I have lots of exciting things to share with you today! It’s been officially FOUR YEARS since I started little old Adventures In Acetone and I am just so blessed to have all of you following me and reading this right now. Whether you have been here since the beginning, or are a new fan, I just wanted to say THANK YOU! Thank you for taking the time to see what I’ve created, comment, share, and for trying my tutorials. In celebration of this personal milestone, I wanted to do two things. First, I’ll share a recreation of my very first blog mani. Below that, I have a TON of amazing indie brands that have graciously set up discount codes(!!) for my lovely readers to use. The indie polish and beauty community is BOOMING and they keep coming out with amazing products. I am so excited to share these codes with you! Let’s take a look and join in the celebration!

My very first post featured this mani, inspired by Rebecca Likes Nails. I’ve always wanted to recreate it because I cringe at my original photo’s lighting, camera angle, hand pose, etc. Let’s face it, though, I was new and didn’t know how to blend the gradient well, had never heard of using a clean up brush, and didn’t know what a light box was. I think I even used my iphone4 at the time to take that photograph. I guess I am happy to see improvement after all of this time.

To recreate, I grabbed similar polishes (because I didn’t have any of the originals still in my collection) and had to paint the once-stamped design freehanded because I apparently passed that stamping plate along at some point as well. I used a base of OPI Alpine Snow and used a makeup sponge for the gradient of Elevation Polish Purple Queen Anthias, Elevation Polish Lake of the Isles, and OPI Jade is the New Black. I used black acrylic paint and a striper brush to do the leaf design and KBShimmer Clearly on Top to seal everything in.

Have you ever recreated an old mani?

Okay, onto the part you are probably all waiting for: the DISCOUNT CODES! Make sure to note the end dates and the extra info for each shop (i.e. if there is a minimum purchase before adding the code, etc.). I can’t thank these amazing ladies enough for being a part of my 4th Blogiversary Celebration Extravaganza. (I also wanted to say thank you to Ashley is Polish Addicted for letting me share some of her photos below!)

Elevation Polish

Shop: http://elevationpolish.bigcartel.com

Code: ADVENTURE

Conditions: 20% off your purchase of $12.00 or more.

Expiration: July 28th, Midnight (central)

6 Harts Polish

Big Cartel Shop: http://6harts.bigcartel.com

Code: ACETONE4

Conditions: 30% off your purchase of $10.00 or more.

Expiration: July 28th

Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/6HartsCraftCompany

Code: ACETONE4

Conditions: 30% off your purchase of $10.00 or more.

Expiration: July 28th

Nail Butter

Shop: http://www.nailbutter.com

Code: acetone4

Conditions: 20% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: August 20th

Alter Ego Nail Enamel

Shop: http://alteregonailenamels.bigcartel.com

Code: AIAcongrats

Conditions: 20% off (you should be able to combine with my free shipping code in the right sidebar ad of this page as well!)

Expiration: July 28th

Sweet Heart Polish

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/sweetheartpolish

Code: ACETONE4

Conditions: 30% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: 11:59pm EST July 27th

Paint Box Polish

Shop: http://paintboxpolish.bigcartel.com

Code: ACETONE

Conditions: 20% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: NEVER!! 😀

BKD Signature

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Beegrl88

Code: AIACETONE10OFF

Conditions: 10% off your purchase of $10.00 or more.

Expiration: NEVER!! 😀

Red Dog Designs

Shop: http://reddogdesigns.bigcartel.com

Code: ACETONE4

Conditions: 15% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: 12AM August 1st

Girly Bits Cosmetics

Shop: http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com

Code: ACETONE20

Conditions: 20% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: July 28th

Darling Diva Polish

Shop: http://www.darlingdivapolish.bigcartel.com

Code: Adventure30

Conditions: 30% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: August 31st

Sea Lore Polish

Shop: http://sealore.bigcartel.com

Code: ACETONE4

Conditions: 20% off your purchase on the site.

Expiration: Midnight PST July 28th.

What are you waiting for? Go check out those amazing shops and spread the indie love by sharing this post with all of your friends. Thank you again for celebrating with me for this 4 year Blogiversary. Let me know below what you plan on buying with the codes in the comments below!

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