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#31DC2015 – On Wednesdays We Wear Pink Nail Art

23 Wednesday Sep 2015

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31DC2015, blogging community, Deborah Lippmann, Julie G, Nail Art, Pueen Cosmetics, Sally Hansen, stamping

I think I mixed up the days/prompts. I thought today was inspired by a book so I posted my Lord of the Rings nail art and then realized today was actually inspired by a movie so I am posting this now and fixing my Inlinkz.

I immediately fell back to Lord of the Rings today but I wanted to do something different. While I was on Netflix Mean Girls popped up on my queue and it hit me!: today is Wednesday AND the movie prompt for the 31 Day Challenge. How perfect.

Mean Girls will always hold sentimental value for me. I was not bullied in school but the history behind the movie has a lot of well, history, for me! I giggle whenever I watch the movie and I love watching it with old friends.

Funny story: I saw the woman who plays Cady’s (Lindsay Lohan) mother as Elphaba in the NYC revival of Wicked so I thought it was fitting to use ‘Popular’ from the Deborah Lippmann Wicked collection in today’s look!

 

#31DC2015 - On Wednesdays We Wear Pink Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Petal Pusher, Deborah Lippmann Popular

Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN28, Julie G Beauty Peep Toe Pumps

 

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#31DC2015 – Marbled Stripes Nail Art

12 Saturday Sep 2015

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31DC2015, Barry M, blogging community, China Glaze, Julie G, marble, Nail Art, Pahlish, Sally Hansen, swatches

This design was inspired by yet another one of Robin Moses’ nail videos (linked here)! I’ve been trying out her techniques and have to say they make my nail art life a whole lot easier!

My forte is definitely abstract so I decided to go with a “marble without water” look. Yes, anything to avoid that dratted striping tape!

I hope you like it..I have to say this came out quite nicely! Below is a quick photo of the base color — which I gushed about on Instagram and serves as my pink for the 30 Days of Colour Challenge!

 

Swatch - Sally Hansen "Petal Pusher" | The Rite of Aging

 

#31DC2015 - Marbled Stripes Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Petal Pusher

Marble: artist’s brush, acetone, Barry M Grapefruit, Cancun, Pahlish Sunless Sea, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps, China Glaze Purple Panic

 

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Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping Nail Art

22 Monday Jun 2015

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American Apparel, gradient, Julie G, Milani, Nail Art, Pueen Cosmetics, rafriendlynailart, Sally Hansen, stamping, sugar-spun

Today I went with a fun, pink sugar-spun gradient. I cut my nails last night so this ended up being a little more difficult than I anticipated. I still like how it came out, though!

What do you think?

 

Pink Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping #NailArt | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher

Gradient: (tip to pinky) Milani Fast Fuchsia, American Apparel Neon Purple, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps

Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN 77, Milani Fast Fuchsia

 

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Challenge Your Nail Art – Favorite Candy (Favorite Dessert)

19 Friday Jun 2015

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Challenge Your Nail Art, Julie G, Nail Art, sugar spun nail art, sugar-spun, sweets manicure, Zoya

Can you tell I’m not a huge candy person? I am not even a huge sweets person but I do have a soft spot for chocolates and cheesecakes.

After seeing Rachel’s  (from Nails, the Final Frontier) chocolate drizzle nails I was reminded how much I love cheesecakes and decided on them for today’s prompt.

Sugar-spin all the things. This is what happens when I go on a three month break. I binge. Oops!

 

Raspberry Cheesecake Sugar-Spun Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Charlotte

Drizzle: Julie G Peep Toe Pumps

 

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Purple Waterspotting Nail Art

11 Monday May 2015

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American Apparel, Color Club, flare, Julie G, L'Oreal, Nail Art, neon, rafriendlynailart, rheumatoid arthritis, waterspotting

I’ve been asked to blog a bit about how I  live day to day with RA so I will start incorporate that in next posts.

 

This probably goes without saying but I never do anything before I take my medications in the morning (except make the breakfast to eat them with). I’ve made the mistake of replacing my bed covers, playing with the pets or typing which all ended in pretty bad flares and even worse days. When I’ve slept well I feel energetic, I have reduced pain and I forget I have RA…for the time being.

 

I take some of my medications two to three times a day depending on my pain level. If I have errands to run or, on the rare occasion, I go out or climb I time my medications a couple of hours before I need to be “alive”.

This timing varies per person but after some trial and error I realized my “sweet spot” for feeling my best lies around two hours after I’ve taken my pain medication.

 

For today’s nail art, I have an easy RA-friendly water-spotting look. I got the Color4Nails Crystalline Nail Veil today and was super excited to try it out! It works really well, though, it may be easier just to tape my fingers with the water techniques. Otherwise, I’d use way too much product.

 

1-DSCF6047_fotorI used American Apparel Neon Purple and Color Club Pucci-licious as my bases.

I waterspotted with hairspray L’Oreal Paris Sexy in Sequins, Color Club On the Rocks, and Julie G Butterflies & Rosebuds.

 

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Glitter Nail Art for NAIL – Gold

23 Monday Mar 2015

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Barry M, blogging community, gold, Julie G, KBShimmer, Nail Art, Nail Art Ideas Linkup, rafriendlynailart, textured manicure

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I am slowly catching up with the linkups I participate in! I missed out on the gold prompt from a couple of weeks ago but since I had a few gold polishes I neglect otherwise I wanted to jump in, even if my submission was really, really late!

I feel bad for my textured polishes. I only ever use them for challenge prompts. I love other 3D nail art (cough, sugar-spun, cough) but I can’t handle good old textured polishes. I guess there is something about the type of texture? Maybe it is too gritty.

I could go on and on about my quirks but let’s get on with the nail art! I like how this came out: simple, fast and RA-friendly…Perfect during this time of stress and fatigue!

But what about you…Do you have any of these eccentricities? Do you like ketchup but not tomatoes? Comment below!

 

Gold Glitter Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI used Julie G Gift of Gold as a base on my middle and ring finger. I used to coats of Barry M Mustard on the index and pinky finger.

I used a makeup sponge and KBShimmer Sand in My Stocking on the tips.

 

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Waterspotted and Stamping Nail Art: Finally…A Real Snow Day!

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

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butter London, Color Club, Julie G, MoYou London, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, stamping nail art, waterspotting nail art, winter manicure

Well, sort of…We only got about 5 inches of snow but the roads were not cleared until the afternoon so I guess it did warrant a snow day!

I’m am super bummed though. I have to make up today’s class by tacking on an extra 30 minutes to the next two…and these lesson plans really only work for an hour, and don’t hold the attention of a typical 5 year old for loner than that. Ugh.

Oh well, what can you do?

I hope you like my snow day manicure!

 

Waterspotting and Stamping Snow Day | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Julie G Butterflies & Rosebuds as my base.

I water-spotted with hairspray, Color Club Pucci-licious and Sally Hansen Hunger Flames.

I stamped with butter London Cotton Buds and MoYou London plate Festive – 02.

 

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