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Plastic Bag Marble Nail Art for NAIL and Red Coat Tuesdays

03 Tuesday Mar 2015

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It is funny how inspiration strikes. The last February NAIL prompt was for our least favorite polish. The newest Milani white (Spotlight White) and butter London nude (Tea with the Queen) both made the short list but I could not think of a good nail art with them!…and then it hit me…my Wet n Wild red. I’ve mentioned I don’t like this polish: formula, brush and all…but, for whatever reason, it did not make my original list.

So, why use it? There is a group of bloggers who take part in Red Coat Tuesdays in honor of Pretty Little Liars. I always wanted to take part but never actually created a manicure for the linkup. I am obsessed with this show but even though I love it I have serious issues concerning it. There is too much going on: too many characters, too many plot lines. I tune in every week but this season is seriously lacking. I lean towards colder side of lukewarm because each episode feels like a filler biding its time until the finale.

As excited I am the show was green-lighted for a seventh season (even before this past season aired) I honestly don’t know what else they can do. They are just dragging out everything and it’s getting boring. They just need to tell us who A is, who is torturing the girls, and WHY? I don’t think they ever told us.

Why did they randomly stop thinking Ezra was “A”? (I still think he is just because being A is a very expensive habit and he is the only one who has access to the funds).

 

Anyways, on to the nail art! I decided to do something simple, RA-friendly and abstract. This is my first attempt at plastic bag marbling. There are a couple of ways to do it, either apply the dots directly to the nail or marble on the bag and transfer the design.

I decided to try the latter. I continued to splotch and mash until I was happy with the final design. I hope you like it!

 

Dry Marble - Red Coat Tuesday | The Rite of Aging

Plastic Bag Marble Nail Art - Red Coat Tuesday | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Wet n Wild Red a Good Book as my base.

I marbled with Wet n Wild, OPI Red Lights Ahead…Where?, Essie No Place Like Chrome, Zoya Goldie, and Barry M Gelly Chili.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Distressed Nail Art for the Chinese New Year

20 Friday Feb 2015

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My mom celebrated the Chinese New Year and after my first complete zodiac cycle she wrote me a card. I rarely keep cards but I couldn’t get rid of this one after her death. It has her handwriting on it and that makes me feel like she’s still around.

 

I thought I would do a simple, RA-friendly nail art for this Chinese New Year. I hope you like it!

Distressed Nail Art for Chinese New Year | The Rite of Aging

 

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I used Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book as my base. As you know, I am not a fan of true reds. They just don’t look good on me. So, for the purpose of nail art I bought a cheap one. Unfortunately, unlike my favorite Black Creme this polish is pretty awful. The formula mimics a jelly, but it is not a jelly polish. The brush is strange and broad but uneven so there is no way to paint my nails properly. Yay for acetone and cleanup!

I distressed with Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now, Zoya Goldie and Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Freehand and Watermarble Nail Art: Classic Colors

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

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I was in a freehand mood this evening and thought I’d give it a try. I know, weird, right?? I cut down one of my brushes and think the thinner point works a whole lot better!

 

I wanted to try a black and white watermarble after I saw Peachy Polish’s valentine nail art and decided to doodle some flowers for contrast. I thought I would try something relatively familiar, I always doodle these on paper!

 

Freehand and Watermarble Nail Art | The Rite of Aging

peachy polish valentine 2015I know my marble does not even rival Valesha’s but I am pretty happy with my overall look. At first, I tried for two marble nails but I could not get the second to look right so I just left it alone. The polishes swam together and I did not get as crisp a line as I wanted.

For the watermarble I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Wet n Wild Black Creme.

I used Zoya Anais as the base on the other nails and white acrylic paint for the flowers.

 

I hope you like it…As you know, I don’t usually go for freehand but I just felt like giving it a go!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Sugar-Spun and Stamping Nail Art for NAIL (January 2015) – Marsala

20 Tuesday Jan 2015

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When the magazines announced the 2015 Pantone Color of the Year I was a little bummed. I am more than a little certain I’ve seen this color before. It looked like “wine red” except a little more orange, which then became “burnt orange”, right? I don’t know. I am not feeling the hue of this “marsala”; it’s not a particularly attractive shade to me.

However, the main polish I used for this prompt is quite pretty and I wear it all the time! (Okay, dilemma: has anyone experienced an amazing amount of anxiety about running low on their old Milani polishes? I’m torn between using them and saving them for the end of the world).

Anyways….I hope you like my nail art!

 

Marsala-Inspired Sugar-Spun Manicure | The Rite of AgingI started with either Wet n Wild Black Creme or Milani Mauve Medley as my base.

I sugar-spun with Milani Mauve Medley and Foxy Lady.

I stamped with Black Creme and Bundle Monster plate BM 311.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2015 – Day 9 & 10: Red Glitter Base

11 Sunday Jan 2015

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Since I fell behind with the challenge a little over the last couple of days I combined two prompts. You have no idea how excited I was when I remembered I had an awesome red glitter topper!

I hope you like it!

 

Red Glitter Base stamping | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Wet n Wild Black Creme and a generous coat of Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So as my base.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish White and Pueen Cosmetics plate PUEEN44.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the red base manicures and glitter base manicures below!


31DC2015 – Day 6: Half & Half

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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I had a couple of ideas for today’s prompts but ended up going with something simple. Unfortunately, the gradient did not end up completely half and half…but the sentiment is still there.

I am so sorry for the state of my nails/hands. I didn’t a) realize how dry my skin was (even with application of lotion before starting the nail art) and b) how awful my nail shape was. I realize now it has been weeks since I last worked on my cuticles or shaped my nails properly. I need to get on my A-game for this as I am now on Biotin and my nails are legit growing like mad.

I tried to change my hand position for the photos but you can still see the fanning at the tips.

I hope you like the gradient though!

 

Half & Half Gradient | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White.

I used a makeup sponge, Milani Spotlight White and Wet n Wild Black Creme for the gradient.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other manicures below!

Nail Art: Holiday Sugar-Spin

29 Monday Dec 2014

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New Year’s is right around the corner! It is already 2015! We turned the century FIFTEEN years ago! I was born in a totally different millennia! I am going to turn a quarter of a century old…Does that all sound weird or is it just me?

I am not a night owl. I will be asleep before the clock strikes 12. Thinking about staying up until midnight makes me sleepy! Even so, I still want to celebrate and what better way than with a shimmery sugar-spun topped with glitter?? I feel pretty festive looking at these nails. Maybe I will stay up! Who am I kidding…no I won’t!

 

I hope you like it my manicure! Do you have plans for New Year’s?

 

New Year's Sugar-Spin | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats SpaRitual Howl and 1 coat Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora. This brown-base gold flaky polish is long gone but apparently there is an OPI dupe floating around in the universe!

I sugar-spun with Wet n Wild Burgandy Frost.

I used a toothpick to place glitter pieces from Sephora by OPI Come to Pappa-razzi.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.