Irish Tartan

St. Patrick's Day has always been a big holiday here on the blog (from shamrocks to bejeweled greens and glittering lines). I'll use any holiday as an excuse for fantastic nail art though, and I'm really happy with this one.

I was inspired by, surprisingly, cookies created by Instagram user @gimmesugah for this design. Misty did a lovely interpretation of a green tartan/plaid on her cookies, and that pattern struck me so much I wanted to recreate it.

I used a pretty random selection of polishes for this design too. The dark green is Emerald Tower (lakur), the white is Look, Don't Tusk (Color Club), the light green is Kiwi Cool-ada (China Glaze), and the yellow is Sunshine (Barielle). I also used some Born Pretty Store heart-shaped studs flipped on their heads to make a perfect little four leaf clover on my thumb.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and celebrates St. Patrick's Day your favorite way!

Londontown's lakur Leprechaun

St. Patrick's Day is in a week! Unfortunately, because it's on a Tuesday, I don't know how I'll be celebrating yet, but I do know what I'll be wearing on my fingers. Tonight's lucky mani uses lakur polishes exclusively from Londontown.

lakur is Londontown's long-lasting, high-performance line of lacquers that feature a proprietary blend of nourishing and restorative natural ingredients, including vitamins, minerals and flower oils from the iconic gardens of Britain. I noticed that when I was applying these polishes, a sweet smell lingered in the air. This wasn't surprising, since my last review of Londontown products was nothing but pleasant.

I was sent several pretty polishes, and thought these would be perfect for play with St. Patty's Day!

Here's what you're seeing on my nails:

• Emerald Tower (dark green)
• Secret Garden Posh (light green)
• Britannia (gold glitter)

Of course, my little lucky clover was painted freehand. It's nothing fancy, but it's just enough for you to get noticed. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

The products in this post were given for review purposes. The reviews are based entirely on my experience with the products and were in no way influenced by anyone.