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GOT Challenge: White Base

14 Thursday Aug 2014

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I am not going to lie…I love how this came out. It is super cute and fun. I cannot stop looking at my hands! The stamping could be better but this afternoon I could not even fill out a simple UPS DHL slip without my fingers getting stuck and painful. My hands went past shaky right to pulsating so I expected the worst when I lift the stamper. It smeared the base but I was totally okay with that today! (The top coat masked the flaw! Yay!)

I hope you like my GOT manicure this week. Since my Nails Inc. glitter has blue and pink glitter I went with a gender symbol design. When I flipped through my stamping plates I knew it was perfect with the other colors!

 

DSCF0539_fotorI used 3 coats of Nails Inc. Sprinkles Sweets Way (thumb, index, pinky) and 2 coats of Milani Peacock (ring) and Zoya Reece (middle) as my bases. To bring the blue creme and pink shimmer together I added a generous coat of Sally Hansen Color Frenzy Candy Drops and 1 coat of INM Holographic Top Coat – Silver.

I stamped with butter London Cotton Buds and Bundle Monster plate BM 310. The butter London polish became so thick after a few uses I could no longer stand it as a base. I reserved the remainder for stamping and it worked really well!

I sealed everything with 2 coats of Seche Vite because the glitter ate the first coat!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other white base manicures below!

Nail Polish Canada’s Summer 2014 Nail Art Challenge

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

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What better way to celebrate the end of summer or summer in general than with neons! I am going through a splatter phase so I decided on a fun, bright one for Nail Polish Canada’s summer challenge. It does not look like anyone else has done a splatter yet so hopefully mine stands out with the white background!

I thought about adding some stamping or something a little extra but I decided to leave well enough alone and stick with the simple nail art.

If you like my submission, please vote for me here: http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/summer-2014-nail-art-challenge/

 

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I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I splattered with separate straws and China Glaze Sun Worshipper, In the Lime Light and Color Club Mrs. Robinson.

I finished with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Gold before I realized my camera could not capture details under the sparkle! Yikes! Thankfully, you can still see the definition between the colors.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 29: National Pride

29 Tuesday Jul 2014

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I forgot to take camera shots of my bridal nails for a blog post but you can check out pictures on my Instagram at the top of the page!

I could not decide where I wanted to go with today’s prompt. I am from DC so National Pride is, well, DC! I considered doing a Christmas tree so I could use my water decals. You can feel the city light up during the Christmas holidays. You can feel the community.  But, I still want to work on my freehand work so I decided to go with fireworks. I did not do a Fourth of July manicure this year so this will be my be-lated one.

 

As always, my pinky crowded a little but I hope you like it anyways!

DSCF0408_fotorI used 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

I detailed with a small artist’s brush and Julie G White Orchid, Color Club Almost Famous, Milani Quick Teal, and Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot.

I finished with Seche Vite to seal the design before I added a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Silver.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Nature

26 Monday May 2014

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For this week’s Theme Buffet (Facebook group linked here) I decided on a solar flare. I tried water-spotting for the first time. It did not come out exactly like the tutorials show but I think it really encompasses the flare-like feel. I really want to try this again with an ocean/water color scheme!

I hope you enjoy!

 

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ImageI used two coats of Color Club Almost Famous! and one coat of Sinful Colors Chick Chick as my base.

I water-spotted with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now, Zoya Cheryl, Cult Nails Captivated and Color Club Wham! Pow!.

I used two very generous coats of Seche Vite to even everything out before topping off with a coat of INM Northern Lights for a sparkling finish!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other manicures for this week’s theme!

Nail-Art-A-Go-Go Day 10: Night Sky!

11 Tuesday Feb 2014

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I used 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

I dotted with Sephora by OPI Go My Own Way and Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen.

I applied Seche Vite to set the dots before connecting them with butter London Cotton Buds.

I finished with a generous dose of INM Northern Lights top coat.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Scooooby Doooo!

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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On my day off there was a Scooby-Doo marathon! Best day off. Ever.

During the 31-Day Challenge back in September I did a Scooby-inspired manicure, seen here. I really liked how it came out so I decided to revisit it.

I did not want to copy it exactly but it is very similar!

 

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Polishes Used:

  • Bases
    •  Color Club Twiggie, Almost Famous
    • Julie G White Orchid
    • Urban Outfitters Westside
  • Marbles
    • Essie Naughty Nautical
    • Color Club Almost Famous, Wham! Pow!
    • Milani Peacock
    • Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
    • Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet
  • Seche Vite (to protect the marble from streaking)
  • INM Northern Lights (all except pinky)
  • Essie Matte about You

 

I initially only added the matte coat to the pinky and I loved loved loved how it looked so I decided to go with all of them. I only really like how the pinky came out. I should have kept the rest glittery. Ah well.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Evergreen Marble

22 Sunday Dec 2013

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I love love love how this came out! Clean up was a little messy so apologies on that…but the green polishes do not want to budge 😦

Even though I was going for a Christmas-y color palette, this kind of reminds me of galaxies!

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I used two coats Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I “water-colored” on top with:

  • Zoya Suvi, Giovanna
  • SpaRitual Running with Wolves, Howl

I then water-marbled with:

  • Milani Black Cherry
  • Orly Bonder
  • Essie Naughty Nautical

I finished with 1 coat Seche Vite and 1 coat INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.