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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Purple Presents | Nail Art

18 Friday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Nail Art

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X, holiday, MoYou London, Nail Art, stamping, Zoya

I hope you like my purple present nails for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Purple Presents | The Rite of AgingBases: Formula X Nails Platinum Prime, Zoya Haven, Nfu Oh Opal 51

Stamping: Zoya Haven, Formula X Nails Infinite Indigo

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Candy Cane Dotticure | Nail Art & Tutorial

16 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Nail Art

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X, holiday, Nail Art, OPI, Starlight collection

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I am so behind on the 12 Days of Christmas challenge it’s not even funny. At the end of last week I felt lousy due to a potentially cracked rib and as the days crept by I realized I was not remotely inspired by ornaments or ugly Christmas sweaters (albeit, I already planned on skipping the ugly sweater prompt). I tried a couple of ornament looks and the designs I liked the most were too big for my nail so I opted out of that one as well. However, I want to go back and try the wrapping paper idea because I could go any which way with that prompt!

Anyways, back to today’s look. I sat down ready to start my candy cane stripes when I realized I was too picky to have mismatched stripes so I opted for dots!

I also managed a video tutorial for this look so I hope you like it!

 

 

CYNA 12 Days of Christmas - Candy Cane Dotticure Nail Art and Video Tutorial | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X White Matter

Dots: OPI Ro-Man-ce on the Moon (light red), Guys & Galaxies (dark red)

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Silver & Gold Glitter Sugar-Spin | Nail Art & Talk Through Video Tutorial

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Community, Nail Art, Video

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X Nails, holiday, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, SinfulColors, sugar-spun, Wet n Wild, Zoya

The long anticipated day has arrived!! I finally made a video tutorial for my sugar-spin look! Rather, I finally made a video I liked enough to post! Honestly, it took a while to get the hang of using this technique at the angle I filmed at. It was nearly a complete 90 degrees different so it took some getting used to.

I talked through the tutorial and gave my best tips and tricks for creating a crisp, clean sugar-spin. I talked about everything from prep to the actual technique and clean-up (which is the most important part as it is very easy to mess up all the hard work!). One thing I did forget to mention in the video is I prefer Pond’s towelettes because they re-introduce some moisture back into my skin after using acetone!

If you have any other questions please ask them and I’ll try to answer them!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Gold & Silver Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Gold & Silver Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme

Sugar-Spin: Zoya Goldie, Formula X Nails Platinum Prime

Glitters: SinfulColors All About You, Sephora by OPI Lights, Glammer-a, Action!

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Trees

07 Monday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Community, Nail Art

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12 Days of Christmas, Born Pretty Store, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X Nails, holiday, Sally Hansen, water decals, Zoya

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Here are my Christmas tree nails for the Challenge Your Nail Art 12 Days of Christmas Challenge! I hope you like them!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Xmas Trees | The Rite of AgingBases: Zoya Severine (white gold), Suvi (dark green)

Details: Formula X Nails White Out, Sally Hansen Scale Up

Decals: Born Pretty Store ($2.00/sheet here)

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Snow Day

06 Sunday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Community, Nail Art

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12 Days of Christmas, Bundle Monster, Challenge Your Nail Art, Emily de Molly, Sally Hansen, SinfulColors, snow globe, snowflakes, stamping, Zoya

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Oof, don’t even get me started on why I am late to the challenge. On December 2nd, I did a very cute snowflakes look which I then proceeded to nick two hours after finishing it and before taking photos. I was so annoyed I didn’t do them again. My bad mood persisted and I fell completely behind.

 

Unfortunately, my mood didn’t pick up after seeing this design. I like the idea of it but I am not sure about the execution. I created a jelly-ish pigment with top coat and a drop of light blue polish. In theory, I wanted a pond snow-globe feel but in reality, it makes my hands look cold! Regardless, I hope you like it!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas Snow Day | The Rite of AgingBase: Emily de Molly Candy Coated

Stamping: Bundle Monster BM319, Zoya Haven, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind

Glitter: SinfulColors Ice Dream diluted with top coat.

 

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