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FingerFood’s Themed Weeks: Cartoon Nails

16 Monday Jun 2014

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Color Club, Essie, freehand, Konad, Milani, MoYou London, Nail Art, Pop Beauty, saran wrap, SIMPLES, stamping, Wet n Wild

This manicure serves THREE purposes!! I am absolutely thrilled I managed this. I am submitting it under the weekly theme buffet but it also serves as the second SIMPLES saran wrap manicure.

These nails also serve as a tribute to Casey Kasem, who passed away yesterday at the age of 82. If you have followed my blog for a while you will know I am a huge Scooby Doo fan. It was and will always remain my favorite cartoon. I own the entire original series on DVD and LOVE it.

Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy for over two decades. Not only that, he was a humanitarian who supported many different charities. The world has lost a truly remarkable person.

 

During the Nail-Art-A-Go-Go challenge in February, hosted by Missy at Gnarly Gnails, one of the prompts was animation (my design linked here). It was my first attempt at the cartoon nails technique and it came out less than to be desired. I wanted to re-visit it for this week’s Theme Buffet. While my nails are just as short as the last time, I think the addition of detailing makes the look less “stumpy”. I still need to practice getting even cartoon lines but I did not want to mess too much with it to the point I would have to re-do the entire nail!

I hope you like it!

 

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For SIMPLES – Saran Wrap

 

 

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For Theme Buffet – Cartoon Nails

I used 2 coats of Color Club Twiggie as my base.

I saran-wrapped with Milani Power Periwinkle and Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish Black and MoYou London plate 06 (from the Mother Nature collection).

I detailed with Wet n Wild Black Creme and Julie G White Orchid.

I used Essie Matte About You on top.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other cartoon designs this week!

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The Crumpet’s SIMPLES Challenge: Week Four – The Saran-Wrap Manicure

08 Sunday Jun 2014

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American Apparel, Color Club, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, saran wrap, Sephora by OPI, SIMPLES, Zoya

This is one of my favorite techniques! I love it but always feel guilty when I use the cling wrap just for my nails! I feel like I use so much of it for such a small canvas. I know I am weird!

I hope you like my creation!

 

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ImageGreen bases from pinky to thumb –>

  • Zoya Giovanna
  • Color Club Twiggie
  • Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma
  • Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
  • American Apparel Parakeet

Purple polishes from pinky to thumb –>

  • Milani Vivid Violet
  • Color Club Pucci-licious
  • Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess
  • Sephora by OPI Ms. Can’t Be Wrong
  • Color Club Mrs. Robinson

And, because I could not well-enough alone I dabbed American Apparel Neon Yellow on top.

I finished with one coat of INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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The Crumpet’s SIMPLES Challenge: Week Three- The Ombre Manicure

06 Friday Jun 2014

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Essie, Milani, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, SIMPLES

It took me a while to come up with the pairings I wanted and even then I do not think it came out quite right. I wish I had a better purple for my index finger.

I do like how ombre between the pinky and third finger though! (I just realized they are all Sephora by OPI nail polishes! Go figure!)

 

ImageIn order of pinky to index finger – Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix, Mrs. Can’t Be Wrong, Domestic Goddess and Milani Vivid Violet.

I used Essie Matte about You to tone down shine and shimmer. This really helped tie the colors together.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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The Crumpet’s SIMPLES Challenge: Week Two – The Non Pattern Skittle Manicure

26 Monday May 2014

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Color Club, Nail Art, Sephora by OPI, SIMPLES, Urban Outfitters, Zoya

I rarely do non pattern skittle manicures unless it is an Ombre-style. I tried to push myself out of my comfort zone for this challenge but somehow ended up in the same color category!! I thought the bright yellow worked well with the other purples. That counts, right??

 

ImageFrom thumb to pinky (all three coats + Seche Vite)

  • Color Club Mrs. Robinson
  • Color Club Pucci-licious
  • Zoya Payton
  • (1 coat) butter London Cotton Buds, Urban Outfitters Banana Hammock
  • Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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The Crumpet’s SIMPLES Challenge: Week One – The Non-Pattern Accent Nail

17 Saturday May 2014

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Color Club, Nail Art, Serum No 5, SIMPLES

Debbie from The Crumpet is hosting another Nail Art challenge. But instead of a challenge it is a learning game! Every week she will post the prompt and we try our best at each one! As we progress through the challenge, we will see others’ interpretations on the prompt, share tips and tricks, and sort through difficulties.

When I read about the SIMPLES challenge (her blog post linked here) I knew I would take part! I am new to the nail art universe and I am always down to learn new tricks and support other nail polish enthusiasts!

The Facebook group is linked here. The set up is a little different for this group. There are no Inlinkz and the group is solely for SIMPLES manicures.

I hope you enjoy mine! I decided to pull out a rather unloved neon orange polish from the depths of my stash. It saw the light for a few minutes then returned to the back of the shelf.

 

ImageI used 2 coats Color Club Wham! Pow! as my base. I keep this in my collection because I have no other neon oranges but I do not like it. The formula is tacky, not thick or gloopy, just, tacky. So, it is not ideal for water marbling or nail art. Poor unloved nail polish. I’d love any recommendations on good neon orange polishes so I can put this poor Color Club out of its misery and retire it!

I layered Serum No. 5 Fallen on my pinky until I liked the result.

 

Apologies on the slightly blurry picture. Neons seem to be the mortal enemies of my camera!!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

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