28 Thursday Nov 2013
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For the bases, I used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen on my thumb, index and pinky fingers before marbling with Sephora by OPI Cab Fare. I used 2 coats of Urban Decay Naked Naked for the base of the marbling on my middle and ring fingers.
Polishes used for marbling:
Polishes used for dotting:
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
28 Thursday Nov 2013
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My favorite part of the holidays is peppermint! I eat peppermint bark by the tin-ful and I regret nothing! 😀
2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.
I sponged Color Club Poptastic half-way and Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals closer to the cuticles.
I stamped Essie No Place Like Chrome and Bundle Monster plates BM 306, 322.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Wednesday Nov 2013
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Playing catch up and finally posting the picture but here is my submission for the third November NAIL theme.
I really love how this came out! It zips me away to a warmer place!
I was feeling a tropical theme so I used 2 coats of Essie Naughty Nautical as my base.
I stamped with Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas and Bundle Monster plates BM 310, 314, and 318.
I stamped the flying animals with Essie No Place Like Chrome and Bundle Monster plate BM 303, 313, and 315.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
22 Friday Nov 2013
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Bundle Monster, Essie, Julie G, Nail Art, Orly, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI, stamping
And for your reading pleasure…Dumb Sh*t Monica Thinks: I walked into Trader Joe’s to buy dog food late last week and wondered why there were so many turkeys for sale….In my haste to get to the winter holidays I totally forgot about the fall ones!
Everyone in DC drives like they are bracing a snowstorm…even when there are barely any flakes.
By the way, it has not snowed yet but everyone thought it would!
I like the blurrier pictures because they lend more to the effect of snow flurries!
I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Triple Shine “Slick Black”. I am not a huge fan of Sally Hansen polishes but the color on this was too amazing to pass up. I needed two thick coats to reach full opacity. The polish is a lot more sheer than it appears in the bottle.
I stamped with Essie “No Place Like Chrome” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 323”.
I love marbling each color separately. Marbles are messy so they should look messy! Well, not all the time, but I like the look of a “messy marble”.
I marbled with Orly “Bonder” and Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way”.
I then marbled with Orly and Slick Black. I love how it cancelled out the colors underneath.
I stamped snowflakes with Julie G “White Orchid” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 319”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
19 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
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butter London, Essie, Nfu Oh, Revlon, Sephora by OPI, Serum No 5, Zoya
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Not sure why I went with bubbles…or blue…Bubbles in any IV are bad news and the infusion is clear! But, these were the first things that came to mind!
For my next “Infusion” nail art I will try something more realistic….eh, who am I kidding…no I won’t! 🙂
I used 2 coats of Julie G “White Orchid” for the accents and 2 coats of Essie “Naughty Nautical” for the others.
I then dotted with Zoya “Crystal”, butter London “Knackered” and “Hen Party”, and Revlon Parfumerie “Fresh Linen”.
Initially I wanted to marble the accents but I was very curious how Nfu Oh Opal “Nfu 51” looked over white so I added two sheer coats. I was pleasantly surprised by how bright it was! The flakies shifted between orange and green but were not very noticeable, even in person.
I finished the accents with 1 coat of Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat “Lights, Glammer-a, Action!” and 2 coats Serum No5 “Happy Special Day!”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
17 Sunday Nov 2013
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I decided to match my nails to my favorite lime green and grey striped sweater!
I started with 2 coats of Sephora by OPI “It’s Totally Karma”.
I sponged Cult Nails “Deal with It” and butter London “Hen Party” to add dimension to the base. It is extremely subtle but the color does not lie flat as it sometimes does with matte top coats.
I jazzed up my nails with Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat “Come to Pappa-razzi”.
I was feeling matte today so I covered all my nails with Cult Nails “Wax That” top coat.
I finished with a sugar-spin with Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
16 Saturday Nov 2013
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Tags
Bundle Monster, Essie, Julie G, marbling, Milani, Nail Art, Orly, Sephora by OPI, stamping, Wet n Wild
Remember when I said it was cold? Apparently, I lied.
It got warm and rainy.
Probably means we are in for a very bitter winter!
Bases:
Thumb & Ring: Julie G “White Orchid”
Index & Pinky: Milani “Black Swift”
Middle: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”
Detailing:
Thumb & Ring: Marbling – Orly “Bonder”, Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic” and “Go My Own Way”, Essie “No Place Like Chrome”
Index & Pinky: Sponging – Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” and “Metro Chic”, Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”
Middle: Sponging Gradient – Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” followed by Wet n Wild “Blue Moon” on the tips.
Stamping: Essie “No Place Like Chrome” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 312”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
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