Luck o' the Irish

So, St. Patrick's Day is soon (Tuesday), and I wanted to be festive.  I think I may have gotten better at doing festive manis sooner, so you guys can see them BEFORE the actual holiday.  Haha!

I started out with a base coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty.  This is not good at protecting against staining.  I really need to get a new base coat.  Any suggestions?  Anyway, after applying the base coat, I applied two coats of my polishes.  I used Sally Hansen Golden-I on my thumbs and ring fingers, and I used Essie Mojito Madness on my other nails.

I waited for that to dry, then I used a tiny nail art brush dipped in Revlon Rain Forest to paint on the stems that would be part of the rhinestone shamrocks.  I then took Double Duty and a dotting tool to apply four dark green rhinestones to my thumbs and ring fingers.  After that, I moved on to my green nails.

I used green and gold  holographic loose glitter to line the free edges of the green nails.  I used Double Duty to apply the glitter, and to pick it up with a dotting tool.  When that was done, I applied a coat of Essie As Gold as it Gets (a fine, gold glitter.  I got it because it was on sale for really cheap.  Honestly, it is NOT as gold as it gets.  It is a little disappointing, but it can look pretty over certain colors.  It is just really subtle.) on the green nails.

I finished off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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Shamrocks!

I wanted to get on the bandwagon and make some Saint Patty's Day nail art.  My right hand came out better than my left hand this time, so I have included a picture of each hand:

I started out with a base coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty.  Then I applied two coats of Revlon Rain Forest.  When that was dry, I carefully painted on a coat of Nicole Glitter in my Stocking so that some green near my cuticles was left uncovered.  I had never done this before, but this was surprisingly easy to do!  I think it depends on how thick or thin the polish you are putting on top is, and what the brush of the top polish is like.  This glitter is thick, so it didn't run anywhere, and the brush is pretty good.

For the shamrocks, I used NYC High Line Green.  I used a dotting tool to make three hearts into the shape of a shamrock.  I got better at the technique and placement by the time I put them on my right hand with my left hand (which is my non-dominant hand), so that it why I included a picture of both.  The way I made these was by dragging the dotting tool lightly for each stroke, so it took me two strokes to make each heart shape.  I finished this manicure off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.  The glitter is scratchy, so I also wrapped the tips, which means that I glided the top coat over the very tips of my nails.  
Happy Saint Patty's Day to anybody who celebrates it!  I don't do much for the holiday, but I will probably have some corned beef, cabbage, and Irish soda bread.   =)