18 Friday Dec 2015
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X, holiday, MoYou London, Nail Art, stamping, Zoya
I hope you like my purple present nails for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge!
Bases: Formula X Nails Platinum Prime, Zoya Haven, Nfu Oh Opal 51
Stamping: Zoya Haven, Formula X Nails Infinite Indigo
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
16 Wednesday Dec 2015
Posted in Nail Art
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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X, holiday, Nail Art, OPI, Starlight collection
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I am so behind on the 12 Days of Christmas challenge it’s not even funny. At the end of last week I felt lousy due to a potentially cracked rib and as the days crept by I realized I was not remotely inspired by ornaments or ugly Christmas sweaters (albeit, I already planned on skipping the ugly sweater prompt). I tried a couple of ornament looks and the designs I liked the most were too big for my nail so I opted out of that one as well. However, I want to go back and try the wrapping paper idea because I could go any which way with that prompt!
Anyways, back to today’s look. I sat down ready to start my candy cane stripes when I realized I was too picky to have mismatched stripes so I opted for dots!
I also managed a video tutorial for this look so I hope you like it!
Base: Formula X White Matter
Dots: OPI Ro-Man-ce on the Moon (light red), Guys & Galaxies (dark red)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
08 Tuesday Dec 2015
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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X Nails, holiday, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, SinfulColors, sugar-spun, Wet n Wild, Zoya
The long anticipated day has arrived!! I finally made a video tutorial for my sugar-spin look! Rather, I finally made a video I liked enough to post! Honestly, it took a while to get the hang of using this technique at the angle I filmed at. It was nearly a complete 90 degrees different so it took some getting used to.
I talked through the tutorial and gave my best tips and tricks for creating a crisp, clean sugar-spin. I talked about everything from prep to the actual technique and clean-up (which is the most important part as it is very easy to mess up all the hard work!). One thing I did forget to mention in the video is I prefer Pond’s towelettes because they re-introduce some moisture back into my skin after using acetone!
If you have any other questions please ask them and I’ll try to answer them!
Base: Wet n Wild Black Creme
Sugar-Spin: Zoya Goldie, Formula X Nails Platinum Prime
Glitters: SinfulColors All About You, Sephora by OPI Lights, Glammer-a, Action!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
07 Monday Dec 2015
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12 Days of Christmas, Born Pretty Store, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X Nails, holiday, Sally Hansen, water decals, Zoya
Decals purchased by me.
Here are my Christmas tree nails for the Challenge Your Nail Art 12 Days of Christmas Challenge! I hope you like them!
Bases: Zoya Severine (white gold), Suvi (dark green)
Details: Formula X Nails White Out, Sally Hansen Scale Up
Decals: Born Pretty Store ($2.00/sheet here)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
06 Sunday Dec 2015
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12 Days of Christmas, Bundle Monster, Challenge Your Nail Art, Emily de Molly, Sally Hansen, SinfulColors, snow globe, snowflakes, stamping, Zoya
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Oof, don’t even get me started on why I am late to the challenge. On December 2nd, I did a very cute snowflakes look which I then proceeded to nick two hours after finishing it and before taking photos. I was so annoyed I didn’t do them again. My bad mood persisted and I fell completely behind.
Unfortunately, my mood didn’t pick up after seeing this design. I like the idea of it but I am not sure about the execution. I created a jelly-ish pigment with top coat and a drop of light blue polish. In theory, I wanted a pond snow-globe feel but in reality, it makes my hands look cold! Regardless, I hope you like it!
Base: Emily de Molly Candy Coated
Stamping: Bundle Monster BM319, Zoya Haven, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind
Glitter: SinfulColors Ice Dream diluted with top coat.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
30 Monday Nov 2015
Guess what starts in two days?? The 12 Days of Christmas Challenge as part of the Challenge Your Nail Art group (created and hosted by the wonderful and always supportive Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish)!
We did it last year and it was very popular and fun for the season so we are doing it again!
The challenge is very lax and you do not have to commit to all the prompts (read: sorry, Nightmare Before Christmas) and jump in as you see fit.
If you are interested in joining in check out the Facebook group and tag #ChallengeYourNailArt and #12DaysofChristmas on social media!
Facebook | Pinterest | Social media tags: #ChallengeYourNailArt #12DaysofChristmas
Can you tell I love the holidays?? Let’s do this season right!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Friday Jun 2015
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Challenge Your Nail Art, Julie G, Nail Art, sugar spun nail art, sugar-spun, sweets manicure, Zoya
Can you tell I’m not a huge candy person? I am not even a huge sweets person but I do have a soft spot for chocolates and cheesecakes.
After seeing Rachel’s (from Nails, the Final Frontier) chocolate drizzle nails I was reminded how much I love cheesecakes and decided on them for today’s prompt.
Sugar-spin all the things. This is what happens when I go on a three month break. I binge. Oops!
Base: Zoya Charlotte
Drizzle: Julie G Peep Toe Pumps
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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