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Nail Art: Diwali!

05 Tuesday Nov 2013

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Happy Diwali all! In India, Diwali is known as the Festival of Lights. It is a time spent with family, lighting fireworks, protecting against the evil spirits, and eating sweets! (Unfortunately, I seem to be the only Indian in the world who did not get the sweet tooth gene – I’d rather go for salt than sugar!)

 

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I used 2 coats of Chanel Le Vernis “Gondola” as my base.

I sponged Chanel Le Vernis “Peridot”, “Pearl Drop”, and Color Club “Poptastic” to mimic candles. 

I used a water decal from Born Pretty Store for my ring finger.

I used Orly Won’t Chip top coat to sporadically apply flitter flecks in Florentine Gold (gold), Fire Opal (orange), and Brownstone (copper) to mimic fireworks.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Believe or Not Believe

20 Sunday Oct 2013

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I decided to mirror my frustrations about the invisibility of this disease with a dark water marble and my angry little demon stamp. (Which in reality is the cutest thing ever!)

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Apologies on the quality of the photos. It was difficult to capture the marble. I kept trying to mess with the pictures and this was the best I came up with.

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The bases I used were Milani “Black Swift” and Nails Inc. “London Town”.

I used Milani “Dark Coffee” and Bundle Monsters plate “BM 305” for the stamping.

I marbled with Orly “Bonder”, Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”, “Go My Own Way” and “Cover Me in Petals”, and Milani “Dark Coffee”. 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Halloween Nail Art Contest

07 Monday Oct 2013

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Short and Sweet in Texas is holding a Halloween Nail Art contest and I decided to submit a picture!

I am so excited about this because I incorporated the marbling and sugar-spun techniques. Spiders terrify me so after I finished taking pictures I just ignored my thumb.

 

I hope you enjoy it and please vote for my submission. I believe it is the 3rd picture in the album.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.592089537519139.1073741830.540216189373141&type=3

 

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Bases:

Ring: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”

All others: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On” covered by butter London “Knackered”

Detailing:

Water-Marble: Orly “Bonder”; Wet n Wild “Black Creme”

Sugar-Spin: Essie “No Place Like Chrome”; SpaRitual “Bismuth”

Free-hand Spider and Web: Milani “Black Swift”, Essie “No Place Like Chrome”, SpaRitual “Bismuth”

The bat was a water decal purchased from the Born Pretty Store. I am not sure if I applied it correctly because the sticker came off white.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 21: Inspired by a Color (…Coordinate?)

21 Saturday Sep 2013

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I wanted to continue with my water-marbling and I saw that I had a ton of great polishes in the pink-red category for an awesome gradient.

Apologies, I just noticed that there is a little more swelling in my fingers than usual. I had to do two manicures today because I will be out all day on Sept. 21st, giving me no time to work on the day’s prompt.

Inspired by a Color: Pinks/Reds

For this marble, I marbled each color separately and layered them. I really love how it came out!

Base:  Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”

All marbles were done with Orly “Bonder”.

Index: Zoya “Reece”, Color Club “Poptastic”

Middle: Zoya “Reece”, China Glaze “Caribbean Temptation”, Urban Outfitters “Banana Hammock” (I added the yellow because this nail looked a little bald).

Ring: China Glaze “Caribbean Temptation”, Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”

Pinky: Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”, “Caffeine Fix”

I think it is great how each marble goes in different directions and how each color pops!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 15: Delicate Print

14 Saturday Sep 2013

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I love love love how this came out. Unfortunately, the pictures do not do it justice.

I am really bummed that I have to take it off for tomorrow’s challenge.

Delicate Print

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 I started with three coats of Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”. I finally found my red! It dries to a jelly finish so I need three coats for full opacity. The formula is awesome and does not streak.

I sponged Zoya “Cheryl” and Pretty Jelly “Plum In Love”. I love the Pretty Jelly polishes. The holographic ones are so pretty!

I used a small brush to apply Pretty Jelly “Dream Cloud” and “Plum In Love” to any bald spots.

I applied one coat of Seche Vite.

I marbled Orly “Won’t Chip” and Zoya “Adina” on my ring finger. This was a trial and I did not like how it came out. It totally masked the colors underneath.

I marbled Orly “Won’t Chip” top coat and Chanel “Taboo” on the rest of the fingers. The colors are so similar that it is difficult to capture the marbling in pictures. It is a shame because it came out so nicely! However, I do like the subtlety.

I waited for the polishes to dry before stamping Bundle Monsters plate “BM-314” with Urban Outfitters “Westside”.

I cannot contain my excitement on this manicure. I really really love it!

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 10: Gradient Nails

10 Tuesday Sep 2013

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I love water-marbling because each nail comes out differently!

Okay…that is probably because I still do not have the technique down but I still love the finished product!

Gradient Nails

I started with two coats of China Glaze “White on White”.

Thumb: Orly “Bonder”, Color Club “Mrs. Robinson” and “Pucci-licious”.

Index: Orly  “Bonder”, Color Club “Mrs. Robinson”, “Warhol” and “Poptastic”.

Middle: Orly “Bonder”, Color Club “Warhol”, “Poptastic” and “Wham! Pow!”

Ring: Orly “Bonder”, Color Club “Poptastic”, “Wham! Pow!” and “Almost Famous”.

Pinky: Orly “Bonder”, Color Club “Wham! Pow!” and “Almost Famous”.

I finished with one coat of INM “Northern Lights”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 8: Metallic Nails

08 Sunday Sep 2013

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I am finally getting the hang  of water-marbling!

For today’s prompt I decided to go with something very subtle. It took me forever to get a photograph that picked up the design.

Metallics Water-Marble

I applied two coats of Chanel “Peridot” and one coat of Seche Vite top coat.

I like adding a top coat before I water-marble because it really defines the design. This is especially important when the colors are so similar.

I used Orly “Bonder” and Zoya “Goldie” for the water-marble. Bonder spreads more evenly and thinly than the top coat I was using and does not dry as quickly.

I finished with one coat of INM “Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.