Memorial Day Mani!

Good afternoon!  As most of us Americans are getting ready to enjoy a day off of work and school, firing up the BBQ's and drinking a few cold ones let's remember the real reason behind this holiday.  Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and gratefulness to those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  To uphold the rights and freedom that we enjoy every day.  Today Americans remember the fallen soldiers who have served our great country.  I am very grateful for all the US soldiers, alive and passed on.  Thank you so much for your dedication to the USA.    
For today I chose to go patriotic with my mani, but I needed to stay true to myself so I started out with 3 amazing holos!  Smitten Polish The First Lobster (red), Glitter Gal Light As A Feather (white) and Ninja Polish Glamorous (blue).  I topped them with a reverse glitter gradient of Lumina Lacquer Young Americans.  I seriously adore this red, white and blue glitter polish with all it's hearts, stars and circles!  I am very pleased with how my mani turned out.   

Glitter Gal Light As A Feather & OPI My Private Jet

Alright….this is not one of my favorite posts, it didn't come out quite the way I'd expected but I feel like it's important to show you successful manis as well as ones that aren't so great.  This one would have been great if I had just done the Glitter Gal alone.  I have nothing but great things to say for Light As A Feather.  It's the OPI that I'm not on board with.  So lets just jump in to the review.

I did all nails minus the accents with Glitter Gal Light As A Feather.  LAAF is a gorgeous white holo.  I've been lemming a white holo pretty hard and my awesome friend Rhonni sent me this as a birthday present.  It totally fulfilled the need in my life and stash.  LAAF is beautiful.  It's a delicate and dainty holo and I think it's appropriate for any time of the year and any setting.  I used 3 coats and the application was perfect!

OPI My Private Jet, why you so difficult??  I know MPJ is like the holy grail for some nail girls, but I truly don't love it.  And just for the record it doesn't mean I want to get rid of it, I just don't think it's all that fantastic.  It was thin and watery and streaky.  It pooled and dragged.  It's a hot mess.  But it does have an amazing holo effect and I do love holo.  Anyways, I used 3 coats and even still had a patch at the tip of my nail that wouldn't cover.  Boo.  I believe I have the brown holo version of this polish (there are several versions and the current one is a dud, meaning no holo effect).

You can purchase Glitter Gal polish at Ninja Polish.  Follow them on Facebook too!  Loads of amazing Ninja brand, indie and imported polishes are in stock over there on a daily basis!  My Private Jet is very hard to find now…check ebay or the Facebook sales groups for auctions.

Glitter Gal Sparkle Type O

This is my first Glitter Gal experience.  Wowzers this polish is gorgeous.  Was I living under a rock with this brand or what?  I honestly can't wait to get my grabby hands on some more of these babies!  This is Sparkle Type O.  It's a beautiful red with scattered holo pieces that give it a lit from within look.  You will see in the photos below that amazing orange/gold glow that looks like smoldering embers.  I used 2 coats of Type O.  The color is very saturated and the formula was amazing easy to apply with no dragging or pulling.  1 layer of topcoat to finish.

You can purchase Glitter Gal from Ninja Polish.  Sadly I believe the sparkle line was discontinued but I think there are still a few available through the Ninja site.  Grab 'em while they are still available, you don't want to miss out on these!

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blurry photo to show the holo glow