The Reader-Submitted Independence Day Manicure Round-Up!

After two weeks of taking your submissions, I'm delighted to finally share this Independence Day Manicure Round-Up with you!

I hope that these reader-submitted photos will give you inspiration if you plan to paint your nails for the upcoming holiday. It was so much fun going through all the photos and putting together this post! I love sharing designs that can be accomplished at every skill level, and you did NOT disappoint! We've got stars, we've got stripes, we've got fireworks and some other beautiful things to share with you today.

One quick thing:

If you don't see your photo here, there's a chance that when you sent me your email, one or more of the rules for submission were not followed. I apologize, but due to the volume of submissions received, I don't have enough hours in the day to respond to each email to say, "Hey, you forgot to tell me how you want to be credited" or "What shades did you use? You didn't list them." Like I mentioned in my submission post, if you didn't follow all of the rules, your photo was disqualified. Sorry!

Without further ado, let's begin the show! 

I think it's fun to get a guy's perspective and start the round-ups with "Mr. G's Pick" (sort of a tradition with these posts). So congrats, Kate! Your fireworks design was my boyfriend's favorite:

Kate from polish cart used the following to create her mani:

NYC Skin Tight Denim Creme

Revlon Buttercup

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

A mix of Wet 'n Wild Wild French White Creme and Red Red to create the pink shade

A very small dotting tool to make the fireworks

Danielle from PrincessPolish used the following polishes to create her polka-dot mani:

Zoya Snow White

Zoya Ibiza

Zoya Sarah


For her splatter manicure, Andy from Auburn used the following polishes:

Sinful Colors- Snow Me White

Wet N Wild- Saved By the Blue

Wet N Wild- Everybody Loves Redmon

LizAnne created her mani using tape and a dotting tool. Colors used:

Essie Mesmerize

Zoya Sooki

OPI Alpine Snow


Jolene from AllGlazedOver used the following to create her mani:

China Glaze white on white

China Glaze City Siren

A no-name blue polish to stamp with using 2 different stamps: RA-106 for the stripes and m44 for the stars

Christina from AmokisCorner created this stringy (or sugar-spun) manicure using the following shades:

ZOYA Tosca
ZOYA Robyn
FINGER PAINTS Papier Mâché

Brianna of WelcomeToBriannasWorld  used the following to create her mani:

Wet n Wild French White Creme

Ulta Blue Streak

Sinful Colors Gogo Girl (applied with a striper brush)

White dots using a toothpick

To create her polka-dot mani, Heidi from DIYPolish used the following:

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Purity

Zoya Breezi

dotting tools

Sofie Amalie from AccordingToMalle used the following to create her manicure:

Orly - Star Spangled  for the red base

Stripe Rite in blue for the square

Stripe Rite in white for the stripes and stars

Kelly used the following products to create her mani:

Sally Girl mini polish in Fire, Fire

 Revlon Top Speed in Royal

 Kiss stripers in White and Silver Glitter

 LA Colors striper in Red Glitter

 Nubar G150 Hologram Glitter

 Flat back rhinestones from JoAnn Fabric

 Seche Vite top coat

Jami of GracefullyBlessed4 created her fireworks mani with the following polishes:

Sinful Colors: Base Coat

Sinful Colors: Love Nails

Wet n Wild Wild Shine: Black Creme

Wet n Wild Wild Shine: Burgundy Frost

Revlon: Gold Get 'Em

Revlon: Pure Pearl 

Alexis of Mangling my Manicure used the following items to create her mani:

Orly Softest White topped with Out the Door Fast Drying Topcoat

Dotted the dry white nails with Julep Amy, China Glaze For Dorothy, Revlon Fearless, and a little more Orly Softest White

Nail art brush dipped in acetone to thin blend, and spread the polish

Finished with another coat of Out the Door topcoat

Rachel from DressingHerDream created this mani using the following polishes: 

