Texas Independence Day!

In case you didn't get it from my Texas Flag Mani. I really really really love Texas. And March second is Texas Independence Day celebrating the day Texas separated from Mexico with the Texas Declaration of Independence which created the Republic of Texas. In elementary school we always celebrated Texas Independence Day with a chuckwagon lunch (usually accompanied by live music including a fiddle) and dancing the Cotton-Eye Joe in P.E. Now that I'm in college, nobody really cares :( I decided to celebrate by putting the state flower (bluebonnets) on my nails! :)

I started with three coats of a light blue Cosmetic Arts. I then used a brush to paint on Sinful Colors Exotic Green for the stem. I then used a dotting tool and Sinful Colors Neptune, China Glaze Electric Beat and NYC French Tip White.

Bluebonnets are so pretty, but unfortunately they don't grow in the semi-arid area of Texas that I live in. They do grow on my grandmother's ranch, which is just a few hours away. If I can't enjoy them in real life, at least I can have them on my nails :)

Happy Texas Independence Day Y'all! Go eat some delicious BBQ and listen to some country with a fiddle in it!

31 Day Challenge: Day 28-Inspired by a Flag

This challenge is so random, but ok. Like most Texans, I really love Texas. A lot. So I decided to recreate our flag since I love it so much. And since it's simple :)

I swatched a bunch of different blues and reds to pick out the perfect colors. Then I asked my dad (who loves Texas and its flags) to choose which ones he thought were best. I painted the index finger with one coat of Pure Ice French Kiss and then free handed a star with Sally Hansen White Lightening. Then I painted the other three nails white. After that dried, I decided it would be a good time to dye the tips of my hair again. Random, right? Anyways, in doing that, my nails got kinda stained blue and green, but I didn't have enough time to redo it so I channeled my inner Tim Gunn and made it work! I then taped my nails and painted two coats of China Glaze Winter Berry. You'll notice I did not use any OPI Texas colors. That's because I think that collection was made by someone that's never been to Texas. Texas is known by so many things like oil, cotton, insane love of football, the Cowboys, a giant Mexican influence that's rich in colors, cattle, the Texas Rangers (not the baseball team), the Alamo. All these things could've been pulled from to inspire a collection. Instead we got a green called Don't Mess with OPI?! And Y'all Come Back, Ya Hear. The phrase is "Y'all come back now ya here?". Come on! Lame. Rant over.

Fun fact: six national flags have flown over Texas (that's where they get the theme park name). They were Spain, France, Mexico, Texas republic (because we were and independent country for a time), Confederate flag and finally U.S. I thought about doing the six flags of Texas, but the Spanish and French ones were very complex and I didn't think I could do them justice. Also, the Confederate flag is kind of controversial, so it's just best to steer clear. Sorry for the long blab about it, but I really do love Texas :)

No finally the pics. They're crappy because my Internet isn't working and I have to post from my phone. Voila!