06 Thursday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I love neons! They are so eye sore bright and I LOVE THEM.
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I marbled separately with Color Club Warhol, Wham! Pow!, Mrs. Robinson, American Apparel Neon Yellow and Orly No Chip top coat.
I hope you like this as much as I do!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
28 Thursday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
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For the bases, I used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen on my thumb, index and pinky fingers before marbling with Sephora by OPI Cab Fare. I used 2 coats of Urban Decay Naked Naked for the base of the marbling on my middle and ring fingers.
Polishes used for marbling:
Polishes used for dotting:
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Wednesday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
I played around with the waterfall technique and they looked like feathers so I decided to submit it for the Link-Up!
I especially like how the pinky came out!
I used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen for the base.
Waterfall Colors
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
butter London, Essie, Nfu Oh, Revlon, Sephora by OPI, Serum No 5, Zoya
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Not sure why I went with bubbles…or blue…Bubbles in any IV are bad news and the infusion is clear! But, these were the first things that came to mind!
For my next “Infusion” nail art I will try something more realistic….eh, who am I kidding…no I won’t! 🙂
I used 2 coats of Julie G “White Orchid” for the accents and 2 coats of Essie “Naughty Nautical” for the others.
I then dotted with Zoya “Crystal”, butter London “Knackered” and “Hen Party”, and Revlon Parfumerie “Fresh Linen”.
Initially I wanted to marble the accents but I was very curious how Nfu Oh Opal “Nfu 51” looked over white so I added two sheer coats. I was pleasantly surprised by how bright it was! The flakies shifted between orange and green but were not very noticeable, even in person.
I finished the accents with 1 coat of Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat “Lights, Glammer-a, Action!” and 2 coats Serum No5 “Happy Special Day!”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
10 Sunday Nov 2013
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I used 2 coats butter London “Tea with the Queen” as my base.
I used dotting tools to apply Color Club “Twiggie” and Sephora by OPI “It’s Totally Karma”.
I applied a coat of Seche Vite to even out the dots.
I stamped with Milani “Quick Teal” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 310”. I am not going to lie. This was a hassle to stamp.
First off, it came out more sheer than I expected. It still looks good, but not exactly what I was going for. Furthermore, I had to clean the stamping plate after every use or it would not transfer to the rubber stamper. I do not know if this was because of the “quick-dry” formula or the consistency but it definitely was not worth the aggravation. I will not be stamping with Quick Teal any time soon. It is a shame because I love the color, the formula and how it looks as a nail base but for stamping, it is not so great. Also, it stains like mad so clean up was a pain.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
07 Monday Oct 2013
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
Born Pretty Store, butter London, Color Club, Essie, freehand, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Orly, Sally Hansen, SpaRitual, sugar-spun, Wet n Wild
Short and Sweet in Texas is holding a Halloween Nail Art contest and I decided to submit a picture!
I am so excited about this because I incorporated the marbling and sugar-spun techniques. Spiders terrify me so after I finished taking pictures I just ignored my thumb.
I hope you enjoy it and please vote for my submission. I believe it is the 3rd picture in the album.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592089537519139.1073741830.540216189373141&type=3
Bases:
Ring: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”
All others: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On” covered by butter London “Knackered”
Detailing:
Water-Marble: Orly “Bonder”; Wet n Wild “Black Creme”
Sugar-Spin: Essie “No Place Like Chrome”; SpaRitual “Bismuth”
Free-hand Spider and Web: Milani “Black Swift”, Essie “No Place Like Chrome”, SpaRitual “Bismuth”
The bat was a water decal purchased from the Born Pretty Store. I am not sure if I applied it correctly because the sticker came off white.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
30 Monday Sep 2013
Posted in Just for Fun, Nail Art
Tags
#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:
Ring & Pinky:
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.
