18 Tuesday Mar 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I LOVE HOW ELECTRIC THIS IS!
Can you tell how excited I am?
I love this. So. Much.
I hope you do too!
I used 3 coats of Cult Nails Deal With It and 1 sheer coat of Milani Twinkle as my base.
I first dotted with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet (blue) and Color Club Mrs. Robinson (purple) before sugar spinning with the opposite.
While the dots do not always show up I love how they sometimes peek through.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
17 Monday Mar 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Here is my submission for the last day of the Get Lucky Nail Art Challenge!
The leaves don’t really look like shamrocks…but I like how it came out and the colors are St. Patrick’s Day-related!
Enjoy!
I used 1 coat of Sinful Colors Chick Chick and 2 coats Sinful Colors All About You as my base.
I detailed with Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas and Wet n Wild Black Creme.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
16 Sunday Mar 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
butter London, freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, Zoya
Gold, glitter, gumdrops!
And then I realized I did a(n) very similar exactly the same manicure for a NAILinkup with a different base. Oops…
I hope you it enjoy it (again)! 😉
I used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen as my base.
I used 1 coat of Zoya Maria Luisa on top followed by a half coat (starting at the middle to tips) of Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat Come to Pappa-razzi!
I dotted with Julie G Gumdrops Gift of Gold on the tips.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
14 Friday Mar 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish is hosting a four-day nail challenge! (Facebook group is linked here). The first prompt is “Shades of Green”.
I love the Sugar-Spun technique. It is so much fun and happy. Pair those with bright greens and glitters and they make for a very happy Monica!
Enjoy!
I started with 2 coats of Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas as my color base. (Teehee, I used CND green Stickey as my base coat!)
I added one coat of Deborah Lippmann’s Wicked One Short Day over my index, middle and pinky finger.
I used a generous coat of Serum No 5 Forest Lights on my ring finger.
I “sugar spun” with Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
07 Friday Mar 2014
Posted in Nail Art
A little late but here is my submission for The Crumpet’s Tuesday Tri-Polish Challenge! (Facebook group linked here)
3 coats of American Apparel Parakeet as my base.
I dotted with Color Club Mrs. Robinson and added a layer of Sephora by OPI Lights, Glammer-A, Action!.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Thursday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I did a relatively laid back manicure for the Crumpet’s Golden Oldies Challenge (Facebook Group: Crumpet’s Nail Tarts) I am in all sorts of discomfort right now. There is increased inflammation in my spine and it is effecting everything.
I am taking a couple days from the Nail-Art-A-Go-Go challenge. I have a really good ideas for the last couple of prompts but I am lacking the dexterity for the moment. I’m really upset I won’t finish on time but I have to accept the flare-ups that come with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Fast, simple design for now but hopefully I will be up and running again soon. I hope you enjoy it!
I started with 2 coats of Urban Outfitters Westside as my base.
I sponged with Zoya Gwin, Color Club Wham! Pow! and Cult Nails Captivated.
I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 308 and Color Club Wham! Pow!. Some of the points in the design did not transfer properly so I added a little sponging to blur the edges.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
25 Tuesday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I looked forward to this prompt since the beginning! I love marbling.
For this look I decided to marbled all the colors together since I usually marble separately. I wanted to push myself and get more practice with the traditional marbling technique.
This manicure came out so much better than I hoped! I love how I can still see the marbling under the Nimbus technique. It looks like a true watercolor!
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I marbled with Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas, It’s Totally Karma and Cab Fare. I protected the marble with 2 thick coats of Seche Vite.
I then used a cotton swab, Zoya Remove +, Zoya Giovanna, and Sephora by OPI Cab Fare for the “nimbus”. I protected it with 1 coat of Seche Vite before finishing with 1 coat of Zoya Opal.
Eeep! I really love how multi-dimensional this is! It came out exactly how I wanted except better!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
