T.N.T. I'm Dynamite

Hey all,

Hope you had an awesome Christmas.

Mine has been both delicious and exhausting. 

I feel like I haven't stopped moving for two weeks.

At least I have managed to be minimally creative. 

I'm working on a little something-something you'll find out all about in January. 

So get excited.

Until then,  Here's my Christmas Day Manicure.

A Simply Smitten Splatter

For months I knew I had to use Smitten Polish - Enchanted Forest & Zelda's Fall-y 

Holographic holiday perfection, like tinsel and ornaments twinkling by the fire.

I hadn't settled on the splatter until the night I painted. 

My heart said I had to, especially since I've never used this technique with holos before.

Zoya - Jacqueline made the perfect eggnog background.

In fact this polish is the perfect background for anything, I love it so!

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I Love Nail Polish Gradient

Absolute Zero (deep indigo) & Pt78 (silver)

Looks much more subtle in the photos. Beautiful polishes and so amazing to work with.

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Darling Diva - T.N.T.

I was unable to properly capture this one :(  

Deep brown jelly with gold/green/orange shifting shimmer. 

Kind of meh in the bottle, but a whole other story on the nail!（＾ｖ＾）

And how could you not love a polish inspired by AC/DC?
Check out the video if you want to see some amazing pants and... no shirts allowed.

Have a great weekend! I'm getting my lounge on.
jeebjeeb

Dec 3rd

I've got some catching up to do.

New format. New something.

Something's got to change.

But the awesomeness of my manis have not.

So here's a few, while I try to figure out what to do.

Enchanted Polish - Mean Mr. Mustard with Orly - Space Cadet accent

I was going for art deco opulence. Drool.

And that Mr.Mustard, I tell you. It gets more enchanting each time I wear it.

Cult Nails - Midnight Mist 

My camera couldn't capture it quite right. ಠ_ಠ

But my phone is much truer to the colour and crazy shimmer.

I'm really digging both neutrals and shimmers like never before.

It was recently my birthday so I decided to do something out of this world.

POW!27

Staring Model City Polish - Hey Ho, Let's Go! 

& the amazing MoYou artist Collection 06

And yes, totally a couple making out on my thumbs.
＼(~o~)／ Awesome!

Catch you on the flip.
jeebjeeb.

Candy Stripes and Questions

Hey all,

Happy last day of summer!

I've had a couple busy days with my brother, and I tell you, I'm pooped.

Went downtown last night to get GTA V, which he's been playing non-stop since last night.

Then today we re-organized his bedroom, made it more tween appropriate.

He's super happy with how it turned out, and so am I. 

And it didn't take long, but holy crap.

I need a nap.

Here's a little something I meant to share weeks ago.

First I made a gradient with Enchanted Polish - Kids & Zoya - Sari

Then I made some stripes with Essie - Off the Shoulder & Sally Hansen - Lickety-Split Lime

I think it turned out quite nicely. Super beachy, candy coated fun.

What do you think?

I was recently nominated for the Liebster award by The Mercurial Magpie. 

Although I have already taken part in the awards I wanted to answer her fun questions.

1) What inspired your blog name?
               Well, one of my nicknames is jeebjeeb. And for a long time I was thinking about getting into graffiti. I wanted to use jeeb as my artist name and tag. But I didn't want to just tag "jeeb" everywhere. I started coming up with lines to insert jeeb into. Whatever Happened to Baby Jeeb? Fight for your right to Jeeb. Jeeb will tear us apart, etc. The best one I came up with, the one that kept popping into my mind, was In Jeeb We Trust. So when I decided to start a blog, it was the only name I wanted. And I never ended up doing any graffiti. Not really interested in creating illegal art late at night. Too much stress. My nails are my personal graffiti ;)

2) What nail polish colour can you not resist buying?
              Oh lord. Green every time. I'm a green freak. And following closely in second, blue.

3) You're rushing out the door and have 10 minutes to do your nails, what polish do you grab?
            Well, honestly, if I have only 10 minutes to paint my nails, it ain't happening! But, if I'm short on time but want something fun I lean towards an interesting indie polish. Like a jelly filled with glitter. Think Model City Polish - Hey Ho Lets Go. Or! A thermo polish! Like Pretty & Polished - April Showers.

4) Your house is burning down/ you're on a deserted island/ you're being abducted by aliens, etc... which 5 polishes would you take with you?
               Oh no, this one's hard. Don't make me pick! Every two seconds I change my mind. And does base & topcoat count? No matter what I pick, five would just not suffice. :P

5) What inspired you to get into nail polish in the first place?
            Hmmm... well I don't really know. One day I walked into a drug store, saw some Essie, bought two bottles and never looked back. I used to do my nails often as a child. But the horrors of teen life made me stop. I was 24 when I started again and I guess I realized it's now or never. If you want to do it, just do it. So here I am.

6) What technique have you struggled with in the past and now mastered?
            Striping tape and normal tape manis. It takes a lot of patience. The first striping tape I had was just garbage, so proper materials really do help. Sometimes I still have problems, like holos melting my normal tape :S (anyone else have that problem?) but other than that, I think I've mastered the tape.

