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Purple to Pink Gradient || Nail Art

01 Monday May 2017

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I haven’t done a gradient in a very long time and I just felt like doing one! Pink and purple together are always a great and forgiving option. I mean that I can spend half as much time sponging the gradient when the colors complement each other! This is a great thing when I am feeling stiff from the RA.

Enjoy! I added double stamping because well…why not? Do you like the index finger or the others better? I can’t decide!

 

gradient2I actually forgot I had these China Glaze polishes in my stash since they were all the way in the back. After clean-up, though, I kind of remember why I don’t use them that often.

 

gradient3Though, these colors blended so well I am kind of mesmerized! I did use a transition color between the bright pink and dark purple and that really elevated this gradient to the next level.

 

gradient1Base: SinfulColors Snow Me White (to make the colors on top pop)

Gradient: China Glaze Purple Panic (pink), Caribbean Temptation (transition), Zoya Haven

Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics stamping plate PUEEN83, Konad Nail Art Stamping Polish – White, Color Club Nail Lacquer On the Rocks (silver)

 

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#AtoZChallenge – P is for Plaid

30 Sunday Apr 2017

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I am slowly but surely moving through the A to Z Challenge. I lost steam last week after a serious flare. My Orencia infusion cut out early (aka stopped working) and I barely functioned. But, today, I am back with a fun marbled stamping look. I used a fun purely plaid Born Pretty Store stamping plate! I’ve used it before and I’ll use it again.

I did not use any neon green polishes but in the sunlight these two look totally florescent. How cool! I hope you enjoy!

 

IMG_5078I am seriously digging how this final look came out! It is fun and funky, great for this weird hot weather in Spring.

 

plaid2Base: SinfulColors Snow Me White

Stamping: Born Pretty Store Checker and Plaid stamping plate, Barry M Cosmetics Cancun (dark turquoise) , Color Club Twiggie (sea foam green)

 

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Neon Gradients | Nail Art

09 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Eeek! I finally photographed neons properly…well, more properly, than before. I tested my camera with white polishes and against white backgrounds and went even further with neons. As with most cases, my skin tone came out a little wonky but I was pleased with the polish capture. I don’t know if this is a thing but is it normal for the nails to look fake? It almost looks like I photoshopped neon nails on to my fingers!

I came away with two distinct pictures because the colors blended differently in certain lights. Initially, I wanted to dot over the gradient but it looked so lovely by itself. I’ve worn these nails for almost four days!

I hope you like them too!

 

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2-IMG_0518Base: SinfulColors Whiteboard

Gradient (cuticle to tip): Zoya Pippa, Color Club Wham! Pow!, Warhol

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Gradient and Snowflakes Stamping | Nail Art

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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I am not going to even apologize for starting my holiday nail art early. I just cannot help myself especially when it comes to snowflakes because yesterday morning I woke up and there was ice on my car! Not frost. Ice. It is now officially okay to do winter looks! Yay!

I decided to go with a bright gradient and silver stamping for my first snowflake look this year. I hope you like it!

 

Snowflakes Gradient and Stamping Nail Art | The Rite of AgingGradient: Sally Hansen Blue My Mind, Zoya Haven

Stamping: MoYou London Festive 02, Color Club On the Rocks

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Neon Sugar-Spin | Nail Art

18 Sunday Oct 2015

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Neons in October strongly remind me of Halloween. There is something costume-y about day-glo colors! Admittedly, since my freshman year in college I have gone to every Halloween party as a neon something or other. My absolute favorite thing to do is pull out my neon makeup and clothes and go wild.

Am I the only one who thinks this? Doesn’t neon have that Halloween vibe?

 

I tried something new. I matte-fied the base and attempted to matte the sugar spin as well by mixing the neon polish with a matte top coat. It didn’t work out exactly as planned and the matte top coat changed the consistency of the polish. It took down some of the shine but not enough to make a real difference. The polish became too thick and not in a yummy drizzle sort of way but in a globs to the toothpick and doesn’t pull across the nail way.

Not sure how I feel about this. Definitely not one of my favorites but as you can probably guess with this technique there is not enough time in the day to do a sugar-spin again! I definitely want to try this again without dulling the neons!

 

Neon Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme, Essie Matte About You

Sugar-Spins: American Apparel Neon Yellow, Neon Green, Neon Purple, Color Club Wham! Pow!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Halloween 2015 | Black & Orange Dry Brush Nail Art

09 Friday Oct 2015

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RA-friendly nail art.

I am not keen on Halloween but I think I will a do a few spirited looks without going scary. The first is a simple, fast dry brush. I sometimes use a fan brush instead of the nail polish brush when I want a more precise, detailed look. I can add more colors and they look better on my shorter nails. I use polish directly from my work space without thinning it down with acetone.

This is a very simple technique that dries quickly and is easy on the wrists. I work the fan brush gently across the nail, both horizontally and vertically, until I am happy with the final look.

The bottle gets the sunlight in the photo but the nails are all color accurate! I hope you like it!

 

Halloween Dry Brush Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Color Club Wham! Pow!

Details: Wet n Wild Black Creme, Urban Outfitters Westside, Banana Hammock

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

#31DC2015 – Green and Orange Smoky Nail Art

27 Sunday Sep 2015

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For today’s nail art, I was inspired by these ink blobs I saw on HonestlyWTF. They are super cool and it finally gave me the chance to try out Sarah’s smoke tutorial from Chalkboard Nails!

I did not realize that I used Indian flag colors until I was editing my photo and this could easily pass for tomorrow’s prompt as well!

 

Ink Blobs from HonestlyWTF

 

#31DC2015 - Orange and Green Smoke Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Oil Slick

Details: pure acetone, artist’s brush, Cult Nails Deal with It, Color Club Wham! Pow!, SinfulColors Whiteboard

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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