28 Saturday Sep 2013
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#31DC2013, Bundle Monster, China Glaze, freehand, Nail Art, stamping, Wet n Wild, Zoya
31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag
I used two coats of China Glaze “White On White”.
I used a sponge-tip applicator to sponge Zoya “Gwin” on the top and Zoya “Suvi” on the bottom.
I applied one coat of Seche Vite before stamping with Bundle Monsters plate “BM 315” and Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Friday Sep 2013
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#31DC2013, Color Club, Cult Nails, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Seche Vite, SpaRitual
I dreaded this prompt especially when my hand tremors returned. There was no way I could do any art piece justice.
Thankfully, I remembered reading about the Picasso Swirl technique:
I am sort of cheating a little since I did not re-create the painting but I choose to think I am following the very loose translation of “Inspired by…” 😛
I used the color palette from “Houses on Hills”.
I used two coats of Milani “Mint Candy” as my base. I then applied Seche Vite top coat to protect the base color.
On each nail, I applied one to two different sized drops of each color.
I used a toothpick to swirl SpaRitual “Running with Wolves”, Cult Nails “Feel Me Up”, Color Club “Twiggie”, and Milani “Quick Teal”.
I did not use top coat because the swirls look like dried paint on a canvas.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
26 Thursday Sep 2013
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I scanned magazine after magazine, my closet, my house, for a pattern that I liked enough to re-create on my nails. I did not have any attachment to anything.
…Until I came across a dress from Clover Canyon. This is not a unique print but it is my favorite color combination, which is the main reason I was drawn to it.
I used two coats of Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet” as my base and Color Club “Wham! Pow!” for the detailing.
I am starting to realize how difficult nail art is on small nails!
I love how my thumb came out so I decided to add a rare picture of it.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
25 Wednesday Sep 2013
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Coco Chanel has to be my favorite designer ever. And my Limited Edition Fall 2012 sunglasses are my most prized possession.
I instantly fell in love with these sunglasses when I saw them in the print ad.
I put them on my “lust-haves” list knowing that I would have to find something similar.
It was pure luck and some really awesome out-of-world mojo that helped me land these sunglasses in early Summer 2013!!!
Since the frame of the glasses are clear I used butter London “Tea with the Queen” as my base.
For the detailing I used the water-coloring technique to re-create the sheer see-through quality as seen on the glasses.
I used the following polishes:
And no Chanel-inspired manicure would be complete without a signature pearl!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
24 Tuesday Sep 2013
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#31DC2013, butter London, freehand, Sally Hansen, Wet n Wild, Zoya
Since I am such a Middle Earth nerd I decided to continue with the concept and go with the Hobbit.
The Smaug sketch at the beginning of the book is my favorite drawing from the entire series. I redrew it on my binders, notebooks, everything!
Inspired by…a Book
I am seriously digging the red glint in Smaug’s eyes as he watches over his hoard.
For this manicure I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”. I only needed one coat!
For the detailing I used Wet n Wild “Black Creme”, butter London “Knees Up”, and Zoya “Goldie”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
23 Monday Sep 2013
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So this manicure is not totally unique but I have always wanted to try it!!
My favorite book, favorite movie, favorite franchise…I could keep going…is Lord of the Rings. I’m a fanatic. Obsessive is probably a better word.
Very simple but a little time-consuming and so so cool!
I am also using this as my nail art for a prior post. Click on the picture to view it.
I took this picture in a yellow reading light to give it that “from the fire” glow.
I also chose not to apply top coat to give it a more raw feel. I don’t know though, it might just make it look sloppy!
Inspired by a Movie
I used Zoya “Goldie” for the base and Milani “Black Swift” for the script.
The script is only on my right hand because there was no way I could achieve this with my non-dominant hand!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
23 Monday Sep 2013
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#31DC2013, butter London, Color Club, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, Urban Decay, Zoya
Oh boy. I had some really bad nausea last night so I took an anti-nausea pill. Unfortunately, I totally forgot that it makes me really drowsy, very quickly.
Halfway through the manicure, I nearly fell asleep and I barely finished; let alone posted it online.
I hope you enjoy it nevertheless!
One of my all time favorite musicals is Rent. I combed through the entire musical trying to find just one song that I could mash into a manicure but it was way too hard so I decided to go with the entire musical.
Inspired by Rent: The Musical
Bases:
Index: Zoya “Goldie”
Middle: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”
Ring: butter London “Knees Up”
Pinky: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”
Detailing
Index: butter London “Knees Up”, Milani “Foxy Lady” (hearts)
Middle: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”, “Almost Famous”, “Poptastic”; Milani “Foxy Lady”, & INM “Northern Lights” (fire); Milani “Black Swift” (cell gate)
Ring: Urban Decay Naked “Naked”, “Toasted” (logo wood boards)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
