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Nail Art: Scooooby Doooo!

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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On my day off there was a Scooby-Doo marathon! Best day off. Ever.

During the 31-Day Challenge back in September I did a Scooby-inspired manicure, seen here. I really liked how it came out so I decided to revisit it.

I did not want to copy it exactly but it is very similar!

 

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Polishes Used:

  • Bases
    •  Color Club Twiggie, Almost Famous
    • Julie G White Orchid
    • Urban Outfitters Westside
  • Marbles
    • Essie Naughty Nautical
    • Color Club Almost Famous, Wham! Pow!
    • Milani Peacock
    • Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
    • Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet
  • Seche Vite (to protect the marble from streaking)
  • INM Northern Lights (all except pinky)
  • Essie Matte about You

 

I initially only added the matte coat to the pinky and I loved loved loved how it looked so I decided to go with all of them. I only really like how the pinky came out. I should have kept the rest glittery. Ah well.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Gingerbread Yum!

10 Friday Jan 2014

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Apologies on the photo! I am having severe issues with lighting…

 

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3 coats Essie Tart Deco. Awful, awful polish. It is really tacky and thick and overall just gross. 

1 coat Nails Inc. Sprinkles Special Effects Sweets Way on my ring finger.

Gingerbread water decals from Born Pretty Store and dots in Julie G White Orchid.

I do not know if other people have this problem but whenever I apply top coat the decals smear like mad?

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Winter Blues

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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It’s still freezing!

 

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2 coats Sephora by OPI Go My Own Way as my base.

1 coat Essie On a Silver Platter on my ring finger. 

1 coat Sinful Colors Nail Junkie over all nails. It is an extremely sheer jelly and sort of turned the Sephora polish a little more turquoise. I love how it looks on the ring finger.

1 coat Serum No 5 Happy Special Day!

Decal from Born Pretty Store. I was a little nervous about how it would look because the colors did not match but it came out really cute! 

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Brr! It’s Cold Outside!!!

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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I do not usually do blue polishes but I am really feeling them right now!

 

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2 coats Essie Naughty Nautical as my base.

A generous coat of Zoya Maria Luisa on all fingers except ring. 

I used a large dotting tool on the middle of each nail with Essie No Place Like Chrome.

Sponged the tips with Zoya Crystal and Sinful Colors Nail Junkie.

Decal from Born Pretty Store!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Icy Nights

07 Tuesday Jan 2014

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Arctic Brrrrr! The good thing about walking dogs in the cold is they enjoy the cold even less than I do and they take as little time as possible to do their business! Woot!

I went with something simple today. Apologies on the horrendous photo…I could not for the life of me find good lighting or snap a good photo (not sure why but it came out really grainy) 😦

I really like the manicure so I decided to post it anyways!

 

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3 coats Zoya Crystal as my base.

I dabbed a generous amount of Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat Lights, Glammer-A, Action! on the tips and a little down the middle of the nail.

I “sugar-spun” with Julie G White Orchid and Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Xmas SkratchArt

24 Tuesday Dec 2013

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Enjoy!

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I layered in the following order:

  • 2 coats Essie No Place Like Chrome
  • 1 thick coat Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
  • 1 thick coat Zoya Giovanna
  • 1 thick coat Julie G White Orchid
  • 1 coat OPI Red Lights Ahead!…Where?
  • 1 coat Zoya Giovanna
  • 2 coats Zoya Cheryl

I used a mix of cotton swabs, painter’s brush, Zoya Remove and pure acetone to “scratch away” at the layers.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Evergreen Marble

22 Sunday Dec 2013

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I love love love how this came out! Clean up was a little messy so apologies on that…but the green polishes do not want to budge 😦

Even though I was going for a Christmas-y color palette, this kind of reminds me of galaxies!

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I used two coats Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I “water-colored” on top with:

  • Zoya Suvi, Giovanna
  • SpaRitual Running with Wolves, Howl

I then water-marbled with:

  • Milani Black Cherry
  • Orly Bonder
  • Essie Naughty Nautical

I finished with 1 coat Seche Vite and 1 coat INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.