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Nail Art: Shimmer-y Saran Wrap

11 Tuesday Nov 2014

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For today’s nail art, I decided to go with a little shimmer cling wrap as I continue to ease my way into holiday manicures. I have so much fun with this technique. It is an easy way to get cute nail art without strain on my fingers or wrists and because it is abstract it does not have to look perfect which is some of its charm.

Of course, I could not leave well enough alone so I added some stamping. The stamping came out great but my trusty Seche Vite failed me! I thought I had waited long enough for the stamping to dry (about 15 minutes) but it still smeared the design! Oh well, it is pretty hard to tell in person.

I hope you like it!
shimmer clingwrapI started with two coats of Milani Spotlight White And one coat of Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen as my base.

I used bubble wrap, Essie No Place Like Chrome, and Julie G Peep Toe Pumps for the saran-wrap effect. I sealed everything with a coat of Seche Vite.

I stamped with Pueen plate PUEEN46 (from the Love Elements collection, linked [here]) and Konad Special Polish Black. I am seriously loving these Pueen plates. The images transfer well to the stamper and it always looks like my stamping is five times better than it actually is!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Halloween Nail Art Challenge – Day Three: Villains

30 Thursday Oct 2014

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I tried a couple of ideas for today’s manicure. My first was ghosts, but I was not really feeling freehand work. For my second I finally tried Frankenstein patchwork but it looked too crowded. After that bought of freehand, I felt pretty discouraged so I sat down and flipped through my stamping plates. I came across a nocturnal creature and I was suddenly inspired…Vampire Bats! And to top it off, I combined two RA-friendly techniques: splatter and saran-wrap!

So here’s a fun story…sort of…When I worked the morning shift at the animal hospital one of my duties was to walk the dogs in the outside yard. These walks took place at 5 a.m. so I stood outside with the “barkers” to make sure they didn’t bark. One morning while I stood next to this patch of decorative bamboo in the yard, I heard a rustling in the leaves. I thought it was a person or animal but it was coming from the top. I freaked out thinking whatever it was might jump on me, grabbed the dog and ran inside. Later, I was telling this story to one of the receptionists and she told me bats were pretty common in our neck of the woods. She also told me she never walked her dog, at night, in forests or patches of trees and never ever let her dog out by itself. Bats carry rabies!

I love watching bats in captivity but out in the wild!…Nope! Anyways…

I hope you like it!

 

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Villians | The Rite of AgingI started with two coats of Zoya Goldie as my base.

I “saran wrapped” with Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora and butter London Scuppered. I sealed the base with a generous coat of Seche Vite.

 I “splatter painted” with Wet n Wild I Red Good Book.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM-314 and Konad Special Polish Black.

 

Hi my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other villains below!

Nail Art: Simple Halloween

25 Saturday Oct 2014

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Except for challenges, I have not done any Halloween-inspired manicures this year. Last year, around this time, Sephora launched their new Formula X polish collection. There were so many options and I managed to walk away with one: Bombshell. Bombshell was a glitter topper from the Explosives collection. I had and still do not have any similar polish.

I did not know this at the time, but they discontinued this one shade. I am not sure if it was always limited edition though I am pretty sure it was not. Regardless, I am glad I got my hands on it.

I have been totally uninspired in the nail art region, the last few days so I opted for water decals. Unfortunately, this Born Pretty decal would not sit still on my nail, even after it dried, and top coat just wrecked it. In person, at the very least, I could not really tell there was supposed to be a pumpkin and the ghost was severed in half…

I considered not even posting this manicure but I wanted to show off the glitter. FYI, this is ONE coat…That is how much you get with one brush load (I even had to scrape off a little in the bottle). I used the dab technique for even coverage but I did not have to double-dip! Better yet, I did not have to fish for the large pieces! I have not tried any of the other Explosives but if they are similar to Bombshell I would highly recommend them!

I hope you like it….and please excuse my index finger.

 

Halloween Glitter Topper | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic and 1 coat of Formula X by Sephora Bombshell as my base. Just look at how dense that glitter is!

The decal is from the Born Pretty Store. I usually have trouble with smearing regardless of which topcoat I use but today was particularly bad. I used Glisten and Glow HK Girl Fast Dry Top Coat and experienced total severing of this decal. I do not know how much of it was the top coat or the decal since the decal was not sitting still anyways. However, I have never had as much disaster with Seche Vite. Thoughts?

