Fireworks

For my fourth of july nails I started off with a good blue color.

 

Then I began to do a gradient using a lighter blue at the tips and then a black at the base. I used a makeup sponge for this process.

 

 

 I added a layer of holographic glitter to make it look more like a night sky.

  

Then i took some big glitters and formed them into fireworks (or tried to anyways! :p) I added a couple streaks of silver or gold polish to make the fireworks look a little bit more like actual fireworks.

For my thumb I attempted to make an American flag.

The placing of the glitter can be a very long process but it usually looks AMAZING. I try not to do nails that involve individually placing a lot of glitter unless I really want to make a statement :) 

 (I learned my lesson with the valentine nails!!)