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Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 12: 3D

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!

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.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 11: Rainbow

11 Friday Jul 2014

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For whatever reason, I never feel true rainbows, as in: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple – together. I am not sure why.  I just do not like how the colors look together. I would rather do a gradient/ombre of colors. (You can see my other rainbow-inspired manicure for last September’s 31-day challenge here).

I used neons because they are just “splatterable”. It is also a technique I rarely attempt. Strange, right? It seems like something I would do more often.

Splatter-painting is hard! I did not get a true splatter unless I doused the toothbrush in acetone, but the color became more transparent because of it.

 

Do you have any tips for me?

I added a couple of pictures, in different lighting, because I L-O-V-E how this came out! Of course, you can never go wrong with neons, right?

 

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DSCF0232_fotorI used 2 coats of  butter London Cotton Buds as my base.

I splattered with pure acetone, a toothbrush, and Color Club Almost Famous, Wham! Pow!, Warhol, and Mrs. Robinson. 

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other manicures!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 9: Jelly

09 Wednesday Jul 2014

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I do not own a single jelly! I need to change this. The closest I have is a recent Revlon Gel Envy purchase. Why it is close? Because it has “gel” in the name. Gel is short for Jelly, right??

It is not a jelly but dries to a springy finish. I love describing things as “springy” or “spongy” because it makes everything a little more fun.

I also used a polish with “Jelly” in the name. This all counts towards the prompt, right? I say yes, in a weird twist five times around kind of way!

I hope you like it. I have been in a stamping mood so I layered a couple of this manicure.

 

DSCF0177_fotorI used 2 coats of Revlon Gel Envy High Stakes as my base. Revlon polishes are hit or miss with me but this polish is definitely a hit. The formula is good and the color is gorgeous.

I stamped with MoYou London plate 03 (Scholar collection), Pretty Jelly Plum in Love and Essie No Place Like Chrome. Both polishes stamped really well!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 8: Shimmer

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

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Right after I go on and on about rainbow shimmer in holographic polishes, I realize the prompt for today’s manicure IS shimmer!  “Knackered” is a favorite in my collection but I do not use it nearly enough. It always looks gorgeous over dark nail polish!

I hope you like this manicure. I tried a freehand design and my hand shook like mad. I hope this gets better with practice!

DSCF0155_fotorI used 2 coats of Zoya Suvi and 1 coat of butter London Knackered as my base.

I detailed with butter London Cotton Buds and China Glaze In the Limelight. I placed silver rhinestones in the middle of each star.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 7: Holographic

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

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In Star Trek, holograms are “projected three-dimensional images made of light and force fields”. (Thank you Sarah!)

Are holograms possible in the color world? They would translate into prismatic arrays of colors. Rainbow shimmer! I only own a couple of holographic polishes from Pretty Jelly (Liquid Jelly Liz’s nail polish line) and I love them! The shimmer is prominent and gorgeous!

I took inspiration from Luciana’s SIMPLES mixed sizes & colors dotticure. The dots are impeccable and the gradient is gorgeous! I was blown away! Click the picture to check out the Facebook post/group!

 

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I matte all the nails but lost the shimmer in the process. Which do you like better? I think I lean towards the matte finish. I can see the gradient dotticure a little better.

 

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DSCF0151_fotorI used 3 coats of Pretty Jelly Dream Cloud as my base.

I detailed with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot and Milani Peacock.

I protected the design with Seche Vite and finished with Essie Matte About You.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other futuristic manicures!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 6: Duochrome

06 Sunday Jul 2014

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I only own 1 duochrome polish. Seriously! What kind of nail art blogger am I?

I don’t t really care for them. Don’t get me wrong, they are pretty and look great on other people. On me, though, they show a very unflatter angle so I generally steer clear of them.

The only duochrome I own is Chanel’s Peridot. I bought it soon after it was released because IT WAS SO FREAKING PRETTY! Then I wore it. It looked awful on me. I rarely wear it but keep it on display.

Funny thing is I am really liking it right now. Maybe it looks better on tan skin? Maybe I changed my mind? That is the interesting thing about duochromes, the same polish always sparks different opinions on any given day.

I hope you like it!

 

DSCF0095_fotorI used 3 coats of Chanel Peridot as my base.

I sugar-spun with Zoya Yara.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Don’t forget to check out the other manicures!

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 5: Dark/SIMPLES Challenge – Week 6: Different Sized Dots

06 Sunday Jul 2014

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When I think “dark” polish, I think “vampy” and go straight to my highly-treasured Nfu-Oh Nfu 51 flakies polish. I do not use this polish nearly enough but maybe that is a good thing since it was discontinued from the Nfu Oh website. I snagged a bottle and still consider it one of my best nail polish purchases ever.

Ever.

The colors can look completely different based on lighting. I posted two pictures from today’s manicure, on Instagram, and they both look totally different. You have to love flakies!

I hope you like my creation today…The first picture is for the SIMPLEs challenge (different size dots) and the second is for the OMD2 challenge. When I think of flakies polishes I also think fairy tales and fantasy so I was thrilled to see a unicorn stamp in my collection.

SIMPLES Week 6: Different Size Dots

SIMPLES challenge

 

OMD2 Challenge - Day 5: Dark

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I used 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess and 2 coats of Nfu-Oh Nfu 51 as my base.

I stamped and detailed with butter London Cotton Buds and Mo You London plate 04 (Princess collection).

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.