ABC Challenge - "U" is for U.S.A. (Memorial Day inspired)

Hope you all had a great 3 day weekend here in the States!  Weather was not as bad as predicted, but it still has been a lot cooler - and cloudier - than you would want at this time of the year. 

I had a little, I don't know, brain blockage, and couldn't decide between a couple of manicures.  So, I texted a friend of mine, and made her make my decision for me.  Thanks Jessica - this one turned out good.

So, I took a little liberty (there's a pun there...you'll get it further down) with the letter U this week, but I couldn't pass up the tie in with the letter to the holiday.  Plus, I got my hands on some of the texture polishes I am just LOVING right now, and everything just fell into place for this week.  It hardly ever happens, so you ride the wave when it hits, right?

I could have gone really crazy with this manicure - red, white and blue - but I chose to do patriotic without it IN YOUR FACE - you know what I mean? And the photos are of both hands, and all 5 breaks are there - 2 on one hand, and 3 on the other.  My right hand - oddly enough since it is not my dominant hand - got the worst of it.

Polishes used:
Sally Hansen Sugar Coats - Cherry Drop
Sally Hansen Sugar Coats - Sugar Fix
Sally Hansen Sugar Coats - Razzleberry
OPI - Happy Anniversary
Krafty Gurl - Liberty Belle (here's the pun...I took a little liberty...get it?  So OK, not really funny.)

The Sugar Coats - Don't get me wrong, I own all the Pixie Dusts and Liquid Sands that are out there, but sometimes I like the texture without the glitter.  I like the interest the texture adds, and the matte finish too.  I used 2 coats of the red and blue, and 3 of the white.  I was a little nervous about using that many, since a lot of the comments I have seen about texture polishes is that when you build up layers, you start to lose the texture.  I don't know if it's the brand, but I didn't have that problem.  It was a little longer to dry, but once it was, the texture was very noticeable.

 

The OPI is a metallic white (at least in my opinion), and just added some more bling to my accent nails.  I used 2 coats on my nails...there was still VNL, but since I was topping with glitter, I wasn't too concerned about it.  And the attention grabber?  Krafty Gurl's creation.  I've wanted a red-white-blue glitter for a long time that had a mix of glitters without having the huge pieces , and here she is.

As I said, I'm really pretty happy with the finished product. And, as usual, I tip my hat to Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner.  Link to her page, she always has something great in her reviews.  And if you want to join the group, take a look-see at the ABC Challenge tab on her blog, and shoot her an e-mail.

Now on to everyone else - I am really curious to see what everyone else has come up with this week!

L.