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Challenge Your Nail Art – 3D Candy

18 Thursday Jun 2015

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Why of course I had to do another sugar-spin for today’s prompt! I kind of stretched it to include sweets because I was at a loss for actual candy.

I created a funfetti cupcake base with chocolate frosting. I am not a huge cake or cupcake person but the above is the only type I will ever eat. It looks fun and the frosting is yummy!

 

Chocolate Frosting Sugar-Spun Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Lychee

Funfetti Detailing: (pond manicure) Milani Gems layered with OPI So Many Clowns…So Little Time

Frosting: Milani Dark Coffee

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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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.

 

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Challenge Your Nail Art – Space Movie

23 Saturday May 2015

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We have a new set of prompts for the challenge Your Nail Art group on Facebook! Unfortunately, I am at a complete loss for them. I am not into sci-fi except for Star Trek and there, I am a total Trekkie (by the way, can I say how happy it makes me that the word “Trekkie” is part of the Dragon Dictate library??). I hope I end up with a stroke of inspiration but I think I may have to sit out this month. But, the idea for today’s prompt came to me at 10 PM so who knows!

Initially, I stretched the prompt to space TV shows, namely Star Trek, when I realized there were plenty of Star Trek movies! And, this would be the perfect time to use my Fab Ur Nails plate…which I may have only bought because of the command badge…anyways…

I hope you like it!

 

Star Trek Badge | The Rite of AgingI started with Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

On my index and pinky nails I applied Zoya Pixie Dust Imogen.

On my middle and ring nails I applied a generous coat of Glitter Gal Galaxy Holo Top Coat. (heh, how fitting!) *Just a note on this polish — it dries semi-matte but seriously shimmers with top coat)

I stamped with Color Club On the Rocks.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Sugarspun and Splatter Manicure for Challenge Your Nail Art

15 Sunday Feb 2015

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I wanted to do a green manicure given it are opposite red on the color wheel. Everyone did dark, vampy heartbreaks for the Anti-Valentine’s prompt and I wanted to explore the opposite direction. But, I didn’t want to sugarspin greens so I jumped on the bandwagon and stayed with the similar.

I wanted to stamp hearts on top of the blood splatter but I kind of really liked the splatter on it’s own! I hope you like it.

 

Sugarspun and Splatter Manicure | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Barry M Gelly Chai as my base.

I sugar spun with OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and Zoya Anais.

I splattered with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Watermarble and Stamping for Challenge Your Nail Art

14 Saturday Feb 2015

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I wanted to come back to the love letters prompt for this month’s Challenge Your Nail Art. While I do not do the gushy, romantic stuff of film and book I wanted to use the Pueen stamping plates I would not generally use at any other time of year!

I have to be honest, though, I do not like white nail polish. Not because of the consistency (which, okay, I have a problem with) but the color is so stark my camera does not photograph my skin tone well and the polish always muddies the others in the marble. It is a very annoying color.

 

Anyways, I hope you like my Love Letters nail art!

Watermarble and Stamping Valentine's Day Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

I started with Sinful Colors Snow Me White as my base.

I marbled with Barry M Grapefruit, Rhossili and Sinful Colors Snow Me White.

I stamped with Barry M Matte Rhossili and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN 43 from the Love Elements collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Dotticure for Challenge Your Nail Art

14 Saturday Feb 2015

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I had this cool idea to do a dotticure, top coat it, then saran-wrap black on top. I think it might have looked really cool but when I actually finished the base, I did not want to cover it up at all! I used varying red and pinks but the finished look kind of reminds me of chocolates, somehow!

So…for the fourth prompt of this month’s Challenge Your Nail Art…I present my Valentine’s Day dotticure!

I hope you like it!

 

Valentine's Day Dotticure | The Rite of Aging

I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base.

I dotted with OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, Dance Legend 373, Barry M Gelly Grapefruit and Milani (new) Spotlight White.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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Watermarble and Sugar-Spun Nail Art for Challenge Your Nail Art

13 Friday Feb 2015

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These challenges just creep right on up and if I miss one prompt I cannot catch up! Since I missed the first couple of days, I decided to lump them together: my favorite technique plus my current favorite technique in my favorite colors. How many times can I use “favorite” in one sentence??

I hope you like it!!

 

Favorite Techniques Watermarble and Sugar-Spun | The Rite of AgingSince there is a lot of polish on these nails I am just going to list them:

 

Barry Ms Mustard, Rhossili

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Short Cir-cute

Sephora by OPI Come to Pappa-razzi!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Day One: Favorite Technique

Day Two: I Love the Color