31DC2014 – September 17: Glitter, Pirate Nail Art Challenge – Treasure/Gold

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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#31DC2014, acrylic paint, Color Club, freehand, Nail Art, nail challenges, pirates nail art, Revlon, Sephora by OPI, Zoya

Perfect timing! “All that is gold does not glitter”…but let’s face it, pirates like their treasure shiny. Initially I wanted to re-create my 31DC2013 – Inspired by Eye Makeup I Love manicure (linked here) but nearly forgot dragons were not the theme…Treasure-hunting was so I swapped the giant reptile for a full wooden chest.

I kind of love how this came out, especially the gradient base, the yellow really makes the gold pile kind of glow! I hope you like it too!

A list of the polishes:

Color Club Wham! Pow!, Almost Famous
Zoya Goldie
Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora
Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen
Yellow, red, brown acrylic paint

A list of the tools:

makeup sponge
assorted artist’s brushes

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Check out the other glitter nail polishes below!

…And don’t forget to check out the pirate treasure manicures below, too!

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

15 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by MonicawithRA in Nail Art

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Essie, freehand, INM, Milani, MoYou London, Nail Art, nail challenges, pirates nail art, Sally Hansen, stamping, Zoya

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.

I 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!