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Summer Time Nail Art Challenge: Gardens/Butterflies

21 Saturday Jun 2014

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I had ever intention of doing a flower manicure primarily on the white tips of the gradient but I had the stamping plate out from my Bundle Monster manicure and it had such cute butterflies I had to change the design!

I hope you like my gradient and butterflies. I am pretty pleased with how this came out!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid as my base.

I used a makeup sponge (from cuticle to tip) China Glaze Caribbean Temptation, Zoya Reece, and Julie G White Orchid.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish (in some shimmery purple?) and Bundle Monster plate BM 307.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other Butterfly-Garden manicures!

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 17: Kisses

19 Thursday Jun 2014

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I am so behind on life right now. I am dealing with an annoying flare so everything works at 3x a slower speed!! Hopefully, I will catch up tomorrow, but we’ll see how I feel.

For the 17th, I decided to use the big kiss stamp. I really like this stamp and think the picture transfers very well. Just as I started with the pink sugar-spin I thought of doing brown as well for hershey kisses! Ah well, inspiration for next time!

I hope you like it!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of Julie G White Orchid and 1 coat of Orly Sec n Dry as my base.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish Red and Bundle Monster plate BM 303.

I sugar-spun with a mix of China Glaze Caribbean Temptation and Zoya Reece.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 13: Flowers

14 Saturday Jun 2014

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The first thing that came to mind was a groovy flower theme. However, I’ve done this a couple of times before (nail art here and here) so I wanted to go with something different. I remember a really cool galaxy/gemstone-esque nail art I did back in December (linked here) that I always wanted to revisit.

I decided to try something similar with different colors and a flower stamp! I hope you like it! It definitely does not have the same effect as the original but I think it came out looking pretty good anyways!

I hope you like it too!

 

ImageI used 1 coat of butter London Cotton Buds as my base.

I water-colored with:

  • Zoya Suvi, Giovanna
  • Sephora by OPI Cab Fare
  • Sinful Colors All About You

I water-marbled with:

  • Milani Quick Teal
  • Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 311 and Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

What do you think? Is the teal a little too much? I considered using Zoya Yara instead but did not think it would show up. I wanted to use a creme color because the base was sparkly. Did this look work?? Should I have added INM Northern Lights on top to make everything sparkly?

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

GOT Polish Challenge: Red

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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Weee!! Red! I love red but not all reds look good on me. My favorite and an oldie is Mr. Right Now!! Love this polish!! I may or may not have stock-piled it when there was a Sephora by OPI sale on HauteLook!

I apologize for the picture quality. I am still trying to get the hang of my new light settings.

I hope you like my manicure! I am a little bummed with how the accent nail came out. I guess there was not enough contrast and looked messy. On the bright side, it does remind me of chocolate covered strawberries!!

 

ImageI used 3 coats of Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now and 1 generous coat of Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So as my base.

I sugar-spun with Zoya Cheryl and add some glitter pieces from Be-Claus I Said So.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

Check out the other red GOT manicures!

The Crumpet’s SIMPLES Challenge: Week Four – The Saran-Wrap Manicure

08 Sunday Jun 2014

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This is one of my favorite techniques! I love it but always feel guilty when I use the cling wrap just for my nails! I feel like I use so much of it for such a small canvas. I know I am weird!

I hope you like my creation!

 

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ImageGreen bases from pinky to thumb –>

  • Zoya Giovanna
  • Color Club Twiggie
  • Sephora by OPI It’s Totally Karma
  • Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas
  • American Apparel Parakeet

Purple polishes from pinky to thumb –>

  • Milani Vivid Violet
  • Color Club Pucci-licious
  • Sephora by OPI Domestic Goddess
  • Sephora by OPI Ms. Can’t Be Wrong
  • Color Club Mrs. Robinson

And, because I could not well-enough alone I dabbed American Apparel Neon Yellow on top.

I finished with one coat of INM Northern Lights.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 6: Macaroons

06 Friday Jun 2014

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Today’s prompt is macaroons! Weird things, macaroons. They are bright, funny colors and look like mini hamburgers. They never quite made sense to me!

I was kind of at a loss for what to do with this manicure so I just chose to use the colors I usually macaroons in and stamp that sort of resembled them.

I am still working on my stamping skills but I hope through this month I will just get better and better at it!

 

ImageBase colors in order from pinky to index finger: Zoya Reece, Color Club Twiggie, Urban Outfitters Westside, and Milani Dark Coffee.

I stamped with Essie No Place Like Chrome and Bundle Monster plate BM 322.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

Bundle Monster Turns 5! Nail Art Challenge Day 4: Red Velvet

04 Wednesday Jun 2014

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For today’s Red Velvet prompt I thought of two things: red velvet cakes with cheese cake frosting and velvet cushions. I wanted to sugar-spin the frosting but did not want to use a cupcake stamp because there is a cupcake prompt later this month. So, I mixed both themes together!

My red velvet cushion cupcakes with cheesecake frosting and sprinkles on top!

 

ImageI used 2 coats of Zoya Cheryl and 1 coat of Sephora by OPI Mr. Right Now as my base.

I stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM 310 and Konad Special Polish in Red.

I sugar spun with a mix of Julie G White Orchid and Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen. I love the pearlescent color they add to icing!

I gently added glitter pieces (with a toothpick) from OPI Polka.com and Sephora by OPI Be-Claus I Said So to the top of the frosting.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.