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31DC2013 Day 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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I racked by brains trying to think of ideas when it came to me: my favorite cartoon, ever…SCOOBY-DOO!

Supernatural without the scary!

 

31DC2013 Inspired by the Supernatural

31DC2013 Inspired by the Supernatural

Polishes Used:

  • Color Club “Twiggie”, “Wham! Pow!” and “Almost Famous!”.
  • Cult Nails “Deal with It”
  • Zoya “Gwin”
  • Milani “Quick Teal“, “Key West” and “Peacock”
  • Urban Outfitters “Westside” and “Blue Velvet”
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”
  • Seche Vite top coat
  • INM Northern Lights top coat

Detailing

  • Bundle Monster plate “BM 311”
  • small artist’s brush

Groovy!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag

31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag

I used two coats of China Glaze “White On White”.

I used a sponge-tip applicator to sponge Zoya “Gwin” on the top and Zoya “Suvi” on the bottom.

I applied one coat of Seche Vite before stamping with Bundle Monsters plate “BM 315” and Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 27: Inspired by Artwork

27 Friday Sep 2013

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I dreaded this prompt especially when my hand tremors returned. There was no way I could do any art piece justice.

Thankfully, I remembered reading about the Picasso Swirl technique:

http://www.glamour.com/beauty/2013/02/14-nail-art-looks-we-loved-from-nyfw?mbid=nl_beautytips#slide=13

I am sort of cheating a little since I did not re-create the painting but I choose to think I am following the very loose translation of “Inspired by…” 😛

I used the color palette from “Houses on Hills”.

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I used two coats of Milani “Mint Candy” as my base. I then applied Seche Vite top coat to protect the base color.

On each nail, I applied one to two different sized drops of each color.

I used a toothpick to swirl SpaRitual “Running with Wolves”, Cult Nails “Feel Me Up”, Color Club “Twiggie”, and Milani “Quick Teal”.

I did not use top coat because the swirls look like dried paint on a canvas.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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I scanned magazine after magazine, my closet, my house, for a pattern that I liked enough to re-create on my nails. I did not have any attachment to anything.

…Until I came across a dress from Clover Canyon. This is not a unique print but it is my favorite color combination, which is the main reason I was drawn to it.

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I used two coats of Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet” as my base and Color Club “Wham! Pow!” for the detailing. 

I am starting to realize how difficult nail art is on small nails!

I love how my thumb came out so I decided to add a rare picture of it.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

25 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Coco Chanel has to be my favorite designer ever. And my Limited Edition Fall 2012 sunglasses are my most prized possession.

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I instantly fell in love with these sunglasses when I saw them in the print ad.

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I put them on my “lust-haves” list knowing that I would have to find something similar.

It was pure luck and some really awesome out-of-world mojo that helped me land these sunglasses in early Summer 2013!!!

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Since the frame of the glasses are clear I used butter London “Tea with the Queen” as my base.

For the detailing I used the water-coloring technique to re-create the sheer see-through quality as seen on the glasses.

I used the following polishes:

  • Color Club “Wham! Pow!” (orange), “Poptastic” (pink)
  • Zoya “Suvi” (green), “Gwin” (green), “Reece” (pink)

And no Chanel-inspired manicure would be complete without a signature pearl!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 24: Inspired by…a Book

24 Tuesday Sep 2013

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Since I am such a Middle Earth nerd I decided to continue with the concept and go with the Hobbit.

The Smaug sketch at the beginning of the book is my favorite drawing from the entire series. I redrew it on my binders, notebooks, everything!

Inspired by…a Book

I am seriously digging the red glint in Smaug’s eyes as he watches over his hoard.

For this manicure I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”. I only needed one coat!

For the detailing I used Wet n Wild “Black Creme”, butter London “Knees Up”, and Zoya “Goldie”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 23: Inspired by a Movie/Nail Art: The Power of Good Book

23 Monday Sep 2013

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So this manicure is not totally unique but I have always wanted to try it!!

My favorite book, favorite movie, favorite franchise…I could keep going…is Lord of the Rings. I’m a fanatic. Obsessive is probably a better word.

Very simple but a little time-consuming and so so cool!

I am also using this as my nail art for a prior post. Click on the picture to view it.

 

I took this picture in a yellow reading light to give it that “from the fire” glow.

I also chose not to apply top coat to give it a more raw feel. I don’t know though, it might just make it look sloppy!

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Inspired by a Movie

I used Zoya “Goldie” for the base and Milani “Black Swift” for the script.

The script is only on my right hand because there was no way I could achieve this with my non-dominant hand!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.