after seeing a few done rings being posted  I really wanted to make one!

My DIY ring!

 I got the tiniest little Julep box today.

 Inside was my new ring!

 The before and after.

 For the look of my ring I taped up the bottom with striping tape.

 Using these lovely colors I painted the back over the tape.

You can use acrylic paint also.

 Let it dry.

When dry carefully tape off the tape. Because the back is so smooth you have to be careful to not pull off the polish with the tape. To help prevent that from happening try taking the tape off starting with the last tape you put on and go backwards. Also, like a band-aid you should take it off fast.

 After all the tape is off apply a coat or two of your next polish.

 Let it dry. 

Once completely dry place the dome button in the ring base and crimp the sides.

 I plan of maybe changing the background of my ring later so I didn't crimp all the sides down, I didn't want them getting weak and breaking over time.

Done and done, enjoy your ring!

I don't believe Julep is selling these, I think it was just a Julep Maven gift for the holidays but you can find ring bases & the button flat back domes on etsy and I'm sure crafts store.  

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Spring Dried Flower Burst Nail Tutorial

Spring flower nail tutorial with real flowers! 

 I saw these flowers a few times before buying them. Finally, I decided I had to give them a try and I am so happy I did! I loved how they turned out and were easier to use then I thought. I am

You will need a base coat, feature polish, top coat, dried flowers, nail scissors, dotting tool & tweezers.

A base coat is not needed, I use it because it limits the the stain on my nails when using bright colors and the flowers have a good bit of dye in the. You also don't need tweezers but it does make things slightly easier.

First, prep for your manicure, to make it last longer. Remove your old polish, if any, and soak your hands in warm water for a few minutes. Trim your nails and push back your cuticles but don't cut them. Do not use lotions or oils on your hands before you start, it may make the dry time longer.

The goods by Julep I used.

I used just one bundle for both hands.

Start by applying a coat of your base color, give it a minute or two to dry.

Apply a coat or two of the feature color.

I let it dry for about 2 minutes, I also ran cold water over my nails to help it dry faster.

I used my Rimmel top coat as a glue for the flowers.

Apply a thin coat of the top coat you are using as glue and place the flowers on your nails the way you want the to lay. Until you are happy try not to press down to hard. The tweezers will come in handy with this part.

Using your scissors cut the flowers near the base of the bundle. 

There is one stem that lost a flower when I cut the rest on my nail from the bundle. 

You can use your dotting tool to pick up any flowers that fall to apply on empty stems.

 Dip your dotting tool in a little polish and pick up a flower.

Apply a little more clear top coat for glue if needed by the empty stem and apply the pick up flower.

Apply as many or as few as you want to you nails, I did little burst of flowers on my nails.

Give your nails a minute to dry then apply your polish.

Using Julep's Freedom top coat dab over the flower so you don't have air bubbles and to cover the whole flower and so you don't move the flowers. Apply a thin or thick if needed coat to smooth things out.

Let dry for five minutes and you are done!

Enjoy your pretty spring nails!

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