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31DC2013 Day 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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I racked by brains trying to think of ideas when it came to me: my favorite cartoon, ever…SCOOBY-DOO!

Supernatural without the scary!

 

31DC2013 Inspired by the Supernatural

31DC2013 Inspired by the Supernatural

Polishes Used:

  • Color Club “Twiggie”, “Wham! Pow!” and “Almost Famous!”.
  • Cult Nails “Deal with It”
  • Zoya “Gwin”
  • Milani “Quick Teal“, “Key West” and “Peacock”
  • Urban Outfitters “Westside” and “Blue Velvet”
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”
  • Seche Vite top coat
  • INM Northern Lights top coat

Detailing

  • Bundle Monster plate “BM 311”
  • small artist’s brush

Groovy!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag

31DC2013: Inspired by a Flag

I used two coats of China Glaze “White On White”.

I used a sponge-tip applicator to sponge Zoya “Gwin” on the top and Zoya “Suvi” on the bottom.

I applied one coat of Seche Vite before stamping with Bundle Monsters plate “BM 315” and Wet n Wild “Blue Moon”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

25 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Coco Chanel has to be my favorite designer ever. And my Limited Edition Fall 2012 sunglasses are my most prized possession.

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I instantly fell in love with these sunglasses when I saw them in the print ad.

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I put them on my “lust-haves” list knowing that I would have to find something similar.

It was pure luck and some really awesome out-of-world mojo that helped me land these sunglasses in early Summer 2013!!!

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Since the frame of the glasses are clear I used butter London “Tea with the Queen” as my base.

For the detailing I used the water-coloring technique to re-create the sheer see-through quality as seen on the glasses.

I used the following polishes:

  • Color Club “Wham! Pow!” (orange), “Poptastic” (pink)
  • Zoya “Suvi” (green), “Gwin” (green), “Reece” (pink)

And no Chanel-inspired manicure would be complete without a signature pearl!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 24: Inspired by…a Book

24 Tuesday Sep 2013

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Since I am such a Middle Earth nerd I decided to continue with the concept and go with the Hobbit.

The Smaug sketch at the beginning of the book is my favorite drawing from the entire series. I redrew it on my binders, notebooks, everything!

Inspired by…a Book

I am seriously digging the red glint in Smaug’s eyes as he watches over his hoard.

For this manicure I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”. I only needed one coat!

For the detailing I used Wet n Wild “Black Creme”, butter London “Knees Up”, and Zoya “Goldie”.

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 23: Inspired by a Movie/Nail Art: The Power of Good Book

23 Monday Sep 2013

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So this manicure is not totally unique but I have always wanted to try it!!

My favorite book, favorite movie, favorite franchise…I could keep going…is Lord of the Rings. I’m a fanatic. Obsessive is probably a better word.

Very simple but a little time-consuming and so so cool!

I am also using this as my nail art for a prior post. Click on the picture to view it.

 

I took this picture in a yellow reading light to give it that “from the fire” glow.

I also chose not to apply top coat to give it a more raw feel. I don’t know though, it might just make it look sloppy!

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Inspired by a Movie

I used Zoya “Goldie” for the base and Milani “Black Swift” for the script.

The script is only on my right hand because there was no way I could achieve this with my non-dominant hand!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 22: Inspired by a Song (…Or Musical)

23 Monday Sep 2013

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Oh boy. I had some really bad nausea last night so I took an anti-nausea pill. Unfortunately, I totally forgot that it makes me really drowsy, very quickly.

Halfway through the manicure, I nearly fell asleep and I barely finished; let alone posted it online.

I hope you enjoy it nevertheless!

One of my all time favorite musicals is Rent. I combed through the entire musical trying to find just one song that I could mash into a manicure but it was way too hard so I decided to go with the entire musical.

Inspired by Rent: The Musical

Bases:

Index: Zoya “Goldie”

Middle: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”

Ring: butter London “Knees Up”

Pinky: Sephora by OPI “Metro Chic”

Detailing

Index: butter London “Knees Up”, Milani “Foxy Lady” (hearts)

Middle: Color Club “Wham! Pow!”, “Almost Famous”, “Poptastic”; Milani “Foxy Lady”, & INM “Northern Lights” (fire); Milani “Black Swift” (cell gate)

Ring: Urban Decay Naked “Naked”, “Toasted” (logo wood boards)

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

31DC2013 Day 21: Inspired by a Color (…Coordinate?)

21 Saturday Sep 2013

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I wanted to continue with my water-marbling and I saw that I had a ton of great polishes in the pink-red category for an awesome gradient.

Apologies, I just noticed that there is a little more swelling in my fingers than usual. I had to do two manicures today because I will be out all day on Sept. 21st, giving me no time to work on the day’s prompt.

Inspired by a Color: Pinks/Reds

For this marble, I marbled each color separately and layered them. I really love how it came out!

Base:  Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “White On”

All marbles were done with Orly “Bonder”.

Index: Zoya “Reece”, Color Club “Poptastic”

Middle: Zoya “Reece”, China Glaze “Caribbean Temptation”, Urban Outfitters “Banana Hammock” (I added the yellow because this nail looked a little bald).

Ring: China Glaze “Caribbean Temptation”, Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”

Pinky: Sephora by OPI “Mr. Right Now”, “Caffeine Fix”

I think it is great how each marble goes in different directions and how each color pops!

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.