notd: taliajoy's first angelversary mint mani

hi guys! i painted my nails today for talia's first angel[anni]versary. if you're confused about why i did this or missed out last year, here's a link to a recent angels for talia blog post, or you can check out my mani post from last year.

this time, i used maybelline green with envy and i sponged on teal beam in a gradient (here's the sponges i used). i also used formula x for sephora the system and sally hansen insta-dry topcoat. i applied the insta-dry after the polish layers, before placing the decals. then i used 2 coats of the formula x topcoat after the decals. ~Lin-chan ^.~

mint manis for talia joy (notd)

hi all, as many of you may know, taliajoy18 (or talia castellano, of youtube) passed on earlier this week after many years of fighting cancer (NPR article). talia always posted photos of her manicures and her final manicure photo was of her, her mom and her sister's hands, with their nails painted mint. today, everyone is posting their mint manicures as a tribute to talia and her legacy. if you paint your nails and post photos too, the hashtags for facebook & instagram are: #MintManisForTaliaJoy #TaliasLegacy

i used wet n wild's i need a refresh-mint and i finally used these nail embellishments that i bought forever ago. i also used orly bonder (basecoat) and american international prolinc diamond dry air dry topcoat from sally's.

RIP Talia! ~Lindsay-chan ^.~