20 Sunday Jul 2014
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American Apparel, China Glaze, dotticure, freehand, Julie G, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, OPI, Urban Outfitters
I hope you like my neon yellow dotticure for the OMD2 challenge!
I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.
I detailed with several dotting tools and American Apparel Neon Yellow, Urban Outfitters Westside, China Glaze Sun Worshipper and OPI Pros & Bronze.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other dotticures!
08 Tuesday Jul 2014
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dotticure, Essie, freehand, Milani, Nail Art, Oh Mon Dieu challenge, Pop Beauty, Seche Vite, Urban Outfitters
In Star Trek, holograms are “projected three-dimensional images made of light and force fields”. (Thank you Sarah!)
Are holograms possible in the color world? They would translate into prismatic arrays of colors. Rainbow shimmer! I only own a couple of holographic polishes from Pretty Jelly (Liquid Jelly Liz’s nail polish line) and I love them! The shimmer is prominent and gorgeous!
I took inspiration from Luciana’s SIMPLES mixed sizes & colors dotticure. The dots are impeccable and the gradient is gorgeous! I was blown away! Click the picture to check out the Facebook post/group!
I matte all the nails but lost the shimmer in the process. Which do you like better? I think I lean towards the matte finish. I can see the gradient dotticure a little better.
I used 3 coats of Pretty Jelly Dream Cloud as my base.
I detailed with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet, Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot and Milani Peacock.
I protected the design with Seche Vite and finished with Essie Matte About You.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
Don’t forget to check out the other futuristic manicures!
29 Sunday Jun 2014
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Bundle Monster, Bundle Monster Turns 5 challenge, dotticure, Essie, freehand, Milani, SIMPLES, Urban Outfitters
This is my first real dotticure! I guess what I mean is my first real attempt at evenly-spaced equally-sized dots. You know what? I do not like it. Truth be told, I am not a polka-dot kind of girl.
In the spirit of the SIMPLES challenge, a learning adventure on different nail art techniques, I decided not to re-do this for perfection. I wanted to! I really had to force myself to turn the other cheek.
I guess I just do not like the look of “true” dotticures. If you follow my blog you know I much prefer the abstract random dots to evenly-spaced order.
I hope you like it, though. I used colors inspired by my only polka-dot sweater which is a teal-green with navy spots.
Since I still do not have the energy to do more than one manicure (barely!) this also serves as the base for the Bundle Monster challenge.
SIMPLES
Bundle Monster challenge
I used 3 coats of Milani Key West as my base.
I detailed with Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.
I stamped with Essie No Place Like Chrome and Bundle Monster plate BM 322.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
23 Monday Jun 2014
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butter London, China Glaze, Color Club, Milani, Nail Art, Nail Art Ideas Linkup, Urban Outfitters
I am finally getting around to the NAIL themes this month! I was kind of scared to do the first week because I have never attempted a leopard print.
I like how the ring finger came out but the other nails look a little crowded. I definitely need more practice.
Let me know what you think! What should I do differently? Any tips or tricks?
I used 2 coats of SpaRitual Running with Wolves and 1 coat of butter London Hen Party as my base.
I detailed with Urban Outfitters Westside, Color Club Wham! Pow!, China Glaze Fuchsia and Milani Black Swift.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
16 Monday Jun 2014
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Bundle Monster, Bundle Monster Turns 5 challenge, Color Club, freehand, Konad, Nail Art, Rimmel London, Sephora by OPI, Sinful Colors, Urban Outfitters
My absolute favorite part of presents are the ribbons. Why? Because they double as cat toys. I have not bought a cat toy in years. Just kidding! This is why my cats love presents.
I love ribbons because they are so multi-purpose and so so so pretty!! There are so many. I can put them in art, pretty up almost anything, and they are functional!
I hope you like my ribbon art for today’s prompt!
buI used 2 coats of Color Club Almost Famous and 1 coat of Urban Outfitters Banana Hammock as my base.
I saran-wrapped with Rimmel London Reggae Splash (Kate Moss collection), Sephora by OPI Cover Me in Petals and Sinful Colors All About You.
I stamped with Konad Special Polish Red, Bundle Monster plate BM 321 and Konad Special Polish Black, Bundle Monster plate BM 316.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
13 Friday Jun 2014
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Bundle Monster, Bundle Monster Turns 5 challenge, Color Club, freehand, Julie G, Konad, Nail Art, OPI, Pop Beauty, Sinful Colors, stamping, Urban Outfitters
I had so much fun making this manicure!!
I rarely eat cake but I love the idea of them. The checkered layer cakes are beyond cool and all the frostings possibilities are just fun. I can never bring myself to eat such brightly colored sugar cream but it does not mean I can’t enjoy the look of them!
For this manicure I included a checkered sponge cake and some frosting droplets. This took me a couple of hours. I did not realize it would but waiting for the polishes to dry took time.
I want to take another stab at this because I like the idea behind it. Next time, I want to make the droplets more uniform, or at least attempt to make them more uniform. It is a particularly messy endeavor and clean up is a pain, but I like how it came out.
I hope you do too!!
I used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.
I sponged Urban Outfitters Westside, Sinful Colors Chick Chick, and Julie G White Orchid to create the color for sponge cake.
I used Bundle Monster plate BM 319 and Konad Special Polish in Black.
I used Pop Beauty Pacific Hoot, OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, and Color Club Almost Famous! for my frosting droplets.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
06 Friday Jun 2014
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Bundle Monster, Bundle Monster Turns 5 challenge, Color Club, Essie, Milani, Nail Art, stamping, Urban Outfitters, Zoya
Today’s prompt is macaroons! Weird things, macaroons. They are bright, funny colors and look like mini hamburgers. They never quite made sense to me!
I was kind of at a loss for what to do with this manicure so I just chose to use the colors I usually macaroons in and stamp that sort of resembled them.
I am still working on my stamping skills but I hope through this month I will just get better and better at it!
Base colors in order from pinky to index finger: Zoya Reece, Color Club Twiggie, Urban Outfitters Westside, and Milani Dark Coffee.
I stamped with Essie No Place Like Chrome and Bundle Monster plate BM 322.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
