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Neon Sugar-Spin | Nail Art

18 Sunday Oct 2015

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Neons in October strongly remind me of Halloween. There is something costume-y about day-glo colors! Admittedly, since my freshman year in college I have gone to every Halloween party as a neon something or other. My absolute favorite thing to do is pull out my neon makeup and clothes and go wild.

Am I the only one who thinks this? Doesn’t neon have that Halloween vibe?

 

I tried something new. I matte-fied the base and attempted to matte the sugar spin as well by mixing the neon polish with a matte top coat. It didn’t work out exactly as planned and the matte top coat changed the consistency of the polish. It took down some of the shine but not enough to make a real difference. The polish became too thick and not in a yummy drizzle sort of way but in a globs to the toothpick and doesn’t pull across the nail way.

Not sure how I feel about this. Definitely not one of my favorites but as you can probably guess with this technique there is not enough time in the day to do a sugar-spin again! I definitely want to try this again without dulling the neons!

 

Neon Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme, Essie Matte About You

Sugar-Spins: American Apparel Neon Yellow, Neon Green, Neon Purple, Color Club Wham! Pow!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

#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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Blue Green Gradient and Dotticure Nail Art

30 Sunday Aug 2015

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This look actually took me a couple of days. It was not labor intensive or particularly difficult but I felt like if I attempted the full look I would mess it up. I decided to leave the gradient for the evening and finished the dots today.

I hope you like the final result! I am very pleased with this. The dots came out exactly how I envisioned because a little practice never hurts!

 

Blue-Green Gradient Dotticure Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: SinfulColors Whiteboard

Gradient: American Apparel Parakeet, China Glaze UV Meant to Be

Dotticure: Color Club On the Rocks, Zoya Giovanna

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping Nail Art

22 Monday Jun 2015

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Today I went with a fun, pink sugar-spun gradient. I cut my nails last night so this ended up being a little more difficult than I anticipated. I still like how it came out, though!

What do you think?

 

Pink Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping #NailArt | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher

Gradient: (tip to pinky) Milani Fast Fuchsia, American Apparel Neon Purple, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps

Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN 77, Milani Fast Fuchsia

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Challenge Your Nail Art – Candy: Chocolate

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

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There is another monthly challenge happening over at Challenge Your Nail Art (on Facebook) completely centered around candy! Yumm!

My favorite sweets are mint truffles. I especially love the melted drizzle on top so what better way to mimic that chocolate-y goodness than with the tried and true sugar-spin technique??

Can you believe I have not done a sugar-spin in almost three months? I completely forgot how relaxing it was!

 

Mint Chocolate Sugar Spun Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Milani Dark Coffee

Sugar-Spun: Milani Spotlight White, American Apparel Parakeet + Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other chocolate-y looks below!

Purple Waterspotting Nail Art

11 Monday May 2015

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I’ve been asked to blog a bit about how I  live day to day with RA so I will start incorporate that in next posts.

 

This probably goes without saying but I never do anything before I take my medications in the morning (except make the breakfast to eat them with). I’ve made the mistake of replacing my bed covers, playing with the pets or typing which all ended in pretty bad flares and even worse days. When I’ve slept well I feel energetic, I have reduced pain and I forget I have RA…for the time being.

 

I take some of my medications two to three times a day depending on my pain level. If I have errands to run or, on the rare occasion, I go out or climb I time my medications a couple of hours before I need to be “alive”.

This timing varies per person but after some trial and error I realized my “sweet spot” for feeling my best lies around two hours after I’ve taken my pain medication.

 

For today’s nail art, I have an easy RA-friendly water-spotting look. I got the Color4Nails Crystalline Nail Veil today and was super excited to try it out! It works really well, though, it may be easier just to tape my fingers with the water techniques. Otherwise, I’d use way too much product.

 

1-DSCF6047_fotorI used American Apparel Neon Purple and Color Club Pucci-licious as my bases.

I waterspotted with hairspray L’Oreal Paris Sexy in Sequins, Color Club On the Rocks, and Julie G Butterflies & Rosebuds.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Neon Watercolor Dotticure and Stamping Nail Art

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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I’ve been dying to try out this technique after I saw this recent video on Tartofraises Nail Art’s Youtube Channel! I not only love the look because it is neon but also because it is neon over black! In the past it took me forever and multiple layers for neons to show up over black. This is a great alternative for those bright colors to really pop!

 

I loved how the final look came out. It was super fun and easy and I will definitely try it again with a different design!

Neon Sheer Watercoloring | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN44.

I used a toothpick and Milani Spotlight White.

I used polish thinner, a fluffy artist’s brush, American Apparel Neon Red, Color Club Wham! Pow!, Warhol and China Glaze Sun Worshiper to color in the white design.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.