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Splodge and Squish | Nail Art

25 Monday Jan 2016

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Born Pretty Store, China Glaze, Formula X Nails, marbling, metallic nail foils, Milani, Nail Art, Picture Polish, SinfulColors, video tutorial, Wet n Wild

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Oh Winter Storm Jonas, how you have flared my rheumatoid arthritis. I am going to be all over the RA-friendly nail art techniques because of the aftermath (read: shoveling ourselves out of our houses) of the freak blizzard we had on the East Coast. As of now, we are still stranded on our street and just finished shoveling our driveways. Tomorrow we tackle the walkway to the mailbox!

One of the most RA-friendly nail art techniques is plastic bag marbling in which I place dots of polish on my nail then squish it around with a plastic baggie. I saw stamper-made marbling all over Instagram recently and gave it a go. It was interesting and fun but I liked the former technique better. When I used the stamper, the polish applied sheer and it took three “attempts” to build up the opacity; once it dried on the stamper I had to start the process all over again. Placing the polish directly to the nail was quicker, easier and just way more convenient.

Regardless, I will continue to play around with the stamper and see if I can come to enjoy it more!

Please check out my video tutorial for this look! I also demonstrate how to use the new design foils from the Born Pretty Store.

 

Bases: SinfulColors Whiteboard, Wet n Wild Black Creme

Details: Milani Vivid Violet, China Glaze UV Meant to Be, Picture Polish Serenity, Formula X Nails Platinum Prime

Foils: Born Pretty Store ($1.42/roll here)

 

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OMD3 – Watercolor and Freehand Nail Art

18 Saturday Jul 2015

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acrylic paint, blogging community, China Glaze, Emily de Molly, freehand, Glitter Gal, Milani, Nail Art, OMD3, Picture Polish, watercolor

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I was actually on top of the fish prompt but I attempted the look twice and both  looked horrendous. I was already very tired that evening so I lost all motivation to continue.

I had so many cute stamps I wanted to use and every time I stamped (yes, I mean every FINGER) the image looked different and warped. I just couldn’t do it. I shrugged and said ‘I’ll try them again on the weekend’. Well, the weekend is here and I thought, “obviously I cannot stamp so I might as well do something else”. These freehand fishes aren’t super intricate but I think they are kind of cute!

Hope you like it!

 

#OMD3NAILS - Watercolor and Freehand Fish Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Glitter Gal Bluemerang

Watecolor: Emily de Molly Candy Coated, Milani Power Periwinkle, China Glaze UV Meant to Be, Picture Polish Serenity

Detail: acrylic paint

 

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Waterfall Nail Art for NAIL – April Showers

12 Sunday Apr 2015

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easy nail art, Miracle Gel, Nail Art, Nail Art Ideas Linkup, Picture Polish, rafriendlynailart, Revlon, Sally Hansen, Seche Vite, waterfall manicure, Zoya

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I brushed Affie for today’s Cherry Blossom festivities. Unfortunately, as a result my wrists and fingers swelled and flared up. I sorely (heh, see what I did there?) wanted to freehand water droplets but I just did not have the dexterity or practice for it. I settled for the waterfall technique as it was very RA-friendly and had the prompt right in the name (kinda)!

 

I should waterfall more often. The technique is easy, simple, fast and the final result always looks like it takes more time than it actually does! I hope you like it too!

 

April Showers Waterfall Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI used Picture Polish Serenity and Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Hunger Flames as my bases.

I sealed both colors with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. This is the first time using this top coat and have no idea what to expect.

I detailed with detail brushes, Picture Polish Serenity, Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen and Zoya Dream. I sealed the design Seche Vite.

 

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