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Nail Art: Messy Marble

11 Monday Nov 2013

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Apologies on the clean-up. The greens really stained my skin and try as I might I could not shake it from my cuticles.

 

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I love how the flakies look under the marbling! I added a blurry picture to show it off 🙂

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I used 2 coats Zoya “Suvi” as my base.

I added a sheer coat of Nfu Oh Opal 51.

I added a thick coat of Seche Vite so the marbling would pop on top.

I first marbled with Sephora by OPI “It’s Totally Karma” and Orly “Bonder” base coat. 

I then marbled Sephora by OPI “I Come in Peas” and Orly “Bonder” on top.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Eat Your Leafy Greens

10 Sunday Nov 2013

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To see the accompanying recipe, click here.

 

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I used 2 coats butter London “Tea with the Queen” as my base.

I used dotting tools to apply Color Club “Twiggie” and Sephora by OPI “It’s Totally Karma”. 

I applied a coat of Seche Vite to even out the dots.

I stamped with Milani “Quick Teal” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 310”. I am not going to lie. This was a hassle to stamp.

First off, it came out more sheer than I expected. It still looks good, but not exactly what I was going for. Furthermore, I had to clean the stamping plate after every use or it would not transfer to the rubber stamper. I do not know if this was because of the “quick-dry” formula or the consistency but it definitely was not worth the aggravation. I will not be stamping with Quick Teal any time soon. It is a shame because I love the color, the formula and how it looks as a nail base but for stamping, it is not so great. Also, it stains like mad so clean up was a pain.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Peppermint Snow Day

07 Thursday Nov 2013

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Brrr! It’s cold! My little Affie needs her sweater to go outside! It’s time to turn those pjs inside out! (Did you ever do that for a snow day??)

When I set out to paint my nails today all I knew was I wanted to stamp. I did not even know what colors I was going to use!

I closed my eyes and grabbed a bottle and came up with Sephora by OPI “Cover Me in Petals” and I took it from there.

 

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Sephora by OPI “Cover Me in Petals” is extremely pigmented. Especially since I was stamping I could probably get away with one coat. I decided to do 2 just for insurance.

I stamped with Sephora by OPI “Caffeine Fix” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 320”.

I did a subtle design next. Since I already had rectangles I continued with sharp edges. I used Cover Girl glosstinis “Inferno” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 315”.

I wanted to use silver with these colors. Initially, I tried lines but the silver masked the designs underneath so….what looks better in silver than snowflakes?

 I love love love Essie “No Place Like Chrome” for stamping. It is so pigmented, I cannot go wrong. I used Bundle Monster plate “BM 319”.

One coat of Seche Vite and one coat of INM Northern Lights polished the look.

I love this manicure. It reminds me of peppermints and the holidays!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Plaid

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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I love plaid. It is my favorite. Anyone who knows me knows I wear  too much plaid.

I played around with the design before but could not get it right.

I really like how these came out: the color scheme, the lines, the shadows, everything! I think plaid especially works well for shorter nails!

 

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I used 2 coats Sephora by OPI “Ms. Can’t Be Wrong” as my base.

I alternated between Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way”, Color Club “Poptastic”, and Essie “No Place Like Chrome for the plaid design.

I may try my hand at a tutorial for this…I really really really like how this came out, and it will help me remember how to do it! 😀

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Flight of Whimsy Challenge

05 Tuesday Nov 2013

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This was my submission for Eva‘s nail art challenge. I had so much fun with this!!

I did not have a clear cut vision for this manicure but I love how many colors there are!

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I know I watercolored the base with reds and pinks over butter London “Tea with the Queen”.

I used two coats Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat “Be-Claus I Said So”.

I continued with a very dense coat of Milani “Gems”.

After that, I splattered with Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic” and Urban Outfitters “Westside”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL Nov Theme One: Solar Eclipse

03 Sunday Nov 2013

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I used 2 coats of Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” for my base.

For the shadow I used Sephora by OPI “Cab Fare” and “Mr. Right Now”.

The moon is a mix of Urban Outfitters “Westside” and Sephora by OPI “Cab Fare”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Neon Halloween | #nailart #halloween

31 Thursday Oct 2013

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My local climbing gym hosts a Halloween party every year. It’s like any other night except people dress up and climb in their costumes. It’s different and cute and not scary, at all. The lights are bright, there is loud music and NO scary outfits. I generally hate (edit: strongly dislike) Halloween because of its creepy, chilling nature. I do not do scary. Never have, never will.

So, this funky party at the gym is right up my alley.  I don’t mind this chocked up sugar “holiday” when there are no creepy clowns, murderous babies, or zombies devouring human flesh. I can get right behind it in bright colors and happy music.

This may be the Hispanic part of me (I am half-Peruvian) and observe Día de Los Muertos. It was initially a celebration and remembrance of those who have left us. There is none of the black and gray and scary nonsense. Colors! Celebration! Happy thoughts!

With my Rheumatoid Arthritis, heavy clothing was not an option so I opted for some neon sportswear (UnderArmour did a great neon legging in neon orange, red and green. I only bought the green and to this day regret not buying all the colors), a white tank top and some fun neon nails.

This nail art was not meant to stay on past the night so I did a quick, arthritis-friendly watercolor. I applied dots of polish then thinned them out with a paintbrush and acetone until I got the splotchy effect I wanted.

Neon Watercolor Halloween Nail Art | Monica with RA Easy, Fast, Arthritis- Pain- Friendly Nail Polish Technique with Seche Vite, Color Club, MilaniBase: Julie G White Orchid, Seche Vite Quick Dry Top Coat

Details: Color Club Almost Famous (yellow), Wham Pow! (orange), Warhol (pink), Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals (purple). Milani Peacock (blue) — all discontinued

Matte Top Coat: Cult Nails Wax That (brand no longer available)

 

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