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Abstract Valentine

23 Saturday Feb 2019

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I’m all about the easy nail art and dry brush is one of the simplest techniques possible. You don’t need any extra tools and all you do is scrape the excess polish from the brush, on the side of the bottle and swip it across the nail until you’re happy with the final result.

I’m feeling the purples right now so I grabbed a few and away I went. I hope you like the finished product!

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Easy Abstract Valentine Dry Brush Nails ft. Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, Insta-Dri, Zoya and Sephora by OPI Nail PolishesEasy Abstract Valentine Dry Brush Nails ft. Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, Insta-Dri, Zoya and Sephora by OPI Nail PolishesEasy Abstract Valentine Dry Brush Nails ft. Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, Insta-Dri, Zoya and Sephora by OPI Nail PolishesBase: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Hunger Flames*, Zoya Haven

Details: Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess, OPI OPI by Popular Vote*, Crayola x Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Wild Watermelon*

 

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31 Day Nail Art Challenge (September 2017-#31DC2017) Pillow Pattern Inspired Dry Brush Nail Art

27 Wednesday Sep 2017

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I am very proud I’ve kept up with the 31 day nail art challenge this year but yesterday I legitemately had no intentions of posting to the blog. I knew I had to so it made me even less inclined to do it. Pretty much I was in a mood and did not feel like being productive. That’s okay, we’re all entitled to a them and as a spoonie we’re even more so!

I once again scoured my Pinterest (link here — you should follow me because I seriously love Pinterest!) and found this pretty cool pillow. Well, it’s a normal pillow with some very cool colors!

This dry-brush look took less than five minutes (yes I timed it) including fussing and perfecting but excluding base dry time. It’s so arthritis friendly because it takes minimal wrist effort and the more abstract the better which means less painstaking details.

I hope you like this look as much as I do!!

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Teal to Purple pillow (image from pinterest)

31 Day Nail Art Challenge (September 2017-#31DC2017) Pillow Pattern Inspired Dry Brush Nail ArtBase: Barry M Lychee

Details: Barry M Cancun (teal), American Apparel Neon Purple, Chanel Fantastic (light green)

 

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31 Day Global Nail Art Challenge (September 2017 – #31DC2017) Day Seven: Black and White Dry Brush Nail Art

06 Wednesday Sep 2017

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I am now on a dry brush nail art kick after doing it yesterday for the 31 Day Nail Art challenge purple prompt. I still used pure acetone to tweak and clean today’s look but it still looks like a true dry brush.

I know today is supposed to be black and white but I decided to stretch the prompt to monochrome…heh…I love the final result. It looks like it took a lot longer than it did.

Sometimes my mood is just grey. Everything sucks and nothing is going my way. It’s not necessarily depression but a reality check that I had to change my entire life just because of one stupid diagnosis. Do you ever feel like this?

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31 Day Nail Art Challenge (September 2017 - #31DC2017) Day Seven: Black and White Monochromatic Dry Brush Nail Art 31 Day Nail Art Challenge (September 2017 - #31DC2017) Day Seven: Black and White Monochromatic Dry Brush Nail Art Base: essie Blanc

Dry-Brush: Pipe Dream Polish Sonic Transducer, Barry M Chai, Sephora by OPI Metro Chic (Dupe: Sally Hansen Commander-in-Chic)

 

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Pastel Dry Brush || Nail Art

04 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Every so often I participate in Instagram nail art challenges. They are great community builders and awesome ways to make friends! I combined prompts from the Glam Nails Challenge and Clairestelle8 Challenge because, work smarter not harder, right?? Heh…

Pastels are an interesting color palette. They are pretty but are surprisingly difficult to work with. People claim color pops over white bases but I think pastels work better over darker ones. What do you think? I adore how these nails came out…the creamy pastels really jump out at me!

GlamNailsChallenge | Clairestelle8Challenge

 

pasteldrybrush_edited-1Base: Zoya Anais

Details: Color Club Twiggie (green), China Glaze UV Meant to Be (blue), SinfulColors VIPeach (yellow), Urban Outfitters Westside (orange), Sally Hansen Petal Pusher (pink)

 

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31DC2016 – Neon Dry Brush | Nails

16 Friday Sep 2016

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You’ve probably noticed the lack of traditional rainbows on my nails. I have nothing against the original spectrum of colors. I just don’t think true R-O-Y-G-B-I-V go together particularly well.

 

rainbow3So, whenever there are rainbow prompts, I just choose another set of multi-colors. And what do I love more than neon?? Nothing!

I hope you like this super simple nail art look! I certainly do!

 

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rainbow2Base: Formula X Nails White Matter

Details: China Glaze UV Meant to Be (yellow), Color Club Wham! Pow! (orange), Warhol (bright pink), American Apparel Neon Purple (purple)

 

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Check out the other rainbow looks below!

Grass Stains & Metallic Flowers | Nail Art

19 Thursday May 2016

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I haven’t done a dry-brush look in a long time but the metallic flowers were sitting in the back of my brain since I last did silver ones with a purple gradient. I’ve got to say I really like how this came out. Completely different looks but somehow they work together well.

I had to re-do this because just as I started to take pictures I bumped by nails against the camera and my peelies base coat completely popped off! UNT Peel Off Base Coat does what it says! I thought about just photographing the peelies but my nails are so short the small remains look really weird!

I hope you like it!

 

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flowers1flower2_edited-1Base: Zoya Pippa, Formula X Nails White Out

Dry-Brush: American Apparel Parakeet, Milani (old formula) Mint Chip, Barry M Matte Cancun

Stamping: Bundle Monster plate BM311, Formula X Nails Platinum Prime, Mundo de Uñas Copper, Zoya Goldie

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.