07 Monday Dec 2015
Tags
12 Days of Christmas, Born Pretty Store, Challenge Your Nail Art, Christmas, Formula X Nails, holiday, Sally Hansen, water decals, Zoya
Decals purchased by me.
Here are my Christmas tree nails for the Challenge Your Nail Art 12 Days of Christmas Challenge! I hope you like them!
Bases: Zoya Severine (white gold), Suvi (dark green)
Details: Formula X Nails White Out, Sally Hansen Scale Up
Decals: Born Pretty Store ($2.00/sheet here)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
06 Sunday Dec 2015
Tags
12 Days of Christmas, Bundle Monster, Challenge Your Nail Art, Emily de Molly, Sally Hansen, SinfulColors, snow globe, snowflakes, stamping, Zoya
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Oof, don’t even get me started on why I am late to the challenge. On December 2nd, I did a very cute snowflakes look which I then proceeded to nick two hours after finishing it and before taking photos. I was so annoyed I didn’t do them again. My bad mood persisted and I fell completely behind.
Unfortunately, my mood didn’t pick up after seeing this design. I like the idea of it but I am not sure about the execution. I created a jelly-ish pigment with top coat and a drop of light blue polish. In theory, I wanted a pond snow-globe feel but in reality, it makes my hands look cold! Regardless, I hope you like it!
Base: Emily de Molly Candy Coated
Stamping: Bundle Monster BM319, Zoya Haven, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind
Glitter: SinfulColors Ice Dream diluted with top coat.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
22 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
Born Pretty Store, Bundle Monster, Christmas, Deborah Lippmann, Essie, holiday, Konad, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, snow globe, snowflakes, stamping, water decals, winter
Water decals purchased by me.
The Born Pretty Store Christmas decals are my absolute favorite and I purchase them every October. This year was no exception and I paid special attention to the snowmen and reindeer who are absolutely adorable.
Today’s nail art is fashioned after a snow globe nail art I did two years ago (linked here) except this time I managed the look a little better.
I am on the fence with this one because I like last year’s better.
Maybe I shouldn’t have chosen pink and used a clear top coat for the layers? I do like it but something about this one isn’t quite right. I actually considered not even posting it but it took me so long I just had to! And, I mean, look at those smiling faces!
I hope you like it!
Base: Essie Mademoiselle
Details: Deborah Lippmann Popular, Sally Hansen Petal Pushers
Stamping: Konad Special Polish White, Bundle Monster plate BM319
Water Decals: Born Pretty Store Smiling Snowmen Water Decals (scroll down to see the different sheets…and they even featured my review nail art!! How cool is that?!)
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
Color Club, gradient, MoYou London, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, snowflakes, stamping, winter, Zoya
I am not going to even apologize for starting my holiday nail art early. I just cannot help myself especially when it comes to snowflakes because yesterday morning I woke up and there was ice on my car! Not frost. Ice. It is now officially okay to do winter looks! Yay!
I decided to go with a bright gradient and silver stamping for my first snowflake look this year. I hope you like it!
Gradient: Sally Hansen Blue My Mind, Zoya Haven
Stamping: MoYou London Festive 02, Color Club On the Rocks
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Nail Art
Tags
31DC2015, blogging community, Color Club, Cult Nails, freehand, Nail Art, Sally Hansen, SinfulColors, smoke
For today’s nail art, I was inspired by these ink blobs I saw on HonestlyWTF. They are super cool and it finally gave me the chance to try out Sarah’s smoke tutorial from Chalkboard Nails!
I did not realize that I used Indian flag colors until I was editing my photo and this could easily pass for tomorrow’s prompt as well!
Base: Sally Hansen Oil Slick
Details: pure acetone, artist’s brush, Cult Nails Deal with It, Color Club Wham! Pow!, SinfulColors Whiteboard
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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23 Wednesday Sep 2015
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31DC2015, blogging community, Deborah Lippmann, Julie G, Nail Art, Pueen Cosmetics, Sally Hansen, stamping
I think I mixed up the days/prompts. I thought today was inspired by a book so I posted my Lord of the Rings nail art and then realized today was actually inspired by a movie so I am posting this now and fixing my Inlinkz.
I immediately fell back to Lord of the Rings today but I wanted to do something different. While I was on Netflix Mean Girls popped up on my queue and it hit me!: today is Wednesday AND the movie prompt for the 31 Day Challenge. How perfect.
Mean Girls will always hold sentimental value for me. I was not bullied in school but the history behind the movie has a lot of well, history, for me! I giggle whenever I watch the movie and I love watching it with old friends.
Funny story: I saw the woman who plays Cady’s (Lindsay Lohan) mother as Elphaba in the NYC revival of Wicked so I thought it was fitting to use ‘Popular’ from the Deborah Lippmann Wicked collection in today’s look!
Base: Sally Hansen Petal Pusher, Deborah Lippmann Popular
Stamping: Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN28, Julie G Beauty Peep Toe Pumps
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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12 Saturday Sep 2015
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31DC2015, Barry M, blogging community, China Glaze, Julie G, marble, Nail Art, Pahlish, Sally Hansen, swatches
This design was inspired by yet another one of Robin Moses’ nail videos (linked here)! I’ve been trying out her techniques and have to say they make my nail art life a whole lot easier!
My forte is definitely abstract so I decided to go with a “marble without water” look. Yes, anything to avoid that dratted striping tape!
I hope you like it..I have to say this came out quite nicely! Below is a quick photo of the base color — which I gushed about on Instagram and serves as my pink for the 30 Days of Colour Challenge!
Base: Sally Hansen Petal Pusher
Marble: artist’s brush, acetone, Barry M Grapefruit, Cancun, Pahlish Sunless Sea, Julie G Peep Toe Pumps, China Glaze Purple Panic
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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