L.A. Colors Art Decor Nail Art Lacquer in White

Wet N Wild Red Me A Good Book

Sally Hansen  Pacific Blue 

Aly7 of SevenThingsBeauty created this mani using the following polishes:

Wet n Wild Burgundy Frost

Sally Hansen Gem Crush Showgirl Chic

Sally Hansen Insta Dri Topcoat

Sinful Colors Snow me White

Butter London Royal Navy 

For this mani, Nidia from Lit From Within used the following:

Milani White on the spot
Kleancolor Neon Sapphire

Nail art stripers in red, white, black, purple shimmer, and an art deco striper in yellow (no name)
(glitters) Kleancolor Firework and Black Out

Natalie of NatalieCreations used the following polishes for this manicure:

Sinful Colors Snow me white

Wet n wild I red a good book

Shades of the Season navy blue

Wet n wild kaleidoscope

Arlyn Parker used the following products to create this look:

Orly Star Spangled

 China Glaze Dorothy Who

So Easy Stripe Rite in White

So Easy Acrylic Rhinestones (from Sally Beauty)

So Easy "For Rhinestones Only" Top Coat

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Kayleigh from OnABudgetNails used the following items to create her mani: 

Sinful Colors Energetic Red

Spoiled Shaken Snow Globe

Spoiled Correction Tape

Spoiled First Class Only

White nail tape 

Missy of Gnarly Gnails used the following polishes to create her manicure:

Revlon Royal
Hot Ticket The Balm Better off Red
Orly Shine on Crazy Diamond
Konad Special White (stamping: stars and stripes)
Butter London Quick Dry Top Coat

Sonyjean of LuckyGirlBeauty used the following items to create her mani: 

Sinful Colors Snow me white

Wet n’ Wild I red a good book

China Glaze Fairy Dust
LA Colors Art Deco: Red glitter, Blue glitter, and Silver glitter

Craft Smart Acrylics in White, Bright blue, and Red

Toothpick

 5/0 Artist’s loft brush

Kim from APolishedAddiction created her mani using the following items:

China Glaze First Mate

Orly Grave Mistake

Zoya Purity

silver star shaped glitter

Tif from PolishedGenius used the following polishes to create her manicure:

Essie fishnet stockings
Sally Hansen thinking of blue
Finger paints easily entertained
WnW stars & stripes

PolishedInAPinch used the following polishes to create her manicure:

China Glaze Snow
Essie Limited Addiction
Stripe Rite Blue
Love & Beauty Grey

Amber of AmberDidIt used the following polishes to create her manicure:

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

China Glaze Blue Years Eve

LA Colors Live

For her mani, Amanda from SincerelyObsessedWithPolish used:

Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book
Sally Hansen Whirlwind White
White Acrylic Paint
Blue Acrylic Paint
The top of a paintbrush and a toothpick for dotting tools

For her design, looloo88 used the following items:

Nicole by OPI A lit-teal bit of love
OPI Red my fortune cookie
California Nails Silver polish no name
Bundle monster star stamp

OhTheEndlessPossibilities used the following polishes to create her manicure:

Wet n Wild 449C

Maybelline Denim Dash
Red Striper: Sinful Colors Be My Valentine
White Striper: Sinful Colors Bad Chick
Blue Striper: Sinful Colors Lagoon
Forever21 Blue Stars

I'd like to end this round-up with a submission from Heatherann. I think Heatherann's mani beautifully illustrates the idea that, no matter your skill level, you can do something absolutely stunning with your nails, using just a few polishes and your imagination. No nail art here--just beautiful application and layering:

Heatherann from HeatherAnnsBeautyStash used the following polishes to create her manicure:

Two coats Essie Aruba Blue with one coat OPI Designer Series Glamour on top

Two coats Essie Lollipop with one coat OPI Designer Series Ruby on top

Thanks so much to everyone who submitted pics for this round-up! I hope you enjoyed looking at all the pretty designs, and I hope it gives you some inspiration for the coming holiday!