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#31DC2015 – Bright Watermarble Nail Art

20 Sunday Sep 2015

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I almost never want to watermarble with bright colors again until I get my new camera  because this was a bear to photograph! I am beyond annoyed because I really loved how this marble came out and I was looking forward to this prompt since I personally love water marbling!

I did my best to get the marble to show up but I know better pictures were possible. Hope you like it anyways!

 

#31DC2015 - Watermarble Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X for Sephora White Matter

Marble: Barry M Chili, Grapefruit

Accent: Zoya Pippa

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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#31DC2015 – Blue Galaxy Nail Art

19 Saturday Sep 2015

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I should do galaxy nail art more often. It is surprisingly RA-friendly. Galaxies parade around as complicated, tough nail arts but are actually quite simple. All they entail is a lot of sponging with a lot of colors until I am happy with the final result!

I thought this would be the perfect time to use some new star studs I received from Born Pretty Store. I like their holographic finish which goes together quite well with the holographic top coat I used!

 

#31DC2015 - Galaxy w/ Star Studs Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme

Details: Barry M Chai, Color Club On the Rocks, Revlon Parfumerie White Linen, Milani Power Periwinkle, Blue Print, and China Glaze UV Meant to Be

Studs: Born Pretty Store ($2.39 for 1 box of assorted colors linked)

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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#31DC2015 – Glitter Gradient Nail Art

17 Thursday Sep 2015

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For today’s glitter prompt I went with an oldie but a goodie: a simple gradient. I have actually done this look before but on serious nail nubs. Can we talk really quickly about my nail length? I always always always since the beginning of my time had short nails. It was impossible to wear long nails because of rock-climbing and my vet tech work. I was so used to short nubs even going a little longer felt strange and I always thought my nails would break. As my blogging progressed I started favoring longer nails (I know they are still considered short but for me these have serious length!) I can still climb and work but how times have changed. What’s next? Changing my nail shape??

 

#31DC2015 - Glitter Gradient Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Essie Mademoiselle

Glitter: Deborah Lippman Happy Birthday!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Delicate Stamping Nail Art

15 Tuesday Sep 2015

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If you don’t use it, you lose it! What am I talking about? Stamping, of course! I had a time getting my stamp on today but I practiced and practiced because I haven’t done any recently.

Today was a Pahlish type of day. It is one of my favorite indie brands. The formula is awesome, the colors are unique and they look awesome together. I think it has something to do with the shimmer than runs through them!

Hope you like today’s simple look!

 

#31DC2015 - Delicate Stamping #nailart with #Pahlish | The Rite of AgingBase: Pahlish La Royale

Stamping: Pahlish Sunless Sea, Pueen Cosmetics PUEEN46

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Tortoiseshell Cat Animal Print Nails

13 Sunday Sep 2015

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You can probably tell I am not one for animal prints. They are just not my cup of tea. I only ever attempt them for challenges (primarily the 31-Day Challenge). In 2013, I painted White Bengal Tiger stripes which came out quite nicely and in 2014, I bit the bullet and attempted a colorful leopard print. I did not want to do designs from previous years but since animal prints do not inspire me, I was at a loss.

I flipped through my archives and came across a NAIL art I did of Sunsilk (linked here)! This was one of my first nail arts and I was really happy with it. Fast forward two years (almost exactly!) to see whether a little more experience under my belt makes any difference!

 

sunsilk tortieSunsilk is part Abyssinian with tortoiseshell markings. She used to have very prominent features but her undercoat lightened with age so it’s harder to see the telltale tortie spots.

It wouldn’t be me if the look wasn’t more abstract. I went with simple “fur” nails and I have to say I love how these came out! I hope you do too!

 

#31DC2015 - Tortoiseshell Cat Animal Print Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Louise

Details: Zoya Severine, Goldie, SpaRitual Howl, Running with Wolves, Barry M Mustard, Urban Outfitters Westside

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Marbled Stripes Nail Art

12 Saturday Sep 2015

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This design was inspired by yet another one of Robin Moses’ nail videos (linked here)! I’ve been trying out her techniques and have to say they make my nail art life a whole lot easier!

My forte is definitely abstract so I decided to go with a “marble without water” look. Yes, anything to avoid that dratted striping tape!

I hope you like it..I have to say this came out quite nicely! Below is a quick photo of the base color — which I gushed about on Instagram and serves as my pink for the 30 Days of Colour Challenge!

 

Swatch - Sally Hansen "Petal Pusher" | The Rite of Aging

 

#31DC2015 - Marbled Stripes Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Petal Pusher

Marble: artist’s brush, acetone, Barry M Grapefruit, Cancun, Pahlish Sunless Sea, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps, China Glaze Purple Panic

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Polka Dot Nails

11 Friday Sep 2015

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I redeemed my pseudo-photography skills from yesterday’s neon debacle and did another gradient today. Nothing goes better with polka dots than gradients…and maybe water marbles but everyone had the same idea so I went with the gradient instead. If you don’t know what I mean check out the Instagram hashtag 31DC2015 – beautiful water marbles and dots galore…none of which I can hold a torch to. I didn’t want my measly marble getting lost in the shuffle!

This gradient-dot combo came out exactly the way I wanted and the dots are almost identical on each nail! Progress! I hope you like it as much as I do!

 

#31DC2015 - Polka Dots Dotillism #nailart | The Rite of AgingGradient (from cuticles to tips): Zoya Charlotte, Barry M Grapefruit, Zoya Louise

Dots: Barry M Chili

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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