Category Archives: Nail Art

FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Something New

04 Sunday May 2014

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A week late but I am finally feeling better! The weather is nice so I am feeling less “spongy”. I am climbing more and trying to not push myself too much. I am less inflamed!

Unfortunately, this blasted hand tremor made plans to stick around longer so I am working on nail art that does not require the upmost precision.

Sam’s nail art theme last week was “Something New” (Facebook group linked here) so I took the opportunity to try a new technique: Distressed Nails!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of American Apparel Parakeet as my base.

I “distressed” with Zoya Giovanna, Color Club Pucci-licious and Wet n Wild Black Creme.

I also used 1 generous coat of Seche Vite to seal it in.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Pink Wednesday: Mean Girls Turns 10!

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

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The movie “Mean Girls” and history behind the bestselling book it is based on will always hold a dear place in my heart so, of course, I had to join the Plastics and wear pink….if only on my nails.

I was super excited to see Helen from Nail Newbie hosting girls at the cool table and decided to join in on the fun!

You know how sugar-y Regina George gets when she wants something from someone? Well, what better way to acknowledge her signature moves than with a little sugar-spun? (Though, do I really need an excuse??)

I hope you enjoy!

 

ImageI used two coats Chanel Gondola as my base and two coats Essie No Place Like Chrome as my accent.

I spun with China Glaze Caribbean Temptation and Zoya Reece.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Crumpet’s Nail Tarts April TPC #4: Pink, Yellow, Blue

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

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Here is my fourth April TPC manicure. Due to a flare I did not paint my nails in almost three or four days and I missed it! Today, I decided to buckle down and work on my marbling.

Unfortunately, the polishes marbled very well on their own but horribly together so I fell back on my one color at a time technique.

I really like how it came out. I was a little overzealous with clean up on my middle finger. Sorry it looks kind of wonky, I also had a break on that nail.

Enjoy!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of Sinful Colors Chick Chick as my base.

I marbled with China Glaze Fuchsia and Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Spring Renewal Nail Art Challenge Day 3: Spring Flowers

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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This is my manicure for the third day of the Spring Renewal challenge!

This floral stamp from my Bundle Monster collection is the one I use the most. I like how this stamps overall and I hope you enjoy!

I was surprised my Essie polish stamped better than the Konad special polish. I had to fill in multiple spots in the purple flowers.

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds and 1 coat of Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen as my base. My flowers were shimmery so I stuck with it through and through.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 311 and Essie No Place like Chrome and Konad Special Polish Shimmery Purple.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Spring Renewal Nail Art Challenge Day 2: Pastels

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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Here is my manicure for the second day of the Spring Renewal Nail Art Challenge hosted by Jessica at Be Happy and Buy Polish. (Facebook group linked here)

I wanted to go with true pastels but I decided to incorporate my love of neon coral to make the lighter shades pop.

 

ImageI used 3 coats of Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals as my base.

I sugar spun horizontally with Milani Peacock and Urban Outfitters Westside. 

I sugar spun vertically with Rimmel London Reggae Splash which is no longer an un-tried!

 

I think the Rimmel London polish is more muted and orange than the Urban Outfitters but as a sugar-spun they look nearly identical. The Rimmel polish is also more sheer than the Urban Outfitters.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Gnarly Gnails’ Neverending Pile Challenge/NAIL April Theme Two: Birds

17 Thursday Apr 2014

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I do not have a lot of untrieds. Definitely no “high-end” ones because I run home and open every bottle of polish. I do want to take part in the challenge so I will participate as I can. I decided to kill two birds with one stone (hehe) and make this my NAIL submission as well.

I think I stretched the rules thin. I used an untried, but I used a lot of other ones as well. Initially I just wanted to “water-color” with the new polish but it barely showed up so I sugar-spun as well.

 

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Untried: Rimmel London “Reggae Splash”

I used 2 coats butter London Tea with the Queen as my base.

I water-colored with Nails Inc. Sprinkles Sweets Way and Rimmel London Reggae Splash.

I stamped with Wet n Wild Black Creme and Bundle Monster plate BM 315. My stamping did not smudge!!!

I sugar-spun with the Rimmel London polish.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Crumpet’s Nail Tarts April TPC #3: Pink, Yellow, Blue

16 Wednesday Apr 2014

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I am not going to lie about how EXCITED I am about this nail art. Detail work has become difficult for me over the last few months. Sure, this is not the most intricate but I still love it: cute and simple.

Though, I have to buy better detailing brushes. I used the smallest I own and it was still a bit big.

I hope you enjoy my Tri-Polish Challenge (Facebook group linked here) manicure this week!

ImageI used 3 coats of American Apparel Neon Yellow as my base. The formula is surprisingly easy to work with. It goes on smooth and does not dry so fast I cannot manipulate the layers. It does dry funky though, exactly how a highlighter would. I really love this nail polish. I mean, NEON YELLOW, need I say more?

I detailed with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet and Color Club Poptastic. I actually found it easier when I thinned the polishes with nail polish remover. I had to go over the design a couple of times but it looks so much better than if I used the polish straight from its bottle.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.