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31DC2015 – Day 9 & 10: Red Glitter Base

11 Sunday Jan 2015

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Since I fell behind with the challenge a little over the last couple of days I combined two prompts. You have no idea how excited I was when I remembered I had an awesome red glitter topper!

I hope you like it!

 

Red Glitter Base stamping | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme and a generous coat of Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So as my base.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN44.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Nail Art: Holiday Sugar-Spin

29 Monday Dec 2014

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New Year’s is right around the corner! It is already 2015! We turned the century FIFTEEN years ago! I was born in a totally different millennia! I am going to turn a quarter of a century old…Does that all sound weird or is it just me?

I am not a night owl. I will be asleep before the clock strikes 12. Thinking about staying up until midnight makes me sleepy! Even so, I still want to celebrate and what better way than with a shimmery sugar-spun topped with glitter?? I feel pretty festive looking at these nails. Maybe I will stay up! Who am I kidding…no I won’t!

 

I hope you like it my manicure! Do you have plans for New Year’s?

 

New Year's Sugar-Spin | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats SpaRitual Howl and 1 coat Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora. This brown-base gold flaky polish is long gone but apparently there is an OPI dupe floating around in the universe!

I sugar-spun with Wet n Wild Burgandy Frost.

I used a toothpick to place glitter pieces from Sephora by OPI Come to Pappa-razzi.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Challenge Your Nail Art: Red and Green

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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I had these done on time but I forgot to post the pictures yesterday. What better way to do red and green than with a water marble? Unfortunately, the green and red did not want to marble together so I just did the one color and dotted the second.

 

I hope you like it!

Challenge Your Nail Art - Red & Green | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I marbled with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and dotted with Zoya Giovanna.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Challenge Your Nail Art: Santa

08 Monday Dec 2014

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I am now on a water decal kick. Of course, this is the best time of the year to use them since most of the images I own are holiday/Christmas themed! Water decals. I love them. I cannot freehand to save my life so I love these little freehand cheats! They’re not really cheats…but you know what I mean!

At first I was going to do a base color with a glitter topper but thought that really was not nail art so I decided to go with a glitter gradient. I am about 110% positive I used this exact nail art base (Metro Chic & On a Silver Platter) last year! But, for the life of me cannot remember for what so I added a splash of OPI to “change it up” a little. Hehehe.

I had a little trouble photographing this look. I always have trouble focusing the camera on glitter. There is too much going on, I guess! It is so funny. Back in high school my little Fujifilm 12 megapixel camera was one of the best on the market. Now, PHONES have better megapixel quality. Technology is out of control. I still love my Fujifilm, it takes great quality photographs when I am out and about but it is definitely not meant for close-up or macro shots. I really would like to get another camera specifically for blog photos but I have no idea where to start!

Anyways…

 

I hope you like my Santa nails!

DSCF2097_fotorI started with 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic as my base.

I used a sponge tip eyeshadow applicator, Essie On a Silver Platter and OPI Polka.Com for the gradient.

I used an assortment of Born Pretty Store holiday decals on selected nails. The decals are different on my left hand. They are of two Santas and a stocking full of presents. However, my cleanup was basically non-existent. I had a lot of trouble removing the glitter so I am going to cheat a little and wait for washing my hands to take care of the leftovers! 🙂

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Challenge Your Nail Art: Snowflakes

01 Monday Dec 2014

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Quick post tonight because I am running a little behind and I am a little tired.

Today starts the 12-Days of Christmas challenge within the Challenge Your Nail Art group. We have had the prompts for a while but it completely took me by surprise today. I knew the first day was the 1st of December but for whatever reason I thought it was in a month! December really crept up on me.

Needless to say, I was always excited about the snowflakes prompt because I got to use my favorite Bundle Monster stamping plate image! I used this stamp on multiple occasions and you will probably start seeing it more regularly!

I liked the idea of water-marbling and stamping so I set out to do that. I cannot decide whether I like the final result or not. I like how the marble works with the snowflakes but I do not like the colors on their own…What do you think?

 

CYNA: snowflakesI started with 2 coats of Milani Power Periwinkle as my base.

I marbled with Sephora by OPI Metro Chic and Pahlish Mind Like a Diamond.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM319, Konad Special Polish White and Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Inspire Me Nails – Inspired by a Cause

12 Wednesday Nov 2014

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I have been part of this Facebook group for months but never participated. I wanted to but always felt like my ideas did not execute well as nail art. The current prompt is “Inspired by a Cause” and since November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, I finally decided to do some nail art!

 

I mentioned before my mother passed away over 12 years ago but I do not think I said how. She died of stomach cancer. She was diagnosed about two years before her death but went into remission after a little over a year. The cancer returned with a vengeance only after a few months and spread to almost every major organ.

Stomach cancer has one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer. This is in part to the lack of research behind it. Early symptoms are consistent with those of other gastrointestinal issues and the disease is difficult to detect in early on. And, as you know, once the cancer progresses to higher stages the survival rate decreases drastically.

 

Periwinkle symbolizes stomach cancer awareness so I opted for an all over purple color palette. I was in the mood for sugar spinning and stamping so I combined both. I hope you like it!

 

inspired by a causeI started with 3 coats of Pahlish Mind Like a Diamond as my base.

I used Sephora by OPI Metro Chic, Caffeine Fix and a mixture of Milani Power Periwinkle, Vivid Violet for the sugar-spin.

I stamped with Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix and Pueen plates PUEEN37 & PUEEN43.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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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.

 

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