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Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day Inspired Manicure

Sunday night while watching the Texas Aggies vs the SMU Mustangs I decided I'd bring something USA inspired to the manicure I was working on.

What I used:
Claires Starstruck
Claires Chunky Blue
OPI I Do! I Do!
OPI An Affair In Red Square
Prolana Quick & Slick
OPI Drip Dry Drops
Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat
OPI Blue Shatter
ORLY Dazzle

~Fingers~








Notes:
Thumbs were done with 2 coats of Dazzle, one thin coat of Blue Shatter across the nail (not top to bottom, side to side) and then applied lightly and sparingly the Chunky blue in certain spots. The Stars were placed as best possible and then applied 1 coat of Seche Vite and then later a coat of Prolana.

Rest of hands were done with 4 coats of I Do! I Do! and 1 heavy (or 2 light) swipes of Red Square on one half of the nail free handed. Two coats of Prolana with Drip Dry drops were used.

Overall I'm not impressed with the Prolana. It did drag some red into other colors, applied thin and did not dry well on it's own. I've tried it wtih a variety of nail polish types (the red was B3F but the white today was NOT B3F) and I always seem to have a problem with it drying as it will get smudged easily if it's not 100% complete. I also was not happy with the white, even after 3 coats it fell victim to settling between the ridges besides using a ridge filler. I did choose the white because it had a subtle shimmer but I would hate to give up shimmer to have a better coverage white. I did think the silver underneath the blue shatter worked out real well (better than white would have) and I would totally do that the same again.

**These items used were either provided to me as a gift, or were purchased by me or a friend for my personal use. No review of this product was requested of me by any manufacturer at any time.