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#31DC2014 – Day 6: Violet Nails/FingerFood Theme Buffet: Marbling

05 Friday Sep 2014

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I am kind of super excited I am a day ahead in the 31 Day Challenge. It gives me a little wiggle room in case I lose steam during the month. I decided to kill two birds with one stone because I was itching to use some of my neglected purple polishes.

I avoided water marbling. I tried a couple of times but they were fails and I felt discouraged. I attempted ziploc marbles but I was too impatient for them to dry so I tried a toothpick marble. It is hard! I kept scraping my base and I could not really “marble” but I liked the end result. Without top coat, the design resembled the Picasso Swirl technique; with top coat, it looked a lot more like what I was after.

I hope you like my manicure today! I like the cloudy, floaty feel (if that makes sense) of the creams on top of the flaky base.

 

#31DC2014 - September 6: Violet Nails | The Rite of Aging…EarlyI started with 2 coats of Zoya Payton and 1 generous coat of Nfu Oh Opals  Nfu 51 (one of my severely neglected polishes…sometimes I wish I used it more, sometimes I want to save it because it was discontinued!) as my base.

I marbled with a toothpick, Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess, Essie Smokin’ Hot and Milani  Vivid Violet.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other violet nails for the 31-Day Challenge!

 

 

…and the marble manicures for the Theme Buffet!

FingerFood Themes Buffet: Inspired by Holidays

10 Sunday Aug 2014

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I wanted to try my first sunset gradient/palm trees on the horizon manicure for the Theme Buffet but the SIMPLES challenge this week is “splodging” so I decided to incorporate both.

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Summer is fading faster than I anticipated so I am trying to fit in as many neon manicures as possible…not that the absence of summer stops me from wearing neons, of course, but I am itching to start my winter manicure circuit again!

I used similar colors to Debbie’s (The Crumpet) example manicure so I tried to go heavy on the purples. Regardless, I really love this manicure and it reminds me of sunsets which is part of the goal!

I used bigger chunks of sponge for this because my hands were super shaky, I could not pinch properly or manipulate the tweezers. In and of itself, sponging was not the most RA-friendly but eliminating the tweezers and using bigger pieces made this way easier!

I hope you like the final result!

 DSCF0517_fotorI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I detailed with small tweezers, bits of makeup sponge, China Glaze Sun Worshipper, Color Club Mrs. Robinson, Poptastic, Almost Famous and Wham! Pow!

I finished with a generous topping of Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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FingerFood Themes Buffet: Rainbow

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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I really tried to use the whole rainbow for this week’s FingerFood’s Theme Buffet but then I couldn’t fit it on my nails…Okay, I did not really try that hard. As you know, I am not the biggest fan of the traditional rainbow spectrum.

I hope you like how I incorporated the dots within dots theme for SIMPLES as well.

DSCF0394_fotorI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I dotted with Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book, Color Club Wham! Pow!, Urban Outfitters Westside, and Color Club Almost Famous.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Under the Sea

01 Sunday Jun 2014

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When I saw this week’s prompt (Facebook group linked here) I immediately thought of my MoYou London Sailor stamping plate! I wanted something simple so with no clear vision in mind, I set out with my blue polishes.

I am not really feeling this manicure. The stamping came out great and I love how the base looks like water hit by sun rays but I am not feeling the color. It is a bright blue but since I am in that awkward pre-summer tan phase, it does not seem to work well.

I hope you like it!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet as my base.

I sponged with Zoya Crystal and Sinful Colors Nail Junkie.

I stamped with Essie No Place Like Chrome and MoYou London plate 08 (Sailor Collection).

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Nature

26 Monday May 2014

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For this week’s Theme Buffet (Facebook group linked here) I decided on a solar flare. I tried water-spotting for the first time. It did not come out exactly like the tutorials show but I think it really encompasses the flare-like feel. I really want to try this again with an ocean/water color scheme!

I hope you enjoy!

 

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ImageI used two coats of Color Club Almost Famous! and one coat of Sinful Colors Chick Chick as my base.

I water-spotted with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now, Zoya Cheryl, Cult Nails Captivated and Color Club Wham! Pow!.

I used two very generous coats of Seche Vite to even everything out before topping off with a coat of INM Northern Lights for a sparkling finish!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Galaxies

18 Sunday May 2014

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Galaxies are one of my favorite nail arts! They are abstract and I get to mess around with sponging, dotting and colors until I am happy! You can imagine my excitement over this week’s Theme Buffet prompt! (Facebook group linked here.)

I hope you enjoy my blue-ish, purple-y, shimmer galaxy!

 

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I used 2 coats of Milani Black Swift, 1 coat of butter London The Black Knight, and 2 generous coats of Milani Sprinkles as my base.

Polishes used for detailing:

  • Julie G White Orchid
  • Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet
  • Color Club Pucci-licious
  • Zoya Crystal
  • Pretty Jelly Dream Cloud
  • Sally Hansen Slick Black

Tools used:

  • Dotting tools (two sizes)
  • Sponge-tip applicators
  • Small artist brush

I topped off with Seche Vite to protect the detailing before finishing with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Something New

04 Sunday May 2014

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A week late but I am finally feeling better! The weather is nice so I am feeling less “spongy”. I am climbing more and trying to not push myself too much. I am less inflamed!

Unfortunately, this blasted hand tremor made plans to stick around longer so I am working on nail art that does not require the upmost precision.

Sam’s nail art theme last week was “Something New” (Facebook group linked here) so I took the opportunity to try a new technique: Distressed Nails!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of American Apparel Parakeet as my base.

I “distressed” with Zoya Giovanna, Color Club Pucci-licious and Wet n Wild Black Creme.

I also used 1 generous coat of Seche Vite to seal it in.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.