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St. Patty’s Day Green Waterfall | Nail Art

21 Monday Mar 2016

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I am surprised I didn’t hop on the St. Patty’s green bandwagon this year. I own more green nail polishes than any other color but I felt like I had used them all too many times. Surprisingly, there are very few (if any) green polishes I never use!

However, I knew I had to dress up my digits for the “holiday” so I went with something simple and RA-friendly: a waterfall manicure.

For this look, I used some new Born Pretty Store nail art brushes. The one I bought from Sally’s Beauty frayed recently and I wanted smaller strokes than my other brushes could give. This trio of brushes is nice and I can sometimes get a rather thin line but each was a little thicker than I originally anticipated. They are cute, easy to control and sturdy so I really have nothing bad to say about them!

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I hope you like the two looks I created!

 

greenwaterfallBase: American Apparel Parakeet, Deborah Lippmann Mermaid’s Dream

Waterfall: Zoya Yara, Giovanna, Goldie, Cult Nails Deal with It

Brushes: Pink handle nail art brushes ($4.60/3pcs set)

 

bluegradientI’ve also included another look I created with the brushes when I first recieved them last week! I hope you like this one too!

Base/Gradient: Milani Power Periwinkle, China Glaze UV Meant to Be

Details: Pipe Dream Polish Sonic Transducer, Serum No. 5 Sleepy Holo, SinfulColors Secret Admirer

Brushes: Pink handle nail art brushes ($4.60/3pcs set)

 

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Autumn Waterfall | Nail Art & Video Tutorial

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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I have not done a whole lot of fall look this year so I pulled out my most autumnal polishes and set to work. I decided on the waterfall technique (one of my favorites) and since it is RA-friendly I made a video tutorial!

I hope you like it!

 

 

Autumn Waterfall & Glitter Nail Art + Video | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Gelly Chilli (red), Zoya Charlotte (beige)

Details: SinfulColors Feel the Vibe (orange), Barry M Gelly Mustard (mustard yellow), Zoya Pippa (yellow)

Glitter: Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

#31DC2015 – Blue Waterfall Nail Art

05 Saturday Sep 2015

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We are only five days in and I already hit nail artist block?? I tried five different designs and none of them looked right! I racked my brains, I skimmed through old photos and I met with absolutely no inspiration.

I realized this morning most of the looks I did in August were all blue! No wonder! I am burnt out. Hopefully if I lay off the color I will recharge my blue batteries.

I did not necessarily want to do this design but I couldn’t do anything else. I pulled out some old polishes I had not used in a while. I forgot how much I love the Nails Inc. glitter. The colors shouldn’t work together but they do somehow!

Hope you like it!

 

#31DC2015 - Blue Waterfall #nailart | The Rite of AgingBases: Barry M Chai & Glitter Gal Galaxy Holo Top Coat; China Glaze UV Meant to Be & Nails Inc. Sprinkles Pudding Lane

Waterfall: acrylic paints

 

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A Purple and Green RA-friendly Waterfall

28 Friday Aug 2015

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It has been one of those weeks. I was unmotivated, lethargic, but extremely restless. Half the time, I tried one of the many nail ideas flitting through my head but none of them looked right; the other half I just couldn’t bring myself to even try. Do you ever have those days? Weeks? Months, maybe? I wouldn’t call it depression, I thought it was more of a flare. My eyes were more dry than usual, the skin on my lips flaked off and I was uncharacteristically fatigued (even though my joint pain was minimal).

Regardless, I sat down and pushed through this strange phase and went with a quick, RA-friendly waterfall look. I had no particular feelings for this nail art (ah, motivation) but I did like how it came out. I hope you do too!

 

Purple & Green RA-friendly Waterfall #NailArt | The Rite of AgingBase: Formula X for Sephora Thrilling

Details: acrylic paints

 

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OMD3 – Colorful Waterfall Nail Art

05 Sunday Jul 2015

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Oh Mon Dieu…I can’t today. I just can’t.

It was one of those days. I felt less sick but the pain was replaced by brain fog. I restarted my nails three times. My hands shook up the wazoo, I was almost too weak to hold the brushes, I couldn’t focus my magnifying lamp properly and I dropped paint all over my pants!

I am also very sorry the photo is kind of meh. I just couldn’t take a proper picture with my wobbly hands.

And, now that I have vented!…

I really like the colors I used for the “waterfall”. I love blues and ombre color combinations so why not put them together!

 

#OMD3NAILS - Colorful Waterfall Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Zoya Severine

Details: assorted acrylic paints and artist brushes

 

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Waterfall Nail Art for NAIL – April Showers

12 Sunday Apr 2015

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I brushed Affie for today’s Cherry Blossom festivities. Unfortunately, as a result my wrists and fingers swelled and flared up. I sorely (heh, see what I did there?) wanted to freehand water droplets but I just did not have the dexterity or practice for it. I settled for the waterfall technique as it was very RA-friendly and had the prompt right in the name (kinda)!

 

I should waterfall more often. The technique is easy, simple, fast and the final result always looks like it takes more time than it actually does! I hope you like it too!

 

April Showers Waterfall Nail Art | The Rite of AgingI used Picture Polish Serenity and Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Hunger Flames as my bases.

I sealed both colors with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. This is the first time using this top coat and have no idea what to expect.

I detailed with detail brushes, Picture Polish Serenity, Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen and Zoya Dream. I sealed the design Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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31DC2015 – Day 8: Monochromatic

11 Sunday Jan 2015

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Monochrome was one of my favorite prompts because I love keeping things in the same color category. As you know, I tend to keeping adding to my designs until they are just too busy and look rather strange. When I keep the polishes in different shades of the same color it’s easier for me not to add too much, and even if I do, it doesn’t look as bad!

The furnace won’t be fixed until tomorrow so I am sticking with easy techniques like the waterfall. I hope you like it!

 

Purple Monochrome Waterfall | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Color Club Pucci-licious as my base.

I detailed with an artist’s brush, Barry M Plum, American Apparel Neon Violet and Sally Hansen Color Foil Purple Alloy.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other monochromatic manicures below!