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Single, Double and Triple Blue Winter Nails

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

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Born Pretty Store, MoYou London, plaid, snowflakes, stamping

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I kind of went overboard with this festive nail lok but I kind of love how it turned out. I just wish my camera picked up the colors a bit better. I had to add contrast while editing the photo because I couldn’t see the snowflakes too well.

I thought it was was fitting to use a holiday stamper for this look so I used my new Born Pretty Store dark festive stamper. I was totally drawn to this one because of the dark blue and gold scheme and loved the shimmery navy stamper head. Though, I have to admit I am no longer used to opaque squishy stampers. I prefer my clear one since I can see exactly where I place the image on my nail. This being said, this new one picked up the images nicely and transferred them well to the nail surface but I think I will reserve it for marbling and reverse stamping.

I hope you like this look as much as I do! I don’t usually do multiple stampings since I think one layer looks elegant enough but I just felt like more was more is more in this case!

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Born Pretty Store Festive Holiday Stamper w/ Squishy Shimmery Stamper HeadBorn Pretty Store Festive Holiday Stamper w/ Squishy Shimmery Stamper Head

Triple Stamped Blue Snowflake and Winter Nails | the Rite of Aging...EarlyBase: Zoya Saint

Stamping Colors: Zoya Goldie, Milani Blue Print*, Konad Stamping Polish White

Stamping Plate: MoYou London Festive plate 01 + 02, Born Pretty Store plate L010*, Born Pretty Store festive stamper ($3.59 each here*)

 

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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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Christmas Needle Drag | Nail Art

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Formula X, Infinite Ombre, Konad, MoYou London, Nail Art, rafriendlynailart, stamping

I always wanted to try the marble drag technique because it looked abstract and RA-friendly but never got around to it. I used the Formula X Infinite Ombre kit because the green, red sheer tints blended so well together and really popped over the silver base. And, of course, no nail art is complete without snowflakes so I added them for good measure!

I did not have very good luck with a toothpick because I pressed to hard and brought up the base color so I used the tip of a paintbrush. I ended up with a Picasso swirl but I still got the gist of the needle drag.

I hope you like it!

 

Christmas Needle Drag Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X Nails Platinum Prime

Drag Marble: Timeless Teal, Boundless Berry

Stamping: Konad Special Polish White, MoYou London Festive plate 02

 

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Gradient and Snowflakes Stamping | Nail Art

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Color Club, gradient, MoYou London, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, snowflakes, stamping, winter, Zoya

I am not going to even apologize for starting my holiday nail art early. I just cannot help myself especially when it comes to snowflakes because yesterday morning I woke up and there was ice on my car! Not frost. Ice. It is now officially okay to do winter looks! Yay!

I decided to go with a bright gradient and silver stamping for my first snowflake look this year. I hope you like it!

 

Snowflakes Gradient and Stamping Nail Art | The Rite of AgingGradient: Sally Hansen Blue My Mind, Zoya Haven

Stamping: MoYou London Festive 02, Color Club On the Rocks

 

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Under the Sea Blue Gradient Nail Art

17 Monday Aug 2015

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China Glaze, Creative Stamper, Crystalline Nail Veil, Glitter Gal, gradient, MoYou London, Nail Art, SinfulColors, stamping, Wet n Wild

Well hello there lovely people!

Today I have a fun blue gradient with the brightest blue cremes in my collection! Just looking at them puts me in a good mood. And, as per usual, I did not leave well enough alone and added some sea creatures to my waves. Thankfully, they came out well and added nicely to the look!

Unfortunately, I completely forgot Why Not stains worse than any other polish in my collection. I used Crystalline Nail Veil but there was still skin that couldn’t avoid the inevitable. I am not really looking forward to taking this look off which is just as well because I love it so much!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Under the Sea Blue Gradient Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: SinfulColors Whiteboard

Gradient (from cuticles to tip): Glitter Gal Bluemerang, China Glaze UV Meant to Be, SinfulColors Why Not

Stamping: Creative Shop stamper, MoYou London Sailor 08, Wet n Wild Black Creme

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OMD3 – Ocean Watercolor and Stamping Nail Art

23 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Community, Nail Art

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blogging community, Color Club, Deborah Lippmann, Essie, Milani, MoYou London, Nail Art, OMD3, OMD3NAILS, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI, stamping, watercolor, Zoya

Check the sidebar for links to challenge information.

