Midnight in Manhattan

I am not the biggest fan of black nail polish, but I absolutely adore this mani!  The black is Midnight in Manhattan by Color Street topped with Essie's Clearly Matte topcoat.  It give it a blackboard look.  The pink accent is Miami Beach, also from Color Street, topped with White Romance, a retired sheer wrap from Jamberry.  To me, this mani looks like a modern take on 80s rocker chic.  If you are in need of a Color Street or Jamberry rep, please comment below and I'll hook you up with some great ones.

Cut Loose

I had received these two wraps in a swap, so both are retired.  Neither one were my favorites, but I think they work well together.  Very summery.  I did, though, have trouble with Cut Loose wanting to apply smoothly, and I am not sure why.  I had no trouble with Guacamole, and they are both glossy finish.  While these two wraps are no longer available, Jamberry does have some fun current wraps that are great for summer nails.

Affiliate Post: Vinyl Sheer GeoNETric

As I mentioned in my last post, BellaHoot (clicking will take you to my affiliate link) now has four different lines of nail strips.  Our second line to be introduced was a no-heat vinyl.  As you may have guessed from other of my reviews, I am a fan of the major vinyl company, and have tried some of their no-heat strips.  I have to say, I am so far liking the BellaHoot ones better.  Aside from a little trouble getting the backing off, these went on lickety-split and have now lasted perfectly through a day of scrubbing the kitchen.  Now, I do still have some Jamberry one with these; the polish I used underneath is their High Noon lacquer.

Affiliate Post: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support - Stripes

BellaHoot (clicking will take you to my affiliate link) now has four different lines of nail strips.  This mani is from our nail sticker line and can only be found in the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support set.  $3 from the sale of each of these sets is donated to Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.  This is reason enough to buy these, but also I loved how easy they went on.  These are true double-ended strips, and the end I did not use on the pinkie and ring fingers have blue stripes.
  The nail stickers are a little more fragile than our other lines, so I recommend two coats of a good quality topcoat (I like Julep Freedom).

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Liberty Land

Time to use another of Color Street's awesome patriotic strips!  Liberty Land is a fun red-white-and-blue glitter print that reminds me of fireworks.  I had some Freedom Calling left over from my Memorial Day mani, so I used those as accents.  I store my unused strips in a nail humidor, and some of the Color Street ones just don't hold up as well as other brands, but with a little heat, I had no trouble applying the accents, although I really did need a top coat.  If you are interested in Color Street, drop a comment below and I can hook you up with an awesome, professional consultant or two.