06 Friday Dec 2013
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I have been working on this for a couple of days and it finally came out the way I wanted!
I love, love, love, love this!
I used 3 coats Zoya Suvi as my base.
For the “decorations” I used Essie On a Silver Platter, No Place Like Chrome and Julie G “White Orchid”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
02 Monday Dec 2013
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I am going to attempt to paint my nails every day for this holiday season!
For the first/second day I decided to go with a simple gradient. I really liked it by itself so I only added one little stamp to my ring finger.
I used three thin coats of Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen as my base. It is thin and streaky but it’s a great pearly white for my skin tone and I really love it.
I sponged with Essie Naughty Nautical and Zoya Suvi.
The stamp is from Bundle Monster plate BM 321 and Essie No Place Like Chrome.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
29 Friday Nov 2013
I decided to enter the nail art contest hosted by Nail Polish Canada. I like having prompts to follow when doing nail art!
If you like my submission you can vote for it by clicking here. Just submit under “Other” and Theriteofagingearly. Thanks!
I used 2 coats of Milani Peacock as my base.
Detailing (dotting, sponging, artist brushes for background)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
26 Tuesday Nov 2013
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It is cold! And I am miserable….but finally: wintery mix alert!
Bases used:
Sponging:
Water decal from Born Pretty Store.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
22 Friday Nov 2013
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Bundle Monster, Essie, Julie G, Nail Art, Orly, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI, stamping
And for your reading pleasure…Dumb Sh*t Monica Thinks: I walked into Trader Joe’s to buy dog food late last week and wondered why there were so many turkeys for sale….In my haste to get to the winter holidays I totally forgot about the fall ones!
Everyone in DC drives like they are bracing a snowstorm…even when there are barely any flakes.
By the way, it has not snowed yet but everyone thought it would!
I like the blurrier pictures because they lend more to the effect of snow flurries!
I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Triple Shine “Slick Black”. I am not a huge fan of Sally Hansen polishes but the color on this was too amazing to pass up. I needed two thick coats to reach full opacity. The polish is a lot more sheer than it appears in the bottle.
I stamped with Essie “No Place Like Chrome” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 323”.
I love marbling each color separately. Marbles are messy so they should look messy! Well, not all the time, but I like the look of a “messy marble”.
I marbled with Orly “Bonder” and Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way”.
I then marbled with Orly and Slick Black. I love how it cancelled out the colors underneath.
I stamped snowflakes with Julie G “White Orchid” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 319”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Tuesday Nov 2013
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It may have been warm (as in high 60s) and sunny today, but I was craving snow!
Also, I just wanted to play with my new polishes!
The second picture better shows the “snow falling from the sky” effect I was going for.
I used 3 coats of Revlon Parfumerie “Fresh Linen”. This is a very frosty, pearly white. The formula is extremely streaky and barely reaches full opacity with three coats. However, the scent does reflect clean laundry and is not overwhelming. Amazingly, it still smells even after top coat!
I dotted with Julie G “White Orchid” and topped with Seche Vite.
I sponged Maybelline Color Show Brocades “Crushed Crimson” on the bottom half of my nails. I did not capture it in these two photos but there is a heavy gold shimmer in it.
I re-dotted with White Orchid and topped with Sinful Colors “Holiday Rebel”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
16 Saturday Nov 2013
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Bundle Monster, Essie, Julie G, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Orly, Sephora by OPI, stamping, Wet n Wild
Remember when I said it was cold? Apparently, I lied.
It got warm and rainy.
Probably means we are in for a very bitter winter!
Bases:
Thumb & Ring: Julie G “White Orchid”
Index & Pinky: Milani “Black Swift”
Middle: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”
Detailing:
Thumb & Ring: Marbling – Orly “Bonder”, Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic” and “Go My Own Way”, Essie “No Place Like Chrome”
Index & Pinky: Sponging – Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” and “Metro Chic”, Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”
Middle: Sponging Gradient – Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” followed by Wet n Wild “Blue Moon” on the tips.
Stamping: Essie “No Place Like Chrome” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 312”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
