28 Monday Oct 2013
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I love bright orange and black together so I focused on that color scheme for this week’s NAIL theme.
I love how fluorescent Color Club “Wham! Pow!” is. I used 2 coats as my base.
I generously applied Formula X for Sephora “Bombshell” Effects Top Coat to my index, middle, and pinky finger.
I applied a generous coat of Milani “Sprinkles” to my ring finger.
I sugar spun Zoya “Gwin” and Essie “No Place Like Chrome”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Sunday Oct 2013
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In honor of my love of naps!
For the base, I used 2 coats of Milani “Peacock”.
I used the water-color technique for the thumb, ring and pinky finger.
I started with a generous coat of Seche Vite to protect the base. I alternated Milani “Quick Teal”, Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet”, Chanel Le Vernis “Pearl Drop”, and a little Zoya “Adina”. I went really heavy on the nail polish remover because I did not want any harsh lines.
I used a water decal (Christmas collection) from the Born Pretty Store on my middle finger.
I set all nails with Seche Vite before adding one layer of INM Northern Lights for a little sparkle!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
26 Saturday Oct 2013
I decided to paint my nails at 10pm last night??
I could not bring myself to do anything too labor intensive and on top of everything else, I managed to knick the polish on three nails!
I salvaged the manicure with glitter!
I never thought blues looked good on me but I love Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way”. It is the perfect navy blue!I used three thin coats.
For the marble, I used 2 coats Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On” for the base. I interchanged Sephora by OPI “Ms. Can’t Be Wrong”, “Mr. Right Now”, Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet” and Milani “Peacock” before dunking my ring finger haphazardly into the water. Minus the colors, I am getting an Union Jack vibe?
I am very very picky about my glitter top coats. It’s right there in the name! Top coat! I should not need another one on top of it! Sephora by OPI jewelry top coats are totally amazing. They do not dry totally smooth but the glitters are dense and dry flat! I do not experience a lot of chipping. The glitters are high-shine, even if the base is not. I prefer this since the focus is the glitter!
I used Sephora by OPI “Lights, Glammer-a, Action!” over the blues and “Come to Pappa-razzi!” on the accents.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
24 Thursday Oct 2013
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I really wanted to practice my stamping. When I first started doing it I was just awful at it so I put it to the side for a while. I think stamping is so versatile and I know I need to get better at it.
I think the “Picasso Swirl” technique is just so fun. I tried two different looks in this manicure. The first I just swirled each color separately and the second I mixed the colors a little more.
I didn’t notice the line on my index nail until the polishes had dried. I thought there was a scratch on the plate…Nope, it was a little piece of cat hair!
I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On” as my base. Any suggestions on a better good white?
For the stamping, I used Bundle Monster plate “BM 306” and Wet n Wild “Black Creme”.
For the swirl, I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”, and Color Club “Almost Famous”, “Wham! Pow!”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
22 Tuesday Oct 2013
Posted in Just for Fun, Nail Art
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Affie, Born Pretty Store, INM, marbling, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI, water decals, Zoya
I managed to take a rather awful picture of Affie this morning but it captured a very silly expression. I am usually very good at reading animal’s expressions but I have NO idea what she was trying to tell me.
While I was painting my nails this evening I realized they reminded me of my loveable goofy Affable. Sponging, and water decals are very arthritis friendly but I decided to push my restraints a little bit and did water marble accents! I hope you like it!
Bases: (2 coats): Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On (ring+thumb), Zoya Cheryl
Marble: Orly “Bonder”, Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”, “Mrs. Can’t Be Wrong”, “Cover Me in Petals”, and “Cab Fare”
Sponging: Zoya “Cheryl”, Essie “No Place Like Chrome”, China Glaze “Fuchsia”, Color Club “Mrs. Robinson”, Urban Decay “Smog”, and Sephora by OPI “Cab Fare”
Middle Finger: I used two separate water decals from the Born Pretty Store. They were two different designs from the Christmas collection. I finally figured out how to use these properly! After I soak the entire paper in water I need to remove the decal from the backing. Hah…well, practice makes perfect! I had no problems with keeping the decals flat on my nail.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
21 Monday Oct 2013
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I recently got a job as an after-school enrichment program teacher. For one of the classes, I work with K-2nd graders and play a ton of math games!
In honor of the class, I decided to do a Number Crunchers-inspired mani! I really like this so I will probably play around with different color combinations and styles.
I love the subtlety of the double gradient!
Apologies on the massive swelling in my fingers this morning! I think shorter nails accentuate it…
For the gradient I used Milani “Mint Chip” and Sephora by OPI “I Come in Peas”.
For the stamping I used Milani “Mint Chip” and “Quick Teal” and Bundle Monsters plate “BM 311”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
20 Sunday Oct 2013
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Bundle Monster, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Nails Inc, Orly, Sephora by OPI, stamping
To see the accompanying post, click on the images below.
I decided to mirror my frustrations about the invisibility of this disease with a dark water marble and my angry little demon stamp. (Which in reality is the cutest thing ever!)
Apologies on the quality of the photos. It was difficult to capture the marble. I kept trying to mess with the pictures and this was the best I came up with.
The bases I used were Milani “Black Swift” and Nails Inc. “London Town”.
I used Milani “Dark Coffee” and Bundle Monsters plate “BM 305” for the stamping.
I marbled with Orly “Bonder”, Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”, “Go My Own Way” and “Cover Me in Petals”, and Milani “Dark Coffee”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
