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Freehand Winter Berries | Nail Art

09 Saturday Jan 2016

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Well, I’ve been MIA for a while! I had no intention of this but just felt completely uninspired to produce nail art. I felt really crummy because I was not painting my nails   but couldn’t put anything on them! To help me get my mojo back I will take part in some nail art challenges or groups and hopefully the prompts will jump start my creativity.

It is strange because I always feel the least inspired at the beginning of a new year. While everyone is creating a list of resolutions and bumping the air for starting them out strong I feel depressed and down. Not depressed in a sad way but just unmotivated. This may be in part to never having felt the same excitement over New Year’s as my peers. I never quite understood why New Year’s was the only motivation for changing one’s life. If something needs to change, why wait…why not just go for it now?

Heh, that’s my realistic (read: pessimistic) view on the New Year but regardless, I hope you all enjoyed yours with friends and family!

I hope you like today’s look!

 

Winter Berries Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Charlotte

Stamping: Bundle Monster plates BM 323 + 319, SinfulColors Whiteboard

Details: acrylic paints

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Freehand Autumn Leaves | Nail Art

11 Wednesday Nov 2015

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I’ve been wanting to do a freehand leaves for a while but couldn’t get the spacing quite right. I have such short nails (I do love them, though) I sometimes find it difficult to not crowd a hand-painted design.

I hope you like my abstract leaves!

 

Freehand Autumn Leaves Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Charlotte

Details: acrylic paints

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Candy Corn Sponging with Water Decals | Nail Art

25 Sunday Oct 2015

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Items provided for review. All opinions are my own.

These are the only Halloween decals I would do. The skeleton is so happy and the bat is smiling. How can those be scary??

Every year I try to do a candy corn gradient on my nail and this year I decided to switch to an acrylic sponging. I had to re-do the base just because I didn’t realize how over-powering the orange was. The first time I sponged the design across the nail I ended up with a purely orange nail! After that, I painted an pin-size drop and even then you can see how much it spread!

I hope you like it!

 

Candy Corn Sponging and Decals Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sinful Colors Whiteboard, acrylic paints

Decals: Born Pretty Store ($1.99/sheet) – linked here

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Pillow Pattern Nail Art

26 Saturday Sep 2015

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For today’s prompt I went with a fun pillow pattern I pinned from HauteLook. I tried to recreate the circular pattern but it never turned out quite right so I decided on a diagonal one instead.

I hope you like it.

 

Dotticure Pillow from HauteLook

#31DC2015 - Dotillism Dotticure Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Lychee

Dots: acrylic paints, dotting tools

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Earring Inspired Gradient Nail Art

25 Friday Sep 2015

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For today’s fashion-inspired prompt I, of course, took to Pinterest and quickly came across a pair of cute neon gradient earrings from Etsy.

I used a makeup sponge and an sponge-tip applicator to get the grainy effect at the tips.

I hope you like it!

 

31dc2015 - gradient earrings Base: Formula X Nails White Matter

Gradient: American Apparel Neon Yellow, grey acrylic paint, Zoya Anais

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – The One Ring Inscription Nail Art

23 Wednesday Sep 2015

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At the beginning of September I decided to re-create a couple of nail arts from 2012 just to see how far I progressed. I wanted to start with the One Ring inscription. The first one came out very nicely but I wanted to see if my freehand skills got any better (you can see my 2012 31-Day Challenge archives by clicking on the tab at the top of the blog).

I changed a couple of things and think it looks a little neater but I can’t decide which looks better. I think I should have darkened the red just a tad but all in all I like how this one came out today!

 

#31DC2015 - The One Ring Inscription Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Goldie, SinfulColors All About You

Details: acrylic paint

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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#31DC2015 – Freehand Geometric Pattern Nail Art

16 Wednesday Sep 2015

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Do you ever get the feeling you have done the exact same nail art before? I think I have done this in the exact same colors but I cannot find it in my archives! It’s really irritating me like deja vu or forgetting that one annoyingly important task on my list.

Well, if this a repeat nail art I apologize even though I love how this came out. It is super cute and fun and spacing-wise I think I did a pretty good job (we all know how I like to crowd my pinky!)

 

#31DC2015 - Freehand Geometric #nailart | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Chai

Details: acrylic paints

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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