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Ziploc Marble Nail Art for NAIL – Butterflies

24 Sunday May 2015

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Have you ever just looked at something and thought ‘this really annoys me’? I opened my blog this morning and I could not stand my layout. I decided to change themes. So far, I do like it. I especially like the background color; I think it is a lot easier on the eyes. What do you guys think?

 

I first attempted freehand wings. I created a Monarch butterfly-inspired marble base but the wings looked really wonky on my short nails. I remembered the Pueen Cosmetics decals but had spent so much time on this first try, I felt too discouraged to re-do it.  Now, a few days later, I repeated the ziploc marble method and applied the decals on top.

I hope you like it!

 

Butterflies on Marbled Base | The Rite of AgingI started with a base of Color Club Wham! Pow!

I added a few drops of OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, Serum No. 5 Fallen, and CoverGirl Cosmetics Glosstinis Inferno before I lightly placed a ziploc bag on top to blend them together.

The decals are from Pueen Cosmetics.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other butterfly manicures below!

Nail Art: Halloween Brights Stamping

27 Thursday Nov 2014

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Guess what? I am finally getting the hang of full nail stamping! Now that I am getting a proper technique down I can try double designs! Maybe…Unfortunately, the bright orange in this manicure looks like part of the sponged base.

The Mundo de Unas stamping polishes have recently taken the spotlight on nail art blogs. I bought a few because I was impressed with how they stamped over dark opaque colors and the polishes definitely do not disappoint! However, given my current skills I really have to practice with these beauties. The strong pigmentation combined with my heavy hand results in smearing and slipping. This is totally due to my user error, though. These polishes are great, even if they smell a little overwhelming. This being said I am really proud of myself because I did not smear the design today!! Unfortunately, I could not see it very well so I added black on top.

On a different note, my Konad Stamping polish smears with top coat application. This never used to happen and it only occurs with the black polish. Is it getting thicker with time? I wait at least 20-30 minutes for it to dry but it still smears!

Now that I have ranted and raved…I hope you like it!

halloween brightsI started with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base. I am not usually a fan of baby pinks against my skin but this is one of the few I wear on it’s own!

I sponged with a foam eyeshadow applicator, Milani Foxy Lady, CoverGirl Glosstinis Flamed Out, Zoya Goldie and Barry M GNP 8/Grapefruit.

I stamped with Mundo de Unas 28/Neon Orange, Konad Special Polish Black and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN-79 (from the Leisure collection)

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Sort of Halloween?

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Still going with the color scheme I decided to try my hand at some full on sugar-spun.

 

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I used Wet n Wild “Black Creme” with one coat of Cover Girl Glosstinis “Flamed Out” as the base for my middle and pinky finger. 

I used Julie G “White Orchid” with one coat Cover Girl Glosstinis “Flamed Out” as the base for my index and ring finger.

I used Milani “Black Swift”, “Foxy Lady”, and Urban Outfitters “Banana Hammock” for the sugar-spinning. Initially, I had a pattern all set up but I ended up just going with the flow of what looked good.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.