27 Wednesday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
I played around with the waterfall technique and they looked like feathers so I decided to submit it for the Link-Up!
I especially like how the pinky came out!
I used 2 coats of butter London Tea with the Queen for the base.
Waterfall Colors
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
08 Friday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
I am going through a stamping phase. I want to do it, practice it, get better at it!
I used 2 coats of Milani “Quick Teal” for my base. I could not photograph the teal color at all! It came out as a baby blue. In reality it is a bright teal.
I stamped with Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 321”.
I did a second stamp with Milani “Peacock” and Bundle Monster plate “BM 311”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
05 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted in Nail Art
This was my submission for Eva‘s nail art challenge. I had so much fun with this!!
I did not have a clear cut vision for this manicure but I love how many colors there are!
I know I watercolored the base with reds and pinks over butter London “Tea with the Queen”.
I used two coats Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat “Be-Claus I Said So”.
I continued with a very dense coat of Milani “Gems”.
After that, I splattered with Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic” and Urban Outfitters “Westside”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
03 Sunday Nov 2013
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I used 2 coats of Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way” for my base.
For the shadow I used Sephora by OPI “Cab Fare” and “Mr. Right Now”.
The moon is a mix of Urban Outfitters “Westside” and Sephora by OPI “Cab Fare”.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
29 Tuesday Oct 2013
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Still going with the color scheme I decided to try my hand at some full on sugar-spun.
I used Wet n Wild “Black Creme” with one coat of Cover Girl Glosstinis “Flamed Out” as the base for my middle and pinky finger.
I used Julie G “White Orchid” with one coat Cover Girl Glosstinis “Flamed Out” as the base for my index and ring finger.
I used Milani “Black Swift”, “Foxy Lady”, and Urban Outfitters “Banana Hammock” for the sugar-spinning. Initially, I had a pattern all set up but I ended up just going with the flow of what looked good.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
27 Sunday Oct 2013
Posted in Nail Art
In honor of my love of naps!
For the base, I used 2 coats of Milani “Peacock”.
I used the water-color technique for the thumb, ring and pinky finger.
I started with a generous coat of Seche Vite to protect the base. I alternated Milani “Quick Teal”, Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet”, Chanel Le Vernis “Pearl Drop”, and a little Zoya “Adina”. I went really heavy on the nail polish remover because I did not want any harsh lines.
I used a water decal (Christmas collection) from the Born Pretty Store on my middle finger.
I set all nails with Seche Vite before adding one layer of INM Northern Lights for a little sparkle!
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
26 Saturday Oct 2013
I decided to paint my nails at 10pm last night??
I could not bring myself to do anything too labor intensive and on top of everything else, I managed to knick the polish on three nails!
I salvaged the manicure with glitter!
I never thought blues looked good on me but I love Sephora by OPI “Go My Own Way”. It is the perfect navy blue!I used three thin coats.
For the marble, I used 2 coats Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On” for the base. I interchanged Sephora by OPI “Ms. Can’t Be Wrong”, “Mr. Right Now”, Urban Outfitters “Blue Velvet” and Milani “Peacock” before dunking my ring finger haphazardly into the water. Minus the colors, I am getting an Union Jack vibe?
I am very very picky about my glitter top coats. It’s right there in the name! Top coat! I should not need another one on top of it! Sephora by OPI jewelry top coats are totally amazing. They do not dry totally smooth but the glitters are dense and dry flat! I do not experience a lot of chipping. The glitters are high-shine, even if the base is not. I prefer this since the focus is the glitter!
I used Sephora by OPI “Lights, Glammer-a, Action!” over the blues and “Come to Pappa-razzi!” on the accents.
Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.
