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OMD3 – Stamped Leaves Manicure

11 Saturday Jul 2015

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I promised I tried. I really tried not to use the Born Pretty Store plate. I have so many vines or foliage stamps; gorgeous, pretty stamps on my Pueen plates but I cannot help but use this BPS one. It has the perfect leaves for the look and feel I want.

I’ve seen this look so many times. It is especially popular on tourists shirts. Well, why not? Nothing quite says warm vacation more than summery neon plant fronds!

I dreamt about this look and knew exactly what I was going to do for today’s prompt. It came out exactly the way I wanted and I was so excited I posted them on Instagram early.

I hope you like this as much as I do!

 

#OMD3NAILS - Stamped Neon Leaves Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: American Apparel Neon Green

Stamping: Born Pretty Store plate BP-19, The Creative Stamper, Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas, Barry M Matte Cancun

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.


OMD3 – Pattern

09 Thursday Jul 2015

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Patterns…What are patterns? They are recurrent shapes or lines of any colors. That means I can do absolutely anything with this prompt. Initially, I wanted to stamp but I stared at every single “pattern” and had no idea what to do with it!

So, I back peddled a little and went with quick and easy dots. I don’t know if it technically counts as a pattern as it doesn’t repeat on each nail…but it is the same across the hand…so, it’s a pattern, right??

 

#OMD3NAILS - Dotty Pattern Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Sephora by OPI Metro Chic

Dots: acrylic paints

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Happy 4th!

03 Friday Jul 2015

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Last year I won on week of Bundle Monster’s birthday month nail art challenge and one of the toppers they sent me contained a patriotic mix of glitters. I never used it so I was excited to pull the bottle from the back of the cabinet and dust it off.

Unfortunately, I felt just freaking awful from last week so I only had the energy for one accent nail per hand. My other nails felt left out, though, so I dressed them up with a holographic top coat to reflect the night sky!

Are you doing anything fun for the 4th? If I feel up to it I’ll head over to a neighbor’s house for a BBQ dinner! Thankfully, it is literally five steps away from my own home, which is probably the only amount of exercise I can manage at the moment!

 

4th of July Glitters | The Rite of AgingBase: Wet n Wild Black Creme

Glitter: Bundle Monster Company (BMC) Under the Pier

Holo: INM Northern Lights Silver, Seche Vite (to lock in shine)

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Purple Watercolor and Decal Nail Art

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Where oh where was I? Starting work on my Oh Mon Dieu looks! I cheated and started early because I worked full-day camps this week. I knew I would be too tired to get much done.

I badly wanted to keep up with the challenge so I tucked away some prompts when I felt up to painting my nails.

Today, I switched the order of my meds to see if I’d feel better in the evening and I did! I am still in a fair bit of pain but I still felt like painting my nails. I went with a simple, RA-friendly watercolor look inspired by a picture of a purple flower and bumblebee I posted on Instagram. I received a request to do a nail art for it so here it is!

 

Purple Watercolor and Floral Decal Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Milani Power Periwinkle

Details: makeup sponge soaked in acetone, Milani Power Periwinkle, Zoya Haven, Barry M Plum, China Glaze Violet Vibes, Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess

Decals: Pueen Cosmetics

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping Nail Art

22 Monday Jun 2015

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Today I went with a fun, pink sugar-spun gradient. I cut my nails last night so this ended up being a little more difficult than I anticipated. I still like how it came out, though!

What do you think?

 

Pink Gradient Sugar-Spun and Stamping #NailArt | The Rite of AgingBase: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher

Gradient: (tip to pinky) Milani Fast Fuchsia, American Apparel Neon Purple, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps

Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN 77, Milani Fast Fuchsia

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Actemra Infusion Dry Brush Nail Art | May 2015

20 Saturday Jun 2015

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For this month’s infusion nail art I went with a RA-friendly blue dry brush! It is similar to  last month’s look except less busy (linked here). I was so tired towards the tail end of this dosing cycle I wanted something quick and simple.

The dry brush technique does not require any extra tools, very little dexterity and even though it is a default during flares I rarely feature it on the blog! Hopefully that will change.

During one of my many nights of tossing and turning, I contemplated starting RA-friendly tutorials…If you follow me on Instagram you might see my hashtag #rafriendlynailart. I mark techniques like dry-brush, water decals, and uneven dotticures under this category but realize just seeing one picture makes it difficult to re-create it. These would not be as beneficial to more able-bodied nail artists but geared towards Spoonies and other Auto-Immune sufferers who want to make their nails look pretty!

What do you think about this tutorial idea? Love it or leave it? 

 

This below picture links to the corresponding Actemra post.Blue Dry Brush Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBases: China Glaze UV Meant to Be (index + pinky); Glitter Gal Bluemerang (middle + ring)

Dry Brush: Anise Make Waves; Emily de Molly Candy Coated

Top Coat: Glisten & Glow HK Girl Fast Drying Top Coat

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Polka Dot Glitter Gradient Nail Art

11 Thursday Jun 2015

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Today I have something pretty easy. The Actemra is wearing off and I am feeling tired. On a brighter note, my new lighted magnifier came and I wanted to test it with a relatively simple design! It definitely helps my tired, dry eyes but I was pleasantly surprised to see how much it helped with cleanup! I didn’t realize how strained my eyes felt after nail art cleanup.

 

Polka Dot Glitter Gradient Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

 

Base: SpaRitual Running with Wolves

Polka Dots: Color Club Wham! Pow!, Zoya Charlotte

Glitter: Sephora by OPI Come to Pappa-razzi!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.