21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
I love board games. I love Monopoly most but I’ll play all of them!
What do most board games have in common? Dice!
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I matte the color with Essie Matte About You topcoat.
I dotted with Milani Black Swift.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
The only thing I could think about was Scooby-Doo but I’ve already done a couple of Scooby inspired manicures so I had to think of something different.
Quite a few people already did cartoon nails but I decided to give it a try. This is my first attempt and I think they came out pretty well! I knicked my middle finger while it was drying and I couldn’t bring myself to re-do it. I actually re-did most of my nails because the orange kept smearing!
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I am not really a fan on this nail art on me. It makes my nails look shorter which in turn accentuates the current swelling in my fingers. I tried to manipulate the angle so you could not see the swelling. Regardless, I think it is a super cute look so I will try again when I am not in the middle of a flare and my nails are longer.
I used 2 coats of Color Club Twiggie and Milani Peacock as my base.
I stamped with Color Club Wham! Pow! and Bundle Monster plate BM 311.
I used Milani Black Swift and butter London Cotton Buds for the other detailing.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
(The more I look at this manicure, the more I think it is a fail…I like the idea behind it but the stamping makes the entire look messy. I think my index finger came out the best though…I don’t know…I will definitely revisit this manicure)
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
The first thing that came to mind was Star Trek! I decided to go with a simple freehand design and pull out one of my favorite polishes from the cobwebs!
I used 1 coat of Milani Black Swift as my base before adding a generous coat of butter London The Black Knight. I adore this polish. It is a galaxy in a bottle! I haven’t worn this nail color in months and I don’t know why! I thinned the formula with Zoya Renew. It is still thick but it self-levels with one coat. LOVE.
I used Sally Hansen Triple Shine Slick Black on my ring finger before free-handing the Star Trek logo with Essie No Place Like Chrome.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
American Apparel, butter London, freehand, Milani, Nail Art A Go Go, Sephora by OPI, Urban Outfitters
I always had a tendency to day-dream and doodle in the side margins of my school notes, haven’t done it in a while but it was a great time-killer!
My freehand skills are still pretty messy but I think that adds to the “doodle” idea!
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I used Milani Sugar High on my pinky.
I “doodled” with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet, American Apparel Parakeet, and Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Playing catch-up for the next few days. Worst flare in a year, could barely walk let alone work a nail polish brush 🙂 Hopefully I will be caught up in a few days.
For this theme, I also incorporated the Crumpet’s Tri-Polish Tuesday manicure!
I used 2 coats of Nails Inc. Foubert’s Place as my base.
I dotted with Color Club Mrs. Robinson and I stamped with Milani Dark Coffee and Bundle Monster plate BM 322.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
14 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
butter London, Color Club, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Nail Art A Go Go, OPI, Sephora by OPI, sugar-spun
I do not have the biggest sweet tooth but I love eating chocolate-covered strawberries around Valentine’s Day! I have no preference between white or milk chocolate…they are both good to me! 🙂
I do not own a true red so I layered a couple of layers of OPI Do You Think I’m Tex-y? over OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?.
I added “strawberry seeds” with a cuticle stick and Color Club Almost Famous and Sephora by OPI Ms. Can’t Be Wrong.
I drizzled with Milani Dark Coffee and butter London Cotton Buds.
I hope you enjoy!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
14 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
Bundle Monster, China Glaze, Konad, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Nail Art A Go Go, stamping, Zoya
I was too tired to re-do my manicure last night so I am playing catch up today. I am beyond annoyed with this flare because my stamping goes out the window!!
I tried to salvage my nails by applying layers and layers of glitter 😛
I used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.
I then marbled with Orly Bonder and China Glaze Caribbean Temptation.
I stamped with Konad Special Polish in Black and Bundle Monster plate BM-317.
I added a generous coat of Zoya Kissy and Milani Hot Pink to cover the poor stamping. I like how I can still see the stamping and marbling under it!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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