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31DC2014 – September 24: Inspired by a Book

24 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Going into this month, I thought I would re-create the inscription on the Ring of Power from Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, RA got in the way so I racked my brain for another idea. I still wanted to do Lord of the Rings but I needed a RA-friendly nail art to go with it.

Distressed nails are one of the perfect RA-friendly nail art techniques! But, what part of Lord of the Rings would the distressed vibe represent? …Fangorn Forest!

The Forest of Fangorn is completely overrun by trees, moss, roots, branches and magic. The forest houses some of the oldest magic of that world. Many who venture into this forest rarely find their way out.

But, I wanted to touch on the magical element as well so I did a accent water-marble. The fireside stories of Fangorn hint at an angry, dark past but it has a whimsical side as well.

 

I kind of really love this. I have a feeling I totally over thought this manicure’s significance but I was inspired, I guess!

I hope you like it, too!

 

31DC2014 - September 24: Inspired by a Book | The Rite of Aging…EarlyI used 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic as my base.

The other polishes I used:

  • Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma, 212-Sephora
  • Milani Dark Coffee
  • Revlon Gel Envy High Stakes

All these polishes marbled beautifully, including “212-” which is a glitter-y brown!

I sealed the marble with my favorite INM Northern Lights (Silver).

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other manicures below!

31DC2014 – September 22: Inspired by Song

22 Monday Sep 2014

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I am really struggling to keep on point with this challenge. The longer I am off the Orencia the more sick I feel. I will have a post on this later.

Today’s prompt is “Inspired by a Song”. Well, the one song I hear on the radio, all.the.time. (including 3 stations at the same time) is Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off”. I am going to tell you right now, I am not a Taylor Swift fan. I like a couple of her hit songs but in general I do not like her. Actually, I really dislike this song. Read on to find out why I chose it!

 

When I heard “Shake it Off” I immediately thought splatter-paint, which so happens to be VERY RA-friendly!

Yes, I went there. I did try to incorporate part of the song by going with a usually not so likable color combination: teal/green and purple! (I personally love it!)

I hope you like it!

 

31DC2014 - September 22: Inspired by a Song | The Rite of Aging…Early

 

I alternated Barry M GNP 14/Key Lime and Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess as my base.

I splattered with the Barry M GNP 14/Key Lime, MNP 10/Cancun, Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess and Milani Vivid Violet.

I topped everything with INM Northern Lights (Silver). It smeared the design a little but with splatter I guess that is ok. I’ve run out of Seche Vite. I could buy it but I am waiting on a shipment from HauteLook. I bought 3 when they were on sale for $5 each!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Check out the other musical manicures below!

31DC2014 – September 20: Water Marbles

20 Saturday Sep 2014

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I was slightly worried about today’s prompt. My last few water-marbling attempts were hardcore fails. For that matter, when was the last time I even posted one on the blog?

I racked my brains and polishes to find the ones I remember worked best. Generally those were the Milani creams and Sephora by OPIs. I matched up a couple of the S-OPIs and built the color palette from there.

I am pretty pleased with the final result. I combined a water-color base with a water-marble on top. I think it is kind of funny I ended up with a gradient, ombre style across my hand. Hey, at least they all ended up in the same direction!

I hope you like it!

 

DSCF0971_fotorI used 2 coats of Milani Fast Fuchsia as my base. I sealed the water-colored design with a generous coat of INM Northern Lights – Gold before continuing with the marble.

Polishes used for water-color:

  • Barry M MNP 9/Rhossili, GNP 8/Grapefruit
  • China Glaze Fuchsia

Polishes used for water-marble:

  • Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess, Caffeine Fix

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other water-marbles below!

31DC2014 – September 17: Glitter, Pirate Nail Art Challenge – Treasure/Gold

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Perfect timing! “All that is gold does not glitter”…but let’s face it, pirates like their treasure shiny. Initially I wanted to re-create my 31DC2013 – Inspired by Eye Makeup I Love manicure (linked here) but nearly forgot dragons were not the theme…Treasure-hunting was so I swapped the giant reptile for a full wooden chest.

I kind of love how this came out, especially the gradient base, the yellow really makes the gold pile kind of glow! I hope you like it too!

 

31DC2014 - September 17 - GlitterA list of the polishes:

  • Color Club Wham! Pow!, Almost Famous
  • Zoya Goldie
  • Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora
  • Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen
  • Yellow, red, brown acrylic paint

A list of the tools:

  • makeup sponge
  • assorted artist’s brushes

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other glitter nail polishes below!

 

 

…And don’t forget to check out the pirate treasure manicures below, too!

#31DC2014 – September 10, 11: Gradient Dotticure

13 Saturday Sep 2014

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I cheated and combined two prompts, but I was also running behind so what better way to catch up?
I went with a purple gradient today with some purple dots to hide the bubbling from the top coat!

I hope you like it!

 

DSCF0873_fotor-001I used 3 coats of Milani Power Periwinkle as my base.

For the gradient, I used a makeup sponge, Milani Power Periwinkle, Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess and Caffeine Fix.

I dotted with the same Milani polish.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

#31DC2014 – Day 6: Violet Nails/FingerFood Theme Buffet: Marbling

05 Friday Sep 2014

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I am kind of super excited I am a day ahead in the 31 Day Challenge. It gives me a little wiggle room in case I lose steam during the month. I decided to kill two birds with one stone because I was itching to use some of my neglected purple polishes.

I avoided water marbling. I tried a couple of times but they were fails and I felt discouraged. I attempted ziploc marbles but I was too impatient for them to dry so I tried a toothpick marble. It is hard! I kept scraping my base and I could not really “marble” but I liked the end result. Without top coat, the design resembled the Picasso Swirl technique; with top coat, it looked a lot more like what I was after.

I hope you like my manicure today! I like the cloudy, floaty feel (if that makes sense) of the creams on top of the flaky base.

 

#31DC2014 - September 6: Violet Nails | The Rite of Aging…EarlyI started with 2 coats of Zoya Payton and 1 generous coat of Nfu Oh Opals  Nfu 51 (one of my severely neglected polishes…sometimes I wish I used it more, sometimes I want to save it because it was discontinued!) as my base.

I marbled with a toothpick, Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess, Essie Smokin’ Hot and Milani  Vivid Violet.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other violet nails for the 31-Day Challenge!

 

 

…and the marble manicures for the Theme Buffet!

NAIL (September 2014) – Week One: Apples

05 Friday Sep 2014

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The Nail Art Ideas Linkup was one of the first community challenges I took part in when I first started nail art blogging. I am thrilled Jemma, Jacqui and Brijit are hosting the weekly prompts again.

This is my first freehand apples. They are so much fun! I’ve always loved drawing apples since I do not have to be precise and I can always tell what they are. I’ve been really inspired lately to work on my freehand work.

I hope you like it!

 

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I started with 3 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Petal Pusher as my base. I saran-wrapped with Sephora by OPI 212 – Sephora and OPI Pros & Bronze.

I detailed wit Color Club Twiggie, brown and red acrylic paint.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.