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A little late to the party, but I had to share my 4th of July algae nails inspired by the amazingly creative people on this sub 💙

Now when I see "maga," all I can think of is "make algae great again" 🤣

Base: Nailtiques Formula 2, B-Smooth by LynB

Color: Kissy and Nail Junkie by Sinful Colors

Algae: Stagnant Water by DVN

Top: Sally Hansen red bottle QDTC

Pics 1&2 were taken outside in the sun and pics 3&4 were taken inside under my desk lamp.

I was gifted this tiny shadow box and figured it would be perfect for my tiny quartz crystal collection! I randomly put some in to see how they would look and for reference.

I want to secure them in the box so I can mount it on the wall but I want to be able to possibly remove or replace them later as I continue collecting. So far I've been considering hot glue or some kind of sticky tac. Does anyone here had any recommendations or advice?

I have been dying to get my hands on a Ribbit Stickits polish because of how much I love frogs and their cute bottles. This is Fantasy by Ribbit Stickits and I am in awe!

Teal is my favorite color and I knew I needed this one as soon as I saw it. I can confidently say this is one goes on my list of my very favorite polishes right next to Onism by LynB and I Exaggerate Absolutely Nothing Ever by BKL.

I also bought one of their adorable stickers and I am so happy. 10/10 from me on both accounts. 💚

Base: Nailtiques Formula 2

Color: 2 coats of Fantasy by Ribbit Stickits

TC: 2 coats of Fauve Scented QDTC in the scent prickly pear coconut

I have Psilocin and the color is incredible, but I would like to find a replacement. My nails unfortunately are very sensitive to PVB and I really don't want to risk causing the peeling to come back 😭

It's okay if it's not exact, I'd be interested in seeing any that have a blueish base with pink to yellow shifting magnetic pigment!

I was going to wait until the end of the month and post all my pride manis but I couldn't wait to share this one! My first try at freehanding in a looong time, and even though my lines aren't as crisp as I'd like, I'm still so proud. ☺️

Pics taken under my desk lamp and the glow pics are taken after charging with a uv light under my desk. Scroll to the end for a little rainbow surprise!

If anyone has one they don't want, I would love to buy it from you!

I found these "Pretty Woman" polishes at my local Dollar Tree (located in TN) and wanted to share! 💜

I swatched one coat of each over Holo Taco's "Not Milky White" (pic #2). The glazes add a subtle "aura shimmer" when used as toppers. I did notice that Violet Glaze has a bit more of a yellow sheen to it than Blue Glaze, so just a warning that it might not work as well over lighter colors.

I am currently wearing "Glam AB Glitter" on one hand on top of Cirque Color's "Over the Moon." I included pics with flash (#4) and without flash (#5) as well as a pic of the hand that doesn't have the glitter topper on it (#6).

The glitter reminds me a lot of Sally Hansen's "Disco Ball" topper but with bigger glitter pieces as well as a subtle fine particle shimmer.

I don't have any shimmer toppers to compare the glazes to, but I get the sense that these may be a bit more subtle than some of the popular ones like "Key Drama" or "Pinkie Swear" by Emily de Molly.

Baja Blast is my very favorite and I can't stop thinking about this polish!

I have been looking into dupes for this and I have a few contenders, but I wanted to see first if anyone has one of these they are looking to destash and sell.