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NAIL September Theme 3: Games

17 Tuesday Sep 2013

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I used my cat Sunsilk as the model for my game theme: Cat and Mouse!

When I was little the game “Cat and Mouse” referred to the game where somebody puts their hands underneath another person’s and they had to turn over and slap their hands before they moved them away. I know there are multiple names for that game but that is what it was for me.

Cat and Mouse can be used to describe any chase…game or otherwise!

NAIL September Week Three: Game

I am going to just list the polishes I used for this post because there was a lot of mixing. If you would like more information please comment:

  • Milani “Black Swift”, “Dark Coffee”
  • SpaRitual “Howl”, “Running with Wolves”
  • Urban Outfitters “Westside”
  • Color Club “Poptastic”, “Warhol”, “Twiggie”
  • Cult Nails “Deal with It”
  • butter London “Scuppered”
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”
  • Zoya “Gwin”

Sunsilk!

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 13: Animal Print

13 Friday Sep 2013

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My biggest aspiration as a veterinarian is to work in a conservation agency with the white bengal tiger.

Animal Print

I started with two coats of China Glaze “White on White”.

I used an artist’s brush to swipe on butter London “Tea with the Queen”.

I applied swipes of SpaRitual “Howl” on top of the butter London color.

I finished with Seche Vite. It smudged a little bit but I do not mind. The stripes on the tigers are not precise either!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art Ideas Linkup: September Week Two – Sports/Nail Art: Why So Important?

10 Tuesday Sep 2013

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I am dealing with some stuff amidst a flare as well so I have a short post today.

Guess which sport I decided to showcase for the NAIL Week Two Sports theme! I am also using this nail art for one of my previous posts.

Click on the image below to see the accompanying post.

Rock-Climbing

Index & Middle:

Base: Two coats China Glaze “White on White”

Rocks: Mix of Sephora by OPI “Caffeine Fix” and SpaRitual “Running with Wolves”

Trees: Zoya “Suvi”

Ropes: Milani “Peacock”

People: Milani High Speed Fast Dry “Black Swift”

 

Ring & Pinky:

Base: Two coats Urban Outfitters “Westside”

Rocks: Color Club “Mrs. Robinson” and Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet”

Anchors: Milani High Speed Fast Dry “Black Swift”

Ropes: Milani “Peacock”

Enjoy!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Puzzle…Question Mark? Butter London, SpaRitual

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

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When I am not feeling well, my cats, Marmalade and Sunsilk, keep close eyes on me. Sunsilk, in particular, has attached herself to me like a barnacle on the underside of a ship. As I was going through my nail polish stash I realized I have two great nail colors that would totally capture her.

I used two coats of butter London “Scuppered” as my base color. The formula on this is absolutely heavenly. I can paint three stripes on each nail without streaking, pooling, or general messiness. Unlike the company’s other glitters, this polish is very sheer. It may be that the glitter is not densely packed. There is small green and pink glitter, a gold shimmer and larger circular green glitter flecks.

butter London “Scuppered”

Everything down to the glitter itself reminds me of Sunsilk. The gold color in her fur, the pink of her nose and the green is exactly the color of her eyes. And when I realized I had a dark brown the exact same color as hers I was so pleased.

For the stamping, I used SpaRitual “Howl” and Bundle Monsters plate “BM-319”.

SpaRitual “Howl” over butter London “Scuppered”

I don’t know whether it is a random quirk but whenever Sunsilk refuses to listen to me, her tail forms a question mark. She is an intelligent cat who plays dumb and pretends that she does not understand what I am saying. She is very sly but without her I do not know how I could manage everything that is happening.

Hi, I’m Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Galaxy Accent

11 Sunday Aug 2013

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I’m going to try and climb tomorrow so I decided not to go hog-wild with my nail art today. Also, I went for a hike with my dog and I was exhausted by the time I got home.

I tried the galaxy nail art a few weeks ago and I really liked how it came out, so I decided to try it again to see if I could get the same results.

The polishes I used: CND – Stickey base coat, two coats of Essie – Power Clutch, SpaRitual – Running with Wolves, Zoya – Goldie, butter London – Knackered, Wet n Wild – Blue Moon, Revlon – 902 Celestial FX, and Seche Vite top coat.

Straight On

Once the base coat and base color dried I tore three small pieces from a foundation sponge and, with a pair of tweezers, sponged the SpaRitual, Zoya, and butter London polishes in diagonals across the nail.

I used a toothpick to splotch-dot Wet n Wild.

I used an eyeshadow sponge-tipped applicator to apply one star from the Revlon polish.

Topped all nails with Seche Vite which has a great shine!

Galaxy Accent

Unfortunately, today was one of those days when my fingers “stuck” in certain positions when I was removing the old enamel, and using the brushes to paint the polish. I am currently at 10mg of prednisone and while I feel like I am just getting by and I could feel a little better, I’d rather not increase the dosage.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.