24 Monday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I realize I should have switched today’s manicure with yesterday’s but I guess they work well for both! 🙂
I used the “Picasso Swirl” method for this manicure.
Enjoy!
I used 2 coats of Milani Black Cherry as my base.
I “swirled” with a toothpick and Zoya Yara, Sehora by OPI It’s Totally Karma, Ms. Can’t Be Wrong and butter London Cotton Buds.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
24 Monday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
butter London, Color Club, Deborah Lippmann, freehand, Milani, Nail Art A Go Go, Urban Outfitters
I used a big square brush and a rolling motion to add the colors. I couldn’t capture the thickness of the polishes but it is a very 3D look!
I used 2 coats butter London Tea with the Queen as my base.
For the detailing I used Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet, Milani Quick Teal, Deborah Lippmann Defying Gravity, Color Club Pucci-licious and Julie G Gumdrops Sugar Plum Fairy.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
American Apparel, butter London, freehand, Julie G, Konad, MoYou London, Nail Art, Nail Art A Go Go, Sephora by OPI, stamping, watercolor
When I think surrealism I think abstract…but there is going to be an abstract prompt.
I went with a cartoon time warp idea because I still get surreal “beyond reality” with some semblance of truth…if that made any sense! 😛
Enjoy!
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds and 1 coat of Seche Vite as my base.
I “water-colored” with Julie G White Orchid, Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix, Mr. Right Now and American Apparel Neon Red.
I matte the color with Essie No Place like Chrome.
I stamped with MoYou London plate 04 from the Princess Collection and Konad Special Polish in Black.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
Bundle Monster, Essie, freehand, Nail Art, Nail Art A Go Go, stamping, Zoya
I am finally caught up and I have to say this is my favorite prompt so far. I love snow manicures, they are just so sparkly!
My inspiration was snow on Evergreen trees. Enjoy!
I started with 2 coats of Zoya Giovanna as my base. I sponged a little Zoya Suvi for a multi-dimensional look.
I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 319 and Essie No Place Like Chrome.
I sponged with Zoya Crystal and Essie On a Silver Platter.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I love board games. I love Monopoly most but I’ll play all of them!
What do most board games have in common? Dice!
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I matte the color with Essie Matte About You topcoat.
I dotted with Milani Black Swift.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
The only thing I could think about was Scooby-Doo but I’ve already done a couple of Scooby inspired manicures so I had to think of something different.
Quite a few people already did cartoon nails but I decided to give it a try. This is my first attempt and I think they came out pretty well! I knicked my middle finger while it was drying and I couldn’t bring myself to re-do it. I actually re-did most of my nails because the orange kept smearing!
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I am not really a fan on this nail art on me. It makes my nails look shorter which in turn accentuates the current swelling in my fingers. I tried to manipulate the angle so you could not see the swelling. Regardless, I think it is a super cute look so I will try again when I am not in the middle of a flare and my nails are longer.
I used 2 coats of Color Club Twiggie and Milani Peacock as my base.
I stamped with Color Club Wham! Pow! and Bundle Monster plate BM 311.
I used Milani Black Swift and butter London Cotton Buds for the other detailing.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
(The more I look at this manicure, the more I think it is a fail…I like the idea behind it but the stamping makes the entire look messy. I think my index finger came out the best though…I don’t know…I will definitely revisit this manicure)
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
The first thing that came to mind was Star Trek! I decided to go with a simple freehand design and pull out one of my favorite polishes from the cobwebs!
I used 1 coat of Milani Black Swift as my base before adding a generous coat of butter London The Black Knight. I adore this polish. It is a galaxy in a bottle! I haven’t worn this nail color in months and I don’t know why! I thinned the formula with Zoya Renew. It is still thick but it self-levels with one coat. LOVE.
I used Sally Hansen Triple Shine Slick Black on my ring finger before free-handing the Star Trek logo with Essie No Place Like Chrome.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