Many moons ago I did a Galapagos-inspired look for the FIFA World Cup challenge (linked here)! I was trying out my new light box and the photos were horrendous! I was completely bummed as the actual nail art came out really nicely! I always wanted to re-try it for better pictures…except, I didn’t realize how DIFFICULT this look was to photograph! I think there was just too much going on with all the different colors and stamping, etc. I tried my best and still  have to say I love what I came up with.

I hope you do too!

 

#OMD3NAILS - Ocean Watercolor and Stamping Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Milani Color Statement Blue Print (I have to say I am not particularly pleased with the brand’s new polishes especially when compared to the old ones…)

Watercolor: Sephora by OPI Go My Own Way, Sally Hansen Slick Black, Blue My Mind, Zoya Crystal, Yara, Opal, Deborah Lippmann Mermaid’s Dream, Essie No Place Like Chrome, Milani Power Periwinkle

Stamping: Color Club On the Rocks, MoYou London plate SAILOR 08

 

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Dry Brush and Stamped Nail Art for First Actemra Infusion

25 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by MonicawithRA in Nail Art, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Actemra, China Glaze, Essie, infusion, Milani, MoYou London, Nail Art, nausea, Orly, Pueen, rheumatoid arthritis, Sally Hansen, side effects, stamping

During my February monthly rheumatology appointment, my doctor tried to convince me to change medications. The Orencia hit its usual plateau and the inflammation slowly crept back in. I don’t really remember that doctor’s appointment. I don’t even know if I understood a word he said. I was so exhausted, foggy and painful nothing made sense. Life didn’t make sense. Well, if my biologic medication was no longer working it was a no-brainer to switch, right? Unfortunately, Saachi was still recovering from her emergency splenectomy (spleen and tumor removal) and would start chemo in the following weeks. With the cancer running rampant within her bloodstream I could not take the chance of getting any worse and not being able to care for my dog.

As the Orencia faded and the Actemra built up in my system there would be a period where I would feel worse of; mostly because my other medications were not doing enough on their own. I had to take care of Saachi. Reluctantly, my doctor agreed it was my call and we could wait.

I had a follow-up a couple of weeks after Saachi passed away and my doctor was still not pleased. I had more inflammation in my joints than in recent months. Something had to change. I had a little more wiggle room to try out new medication as my father was back in town so he could help me. I reluctantly decided to switch to IV form of Actemra.

Actemra is like any other TNF inhibitor. It suppresses the immune system at a specific spot. I was afraid my sinus infections would return. They were so debilitating. I could not care for my pets because my allergy to their dander set off these headaches. Since each biologic medications hits different points of the immune system there was an unlikely chance my sinus infections would return.

 

I tolerated the infusion well. It took about an hour since the technician wanted to make sure I did not have a reaction.

Even though I did not have any reactions during the IV I became very nauseous afterwards. The persistent nausea lasted about 24 hours but I still it intermittently. I did not notice a difference in my RA symptoms. I still felt painful and swollen.

 

Anyways, on to the nail art. I created a dry brush manicure topped with stamping. The infusion liquid is clear which is no fun for nail art so I landed on blue! I then stamped some molecules and bubbles.

 

Dry Brush and Stamped Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI started with Essie Mademoiselle as my base.

I dry brushed with a mix of Orly Sec n Dry, China Glaze UV Meant to Be, Milani Power Periwinkle and Sally Hansen Blue My Mind.

I stamped with Milani Black Swift, MoYou London plate 3 from the Scholar Collection, Essie No Place Like Chrome and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN36.

 

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