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Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 15: Party Animal

16 Monday Jun 2014

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I love parties and dancing, drinking, bright lights and staying up until dawn…until, the next morning! I still have very fond memories of the night before but they are accompanied with just as sorrowful hangovers and headaches…and the little voice that says “NEVER AGAIN!” Until the next weekend, of course 😉

I hope you like my interpretation for party animal…or the day after!

 

ImageI used 1 coat of Milani Black Swift, 1 coat of butter London The Black Knight, and 1 coat of Julie G JetSet top coat as my base.

I dotted with American Apparel Neon Red, Neon Yellow and Rimmel London Reggae Splash (from the Kate Moss collection).

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 305 and Konad Special Polish White.

I finished with 1 coat of Seche Vite and 1 coat of Revlon Celestial FX.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Crumpet’s Nail Tarts June TPC #1: Turquoise, Coral, Nude

03 Tuesday Jun 2014

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Here is my submission for the first June Tri-Polish Challenge.

I originally wanted to do a dotticure layered underneath a water marble. I was going for a cool 3D look but it did not come out quite right. I should have added two coats of Seche Vite but I was hoping my one generous coat would be thick enough. For now, I will just be happy with my dotticure.

I’m sorry everyone, I am really unhappy with my photos right now…my new lightbulbs are in transit and hopefully I should have another lamp soon!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen as my base.

I detailed with Milani Quick Teal and Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals and three sizes of dotting tools.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Crumpet’s Nail Tarts May TPC #3: Purple, Red, Green

21 Wednesday May 2014

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I wanted to do something similar to my molecular nail art from last week but this hand tremor keeps getting in the way.

I still wanted to stamp so I went with a smaller scale image. Though, I still got a few smudges so my apologies!!

This nail art reminds me of Christmas. The flowers look like poinsettias and the colors are very holiday-inspired! I definitely was not going for that but the colors worked nicely together.

 

ImageI used 1 coat of butter London Tea with the Queen and 1 coat of butter London Hen Party as my base. Am I loving this combination! Separately I cannot stand the colors against my skin tone but together it is the perfect neutral mannequin hands color!

I stamped with Konad Special Polish Red and Violet Pearl? and MoYou London plate 09 (Suki Collection).

I dotted with Zoya Giovanna. 

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Celebrate the Occasion Nail Art Challenge Day 2: Party On!

19 Monday May 2014

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Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish is hosting another nail art challenge! I am really excited to take part in it because the prompts are really fun!

I decided to pass on the Mother’s Day prompt yesterday but I was all over today’s! What says “party” more than colorful confetti? Not sure but if you add that together with an animal you get a party animal!

Not totally sure why I decided on a rubber duck, it just spoke party animal to me! I am beyond thrilled with how this came out. It is colorful, happy and cute! I mean…there is noting cuter than a rubber ducky.

I hope you enjoy!!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen and 1 coat of butter London Hen Party as my base.

The polishes I used for the dotticure:

  • American Apparel Neon Red, Neon Yellow and Parakeet
  • Color Club Poptastic
  • Cult Nails Deal with It
  • Milani Peacock

I stamped with Konad Special Polish in Antique Gold? and MoYou London plate 02 (Time Traveler Collection – Back to the 80’s). The design did not come out but I wanted there to be sparkle. I think next time I will just use my INM top coat because the gold barely shows up.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish in Black and MoYou London plate 04 (Princess Collection). I kind of went crazy with the duck images but I think it came out really cute!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other Party manicures!

FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Galaxies

18 Sunday May 2014

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Galaxies are one of my favorite nail arts! They are abstract and I get to mess around with sponging, dotting and colors until I am happy! You can imagine my excitement over this week’s Theme Buffet prompt! (Facebook group linked here.)

I hope you enjoy my blue-ish, purple-y, shimmer galaxy!

 

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I used 2 coats of Milani Black Swift, 1 coat of butter London The Black Knight, and 2 generous coats of Milani Sprinkles as my base.

Polishes used for detailing:

  • Julie G White Orchid
  • Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet
  • Color Club Pucci-licious
  • Zoya Crystal
  • Pretty Jelly Dream Cloud
  • Sally Hansen Slick Black

Tools used:

  • Dotting tools (two sizes)
  • Sponge-tip applicators
  • Small artist brush

I topped off with Seche Vite to protect the detailing before finishing with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Don’t forget to check out the other manicures!

NAIL May Theme Two: Clouds

16 Friday May 2014

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Nail Art Ideas Linkup second May theme is clouds! A theme I am very familiar with this week! We were hit with a week-long thunderstorm with a very arbitrary rain schedule and nasty humidity. But, funnily enough, just as I came up with a manicure idea the clouds parted and the sun shone through. I decided to inject a little color into a previously “stormy” manicure.

I incorporated the Nimbus technique, freehand and stamping.

Initially, I wanted large clouds but the only stamps I had were for thin, long ones. I worked quickly to smear them with Seche Vite top coat. It worked! I kept the shape of the clouds but smeared/extended the bottoms. I especially like how the ring finger came out!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.

I used the Nimbus technique with Zoya Reece, American Apparel Parakeet, Color Club Pucci-licious, and Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.

I freehanded with Essie No Place Like Chrome.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish Black and MoYou London plate 06 (Mother Nature Collection).

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Oriental

04 Sunday May 2014

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I hope you enjoy my manicure for this week’s prompt (FingerFood’s Theme Buffet linked here)!

I hope you enjoy! I apologize for the stamping on my pinky finger. I smudged the design when I ran the stamper over it. I tried to save it by adding more red marble.

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds and 1 coat of Sinful Colors All About You as my base.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish in Black and MoYou London plate 09 (Princess Collection).

I marbled with Orly Bonder and Milani Foxy Lady.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.