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GOT Challenge: White Base

14 Thursday Aug 2014

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I am not going to lie…I love how this came out. It is super cute and fun. I cannot stop looking at my hands! The stamping could be better but this afternoon I could not even fill out a simple UPS DHL slip without my fingers getting stuck and painful. My hands went past shaky right to pulsating so I expected the worst when I lift the stamper. It smeared the base but I was totally okay with that today! (The top coat masked the flaw! Yay!)

I hope you like my GOT manicure this week. Since my Nails Inc. glitter has blue and pink glitter I went with a gender symbol design. When I flipped through my stamping plates I knew it was perfect with the other colors!

 

DSCF0539_fotorI used 3 coats of Nails Inc. Sprinkles Sweets Way (thumb, index, pinky) and 2 coats of Milani Peacock (ring) and Zoya Reece (middle) as my bases. To bring the blue creme and pink shimmer together I added a generous coat of Sally Hansen Color Frenzy Candy Drops and 1 coat of INM Holographic Top Coat – Silver.

I stamped with butter London Cotton Buds and Bundle Monster plate BM 310. The butter London polish became so thick after a few uses I could no longer stand it as a base. I reserved the remainder for stamping and it worked really well!

I sealed everything with 2 coats of Seche Vite because the glitter ate the first coat!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other white base manicures below!

FingerFood Themes Buffet: Inspired by Holidays

10 Sunday Aug 2014

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I wanted to try my first sunset gradient/palm trees on the horizon manicure for the Theme Buffet but the SIMPLES challenge this week is “splodging” so I decided to incorporate both.

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Summer is fading faster than I anticipated so I am trying to fit in as many neon manicures as possible…not that the absence of summer stops me from wearing neons, of course, but I am itching to start my winter manicure circuit again!

I used similar colors to Debbie’s (The Crumpet) example manicure so I tried to go heavy on the purples. Regardless, I really love this manicure and it reminds me of sunsets which is part of the goal!

I used bigger chunks of sponge for this because my hands were super shaky, I could not pinch properly or manipulate the tweezers. In and of itself, sponging was not the most RA-friendly but eliminating the tweezers and using bigger pieces made this way easier!

I hope you like the final result!

 DSCF0517_fotorI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I detailed with small tweezers, bits of makeup sponge, China Glaze Sun Worshipper, Color Club Mrs. Robinson, Poptastic, Almost Famous and Wham! Pow!

I finished with a generous topping of Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Nail Polish Canada’s Summer 2014 Nail Art Challenge

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

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What better way to celebrate the end of summer or summer in general than with neons! I am going through a splatter phase so I decided on a fun, bright one for Nail Polish Canada’s summer challenge. It does not look like anyone else has done a splatter yet so hopefully mine stands out with the white background!

I thought about adding some stamping or something a little extra but I decided to leave well enough alone and stick with the simple nail art.

If you like my submission, please vote for me here: http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/summer-2014-nail-art-challenge/

 

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I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I splattered with separate straws and China Glaze Sun Worshipper, In the Lime Light and Color Club Mrs. Robinson.

I finished with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Gold before I realized my camera could not capture details under the sparkle! Yikes! Thankfully, you can still see the definition between the colors.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 29: National Pride

29 Tuesday Jul 2014

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I forgot to take camera shots of my bridal nails for a blog post but you can check out pictures on my Instagram at the top of the page!

I could not decide where I wanted to go with today’s prompt. I am from DC so National Pride is, well, DC! I considered doing a Christmas tree so I could use my water decals. You can feel the city light up during the Christmas holidays. You can feel the community.  But, I still want to work on my freehand work so I decided to go with fireworks. I did not do a Fourth of July manicure this year so this will be my be-lated one.

 

As always, my pinky crowded a little but I hope you like it anyways!

DSCF0408_fotorI used 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme as my base.

I detailed with a small artist’s brush and Julie G White Orchid, Color Club Almost Famous, Milani Quick Teal, and Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot.

I finished with Seche Vite to seal the design before I added a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Silver.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Oh Mon Dieu 2 Challenge – Day 7: Holographic

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

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In Star Trek, holograms are “projected three-dimensional images made of light and force fields”. (Thank you Sarah!)

Are holograms possible in the color world? They would translate into prismatic arrays of colors. Rainbow shimmer! I only own a couple of holographic polishes from Pretty Jelly (Liquid Jelly Liz’s nail polish line) and I love them! The shimmer is prominent and gorgeous!

I took inspiration from Luciana’s SIMPLES mixed sizes & colors dotticure. The dots are impeccable and the gradient is gorgeous! I was blown away! Click the picture to check out the Facebook post/group!

 

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I matte all the nails but lost the shimmer in the process. Which do you like better? I think I lean towards the matte finish. I can see the gradient dotticure a little better.

 

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DSCF0151_fotorI used 3 coats of Pretty Jelly Dream Cloud as my base.

I detailed with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot and Milani Peacock.

I protected the design with Seche Vite and finished with Essie Matte About You.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Nature

26 Monday May 2014

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For this week’s Theme Buffet (Facebook group linked here) I decided on a solar flare. I tried water-spotting for the first time. It did not come out exactly like the tutorials show but I think it really encompasses the flare-like feel. I really want to try this again with an ocean/water color scheme!

I hope you enjoy!

 

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ImageI used two coats of Color Club Almost Famous! and one coat of Sinful Colors Chick Chick as my base.

I water-spotted with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now, Zoya Cheryl, Cult Nails Captivated and Color Club Wham! Pow!.

I used two very generous coats of Seche Vite to even everything out before topping off with a coat of INM Northern Lights for a sparkling finish!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other manicures for this week’s theme!

NAIL May Theme Two: Clouds

16 Friday May 2014

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Nail Art Ideas Linkup second May theme is clouds! A theme I am very familiar with this week! We were hit with a week-long thunderstorm with a very arbitrary rain schedule and nasty humidity. But, funnily enough, just as I came up with a manicure idea the clouds parted and the sun shone through. I decided to inject a little color into a previously “stormy” manicure.

I incorporated the Nimbus technique, freehand and stamping.

Initially, I wanted large clouds but the only stamps I had were for thin, long ones. I worked quickly to smear them with Seche Vite top coat. It worked! I kept the shape of the clouds but smeared/extended the bottoms. I especially like how the ring finger came out!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.

I used the Nimbus technique with Zoya Reece, American Apparel Parakeet, Color Club Pucci-licious, and Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.

I freehanded with Essie No Place Like Chrome.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish Black and MoYou London plate 06 (Mother Nature Collection).

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.