25 Friday Jul 2014
Posted in Nail Art
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freehand, Julie G, Milani, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Revlon, Sally Hansen, Sephora by OPI
I forgot how fun freehand work was! This is my first roses manicure but I think it came out really well!
I hope you like it too!
I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Petal Pusher as my base.
I detailed with Revlon Parfumerie China Flower, Julie G White Orchid, Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas and Milani Mauve Medley.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Check out the other manicures below!
22 Tuesday Jul 2014
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Bundle Monster, Deborah Lippmann, Formula X Sephora, freehand, Konad, Milani, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Revlon, Sephora by OPI, stamping
I hope you like my green ombre nails for the OMD2 challenge!
From pinky to ring finger: Revlon Gel Envy High Stakes, Deborah Lippmann Defying Gravity, Milani Mint Chip, Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma.
I stamped the decal with Konad Special Polish Black and Bundle Monster plate BM 303. I used a dotting tool, Milani Mint Chip, Formula X for Sephora Thrilling to fill in the empty spaces straight onto the stamper. I used Seche Vite to seal in the design.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
20 Sunday Jul 2014
Posted in Nail Art
July really has been a month of firsts! My first French manicure, soon to be my first dots within dots, and my first Ikat nails!
I actually really liked how these came out…I was nervous about doing these hence the 7 day wait! But, they were surprising easy!
I hope you like them!
I used 2 coats of Color Club Mrs. Robinson as my base.
I sealed the base with Seche Vite and detailed with Sephora by OPI Metro Chic, Wet n Wild Black Creme and Julie G White Orchid.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other Ikat nails!
14 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in Nail Art
Yup, I am so behind! Hopefully I can catch up soon though.
I hope you like my 3D manicure for today’s prompt. I wanted to use my textured polish because it goes neglected because I am not the biggest fan of these types of polishes.
There are a ton of water-spotted nails floating around Instagram and I want to do my own. It is a odd technique. It has the potential to come out really ugly or really cool.
I cannot decide whether I like how this came out. It’s definitely funny looking, but all water-spotting looks strange in my opinion. I really like the color combination!
I hope you like it!
I used 2 coats of Julie G Sugar Plum Fairy as my base.
I water-spotted with Color Club Mrs. Robinson, Formula X by Sephora Thrilling and Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
11 Friday Jul 2014
Posted in Nail Art
We sequence in climbing. We study a climb bottom to top and draft out the moves before we do them.
I did not sequence this challenge and already used two of my favorite polishes: Nfu Oh 51 (linked here) and butter London Knackered (linked here)!
I could not decide between my remaining favorite so I used them all! Red Lights Ahead…Where? is such a favorite I am on my second bottle!
I hope you like my sponging! I added a couple of photos to capture all the nails.
I used Urban Decay Naked Smog as my base.
I tore pieces from a makeup sponge and used tweezers to detail with OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and Color Club Almost Famous.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other manicures!
06 Sunday Jul 2014
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butter London, dotticure, freehand, MoYou London, Nail Art, Nfu Oh, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Sephora by OPI, SIMPLES, stamping
When I think “dark” polish, I think “vampy” and go straight to my highly-treasured Nfu-Oh Nfu 51 flakies polish. I do not use this polish nearly enough but maybe that is a good thing since it was discontinued from the Nfu Oh website. I snagged a bottle and still consider it one of my best nail polish purchases ever.
Ever.
The colors can look completely different based on lighting. I posted two pictures from today’s manicure, on Instagram, and they both look totally different. You have to love flakies!
I hope you like my creation today…The first picture is for the SIMPLEs challenge (different size dots) and the second is for the OMD2 challenge. When I think of flakies polishes I also think fairy tales and fantasy so I was thrilled to see a unicorn stamp in my collection.
SIMPLES challenge
OMD2 challenge
I used 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess and 2 coats of Nfu-Oh Nfu 51 as my base.
I stamped and detailed with butter London Cotton Buds and Mo You London plate 04 (Princess collection).
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
05 Saturday Jul 2014
Posted in Nail Art
How am I already behind? Well, hopefully I will catch up today and knock out a few manicures.
I set out with no clear direction for the “bright” prompt. I considered a gradient with metal leaf accents, a picasso-swirl toothpick gradient or a sugar-spun gradient. In the end I decided on a one color, metal leaf accent. I really wanted to use the glitters!
I used 1 coat of Sephora by OPI Cab Fare over 2 coats of Color Club Almost Famous as my base.
I used a gradient of gold, light green, and teal glitter pieces over the cuticle part of my nails.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
