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#31DC2015 – Metallic Flower Stamping

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

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I am so proud of myself! I killed THREE birds with one stone. I recently joined the 30 Days of Color group on Facebook and want to take part in the September 30 Days of Color challenge. Of course, I will not be able to do all the prompts but I hope to dip my toes, so to speak!

Not only that, I combined the #clairestelle8sept flowers and #31DC2015 metallic challenges on Instagram! I am on a roll today!

I hope you like both the swatch and nail art photos…I took them inside because I could not pick up the gold shimmer in the sunlight!

 

Zoya - "Yara" Swatch | The Rite of AgingZoya Yara

 

#31DC2015 - Metallic Floral #nailart | The Rite of AgingDecals: Pueen Cosmetics

Gold Stamping: Zoya Goldie, Bundle Monster plate BM311

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

31 Day Challenge

30 Days of Color Challenge

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OMD3 – Neon Saranwrap Nail Art

26 Sunday Jul 2015

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Ah, I finally shaped my index finger properly! I LOATHED putting up photos just because my index nail drove me insane. I am still working on the C-curve on the right corner but the nail definitely looks better than it did!

Apologies on my skin tone in the picture…I thought it was hard to photograph neons with a point and shoot camera, well it’s perfection next to a phone camera! However, the neons are completely color accurate!

Today’s OMD3 prompt is peace…can you find the hidden peace signs in my nail art? Heh, I wanted them to blend in and I have to say I love how this look turned out! I hope you do too!

 

#OMD3NAILS - Neon Peace Signs Saranwrap Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Saranwrap: China Glaze Daisy Know My Name?, Sun Worshipper, Purple Panic, Color Club Wham Pow!, Pucci-licious

Stamping: Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Bundle Monster plate BM320

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.


OMD3 – Gradient and Weather Stamping Nail Art

25 Saturday Jul 2015

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Short introduction today because I feel awful and painful.

I had quite a few ideas floating around in my head for today’s prompt. I considered Q-tip cotton, painting cute clouds or just a color-coordinated gradient. In the end, I decided on my tried and true Bundle Monster stamp.

 

#OMD3NAILS - Gradient and Weather Stamping Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sephora by OPI Metro Chic

Gradient: w/ Anise Make Waves

Stamping: Bundle Monster plate BM312, Color Club On the Rocks

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.


Wiki It Challenge – Blood Drips Nail Art

23 Thursday Jul 2015

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I took part in the first prompt so it is fitting I took part in the last! I kept up with everyone’s looks but did not participate myself. This challenge was exceptionally hard and every week I told myself I would attempt it. Before I knew it we were at the following week, fast forward to the end of the challenge and here we are!

This week’s Wikipedia article is “horror icon” (linked here). There are so many horror icons to choose from but in  the end I decided on Dracula. In high school, I wrote a whole term paper on the book and thought it was the most fascinating story I had ever read. It also doesn’t hurt that I wanted to try the drip art technique!

…I kind  of wish I hadn’t top coated the paint, it looked so much more like blood before! Ah well, I still like it :)…hope you do too!

 

#WIKINAILS - Blood Drip Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Gelly Chai

Blood Drip: acrylic paints

Stamping: Milani Dark Coffee, Bundle Monster plate BM-314

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

OMD3/BPS Review – Stamping and Freehand Butterfly Nail Art

21 Tuesday Jul 2015

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Items provided for review. Opinions remain my own.

In one of the summer camp classes we learned about butterflies and how they are a huge component of flower pollination. So, for today’s theme I stamped a butterfly traveling from flower to flower! I hope you like it!

This was the perfect time to try these Born Pretty Store Fimo Cane sticks. The pack came with three cute flower designs I knew I could use for today’s prompt!

I was a little nervous about these just because I was unsure how easily I could through cut them. However, I quickly gave them the RA-friendly stamp of approval! I sliced them nicely with a knife and they attached wonderfully with normal top coat application. The “stickers’ didn’t budge once dry and even though I didn’t go through too much wear they took on the usual hitting against desks, shirt changes and general finger bustle. With careful removal they are re-usable, too!

Born Pretty Store Fimo Stick Nail Art Review

Base: Zoya Pippa

Butterfly and Trail: Wet n Wild Black Creme, Bundle Monster plate BM 303

Fimo Flowers: Born Pretty Store 12 Colors/Box Mini Flower Fimo Decorations


Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.


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OMD3 – Lipstick Stamping Nail Art

19 Sunday Jul 2015

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Oh. Mon. Dieu. I am finally caught up! I knocked out THREE prompts! Unfortunately, today, my phone camera decided to bring on it’s attitude full on and my photos are less than ideal…

I am not the biggest lipstick fan. I have well over 20 lip balms, sticks, tinted balms, glosses, and hybrids in nudes and light pinks and rarely wear them! There are three, however, I wear more than the others and those are the YSL glossy lip tints and Chanel Coco Rouge Shines. I would always rather spend money on something I wear more often than something that gets shoved into the back of the cupboard!

I was so excited for this manicure…it came out the way I wanted!…Except..it looks more like blood than melted lipstick…whoops…Does that ever happen to you? Everything turns out EXACTLY the way you imagined it but doesn’t look the way you thought it would?

 

#OMD3NAILS - Stamped Liquid Lipstick Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X for Sephora Platinum Prime, Boundless Berry (from the Infinite Ombre kit! — I won one of the giveaways sponsored by Preen.Me ** I never win Instagram giveaways!!!)

Stamping: Bundle Monster 303

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.


OMD3 – Stamped Book Nail Art

13 Monday Jul 2015

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I am making it right under the wire today! I am teaching two half-day summer camps this week so in an attempt to make myself feel less tired today, I did all my chores yesterday but that just made me too tired yesterday to paint my nails! Ah, irony.

Just as well, though, because today’s prompt was a no-brainer. I only have one “handwriting” stamp and I wanted to create an old parchment watercolor base.

I am really digging this new watercolor technique. I use torn up pieces of latex-free makeup sponge completely saturated in acetone. I dilute the polishes completely and dab them on the nail to build up opacity until I am happy!

Hope you like it!

 

#OMD3NAILS Stamped Handwriting Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Chai

Watercolors: Barry M Chai, Zoya Severine, SpaRitual Bismuth, Milani Dark Coffee

Stamping: Creative Shop stamper, Bundle Monster plate BM311, Zoya Louise

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.