25 Friday Jul 2014
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freehand, Julie G, Milani, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Revlon, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI
I forgot how fun freehand work was! This is my first roses manicure but I think it came out really well!
I hope you like it too!
I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Petal Pusher as my base.
I detailed with Revlon Parfumerie China Flower, Julie G White Orchid, Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas and Milani Mauve Medley.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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23 Wednesday Jul 2014
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This is my first ever feathers manicure! I think it came out pretty cool looking even though they do not really look like feathers. The color scheme ended up pretty winter holiday-ish but I like it anyways!
I hope you do too!
I made a mistake on my Instagram and said I used Milani nail polish as my base. It is actually two coats of Wet n Wild Burgundy Frost.
I detailed with Julie G White Orchid, Essie No Place Like Chrome and On a Silver Platter.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
20 Sunday Jul 2014
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American Apparel, China Glaze, dotticure, freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, OPI, Urban Outfitters
I hope you like my neon yellow dotticure for the OMD2 challenge!
I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.
I detailed with several dotting tools and American Apparel Neon Yellow, Urban Outfitters Westside, China Glaze Sun Worshipper and OPI Pros & Bronze.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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20 Sunday Jul 2014
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July really has been a month of firsts! My first French manicure, soon to be my first dots within dots, and my first Ikat nails!
I actually really liked how these came out…I was nervous about doing these hence the 7 day wait! But, they were surprising easy!
I hope you like them!
I used 2 coats of Color Club Mrs. Robinson as my base.
I sealed the base with Seche Vite and detailed with Sephora by OPI Metro Chic, Wet n Wild Black Creme and Julie G White Orchid.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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14 Monday Jul 2014
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Yup, I am so behind! Hopefully I can catch up soon though.
I hope you like my 3D manicure for today’s prompt. I wanted to use my textured polish because it goes neglected because I am not the biggest fan of these types of polishes.
There are a ton of water-spotted nails floating around Instagram and I want to do my own. It is a odd technique. It has the potential to come out really ugly or really cool.
I cannot decide whether I like how this came out. It’s definitely funny looking, but all water-spotting looks strange in my opinion. I really like the color combination!
I hope you like it!
I used 2 coats of Julie G Sugar Plum Fairy as my base.
I water-spotted with Color Club Mrs. Robinson, Formula X by Sephora Thrilling and Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
02 Wednesday Jul 2014
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Yesterday marked a new month in the TPC! I am excited about this month as I especially love the color combination!
For this week’s manicure I decided on the “Nimbus” technique. I remember seeing a similar design…somewhere…I think it might have been a phone’s wallpaper but if it is someone’s nail art idea please let me know so I can credit them appropriately!
I really like the Nimbus technique but I can only get one, maybe two dots per side of the Q-tip before it loses its shape. Is there a way around that? Otherwise, it is a great abstract technique suitable for RA-shaky hands!
I used 3 coats of Julie G White Orchid and Seche Vite as my base.
I detailed with q-tips, pure acetone, Color Club Twiggie, Poptastic, and Milani Vivid Violet.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
30 Monday Jun 2014
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Bundle Monster, Bundle Monster Turns 5 challenge, Julie G, Konad, marbling, stamping, Wet n Wild
Here is the last manicure for the Bundle Monster challenge! This month was definitely “challenging” since my Bundle Monster products are primarily stamps. Even though it was hard I think I got some much-needed stamping practice.
It was totally awesome I was one of the five winners the first week! Check out my twitter for a sweet picture of the goodies the company sent me!
You can barely tell but I did stamp with a gold stamping polish for a “candle-lit” look…
I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.
I marbled with Wet n Wild Black Creme.
I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 301 and Konad Special Polish Antique Gold?
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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