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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 25: Roses

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!

 

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DSCF0360_fotorI 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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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 22: Feathers

23 Wednesday Jul 2014

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Essie, freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Wet n Wild

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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!

DSCF0346_fotorI 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.

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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 18: Dotticure

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!

 

DSCF0311_fotorI 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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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 13: Ikat

20 Sunday Jul 2014

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Color Club, freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Sephora by OPI, Wet n Wild

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!

DSCF0303_fotorI 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.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other Ikat nails!

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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 12: 3D

14 Monday Jul 2014

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freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Sephora by OPI

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!

DSCF0271_fotorI 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.

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The Crumpet’s Tri-Polish-Tuesday Challenge – July #1: Pink, Green, Purple

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

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Color Club, freehand, Julie G, Milani, Nail Art, nimbus, Tri Polish Challenge

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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!

DSCF0022_fotorI 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.

 

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Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 30: Candles

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…

 

ImageI 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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