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NAIL Jan. Theme One: Health & Wellness

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

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Given my life has been swallowed whole by thoughts of health and wellness, you would think I’d be all over this NAIL challenge…but somehow, I was totally at a loss.

Sure, there are the pills, needles, IVs and good diet…I could go on!  But I just could not think of any ideas. So, I tried a different approach  to inspiration:

Over the past year I’ve felt loads better. What is different? (apart from the meds)

Water.

Oral medications sit in the stomach and are rarely fully digested. I drink a lot more water just to flush out my tummy! Since I started this little trick, my stomach issues have decreased!! 🙂

Enjoy!

 

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2 coats Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet as my base.

Polishes Used for Wave Detailing:

  • Zoya Dream & Crystal
  • Essie On a Silver Platter
  • Julie G White Orchid

Nail Art: Scooooby Doooo!

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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On my day off there was a Scooby-Doo marathon! Best day off. Ever.

During the 31-Day Challenge back in September I did a Scooby-inspired manicure, seen here. I really liked how it came out so I decided to revisit it.

I did not want to copy it exactly but it is very similar!

 

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Polishes Used:

  • Bases
    •  Color Club Twiggie, Almost Famous
    • Julie G White Orchid
    • Urban Outfitters Westside
  • Marbles
    • Essie Naughty Nautical
    • Color Club Almost Famous, Wham! Pow!
    • Milani Peacock
    • Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
    • Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet
  • Seche Vite (to protect the marble from streaking)
  • INM Northern Lights (all except pinky)
  • Essie Matte about You

 

I initially only added the matte coat to the pinky and I loved loved loved how it looked so I decided to go with all of them. I only really like how the pinky came out. I should have kept the rest glittery. Ah well.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Lucky Stars

28 Saturday Dec 2013

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To celebrate because I only had a small sinus infection!

 

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Index: 2 coats Urban Outfitters Westside

Middle: 1 coat OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, 2 coats Serum No 5 Fallen

Ring: 2 coats OPI Lincoln Park After Dark

Textured Polish: Julie G Gift of Gold

Decal from Born Pretty Store. 

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL Dec. Theme Three: Winter Solstice

19 Thursday Dec 2013

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My submission to the December Nail Link-Up for the winter solstice!

 

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Two coats Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I marbled Julie G Dance in the Dark and Urban Outfitters Blue Velvet.

I then marbled Julie G White Orchid on top. 

A little gold “star” on the tips with Julie G Gumdrops Gift of Gold.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL Dec. Theme Two: Shopping

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

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My submission for the NAIL Linkup!

What is part of the ultimate shopping trip? Gold! And where can you find gold? Under the mountain, of course! (Hah, sorry for the Hobbit reference!)

I decided to re-create the mounds and mounds of gold Smaug guards!

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Two coats of Urban Outfitters Westside.

Two coats Urban Outfitters Banana Hammock.

Two coats Zoya Maria Luisa. 

A generous coat of Sephora by OPI Come to Pappa-razzi!

To finish off I added Julie G Gumdrops Gift of Gold on the tips!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Nail Art: Golden Pieces

16 Monday Dec 2013

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Glitters galore! And you will be seeing Happy Special Day! quite a bit!

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I used 2 coats Urban Outfitters Westside as my base. I love how this color looks on me! 🙂

1 or 2 coats of Zoya Maria Luisa and Serum No 5 Happy Special Day! depending on how dense the first coat was.

 I densely sponged Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat Come to Pappa-razzi! on the tips.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Nail Art: Happy Thanksgiving!

28 Thursday Nov 2013

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For the bases, I used  2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen on my thumb, index and pinky fingers before marbling with Sephora by OPI Cab Fare. I used 2 coats of Urban Decay Naked Naked for the base of the marbling on my middle and ring fingers.

Polishes used for marbling:

  • Milani Foxy Lady, Dark Coffee
  • Zoya Gwin
  • Urban Outfitters Westside

Polishes used for dotting:

  • Milani Foxy Lady, Dark Coffee
  • Zoya Gwin

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.