God Bless America! Emerald & Ash Stars and Stripes Forever

Hey everybody!  As I've said before, I love my country!!  And tomorrow we will celebrate the 237th birthday of America, land of the free!  And tonight, my nails are celebrating along with me. :D  You may remember when I featured the Armed Forces Collection by a new indie label called Emerald & Ash...well, today I have for you Stars and Stripes Forever, a super patriotic polish that screams "My Country 'Tis of Thee!"

Emerald & Ash Stars and Stripes Forever

It's the Star-Spangled Banner in a bottle!  Stars and Stripes Forever is a mix of red bars, small white and large blue hexes, and white stars in a clear base.  I layered it over Sally Hansen Celeb City for a patriotic polish party. :)

Emerald & Ash Stars and Stripes Forever

I am pretty sure the white stars are iridescent, because in the photos, they're glowing on the nail. :)

Stars and Stripes Forever is a fun polish, and it's also very sparkly.  The blue glitters in particular have a lot of flash.

Sweet Land of Liberty, of Thee I Sing!

You can purchase Emerald & Ash polishes on their website and on Etsy.  All their polishes are 3-free and not tested on animals.  You can pick up the 11ml size of Stars and Stripes Forever for $6.50.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful and safe Independence Day!

God Bless America!

Emerald & Ash Semper Fidelis and In Times of War & Peace

Hey everybody!  Today I'm wrapping up my Emerald & Ash Armed Forces Collection posts with a double feature!  This is pretty daring of me because I don't usually take pictures of my left hand.  The middle finger nail on my left hand is a wonky shape and refuses to grow at all.  So do me a favor and look at the beautiful polish and not my wonky nail. :)  So far, I have shown you polishes representative of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.  Today I have Semper Fidelis (United States Marine Corps) and In Times of War & Peace (United States Coast Guard).

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we have the gorgeous and glittery Semper Fidelis! 

Emerald & Ash Semper Fidelis

Semper Fidelis is packed with different sizes of red, gold, and black glitters that correspond with the official U.S. Marine Corps logo.  I used the dab method for this application, and I only needed 2 little dabs for each nail because I was able to get so much on the brush.  I layered Semper Fidelis over Layla Ceramic Effect 20 (Mocha) and the result was beautiful!

Emerald & Ash Semper Fidelis

"First to fight for right and freedom

And to keep our honor clean:

We are proud to claim the title

Of United States Marine!"

Semper Fidelis is so shiny and reflective that I had trouble with the focus.  That's a good problem to have! :)

And last, but not least, we have In Times of War & Peace, a beautiful red, white and blue homage to our maritime safety and security patrols.  I live on the river, so I often see the U.S. Coast Guard out when I'm fishing. :) 

Emerald & Ash In Times of War & Peace

In Times of War & Peace has hex, square and micro glitters in a clear base.  There are also blue stars!  Of course, this would also make a wonderful Independence Day or Memorial Day polish.  The glitter was very easy to work with and applied evenly.  I layered In Times of War & Peace over Zoya Miley.

Emerald & Ash In Times of War & Peace

"From Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone,

To Europe and Far East,

The Flag is carried by our ships

In times of war and peace!"

I have really enjoyed wearing my Armed Forces Collection polishes this week.  I love the whole idea of an Armed Forces themed collection period.  I believe my favorite of them all is Wild Blue Yonder. :)  

For every polish sold from the Armed Forces Collection, Emerald & Ash is donating $1 to the USO.  Emerald & Ash polishes can be purchased on their website and on Etsy.  Emerald & Ash polishes are 3-Free and are not tested on animals.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day! :)

Emerald & Ash Armed Forces Collection: Wild Blue Yonder

Hey everybody!  This week I've been featuring the Emerald & Ash Armed Forces Collection.  So far, we've seen the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.  Today's gorgeous, glittery polish is a salute to our nation's heroes of the sky, the United States Air Force.  Off we go into the Wild Blue Yonder!

Emerald & Ash Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder is a beautiful combination of white, bright blue, and holo glitters in a clear base.  And don't forget the stars! :)  This is the cutest polish...at first glance, you immediately think: SKY.

