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Sugarspun Nail Art for the A2Z Series: T is for Textured

28 Saturday Mar 2015

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I’ve participated here and there in the A2Z challenge. When I do not get to the prompt on Thursday, I think ‘I will get to it by the weekend!’ then the weekend rolls away so does the rest of the week and we’re on to the next prompt!

 

Of course I had to do a sugar-spin nail art for the textured prompt. We all know my not so quiet disdain for textured polishes but I love me some sugar-spin! I was feeling a purple and teal combo and really love the final look!

I hope you do too!

 

Purple & Teal Sugar-Spun #nailart | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Color Club Mrs. Robinson and Barry M Plum as my bases.

I sugar-spun with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Hunger Flames, Cancun and Zoya Haven. A lot of people wait for the nail polish to dry on the surface before they dip the toothpick in. I personally like to mix the polish and it dries to maintain the right consistency!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other textured polishes below!

Glitter Nail Art for NAIL – Gold

23 Monday Mar 2015

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I am slowly catching up with the linkups I participate in! I missed out on the gold prompt from a couple of weeks ago but since I had a few gold polishes I neglect otherwise I wanted to jump in, even if my submission was really, really late!

I feel bad for my textured polishes. I only ever use them for challenge prompts. I love other 3D nail art (cough, sugar-spun, cough) but I can’t handle good old textured polishes. I guess there is something about the type of texture? Maybe it is too gritty.

I could go on and on about my quirks but let’s get on with the nail art! I like how this came out: simple, fast and RA-friendly…Perfect during this time of stress and fatigue!

But what about you…Do you have any of these eccentricities? Do you like ketchup but not tomatoes? Comment below!

 

Gold Glitter Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI used Julie G Gift of Gold as a base on my middle and ring finger. I used to coats of Barry M Mustard on the index and pinky finger.

I used a makeup sponge and KBShimmer Sand in My Stocking on the tips.

 

 Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Watermarble Nail Art for NAIL – St. Patrick’s Day

20 Friday Mar 2015

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Due to some personal stuff going on I didn’t have the time nor was I in the mood to paint my nails. But, I knew no matter how long I went without painting my nails I had to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green is my favorite nail polish color after all!!

It has been a while since I participated in the NAIL linkup. I wanted to but wasn’t feeling particularly inspired (I think mostly due to stress) so I am glad I was able to sneak one in before the month’s end!

But, as you guys remember neons spook my camera. I am completely thrilled that I was able to capture it even if my skin tone took a beating in the photo. I hope you forgive me!

 

St. Patrick's Neon Watermarble | The Rite of Aging

I started with a thin coat of American Apparel Neon Green as my base.

I marbled with Barry M Matte Cancun and American Apparel Neon Green.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Stamping and Glitter Nail Art for A2Z Series: Q is for Quirky

08 Sunday Mar 2015

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I am on a glitter kick. When I decided to re-visit my glitters I loved them all (I guess there was a reason I bought them to begin with! – There was speculation I only purchased them because how they looked in the bottle!)

For the quirky prompt I decided to mix a textured polish with bright glitter, neon polish and stamping. Why not go whole hog? This would be the perfect time to do so!

During the “buy 3, recieve 3 mystery polishes” Zoya promotion I bought my first PixieDust! I’m not the biggest fan of these type of textured polishes but this one was so intriguing I had to have it! I heard a rumor that Zoya was discontinuing the PixieDust collection so I wanted to get hold of it before it was gone for good. I mean, to be a good nail art blogger, I had to, right? Hehehe!

I hope you like it!

 

Stamping and Glitter Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI started with American Apparel Neon Green as my base.

I applied a generous coat of Serum No. 5 Happy Special Day! One of my favorite polishes of all time, I am really sad I haven’t used it in so long!

I stamped with a Pueen Cosmetics plate from the Love Elements collection and Milani Black Swift.

I used Zoya PixieDust Imogen for the accent.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other quirky manicures below!

Born Pretty Store Round Stamping Plate Review

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

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When I saw the woodland creatures plate on the Born Pretty Store website I knew I had to have it. I mean, animals, forest animals…and a panda!

I have a short review for you today on another round, single plate. I hope you like the nail art I created with it!

 

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I used a handful of images from the plate and some acrylics for the trees. I am really pleased with how this came out! It was exactly what I imagined!

 

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The above image links to the product’s information.

 

Thoughts:

I am a huge fan of this plate. I had no issues. The polish swiped away easily, the image transferred crisply to the stamper and then to the nail. I have not had any other trouble with the round plates I’ve tried from BPS. I only wish the animals were just a little smaller. As you can see the images barely fit on my nails!

I definitely prefer these over the larger rectangular plates. Regardless of the minor issues I had with the rectangular plates, I prefer singular images over full-nail patterns. When it comes to pricing, though, you get more bang for your buck in buying the rectangular plates but you won’t find these cute one-off images on them.

 

Don’t forget to check out the Born Pretty Store nail art page for a whole host of different goodies. Stamping plates are just a small part of what they have to offer!

 

If you want to place an order, feel free to use my 10% coupon code below!

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Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Watermarble and Stamping for Challenge Your Nail Art

14 Saturday Feb 2015

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I wanted to come back to the love letters prompt for this month’s Challenge Your Nail Art. While I do not do the gushy, romantic stuff of film and book I wanted to use the Pueen stamping plates I would not generally use at any other time of year!

I have to be honest, though, I do not like white nail polish. Not because of the consistency (which, okay, I have a problem with) but the color is so stark my camera does not photograph my skin tone well and the polish always muddies the others in the marble. It is a very annoying color.

 

Anyways, I hope you like my Love Letters nail art!

Watermarble and Stamping Valentine's Day Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

I started with Sinful Colors Snow Me White as my base.

I marbled with Barry M Grapefruit, Rhossili and Sinful Colors Snow Me White.

I stamped with Barry M Matte Rhossili and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN 43 from the Love Elements collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Dotticure for Challenge Your Nail Art

14 Saturday Feb 2015

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I had this cool idea to do a dotticure, top coat it, then saran-wrap black on top. I think it might have looked really cool but when I actually finished the base, I did not want to cover it up at all! I used varying red and pinks but the finished look kind of reminds me of chocolates, somehow!

So…for the fourth prompt of this month’s Challenge Your Nail Art…I present my Valentine’s Day dotticure!

I hope you like it!

 

Valentine's Day Dotticure | The Rite of Aging

I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base.

I dotted with OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, Dance Legend 373, Barry M Gelly Grapefruit and Milani (new) Spotlight White.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Don’t forget to check out the other Valentine’s Day nails below!

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