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A Class Act Watermarble Nail Art

16 Sunday Aug 2015

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Here is another nail art look with the new Class Act polishes from SinfulColors! The word on the nail art streets is SinfulColors polishes watermarble well and in my experience they do; the real question, however, is how well do the demi-mattes marble when mixed with regular cremes? Check out the photo below and draw your own conclusions!

I hope you like it!

 

A Class Act Watermarble Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBases: Whiteboard, Energetic Red

Marble & Detail: Energetic Red, Feel the Vibe, V.I.Peach

 

If you are interested in the individual colors check out my reviews here and here and the Sinful Colors social media pages below!

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Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

“Do Your Circus Act!” Neon Watermarble Nail Art

02 Sunday Aug 2015

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My little girl’s back legs have been hurting for a few weeks because every time she climbs the stairs she whacks her already bad knees. Because of this, she hasn’t done her circus act trick which is one of my favorites.

When I say “do your circus act” Affie stands on her back legs and grabs her pill (or treat) from my hand. She is so freaking cute!

affie circus act

Okay, so she is totally cheating in this photo but look at that little smile!!

 

I was inspired by my dog’s antics and did a neon watermarble! I don’t even remember the last time I did a watermarble…What is my nail art life right now??

 

Circus-Inspired Neon Watermarble Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: SinfulColors Snow Me White

Watermarble: China Glaze UV Meant to Be, Daisy Know My Name? and Pop the Trunk (which is not part of the Electric Nights collection)

Studs: Born Pretty Store

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Moody Blues Watermarble Nail Art

16 Monday Feb 2015

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So, I was watching the Bachelor tonight…no judgement…and all of a sudden there was a breaking news marquee at the bottom of the screen. The President’s Day parade was cancelled due to the frigid temperatures and potential snowfall. The hour-long news segment following the glorious episode of the best reality TV show on air right now was dominated by the upcoming crazy snowstorm.

NO MORE.

I am already suffering due to my increased physical exercise taking care of Saachi which in turn is exacerbated by staying out in the cold with her. She is no longer on restricted activity but she is still healing and I do not want her running all over the yard.

The weather really affects my condition and it is morbidly cold outside. It hurts. So, in honor of the future snowstorm, I present my dark, blue, moody watermarble!

I hope you like it!

 

Moody Blues Watermarble | The Rite of AgingI used Milani Power Periwinkle as my base.

I marbled with Milani Power Periwinkle, Sally Hansen Blue My Mind and OPI Lincoln Park After Dark.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Icy Blue Watermarble Nail Art

10 Tuesday Feb 2015

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I have been so lucky the last couple of weeks. It has not rained except at night and while some evenings were frigidly cold, Saachi moved quickly in the elimination department so it didn’t really affect me. Yesterday night it iced and everything froze overnight…but no snow…I like snow…

 

After yesterday’s watermarble success I sustained my marble high and decided to try the technique again! It came out differently but I am pleased with it. The polishes spread really sheer and looked similar in the water. I honestly just threw caution to the wind when making my designs, heh!

I hope you like it!

 

Icy Blue Watermarble | The Rite of AgingI started with a messy, sheer coat of Milani Power Periwinkle.

I marbled with Milani Power Periwinkle, Barry M Gelly Chai, and Emily de Molly Candy Coated. These all spread really well together!!

I stamped with butter London Cotton Buds and MoYou London plate 02 from the Festive Collection.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Green Water-Marble Nail Art

09 Monday Feb 2015

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After seeing Colette from My Simple Little Pleasure’s latest watermarble YT video (channel linked here) I was inspired to marble myself! And I am so happy I did!

Everything went right with this manicure even the picture!…I wanted to add something extra but was terrified I was going to just butcher it…and then even the dots looked exactly as I pictured them! I kind of wish I had placed the dots on the next curve down, on my index finger, but that is just me getting nit-picky…heh!

 

I hope you like it!

Green Watermarble | The Rite of Aging

I started with 1 coat of Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma. Funnily enough, I did not use this polish in the marble.

I marbled with Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy High Stakes, American Apparel Neon Green and Barry M Gelly Key Lime.

I used a small dotting tool and Nfu Oh Nfu 51.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2015 – Day 2: Tape Manicure

02 Friday Jan 2015

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I bought a 12-pack of striping tapes, from Amazon.com, for something like 5 dollars…maybe even less. They are not the best quality…but they work well enough for the typical tape manicure. Honestly, this is not my favorite technique. The tape is thin and small, cutting the pieces and applying them are tedious and very difficult for RA-ridden fingers.

This aside, if I do a nice base, I do like how it looks (it reminds me of the SkratchArt I did as a kid)…

I just had an “A-HA!” moment. The harsh lines! I don’t like the harsh lines. I prefer the abstract, fuzzy, undefined looks better than the straight, sharp, highlight every mistake looks. Of course, this is my personal preference. Maybe if I practiced the technique more I would like it better. Maybe not, after all, it would still be hard for my fingers to “grasp”. Teehee, see what I did there?

Anyways, I hope you like my creation. I just played around with different angles and I love how the ring finger turned out; not to mention, the cleanest.

Day 2: Tape Manicure | The Rite of Aging

I “water-marbled” my base with Barry M Key Lime, Cancun and Milani Power Periwinkle.

I applied the striping tape to two fingers at a time and applied a thick coat of Milani Black Swift before peeling off the strands. Does anyone else have trouble remembering in what order they appled the tapes??

I finished with a generous coat of Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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

Challenge Your Nail Art: Red and Green

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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I had these done on time but I forgot to post the pictures yesterday. What better way to do red and green than with a water marble? Unfortunately, the green and red did not want to marble together so I just did the one color and dotted the second.

 

I hope you like it!

Challenge Your Nail Art - Red & Green | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Essie No Place Like Chrome as my base.

I marbled with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and dotted with Zoya Giovanna.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other red & green manicures below!