31DC2013 Day 31: Inspired by Nails I Love (…or Eye Make-up)

30 Monday Sep 2013

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#31DC2013, butter London, Color Club, Cult Nails, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Sally Hanse, Sephora by OPI, Zoya

I could not decide which nail art to re-create so…

I decided to cheat a little and re-create something from “Hobbit Fan of the Week” (from the movie facebook page) Katie Alves who did this awesome Hobbit-inspired eye look. I know for sure I could never do this on my eyes but I wanted to give it a go on my nails.

http://katiealves.deviantart.com/art/The-Hobbit-Eyes-348188217

This manicure came out so much better than I anticipated. I am so glad this is the last prompt so I can keep it on for as long as possible!!

…And chances are I will be doing it again in December when the next movie comes out!

Bases:

Thumb: Zoya “Goldie”

Index & Middle: Cult Nails “Feel me Up”

Ring & Pinky: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”

Detailing

Thumb: Milani “Black Swift”

Index & Middle:

Gradient: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”, “Poptastic”, Sephora by OPI “Caffeine Fix”
Detailing: Milani “Black Swift”, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”

Ring & Pinky:

Gradient: Cult Nails “Feel me Up”
Detailing: butter London “Knees Up”, Zoya “Goldie”, Milani “Black Swift”

After I took the pictures, I sealed the designs with Seche Vite. I was nervous that the artwork would smudge, though, Seche Vite is awesome at preserving detailing.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 30: Inspired by a Tutorial

30 Monday Sep 2013

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#31DC2013, China Glaze, Cult Nails, freehand, Nail Art, Wet n Wild, Zoya

I wanted to try this manicure for months but never got around to. Today’s prompt was the perfect time to do so!

http://www.refinery29.com/nail-art-s-new-wave-mod-world#slide-1

I love the colors and the crazy psychedelic feel of this manicure.

Unfortunately, the hand tremor monster reared its ugly head again…and things got a little messy. I still think it came out pretty well.

The dots are a little different just because I ran out of room on my nails.

I used China Glaze “Caribbean Temptation” as my base.

Other Polishes Used:

Zoya “Goldie”, “Reece”, and “Gwin”
Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”
Cult Nails “Deal with It”

Other Tools:

bobby pins
toothpicks
small artist’s brush

I used the brush to apply the gold blobs and I applied top coat before I did the dots.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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#31DC2013, Bundle Monster, Color Club, Cult Nails, freehand, INM, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, Seche Vite, stamping, Urban Outfitters, Zoya

I racked by brains trying to think of ideas when it came to me: my favorite cartoon, ever…SCOOBY-DOO!

Supernatural without the scary!

Polishes Used:

Color Club “Twiggie”, “Wham! Pow!” and “Almost Famous!”.
Cult Nails “Deal with It”
Zoya “Gwin”
Milani “Quick Teal“, “Key West” and “Peacock”
Urban Outfitters “Westside” and “Blue Velvet”
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”
Seche Vite top coat
INM Northern Lights top coat

Detailing

Bundle Monster plate “BM 311”
small artist’s brush

Groovy!

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag

I used two coats of China Glaze “White On White”.

I used a sponge-tip applicator to sponge Zoya “Gwin” on the top and Zoya “Suvi” on the bottom.

I applied one coat of Seche Vite before stamping with Bundle Monsters plate “BM 315” and Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 27: Inspired by Artwork

27 Friday Sep 2013

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#31DC2013, Color Club, Cult Nails, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Seche Vite, SpaRitual

I dreaded this prompt especially when my hand tremors returned. There was no way I could do any art piece justice.

Thankfully, I remembered reading about the Picasso Swirl technique:

http://www.glamour.com/beauty/2013/02/14-nail-art-looks-we-loved-from-nyfw?mbid=nl_beautytips#slide=13

I am sort of cheating a little since I did not re-create the painting but I choose to think I am following the very loose translation of “Inspired by…” 😛

I used the color palette from “Houses on Hills”.

I used two coats of Milani “Mint Candy” as my base. I then applied Seche Vite top coat to protect the base color.

On each nail, I applied one to two different sized drops of each color.

I used a toothpick to swirl SpaRitual “Running with Wolves”, Cult Nails “Feel Me Up”, Color Club “Twiggie”, and Milani “Quick Teal”.

I did not use top coat because the swirls look like dried paint on a canvas.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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#31DC2013, Color Club, freehand, Nail Art, Urban Outfitters

I scanned magazine after magazine, my closet, my house, for a pattern that I liked enough to re-create on my nails. I did not have any attachment to anything.

…Until I came across a dress from Clover Canyon. This is not a unique print but it is my favorite color combination, which is the main reason I was drawn to it.