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Halloween Nail Art Challenge – Day 2: Pumpkin Faces

29 Wednesday Oct 2014

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I combined the NAIL prompt with the Halloween challenge today. When I googled pumpkin faces most of them were traditional orange background, line marks and funny or scary faces.

I love pumpkins but I always got bored of the bright oranges ones. They were so monotone! My favorite were the tiny abnormally colored ones. They were a lot more rare and just looked cooler!

 

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Distressed nails are very RA-friendly and work perfectly with these pumpkin’s look. I am very excited I can inject a little more “nail art” into today’s manicure to make up for yesterday!

Anyways, I hope you like my “jack-o-lantern” nails. These were really fun to do!

 

Halloween Nail Art - Pumpkin FacesI started with 1 coat of Milani Spotlight White as my base.

I “distressed” with Color Club Almost Famous, Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Short Cir-cute, and Sephora by OPI Metro Chic.

I detailed with Wet n Wild Black Creme and Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora for that candlelight flicker inside 🙂

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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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 Monsters 30 Days of Screams – Day 12: Black Cats

12 Sunday Oct 2014

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I do not own any of the Bundle Monster cat stamping designs so I was thrilled to use my new Pueen water decals! The black cats may or may not have drawn me to this specific set. Heh…But, since this is a Bundle Monster contest I stamped a base for the little kitties.

I fell in love with my first Pahlish lacquer a few weeks ago so when I re-purchased my coveted Color Club Wham! Pow! I couldn’t help but buy a few more nail polishes from Pahlish. I was excited to use this grey base because I knew exactly what other colors I was going to use! Don’t you love it when you don’t have to pour over colors for hours and hours to decide which to use??

I had trouble with the water decals, they applied well but my hands were shaky so I couldn’t position them properly. These specific designs have very thin necks (literally!) and I, unfortunately, wasted a few because they folded over. That was definitely a bummer. I did not have trouble with air bubbles with these and they smoothed out nicely in the end. Better yet, they didn’t smear with top coat application!

I hope you like today’s manicure! The bottom is a closer look at this awesome Pahlish base!

 

Bundle Monster Halloween Challenge - Black Cats | The Rite of Aging

Bundle Monster Halloween Challenge - Black Cats | The Rite of Aging

I started with 3 coats, for good measure, of Pahlish Mind Like a Diamond. It is an awesome light lilac-grey with black, potentially dark purple (sorry, I’ve got terrible eyesight apparently) and a light purple shimmer throughout.

I stamped with Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess and Bundle Monster plate BM-315.

I finished with Pueen water decals and Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2014 – September 30: Honor Nails You Love

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Today is the last day of the monthly challenge! I am pretty impressed I completed the challenge on time. I still caught up even when I missed a couple days here and there. I’m working on my September showcase post but I’m using one of my pins as inspiration for today’s manicure.

 

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I love Stef from Fairly Charming’s manicures. Her nails are perfect and her pictures are great.I am a huge fan of her freehand but I like all her work.  It is no surprise I gravitated towards this glitter gradient. I especially like how the colors meet in the middle. They meld together but still have a distinct speckle.

I had to try this for myself and this marks my first attempt  at vertical gradients. My execution is nowhere near as nice as Stef’s but I think I did pretty well for my first go.  Stef used glitter polishes so I decided to add a glitter gradient atop the color. I started a little heavy-handed but eventually got the hang of it.

I hope you like it!

 

31DC2014 - Honor Nails You Love | The Rite of AgingI started with two coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I created the gradients with a makeup sponge, China Glaze Sun Worshiper, Color Club Warhol, Sephora By OPI Come to Pappa-razzi, and Bundle Monster (BMC)  Cherries On Top.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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31DC2014 – September 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

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I do not do supernatural well, whether it be downright scary, psychological thriller or friendly ghost. So, for today’s challenge, I wanted something eerie but not scary.  I layered sheer polishes and dots to create a foggy effect.

I hope you like it!

 

31DC2014 - Inspired by the Supernatural | The Rite of AgingI started with two coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic as my base.

I “nimbus-ed” with cotton swabs, dotting tools, Barry M MNP– 10/Cancun, and Barry M GNP– 14/Key Lime.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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#31DC2014 – September 27: Inspired by artwork

28 Sunday Sep 2014

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For today’s prompt, I initially wanted to do the Picasa swirl technique. In fact, I had the perfect “pin” in mind! Then, I found out the “artwork” was a pillow!…So, begrudgingly, I scoured the rest of my pins and selected a cool one from honestlyWTF. The perfect thing about this picture is it enabled me to use the sugar-spun technique. Isn’t it weird I have not yet done a sugar-spun manicure for this challenge? Well, here it is!

 

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I hope you like it!

 

DSCF1068_fotorI started with two coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic as my base.

I “sugar-spun” with China Glaze Sun Worshipper, Milani Power Periwinkle, Peacock, Fast Fuchsia, Zoya Gwin, and Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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31DC2014 – September 26: Inspired by a Pattern

26 Friday Sep 2014

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Short post today because I re-started the Orencia infusion today and I’m feeling a little low. Once again, I scoured my Pinterest boards for inspiration for today’s prompt. I used this scarf from the Nordstrom anniversary sale I wanted to buy. Unfortunately, I was too slow on the uptake and the scarf sold out!

It’s a really pretty scarf that so happens to be in my favorite color!

 

℅ Nordstrom.com

℅ Nordstrom.com

I had to deviate a little because my nails were too short to combine all four colors on the gradient. Regardless, I think it came out way cool. I hope you like it too!

 

31DC2014 - Inspired by a Pattern | The Rite of AgingI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I created the gradient with a makeup sponge, Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals, Color Club Wham! Pow!, and China Glaze Sun Worshipper.

I dotted with the same Julie G polish.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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