Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July

 Hi Everyone! I hope you all are getting ready to have a great Fourth of July weekend! I know I am! A cookout, visiting with family, and day of rest are what I have in store for myself this weekend. 

To get ready for my nice weekend ahead, I painted my nails! (Surprise, surprise!) And here is the simple manicure that I did to help amp up my look for the fourth! 

For the blue color Julep's Monaco, which turned out to be a great blue color to represent the blue we see for the fourth! It went on smoothly and dried quickly! If you are interested in purchasing Monaco, which is also inspired by the color for this past spring, check out Julep.com. I got my bottle in a Sparklers trio set! 


For the red color, I picked out a great Essie color that I have featured on the blog before called Forever Yummy. This color finally looks good on me now that I have a bit of a tan! You can purchase Essie polish at almost any big name local drugstore. In fact, Walgreens has $1 off coupons for Essie polish right now!


Now my friend Sunshine chose to amp her nails up even more than I did by putting Julep's America glitter polish on top of Forever Yummy. What a great pairing! Unfortunately, America is currently out of stock, but Julep has some great Star Dust finishes and other glitter polish that I am sure would do the trick!

Yay! Friend Nail Time!


Doing something like this with your nails is easy and simple. It's also a fast way to add a special something for any holiday. I am going to pair my Independence Day nails with a pair of comfy jean shorts, a simple white tank and a blue and red scarf. Simple. Spirited. Done. With less worry on my nails and clothes, I can spend more time preparing for my cookout!

Need some nail art inspiration? Check out some of these nail art designs to help you create your ideal Independence Day manicure: 
(I did not, nor claim to have done this nail art - I got these images from google :] )





Did you paint your nails for the upcoming weekend? If so, please share them! I would love to show off your nails on the blog. Also, if you use instagram, use #fiftytwoweeksofnails to post your manicure or pedicure! Feel free to follow me on instagram as well!

Be Radiant!
Amanda


#fiftytwoweeksofnails
@theradiantamanda

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