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NAIL (December 2014) – New Year’s Eve

30 Tuesday Dec 2014

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I have stayed away from glitter toppers because the last time I wore them I had a terrible time taking them off. I couldn’t! I scrubbed and scrubbed, my cuticles turned raw and even after all that there were still glitter pieces stuck to my nail. Yikes! It was an overall bad, haunting experience and I have not quite gotten over it yet.

However, New Year’s still screams glitter and bright colors so I cheated and used a fun gold flaky topper instead!

I hope you like it!

 

DSCF2257_fotor-001I used 3 coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel So Cir-cute as my base.

I stamped with Pueen plate and OPI Lincoln Park After Dark.

I marbled without the water-marble with Zoya Maria Luisa. I don’t think the concentration would have varied that much if I applied the topper straight from the bottle (especially over the yellow base) but the technique is just so satisfying!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

NAIL (December 2014) – Rudolph & Friends

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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For this prompt, I considered this freehand reindeer design I saw on the Nailsasaurus (linked here) but I cut my nails reallllly short today and there was no way I could fit the image on my nails! Anyways, what better time to try out my new MoYou London Festive collection stamping plates!

 

I used a striping tape and Sephora by OPI Go My Own Way for subtle color change but the stamping covers it up (you can kind of see it on the pinky and ring fingers)…oh well…I hope you like it!

 

Reindeer Stamping | The Rite of AgingI used 2 coats of Zoya Dream as my base.

I stamped with MoYou London plate 01 from the Festive collection and Konad Special Polish White.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Challenge Your Nail Art: Glitter

21 Sunday Dec 2014

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I am not really into glitter. This is mostly due to the clean up I never have the patience for. This is rather funny since I own quite a few glitter toppers because I just love looking at them! Regardless, I hit a creative block for this prompt.

I spent the last few days archiving and categorizing my nail polishes, tools and supplies and came across some forgotten loose glitters. It hit me. Glittering, glistening snow! Painting color wheels and cutting/applying labels resulted in a flare so I am happy this nail art was RA-friendly!

 

I love how this came out, exactly what I pictured and…clean up was really easy! I hope you like it!

Glittering Snow | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Zoya Suvi and a generous coat of Seche Vite as my base.

I painted one nail at a time with an artist’s brush and Milani Spotlight White before dumping white glitter on top.

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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

Challenge Your Nail Art: Decorations

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

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I had a couple of ideas for this prompt but none of them panned out properly. I am not too incredibly pleased with this manicure just because it was not my first choice. That being said, I really like the base!

I hope you like it, too!

 

Challenge Your Nail Art - Christmas Ornaments | The Rite of AgingI started with 3 coats of Zoya Suvi for good measure. I probably could have gotten away with 2 coats!

I achieved the base color by water-marbling without the marble Essie No Place like Chrome and layering Serum No. 5 Happy Special Day! on top. I saw this technique done on a very pretty manicure on Instagram but now I cannot remember  whose it was!! (EDIT: Thank you, PINTEREST! I pinned the exact manicure onto one of my boards. Check out this gorgeous snow forest manicure at @nailsbyjema’s Instagram)

I used Born Pretty Store Christmas decals on my index and ring fingers.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other Christmas decoration 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!

A to Z Series: G is for Gold

12 Friday Dec 2014

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This week’s A to Z Series prompt was gold! I was very excited because I had a reason to create a green and gold gradient. Green and Gold for the CSU Rams!!!

Anyways, I hope you like it! I am particularly happy with the subtle stamping!

 

Gold - A2Z Series | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Zoya Goldie as my base.

I used a makeup sponge, Zoya Goldie and Suvi for the gradient.

I stamped with the same gold polish and MoYou London plate 08 (Festive collection).

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other gold manicures below!

Challenge Your Nail Art: Snowmen

05 Friday Dec 2014

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I dreaded today’s prompt a little. Not because I did not like the idea but because I could not freehand to save my life! I remembered I bought holiday water decals from BPS last year. Then I remembered they were a year old and when I last tried them they dried up and smeared with top coat application. Regardless, I proceeded with caution knowing fully well my attempt might end up in failure and I would have to start again.

Thankfully, the water decals worked pretty well. However, it took 5 minutes of soaking in water to detach them from their backing paper. A little bit of a bummer especially when in the end I did not wait long enough for two of them to dry and they smeared. Well, at least my favorite (on the ring finger) did not smear! That snowman is just so ridiculously cute!

I hope you like it! Can you see my subtle gradient?

 

12daysofxmas - snowmenI started with 3 coats of Zoya Crystal as my base. I could have done two since I completely went over with another color but at the time I still was not sure what colors I was going to use in my gradient.

I used a makeup sponge, butter London Knackered, Zoya Dream and Urban Outfitters Mystic (from cuticle to tip).

I used an assortment of Born Pretty Store water decals and sealed everything with a generous coat of Seche Vite.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other cute snowmen below!