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Challenge Your Nail Art: Icy Blue Colors

12 Friday Dec 2014

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This post is super late. I had done one on time with this awesome water marble, but the sugar spun ended up looking muddy and the colors just looked disgusting. So, I re-did it a couple of days later without the sugar-spin but I couldn’t take pictures until this morning. There is a little tip wear so apologies in advance! Also, sorry for the pretty poor photo quality…I cannot photograph whites to save my life….I still need to play with the settings on my camera 😦

 

I hope you like it!

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Mergh…I’m sorry I don’t quite remember all the polishes I used…If you want to know please comment and I’ll find out. Ergh, I am sorry…the cold weather is finally getting to me…I am so out of it right now.

Oh, and I stamped with Konad and some new plates from the MoYou London Festive collection.

 

Check out the other icy blue manicures below!

31DC2014 – September 25: Inspired by Fashion

25 Thursday Sep 2014

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I scoured my Pinterest boards for today’s fashion inspiration prompt when I happened across a Mickey Mouse jacket I saw on HonestlyWTF. I immediately decided to base my nail art on this pin because my new Mundo de Unas’ stamping plates came in and they had the perfect designs!

 

from HonestlyWTF - Child's Play

 

Initially, I wanted to layer two types of stamps to mimic the fabric’s pattern but the dark blue totally covered the lighter blue underneath. I then decided to just layer parts of the nail. Sorry for the stamp smearing, for a fast dry black this Milani polish does not dry very quickly. And I waited a good five minutes before adding top coat!

I hope you like it!

 

31DC2014 - September 25: Inspired by Fashion | The Rite of Aging EarlyI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

Stamp pairings:

  • Milani Power Periwinkle, Bundle Monster plate BM-315
  • Sally Hansen Blue My Mind, MoYou London plate 09, Suki Collection
  • Milani Black Swift, Mundo de Unas plate CF-02

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other manicures for today’s prompt!

31DC2014 – September 21: Inspired by a Color

21 Sunday Sep 2014

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I got my new Mundo de Unas stamping polishes in the mail and wanted to try out the blue so I built the color palette around that one polish. That falls under “inspired by a color”, right?

I wanted to water-marble again and I was so happy I did! It looked like a true water marble! Now, if I could only get them in the same direction!

The type of polishes I use really make a difference. I know Sammy from the Nailasaurus typically uses Barry M polishes so I gave mine a try. Wow. They work so well! True marbling is not as RA-friendly as messy marbling since it requires more precision. I only did my middle and ring nails because my fingers and wrists are flared.

I hope you like it!

 

31DC2014 - September 21: Inspired by a Color | The Rite of Aging…EarlyI used 3 coats of American Apparel Parakeet as my base.

I marbled with Orly Bonder, Barry M GNP 14/Key Lime, MNP 10/Cancun, and Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot (unfortunately, Pacific Hoot got kind of eaten up when I made the rings). I sealed the designs with Seche Vite before applying a generous coat of INM Northern Lights (Silver).

I stamped with MoYou London plate 04 from the Princess collection and Mundo de Unas stamping polish 4/Blue.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other colorful manicures below!

#31DC2014 – Day 14, 15: Flowers, Delicate Print

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Once again, I fell behind because of fatigue so I squashed the flowers and delicate print together. What screams delicate more than distressed nails! I did them in pink, that makes them more delicate, right? 😛

Anyways, I used a “delicate” flower stamp to combine both prompts.

I hope you like it. I really love distressed nails. I especially like the thicker, less cracked look and the American Apparel polish was the absolutely perfect consistency! So much hardcore love for this polish!

 

31DC2014 Challenge - Day 14,15: Delicate FlowerI started with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base.

I “distressed” with American Apparel Neon Red, Color Club Pop-tastic and Milani Mauve Medley.

I sealed the design with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights (Gold) before double-stamping with MoYou London plate 09 Pro collection, Konad Special Polish Red and Milani Color Statement Spotlight White.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other delicate manicures below!

Challenge Your Nail Art (9/15 – 9/19) – Pirates: Sea Creatures

15 Monday Sep 2014

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Jessica over at Be Happy and Buy Polish hosts one of my favorite challenges. They are bite-size and last no longer than 4 days. She polls the Facebook group for the most popular prompts and compiles the top themes. Jessica hosts a different challenge every few weeks. I find these challenges more hardcore than daily monthly challenges because the themes are more unique and specific.

I cannot tell you for sure if I will complete each day (be prepared for a double 31DC2014 manicure tomorrow) but I will certainly try.

I hope you like my sea creatures manicure. I especially like the double stamping of bubbles. This look was loosely inspired by Pandora, the National Zoo’s late  Giant Octopus, who passed away last February. Unfortunately since then, the Invertebrate House has lost even more funding and was shut down a month or two ago.

 

Pirate's Nail Challenge (9/15): Sea CreaturesI made a gradient using a make-up sponge, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind (cuticles) and Zoya Dream (tips). I sealed the gradient with INM Northern Lights (Silver).

I double-stamped bubbles with Milani Power Periwinkle, Peacock and MoYou London plate 08 from the Sailor collection.

I used MoYou London plate 04 from the Princess collection and Essie No Place Like Chrome. I love stamping with this polish but it shows every little flaw!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other sea creatures below!

#31DC2014 – September 12: Stripes

12 Friday Sep 2014

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Sorry about the not so great lighting, I’m trying to find better over the weekend!

I’ve fallen a bit behind because on day 10 I experienced a hit of exhaustion. I wanted to incorporate day 10 and 11 but everything I tried was a real nail fail and I lost steam quickly. I have an idea of what I want to do and hopefully it turns out how I want!

Anyways, here are my stripes for today…I am really stretching the prompt but as I see it, the design is made of up stripes, right?

I hope you like it. I am a little annoyed though, I sponged the base but it just came out like I smeared the stamp 😦

 

DSCF0861_fotorI used 3 coats of Zoya Goldie as my base. This time I actually remembered to use the shimmer-y polish as my base so clean up was so much easier!

I sponged with Sinful Colors Chick Chick and Julie G White Orchid. 

I stamped with MoYou London Back to the 80s plate 02 from the Time Travelers collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other stripe manicures below, there are some real stunners in the collection today!

Tri-Polish Tuesday Challenge: September #1 – Lilac, Teal, Grey

07 Sunday Sep 2014

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This is a little late because I was focusing on the 31-Day Challenge but I felt inspired to do a second manicure yesterday. This month is going to be a little difficult because I do not own any true lilac or teal polishes. As you can tell I cheated and used a sea foam green or “light teal” as I call it!

I hope you like it!

 

Tri-Polish Tuesday - September, Week One | The Rite of Aging…EarlyI started with 3 coats of Deborah Lippman Mermaid’s Dream as my base.

I used a makeup sponge, Deborah Lippman Mermaids Dream, Milani Power Periwinkle, and Nails Inc. Foubert’s Place. 

I sealed the gradient with INM Out the Door. 

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and MoYou London plate 02 from the Time Traveler’s Back to the 80’s collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other TPC manicures below!