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Christmas is Coming Red and Green Dotticure | Nail Art

23 Wednesday Dec 2015

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Christmas, dotticure, Formula X, Formula X Nails, glitter, glitter gradient, holiday, SinfulColors

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I am TOTALLY off my nail art game which makes me really upset because I love Christmas and holiday nail art more than anything! I finally got some of my mojo back for the “Christmas is Coming” prompt but I am still not up to my usual standards.

I confused my nail art challenges and “Christmas is Coming” is part of the Clairestelle8challenge on IG!

 

I won the Formula X Nails Infinite Ombre kit from an Instagram giveaway and I honestly never thought I would use it nearly as much as I do. I thought the sheer polish trend was cool but was never interested enough in it to pursue it further. I like the colors in the kit and I like how well they blend together. However, they are a bit thicker than typical sheer polish which for me, is neither here nor there.

Can you believe I forgot I own “Holiday Rebel” by SinfulColors?? It is the perfect holiday glitter and I pushed it back into the cabinet over the year. I finally dusted him off, apologized profusely for neglecting him and eagerly dabbed him on my nails. I need to find a use for this very awesomely secular polish. Otherwise, I’ll use once, twice maybe thrice tops, which is far less than he deserves.

Anyways,

I hope you like this look!

 

Red & Green Dotticure Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X Nails  Platinum Prime

Dots: Formula X Nails Timeless Teal, Boundless Berry (Infinite Ombre kit)

Glitter: SinfulColors Holiday Rebel

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Purple Presents | Nail Art

18 Friday Dec 2015

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X, holiday, MoYou London, Nail Art, stamping, Zoya

I hope you like my purple present nails for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Purple Presents | The Rite of AgingBases: Formula X Nails Platinum Prime, Zoya Haven, Nfu Oh Opal 51

Stamping: Zoya Haven, Formula X Nails Infinite Indigo

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Candy Cane Dotticure | Nail Art & Tutorial

16 Wednesday Dec 2015

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X, holiday, Nail Art, OPI, Starlight collection

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I am so behind on the 12 Days of Christmas challenge it’s not even funny. At the end of last week I felt lousy due to a potentially cracked rib and as the days crept by I realized I was not remotely inspired by ornaments or ugly Christmas sweaters (albeit, I already planned on skipping the ugly sweater prompt). I tried a couple of ornament looks and the designs I liked the most were too big for my nail so I opted out of that one as well. However, I want to go back and try the wrapping paper idea because I could go any which way with that prompt!

Anyways, back to today’s look. I sat down ready to start my candy cane stripes when I realized I was too picky to have mismatched stripes so I opted for dots!

I also managed a video tutorial for this look so I hope you like it!

 

 

CYNA 12 Days of Christmas - Candy Cane Dotticure Nail Art and Video Tutorial | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X White Matter

Dots: OPI Ro-Man-ce on the Moon (light red), Guys & Galaxies (dark red)

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Silver & Gold Glitter Sugar-Spin | Nail Art & Talk Through Video Tutorial

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Community, Nail Art, Video

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12 Days of Christmas, Challenge Your Nail Art, Formula X Nails, holiday, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, SinfulColors, sugar-spun, Wet n Wild, Zoya

The long anticipated day has arrived!! I finally made a video tutorial for my sugar-spin look! Rather, I finally made a video I liked enough to post! Honestly, it took a while to get the hang of using this technique at the angle I filmed at. It was nearly a complete 90 degrees different so it took some getting used to.

I talked through the tutorial and gave my best tips and tricks for creating a crisp, clean sugar-spin. I talked about everything from prep to the actual technique and clean-up (which is the most important part as it is very easy to mess up all the hard work!). One thing I did forget to mention in the video is I prefer Pond’s towelettes because they re-introduce some moisture back into my skin after using acetone!

If you have any other questions please ask them and I’ll try to answer them!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Gold & Silver Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Gold & Silver Sugar-Spin Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme

Sugar-Spin: Zoya Goldie, Formula X Nails Platinum Prime

Glitters: SinfulColors All About You, Sephora by OPI Lights, Glammer-a, Action!

 

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CYNA – 12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Trees

07 Monday Dec 2015

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12 Days of Christmas, Born Pretty Store, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X Nails, holiday, Sally Hansen, water decals, Zoya

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Here are my Christmas tree nails for the Challenge Your Nail Art 12 Days of Christmas Challenge! I hope you like them!

 

CYNA - 12 Days of Christmas: Xmas Trees | The Rite of AgingBases: Zoya Severine (white gold), Suvi (dark green)

Details: Formula X Nails White Out, Sally Hansen Scale Up

Decals: Born Pretty Store ($2.00/sheet here)

 

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Challenge Your Nail Art – 12 Days of Christmas 2015 | Nail Art Community

30 Monday Nov 2015

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Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, holiday, Nail Art, nail art comm, winter

Guess what starts in two days?? The 12 Days of Christmas Challenge as part of the Challenge Your Nail Art group (created and hosted by the wonderful and always supportive Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish)!

We did it last year and it was very popular and fun for the season so we are doing it again!

The challenge is very lax and you do not have to commit to all the prompts (read: sorry, Nightmare Before Christmas) and jump in as you see fit.

If you are interested in joining in check out the Facebook group and tag #ChallengeYourNailArt and #12DaysofChristmas on social media!

Facebook | Pinterest | Social media tags: #ChallengeYourNailArt #12DaysofChristmas

Can you tell I love the holidays?? Let’s do this season right!

 

Challenge Your Nail Art - 12 Days of Christmas | The Rite of Aging

 

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The Week in Review: 11/8 – 11/14

26 Thursday Nov 2015

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dotticure, fall, gradient, holiday, Nail Art, roundup, saran wrap, stamping, striping tape, video tutorial, waterfall, week in review, winter

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In case you missed any posts here is quick roundup of the past week!

 

I started my winter nail art early with stamped snowflakes over a simple gradient!

Snowflakes Gradient and Stamping Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

 

I stayed in the fall mood with some freehand leaves!

Freehand Autumn Leaves Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

 

Not a lot of time goes by without a fun dotticure!

Purple Dotticure | The Rite of Aging

 

And, I posted my first ever video tutorials! One for a saran-wrap mani and one for an autumnal waterfall look!
Starlight Saran-Wrap Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

I finished the week with an icy blue striping manicure.

Icy Blue Striping Tape Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

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