Look at that holo glitter!

For the photos, I used 2 coats of Wild Blue Yonder over Zoya Kendal.  The application was great...as a matter of fact, I picked up a star with every dip into the bottle!  Dry time was very fast.  I used CND Air Dry to smooth out the glitter surface.

That's a sparkly horizon, boys

Wild Blue Yonder looks very good over aqua hues as well.  It gives it a different look of course, but it still keeps the feel of the sky.

Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer
Gave us wings, ever to soar!

Wild Blue Yonder is a truly lovely polish!  And for every polish sold from the Armed Forces Collection, Emerald & Ash is donating $1 to the USO.  Emerald & Ash polishes can be purchased on their website and on Etsy.  

Emerald & Ash polishes are 3-Free and are not tested on animals.

"We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!"

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful evening! :)

Emerald & Ash Armed Forces Collection: Sails Set to the Sky

Hey everybody!  Today I have another beautiful polish from the Armed Forces Collection by Emerald & Ash.  This is Sails Set to the Sky, representative of the United States Navy.  Anchors Aweigh, my boys! :)

Emerald & Ash Sails Set to the Sky

UGH...it's so cute!!  Sails Set to the Sky incorporates the colors of the U.S. Navy's official logo.  This polish is a combination of white stars, and white, navy blue, and gold matte glitters in a clear base.  The gold is a very yellow gold.  I love the tiny white glitter...it looks like a snowglobe. :)  For the photos, I layered 2 coats of Sails Set to the Sky over Sally Hansen Celeb City.  

Emerald & Ash Sails Set to the Sky

The application on this polish was good.  I had to fish around for stars a bit, but it was worth it. ;)  I used a nice coat of CND Air Dry to smooth it all out.

I got an enthusiastic compliment from somebody today while I wore this polish that went along the lines of "I LOVE THE NAILS!"

Stand Navy, down the field, sails set to the sky!

I just love this polish.  I especially love the yellow gold.  Very flashy!  What's not to love about flashy?  Well...I guess I can think of a couple of things...but this isn't one of them! :)

For every polish sold from the Armed Forces Collection, Emerald & Ash is donating $1 to the USO.  Emerald & Ash polishes can be purchased on their website and on Etsy. 

"Faith, courage, service true with honor over, honor over all!" (Anchors Aweigh)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely evening! :)

Emerald & Ash Armed Forces Collection: Goes Rolling Along

*Polish purchased by me*

Hey everybody!  I am super excited today to show you the first of five Armed Forces Collection polishes from new indie company Emerald & Ash.  Today's feature is Goes Rolling Along, representative of the United States Army.

"First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation’s might,
And The Army Goes Rolling Along."

Emerald & Ash Goes Rolling Along

Goes Rolling Along is black and gold (the same as the Army's official logo) glitters in a clear base.  There are tiny hexes, larger hexes, squares, and bar glitter.  And bar glitter being bar glitter, some of them stuck up on the nail and some didn't.  Emerald & Ash's website states that since production, they have been made aware of bar glitter issues on some, but not all, of these polishes and are working to resolve the problem.  It's not a big deal to me...just take some clippers and snip the offending pieces and cover with top coat. :)  The gold squares are reflective but lie flat on the nail.

Emerald & Ash Goes Rolling Along

I used 1 coat of Goes Rolling Along over 2 coats of Layla Ceramic Effect 32 (Gold Shimmer).  Gold Shimmer is a very sheer polish, but I just wanted a wash of gold to show off all the pretty black glitter.  I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out on my accent nails.  Goes Rolling Along's formula was a little thick, but I only needed 1 good dab to cover each nail. :)

My VNL wasn't this visible in person.  Like I've said before, I could use multiple coats of any color and still have it.  Grrrr...

For every polish sold from the collection, Emerald & Ash is donating $1 to the USO. :)  And I LOVE the whole idea of an Armed Forces Collection.  Love it...so clever!  I can't wait to show you the whole collection. :)

What do you think of Goes Rolling Along?  I love black and gold.  It's just so elegant.  Emerald & Ash polishes can be purchased on their website and on Etsy.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely evening! :)