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Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 15: Party Animal

16 Monday Jun 2014

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I love parties and dancing, drinking, bright lights and staying up until dawn…until, the next morning! I still have very fond memories of the night before but they are accompanied with just as sorrowful hangovers and headaches…and the little voice that says “NEVER AGAIN!” Until the next weekend, of course 😉

I hope you like my interpretation for party animal…or the day after!

 

ImageI used 1 coat of Milani Black Swift, 1 coat of butter London The Black Knight, and 1 coat of Julie G JetSet top coat as my base.

I dotted with American Apparel Neon Red, Neon Yellow and Rimmel London Reggae Splash (from the Kate Moss collection).

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 305 and Konad Special Polish White.

I finished with 1 coat of Seche Vite and 1 coat of Revlon Celestial FX.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 13: Flowers

14 Saturday Jun 2014

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The first thing that came to mind was a groovy flower theme. However, I’ve done this a couple of times before (nail art here and here) so I wanted to go with something different. I remember a really cool galaxy/gemstone-esque nail art I did back in December (linked here) that I always wanted to revisit.

I decided to try something similar with different colors and a flower stamp! I hope you like it! It definitely does not have the same effect as the original but I think it came out looking pretty good anyways!

I hope you like it too!

 

ImageI used 1 coat of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.

I water-colored with:

  • Zoya Suvi, Giovanna
  • Sephora by OPI Cab Fare
  • Sinful Colors All About You

I water-marbled with:

  • Milani Quick Teal
  • Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 311 and Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

What do you think? Is the teal a little too much? I considered using Zoya Yara instead but did not think it would show up. I wanted to use a creme color because the base was sparkly. Did this look work?? Should I have added INM Northern Lights on top to make everything sparkly?

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 12: Cake

13 Friday Jun 2014

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I had so much fun making this manicure!!

I rarely eat cake but I love the idea of them. The checkered layer cakes are beyond cool and all the frostings possibilities are just fun. I can never bring myself to eat such brightly colored sugar cream but it does not mean I can’t enjoy the look of them!

For this manicure I included a checkered sponge cake and some frosting droplets. This took me a couple of hours. I did not realize it would but waiting for the polishes to dry took time.

I want to take another stab at this because I like the idea behind it. Next time, I want to make the droplets more uniform, or at least attempt to make them more uniform. It is a particularly messy endeavor and clean up is a pain, but I like how it came out.

I hope you do too!!

 

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

I sponged Urban Outfitters Westside, Sinful Colors Chick Chick, and Julie G White Orchid to create the color for sponge cake.

I used Bundle Monster plate BM 319 and Konad Special Polish in Black.

I used Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot, OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, and Color Club Almost Famous! for my frosting droplets.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

GOT Polish Challenge: Red

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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Weee!! Red! I love red but not all reds look good on me. My favorite and an oldie is Mr. Right Now!! Love this polish!! I may or may not have stock-piled it when there was a Sephora by OPI sale on HauteLook!

I apologize for the picture quality. I am still trying to get the hang of my new light settings.

I hope you like my manicure! I am a little bummed with how the accent nail came out. I guess there was not enough contrast and looked messy. On the bright side, it does remind me of chocolate covered strawberries!!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and 1 generous coat of Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So as my base.

I sugar-spun with Zoya Cheryl and add some glitter pieces from Be-Claus I Said So.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other red GOT manicures!

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 11: Confetti

11 Wednesday Jun 2014

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I love confetti! It is messy and so colorful! Whenever I sent letters, I stuffed them full of glitters and cutouts and general happiness. People always knew I was the sender — even before opening the parcel!

I hope you like my confetti, glitter-y manicure for the Bundle Monster challenge! My camera just cannot capture this neon yellow properly!! It has the most horrendous formula, but it has the most wonderful color!! But, I think it is a little too bright for my poor little camera.

 

ImageI used 3 coats of American Apparel Neon Yellow as my base.

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

I dotted with Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals, Color Club Wham! Pow!, Almost Famous!, and Essie Naughty Nautical.

I finished with two coats of Zoya Maria Luisa.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Crumpet’s Nail Tarts June TPC #2: Turquoise, Coral, Nude

11 Wednesday Jun 2014

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I have been having trouble with this month’s color trio. I tried water-marbling but the colors looked weird together so I tried a dry-marble instead. I ended up really liking the result.

I hope you do to!

 

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Top Coat: Seche Vite

I used 2 coats of Urban Decay Naked (from the Naked collection) as my base. I protected it with Julie G JetSet top coat.

I swirled with OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, Essie Naughty Nautical and pure acetone.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other June Tri-Polish manicures!

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 10: Cupcakes

10 Tuesday Jun 2014

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I was one of those kids who dislike cakes and cupcakes, just for the sheer fact they felt weird in my mouth. I always opted for ice cream cakes instead. I love ice cream!! Love it!!

Anyways!

I do love L-O-V-E looking at cupcakes. They are a really cute shape! There are so many varieties and flavors, in cake and frosting and even sprinkles. There are neverending possibilities!

If I am asked to choose one type of cupcake it would be the funfetti ones. There are so many pretty colors! My manicure was inspired by these colorful creations!

I hope you like it! (This was a difficult one to photograph, I think there were too many details and my camera did not know what to focus on!)

 

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

I dotted with Color Club Mrs. Robinson, Milani Peacock, Sephora by OPI I Come In Peas and Deborah Lippman Popular (Wicked Collection). 

Before the dots dried, I “saran-wrapped” with Julie G White Orchid and Sinful Colors Chick Chick.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish in Black and Bundle Monster plate BM 307. 

I used the following polishes (from pinky to index finger) for the sugar-spun frosting:

  • Sinful Colors Chick Chick + Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen
  • Deborah Lippman Popular (Wicked collection) + Essie No Place Like Chrome
  • Essie No Place Like Chrome + Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen

I added crystal beads from the Martha Stewart crafts collection as sprinkles.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.