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Sometimes all you need is a little sparkle and a whole lotta Jesus!

Every summer and spring, I get a tad mani obsessed! Glitter, pastels, and accent nails take over from the matte, jewel tones, and dark colors of winter and fall! I love doing my own nails, mainly because I'm a control freak and I hate bubbles, smudges, creases, and any possibility that would cause me to tell the manicurist to redo each flaw. I think they would kill me, haha!

I absolutely love sparkles and accent nails! I know this isn't a new trend and people have since moved on to nail ombrees but I'm still doing the accent, surprise surprise I'm not up on the new trends! Why change if I still love it?! One polish that is my summer go-to is this sparkle from Sephora by OPI, "Meet Me at the Disco". It is the perfect pairing to almost every spring/summer shade. Since I am a true Florida girl, spring and summer tend to be one in the same, as are the shades! We only really have three seasons: fall, waiting for summer, and summer!
 When I dug this out of my polish collection, I was sad to see that it had become a little clumpy and dried a tad. No, no, not today Satan! A year ago, I purchased Essie's 3-Way Glaze top coat thinking it would be as amazing as their Good To Go. Not so much! I swear it NEVER dried!!! I cannot be sitting around literally waiting for paint to dry, girlfriend has things to do! So, my budgeted self decided to experiment. Pretty sure B would flip if I bought another polish! The collection is quite ridiculous right now! I decided to combined the top coat with the glitter to see if it would help, I also cleaned the brush with pure acetone.
Gotta love the Mason jars!
It worked! Clean brush, thinner polish, and a like-new product ready for many uses this season!! Happy girl!!
Today's mani was a blog repeat, I'm in love with this color! Being a Florida native, I love being outdoors, on the water, in the water, around the pool, basically anything and everything to do with water! My usual routine of Sally's Hard As Nails, 2 coats of polish, and my favorite top coat!! Now I'm "Good To Go" for this week!! With this combo, my polish will usually last about 4 days before major chipping. This is with lots of hand washing, physically using my hands, lots of products and interaction with water. Can't complain!
The line-up!
 One of the main reasons that I have loved this top coat since my sister turned me onto it is the shine and quick drying, obviously! But I have had people ask if it is a gel product after seeing the shine! I love it! I am not really a fan of gel due to the damage it has caused in the past but I do love that shine! Get the best of both worlds with this product!

My sweet beau is on another assignment for work so I'm keeping busy with work. I am still waiting on a few job opportunities impatiently so please keep me in your prayers and send positive vibes! Next week will start the summer insanity at work so I will be sure to find time to post! Ready for the summer season!!

..xobb


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