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster 30 Days of Screams – Day 15: Trick or Treating

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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I hope you like my Trick or Treating manicure! What’s funny is I would not have been allowed to eat half the sweets on my fingers! My mother tossed  the unwrapped candy in my loot. It made sense but it sucked to give up such lovely candy.

Initially, I wanted to create this candy corn Picasso Swirl manicure I did last year, linked (here) but it would be difficult to stamp over that texture so I settled on a candy-corn splatter base with stamping on top.

I will definitely revisit the Picasso-Swirl at some point this month (hopefully)!

 

Bundle Monster Halloween Challenge - Trick or Treating | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Milani Spotlight White as my base.

I splattered with Color Club Almost Famous and Wham! Pow! I evened out the blobs with 2 coats of Seche Vite.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM-306 and Konad Special Polish Black. I had a lot of trouble stamping today. The design either smeared on the stamper or did not pick up the image. But, it felt like it was the polish…I’ve had this Konad polish for a while, does it “dry” out?

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Wavy, Swirly

05 Sunday Oct 2014

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I did not have any true vision for today’s nail art. I wanted to water-marble so I picked up my pink Barry Ms and went from there. My hands were so shaky today! It was hard to get a clean line but I took deep breaths, didn’t worry about the end result and found it was really relaxing and a lot of fun. I am no longer working on weekends and I feel ready to tackle the week with really pretty nails!

I opted for a couple of accent nails but felt the other nails were too bare. I wanted to stamp but the marbling was so labor-intensive I decided on decals. I wanted to use my long neglected Born Pretty Halloween decals but the color combination didn’t match so I reached for my new Pueen water decals (click here
to see the full set). Initially, I was drawn to the specific set because of the cats. ….Yeah…However, I love all the designs (even the florals!).

The quality of the stickers is really good and they are easy to use. Stick them in water for a few seconds and slide them into place. I prefer to use my fingers over tweezers since I tend to hack through the delicate plastic. Unfortunately, I had trouble lying the stickers flat on my nail. I am not sure if this was because of my shaky hands, though. The edges stuck up in a couple of places because of this but top coat evened them out without bubbles!

The decal on my right smeared and faded with top coat but it was my error. I am pressing too hard when I apply top coat. I was a little more careful with my left hand so you are going to see a rare picture of it!

 

Now that I have rambled on and on…

I hope you like today’s manicure as much as I do!

 

purple wavy, swirly

Purple Wavy, Swirly MarbleI used Milani Power Periwinkle and Barry M Grapefruit as base colors.

I marbled with the same polishes and Barry M Rhossili.

I used decals from the Pueen D124 sheet.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL (October 2014) – Week One: Splatter

03 Friday Oct 2014

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The first NAIL prompt for October is splatter-painting! Splatter is one of my favorite techniques. It is fun (who doesn’t like getting messy?), abstract, and RA-friendly!

In honor of October, I used Halloween colors. I really like the final effect but I do not like this orange. It is too yellow and dulls the white base underneath. It also stains the skin like mad. I should have used my trusty Wham! Pow! but I am running low so I used this Zoya polish instead. Oh well, I learned my lesson for next time.

I hope you like it!

 

NAIL October week one: splatterI started with 2 coats of the Julie G White Orchid and Serum No. 5 Happy Special Day as my base.

I splattered with Zoya Gwin and  Milani Black Swift.

I sealed the detailing with Seche Vite before adding a generous coat of INM Northern Lights. I noticed however long I wait the Milani polish always smears which is a bummer because I love this polish otherwise.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

#31DC2014 – September 2 (Day 2): Orange Nails

02 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Today’s manicure is nearly identical to last year’s! I used the same base and a similar glitter topper. How funny! I guess I my nail art has not changed that much.

I tried one-stroke flowers but my nails were too short and the petals looked like blobs. I reached for my striping brush and the rest is history. The finished design was not what I planned for but I love the outcome! It kind of reminds me of tiger stripes. I hope you like it!

 

I thought the matte acrylic paint looked really cool against the shiny base so I matte the entire manicure. It did not look very good so I am glad I took pictures beforehand! I kind of wish I had taken pictures before topcoat as well!

 

DSCF0728_fotor-001I used 2 coats of Color Club Wham! Pow! and a generous coat of Formula X for Sephora Bombshell as my base. I bought this in celebration of Halloween last year and turned out it was limited edition. It is no longer available as part of the Explosives line. Great formula and I did not need to fish for the pieces. It dried a little gritty but only needed one coat of Seche Vite to even it out.

I used orange, white and black acrylic paint to detail.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other orange manicures below!