11 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Nail Art
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acrylic paint, fall manicure, freehand, leaves, Nail Art, Zoya
I’ve been wanting to do a freehand leaves for a while but couldn’t get the spacing quite right. I have such short nails (I do love them, though) I sometimes find it difficult to not crowd a hand-painted design.
I hope you like my abstract leaves!
Base: Zoya Charlotte
Details: acrylic paints
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Thursday Nov 2014
Posted in Nail Art
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Barry M, Cover Girl, fall manicure, Konad, Milani, Mundo de Unas, Nail Art, Pueen, Sally Hansen, sponging, stamping, Zoya
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!
I 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.
26 Wednesday Nov 2014
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butter London, Challenge Your Nail Art, fall manicure, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, OPI, sugar-spun
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A short post because my wrists and fingers are really painful right now.
Hope you like my sugar-spinning!
Base – Milani Dark Coffee
Detailing – butter London Scuppered & OPI Pros & Bronze
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Check out the other fall manicures below!
25 Tuesday Nov 2014
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Challenge Your Nail Art, dotticure, fall manicure, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, OPI, Pueen, Sally Hansen, stamping
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The Challenge Your Nail Art group is hosting another challenge! This week we honor Thanksgiving and Fall. I am beyond bummed I missed yesterday’s prompt (fall leaves) because I had a great idea but I was so flared up life was too hard. I think I will re-visit the theme later, though. Honestly, I did not think I was going to participate in any of the prompts except yesterday’s but as I was inspired by a stamping image from my Pueen plate.
At the beginning of “fall” Trader Joe’s sold an assortment of pumpkin flavored everything. One of my favorites was the seasonal pumpkin chai mix. I already was a fan of the traditional chai mix and the pumpkin added a little seasonal flair.
I had a very specific color in mind for the base but did not have the matching nail polish. I mixed two and they turned out exactly how I wanted it to.
I hope you like it!
I started with 3 coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Short Cir-cute and 1 generous coat of OPI Pros & Bronze as my base.
I stamped and dotted with Milani Dark Coffee and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN30.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other foodie manicures below!
17 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in Nail Art
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butter London, fall manicure, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, SpaRitual, sugar-spun, Zoya
It just would not be a complete season without a sugar-spun manicure on this blog, right? Tonight I sat down to do a water marble but I could not get the polishes to spread in the water properly so I resorted to sugar-spinning. Okay, sugar-spinning is never a next resort on this blog but it was not initially what I wanted to do.
I hope you like it!
I started with three coats of butter London Tea with the Queen as my base. I really should get rid of this polish. Even underneath the sugar spun I absolutely hate how looks. I really do not know why keep using it.
I sugar spun with Milani Dark Coffee, SpaRitual Running with Wolves and Zoya Goldie.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
05 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I am not going to lie I’m super excited Halloween is over. As you know I’m not the biggest fan of this “holiday” and always feel pretty uninspired when it comes to nail art. Even though it is November, I cannot wait to get started on my December themed nail art. Prepare yourself for snowflakes, snow globes, whimsy and overall good cheer!
Winter is an interesting season for me. It is my favorite time of year but with the RA it is also a very difficult time of year. I choose to focus on the “favorite”.
I am itching to start my holiday nail art but I should pay tribute to Thanksgiving and fall so today I have a simple nonuniform dotticure for you. I hope you like it!
I started with two coats of SpaRitual Howl as my base.
I used butter London Tea with the Queen, China Glaze Sun Worshiper, and OPI Pros and Bronze for the detailing.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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