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Challenge Your Nail Art: Christmas Trees

03 Wednesday Dec 2014

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I knew exactly what I wanted to do for today’s CYNA prompt! Better yet, I knew which colors I wanted to use! I absolutely love using this color palette but it is very winter-esque so I rarely wear it outside of the holidays! Initially, I only wanted to stamp my ring finger because I wanted the glitter topper to stand on it’s own but I could not tell the image was a Christmas tree. In the end, I really liked the stamps on all my nails.

 

I hope you like it!

cyna - xmas trees

I used 2 coats of Zoya Giovanna + 1 generous coat of Serum No. 5 Forest Lights and 2 coats of Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I alternated the colors for the stamping with Bundle Monster plate BM 321.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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

Challenge Your Nail Art: Snowflakes

01 Monday Dec 2014

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Quick post tonight because I am running a little behind and I am a little tired.

Today starts the 12-Days of Christmas challenge within the Challenge Your Nail Art group. We have had the prompts for a while but it completely took me by surprise today. I knew the first day was the 1st of December but for whatever reason I thought it was in a month! December really crept up on me.

Needless to say, I was always excited about the snowflakes prompt because I got to use my favorite Bundle Monster stamping plate image! I used this stamp on multiple occasions and you will probably start seeing it more regularly!

I liked the idea of water-marbling and stamping so I set out to do that. I cannot decide whether I like the final result or not. I like how the marble works with the snowflakes but I do not like the colors on their own…What do you think?

 

CYNA: snowflakesI started with 2 coats of Milani Power Periwinkle as my base.

I marbled with Sephora by OPI Metro Chic and Pahlish Mind Like a Diamond.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM319, Konad Special Polish White and Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other snowflake manicures below!

Nail Art: Shimmer-y Saran Wrap

11 Tuesday Nov 2014

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For today’s nail art, I decided to go with a little shimmer cling wrap as I continue to ease my way into holiday manicures. I have so much fun with this technique. It is an easy way to get cute nail art without strain on my fingers or wrists and because it is abstract it does not have to look perfect which is some of its charm.

Of course, I could not leave well enough alone so I added some stamping. The stamping came out great but my trusty Seche Vite failed me! I thought I had waited long enough for the stamping to dry (about 15 minutes) but it still smeared the design! Oh well, it is pretty hard to tell in person.

I hope you like it!
shimmer clingwrapI started with two coats of Milani Spotlight White And one coat of Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen as my base.

I used bubble wrap, Essie No Place Like Chrome, and Julie G Peep Toe Pumps for the saran-wrap effect. I sealed everything with a coat of Seche Vite.

I stamped with Pueen plate PUEEN46 (from the Love Elements collection, linked [here]) and Konad Special Polish Black. I am seriously loving these Pueen plates. The images transfer well to the stamper and it always looks like my stamping is five times better than it actually is!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Icy Weather

08 Saturday Nov 2014

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I spent the day very cold. It was chilly outside, the perfect fall weather but I was freezing. I just could not regulate my body temperature! The heat is on in the house yet here I am sitting with two sweatshirts, leg and feet warmers…

Ever since I started the Methotrexate injections I get random chills…even in the summer. I felt very ill today, unfortunately, but it inspired the start of my holiday manicures! Excuse the stamping, I am a little out of practice and a little shaky from a flare but I know I will be stamping a lot more often over the next couple of months.

 

I hope you like it! (Anyone with a WordPress blog…is it just me or have the default picture sizes gotten smaller?)

 

Icy-Blue Watercolor | The Rite of AgingI started with three coats of Zoya Dream as my base.

I watercolored with Zoya Crystal, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind and Essie No Place Like Chrome and glitter topper Sephora by OPI Lights, Glammar-a, Action!

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and Pueen plate PUEEN28. 

52-Week Pick n Mix Challenge: Three Shades of Blue

07 Friday Nov 2014

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My participation in this updated challenge has definitely been spotty. I am hoping to participate more regularly in the future, though! Every week there are two prompts. You may choose to do both over the week, only one or a combination. I generally choose one or the other but I may try my hand at a combination!

I hope you like my “three shades of blue” manicure…I thought a “Picasso-Swirl” would work perfectly for this!

3 Shades of Blue Picasso Swirl | The Rite of AgingI started with 3 coats of the long neglected Urban Outfitters Mystic as my base.

I swirled with a toothpick, Anise Neon Blue, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot and Essie No Place Like Chrome. I first placed dots of every color on each nail. I allowed the polish drops to dry slightly before I dragged the toothpick back and forth through them. I continued to apply polish in stages until I was happy with the final result.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster 30 Days of Screams – Day 19: Vampires

19 Sunday Oct 2014

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…or vampire bats!

I hope you like my manicure today!

 

Bundle Monster 30 Days of Screams - Vampire | The Rite of AgingI used 1 coat of Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I saran-wrapped with Nails Inc. Foubert’s Place. (I almost did it the other way around and caught myself! If you own the Essie polish you know how annoying clean-up is!)

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 301 and Konad Special Polish Black.

I detailed with Milani Black Swift.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monsters 30 Days of Screams – Day 13: Chains

14 Tuesday Oct 2014

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I can’t seem to put words to paper right now so this is going to be a short post.

I hope you like my bloody barbed wire manicure!

 

 

Bundle Monster 30 Days of Screams - Chains | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Milani Spotlight White as my base.

I splattered with Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book, I stamped with a Bundle Monster plate and Konad Special Polish Black.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.