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Nail Art: Snowflakes Stick Better to Grass

25 Thursday Dec 2014

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I was feeling greens, gradients and snowflakes! I love the greens together but they were so bright they almost broke my camera! Haha, kidding! But just like any good green they stained like mad!

 

I hope you like today’s manicure! Sorry about my middle nail. Right after I top-coated I stood up and nicked my nail on the table!!

 

DSCF2277_fotorI started with 3 coats of China Glaze In the Limelight as my base. I am actually pretty impressed with the formula. It streaks but self-levels and becomes opaque in 3 coats.

I used a makeup sponge and Barry M Matte Cancun at the cuticles.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and plate 02 from the MoYou London Festive collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Challenge Your Nail Art/NAIL – Freestyle Snowflakes

23 Tuesday Dec 2014

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Snowflake manicures are by far my favorite designs yet they went neglected this winter! I think my lack of commitment is due in part to the lack of snow so far. It only snowed once and it barely stuck! What a bummer! However, I heard the following months are supposed to be very, very snowy; even worse than last year! I have not decided whether this is a good thing yet. I love snow but I hate what it does for my condition. I guess I have to decide any given day…

 

I combined two prompts because I was not feeling very well but I do like the final look. Why not make snowflakes pink?

I hope you like it!

Pink Snowflakes | The Rite of AgingI used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base. While I am not the biggest fan of Sally Hansen products I really love this pink. The formula is good, the color compliments my skin and it dries quickly! I find myself reaching for the polish quite often!

I stamped with MoYou London’s Festive Collection plate 02, Konad Special Polish Red, OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where? (this is an awesome deep coral but photographed more much lighter) and Milani Black Swift.

I “water-marbled” without the marble with Zoya Maria Luisa.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL (December 2014) – Rudolph & Friends

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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For this prompt, I considered this freehand reindeer design I saw on the Nailsasaurus (linked here) but I cut my nails reallllly short today and there was no way I could fit the image on my nails! Anyways, what better time to try out my new MoYou London Festive collection stamping plates!

 

I used a striping tape and Sephora by OPI Go My Own Way for subtle color change but the stamping covers it up (you can kind of see it on the pinky and ring fingers)…oh well…I hope you like it!

 

Reindeer Stamping | The Rite of AgingI used 2 coats of Zoya Dream as my base.

I stamped with MoYou London plate 01 from the Festive collection and Konad Special Polish White.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Challenge Your Nail Art: Glitter

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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I am not really into glitter. This is mostly due to the clean up I never have the patience for. This is rather funny since I own quite a few glitter toppers because I just love looking at them! Regardless, I hit a creative block for this prompt.

I spent the last few days archiving and categorizing my nail polishes, tools and supplies and came across some forgotten loose glitters. It hit me. Glittering, glistening snow! Painting color wheels and cutting/applying labels resulted in a flare so I am happy this nail art was RA-friendly!

 

I love how this came out, exactly what I pictured and…clean up was really easy! I hope you like it!

Glittering Snow | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Zoya Suvi and a generous coat of Seche Vite as my base.

I painted one nail at a time with an artist’s brush and Milani Spotlight White before dumping white glitter on top.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other glitter manicures below!

Challenge Your Nail Art: Decorations

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

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I had a couple of ideas for this prompt but none of them panned out properly. I am not too incredibly pleased with this manicure just because it was not my first choice. That being said, I really like the base!

I hope you like it, too!

 

Challenge Your Nail Art - Christmas Ornaments | The Rite of AgingI started with 3 coats of Zoya Suvi for good measure. I probably could have gotten away with 2 coats!

I achieved the base color by water-marbling without the marble Essie No Place like Chrome and layering Serum No. 5 Happy Special Day! on top. I saw this technique done on a very pretty manicure on Instagram but now I cannot remember  whose it was!! (EDIT: Thank you, PINTEREST! I pinned the exact manicure onto one of my boards. Check out this gorgeous snow forest manicure at @nailsbyjema’s Instagram)

I used Born Pretty Store Christmas decals on my index and ring fingers.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other Christmas decoration manicures below!

Challenge Your Nail Art: Red and Green

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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I had these done on time but I forgot to post the pictures yesterday. What better way to do red and green than with a water marble? Unfortunately, the green and red did not want to marble together so I just did the one color and dotted the second.

 

I hope you like it!

Challenge Your Nail Art - Red & Green | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I marbled with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and dotted with Zoya Giovanna.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other red & green manicures below!

Challenge Your Nail Art: Icy Blue Colors

12 Friday Dec 2014

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This post is super late. I had done one on time with this awesome water marble, but the sugar spun ended up looking muddy and the colors just looked disgusting. So, I re-did it a couple of days later without the sugar-spin but I couldn’t take pictures until this morning. There is a little tip wear so apologies in advance! Also, sorry for the pretty poor photo quality…I cannot photograph whites to save my life….I still need to play with the settings on my camera 😦

 

I hope you like it!

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Mergh…I’m sorry I don’t quite remember all the polishes I used…If you want to know please comment and I’ll find out. Ergh, I am sorry…the cold weather is finally getting to me…I am so out of it right now.

Oh, and I stamped with Konad and some new plates from the MoYou London Festive collection.

 

Check out the other icy blue manicures below!