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Nail Polish Canada’s Summer 2014 Nail Art Challenge

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

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What better way to celebrate the end of summer or summer in general than with neons! I am going through a splatter phase so I decided on a fun, bright one for Nail Polish Canada’s summer challenge. It does not look like anyone else has done a splatter yet so hopefully mine stands out with the white background!

I thought about adding some stamping or something a little extra but I decided to leave well enough alone and stick with the simple nail art.

If you like my submission, please vote for me here: http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/summer-2014-nail-art-challenge/

 

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

I splattered with separate straws and China Glaze Sun Worshipper, In the Lime Light and Color Club Mrs. Robinson.

I finished with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Gold before I realized my camera could not capture details under the sparkle! Yikes! Thankfully, you can still see the definition between the colors.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

The Crumpet’s Tri-Polish Tuesday Challenge – August #1: Blue, Yellow, Red

05 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Let’s not even get into the quality of the photos today. I apologize, my camera does not seem to capture whites well! I couldn’t get the lighting right and I couldn’t fix it! I am also not feeling to great, I wrecked myself climbing yesterday and now am paying for it. Not to mention, my cuticles went from bad to worse and the skin is peeling off my hands. Actual peeling. My body feels dehydrated but I am drinking enough water, getting enough electrolytes. Oof, my body is one hot mess right now. Most of the skin off my lips has peeled off and now they’re bleeding. I just feel off.

Anyways, now that I have gone way past TMI lets get on to the nail art. Because I feel so wonky, I needed to do a design that was easy on the RA. What better way than splatter painting? I do not even touch the nail for that! Fun, easy, quick. And guess what? I actually photographed my left hand. This is unheard of as the last time I did was my very first nail art a year ago. I found waiting for the polish to thicken added to the splatter effect so my left hand came out way better than my right.

Please ignore my awful skin and pictures…but I hope you like the nail art! I am pretty pleased with how it came out.

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Polishes used: Milani Spotlight White, Color Club Almost Famous, Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book, and Anise Make Waves.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Check out the other August week one manicures below!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 31: Signature Style

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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I cannot believe July is over! I had such a great time this month doing all the fun prompts. This month featured a ton of “firsts” for me and I found out they were super fun designs to try! To be honest, I am very proud I managed to catch up on four manicures! I did not know whether I would be able to…but I did!

 

A huge thank you to Jacqui, Brijit, Jemma and Lindsay for hosting this great challenge/contest!

What is my signature style? I have not blogged for long so I am not quite sure of the answer. Then, I realize, I always return to sugar-spinning! Oh, how I love my sugar-spinning. I love drying the polish, I love spinning the polish, I love cleaning up. Weird, right? But, I love manipulating the strings to look exactly how I want!

I hope you like my manicure for today!

 

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I used 2 coats of Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot and 1 coat of Sinful Colors Nail Junkie as my base.

I sugar-spun with (from cuticle to tip) Sinful Colors Chick Chick, China Glaze Sun Worshiper, In The Lime Light, and Zoya Giovanna.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 30: Fashion Inspired

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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I am in the middle of a horrendous flare. I could barely breathe and my hands were shaking like mad. Originally, I wanted to do something based off Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection but I was just not focused enough. I decided on my favorite scarf. I am pretty pleased with how this nail art turned out but, I think I should have softened the lines between the colors a little more.

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DSCF0424_fotorI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I water-colored with China Glaze Fuchsia, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot, and Color Club Mrs. Robinson.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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.

 

Check out the other rainbow-rrific manicures below!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 29: National Pride

29 Tuesday Jul 2014

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I forgot to take camera shots of my bridal nails for a blog post but you can check out pictures on my Instagram at the top of the page!

I could not decide where I wanted to go with today’s prompt. I am from DC so National Pride is, well, DC! I considered doing a Christmas tree so I could use my water decals. You can feel the city light up during the Christmas holidays. You can feel the community.  But, I still want to work on my freehand work so I decided to go with fireworks. I did not do a Fourth of July manicure this year so this will be my be-lated one.

 

As always, my pinky crowded a little but I hope you like it anyways!

DSCF0408_fotorI used 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

I detailed with a small artist’s brush and Julie G White Orchid, Color Club Almost Famous, Milani Quick Teal, and Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot.

I finished with Seche Vite to seal the design before I added a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Silver.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 27: Nautical

27 Sunday Jul 2014

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I was all over the place for this theme. First, I wanted bubbles to double as an IV infusion nail art. Then, I wanted purple octopi because everyone needs purple octopi in their life. Afterwards, I wanted simple navy/white stripes. Finally, I landed on the one below.

I hope you like it!

 

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I started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Blue My Mind as my base. This blue is so so gorgeous but I rarely use it because the brush sucks! The polish brushes of the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure lines are so big and blotchy! The bristles are uneven and hard to manipulate a clean line. I dislike the brush so much I rarely reach for this polish!

Which of your polishes fit this description?? 

I detailed (foam eyeshadow applicator, paintbrush, and dotting tool) with Sally Hansen Blue My Mind, Zoya Dream, Crystal, Milani Power Periwinkle, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot, Wet n Wild Blue Moon, and Sinful Colors Nail Junkie.

I stamped with MoYou London plate 08 (Sailor collection) and Urban Outfitters Westside. I am so pleased with how well this stamped. The Urban Outfitters polishes are great quality for only $4!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the nautical-themed manicures below!