7) What technique do you still struggle with?
             Argh. Watermarble. The first times I tried it it worked out really well. I thought I had it down. But the more I attempt it, the worse I get. I think I'm probably just psyching myself out. I was great at the beginning because I had no expectations Need to get back there..

8) What is your favourite type of manicure to do?
               Well I love gradients because they're so simple and visually stunning. And I also love stamping because, with all the image plates out there, what's not to love? So maybe my absolute fav would be a gradient with stamp on top? Oh! And splatter. LOVE splatter big time. Don't make me pick just one!

9) How do you organize/ keep track of your polish?
              I have two wooden boxes my boyfriend made specifically for polish. And  I organize by brand. I find it easiest that way. All my assorted indies are in the top box. And the mainstream brands are in the bottom.

10) What commercial brand is your favourite?
              Zoya. My life hasn't been the same since their Gloss collection.

11) What indie brand is your favourite?
              Right now I'm super into Smitten Polish. Her holos are to die for! I'm especially looking forward to the fall collection. So amazing!

Oh man. Not even the evening yet and I feel totally brain dead and want to go to sleep.

I can't even get excited about painting my nails...

Woah. I just figured it out! I haven't had any tea today!! :O

I've got to fix that pronto!

Have a great weekend and an awesome maincure!

jeebjeeb

Vacation 3-for-1

 Hey all,

I'm back from vacation!
I got some much needed r & r in the country.
Swimming in the lake was the best part. I'm a water baby, but lakes are my favourite.
We made lots of yummy food and watched fun movies. I crochted like crazy.
And I managed to finish the book I started the day we arrived!
So satisfying. The book was a pretty meh Stephen King, but overall a fun read.

I went away with Dagadelic, so you know manicures were afoot.
Deciding which polishes to bring was a bit painstaking, but I managed to narrow it down to 7.
And wouldn't you know it, used them all! So pleased.

First up
Pretty & Polished - Tomboyish & Zoya - Purity

Tomboyish is a colour changing polish. I used it once before in this manicure.

It was so warm out I was unable to capture it in it's cold state. But you can see the difference from the bottle.

I love this polish either way. In the lake, however, I had an awesome gradient going.

Just the thing to space out on while drifting away.

Next up, I brought a few of my most summery shades.

piCture pOlish - Citrus

The Nail Junkie - Watermelon 

 Zoya - Reagan

I used citrus as a base and then sponged with all three

for the ultimate summer gradient...

I was so happy with this one. It's the gradient I've been dreaming of for weeks. Sunsets and popsicles.

Just a hint of Watermelon's shimmer running throughout. I wont soon forget this one.

Last but not least I have 

Enchanted Polish - Congratulations & Nubar - Resort Yellow

I LOVE this yellow. I have found my perfect shade.

Not too golden. Not too neon. Juuust right.

And Congratulations? Well I think "holy crap" is the best way to describe it.

This disco fantastic manicure knocked my socks off.

Resort Yellow took 3 coats, but look at how perfect it is!

I'd have to say this one is my favourite of the three. What about you?

I'm back to work tomorrow. Trying not to think about it.

At least I know I'll have nail mail to look forward to ;)

Have a great night and an awesome manicure

jeebjeeb

Zig Zagging

Good morning all!

I feel like it's been forever since I've blogged. 2 posts in 2 weeks?

What the hell girl?

But it's been for a good reason. I've been busy spending time with people.

6 evenings in a row spent being social. Six! That's probably a record for me. 

The last manicure I posted, I wore for six and a half days, when I usually change it up every three.

I just had no time.

 (And that manicure was so damn fab!)

But I had some laughs, watched some movies, ate some awesome food and gossiped my ass off.

Today is my first day all to myself, so here I am!

Here's how I started my Canada Day long weekend.

Considering all the bouncing around I was doing, the zig zags just felt right

The black, Zoya - Raven, has just a hint of shimmer which I think really works with the holo

The base colour is Enchanted Polish - Kids.

Words can barely describe this duochrome-holographic

Shifting from teal/purple/blue/pink it's an overdose of amazing

What do you think?

Isn't that bottle shot fantastic?

I need to make up for my draught with a fresh manicure tonight.

If it's as hot as it was yesterday, that's all I'll have the energy to do anyway.

How's your weekend going? What have you been up to?

Have a great day and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

7 Deadly Sins Challenge - Greed

Hey all,

It's that time again!

7 Deadly Sins Challenge! This week - Greed

Inspirations - Use your most expensive and precious polish & more is more.

On the top of my precious list is Enchanted Polish.

So I knew I had to do a Greed Gradient

I sponged the gradient over black, Zoya Raven, to make the polish pop

And since more is more, I topped it of with Northern Lights holographic topcoat to give it a little extra somethin-somethin

These polishes already contain this type of sparkle, so the topcoat is indistinguishable from the polish.

But my lord how it amps it up! 

I used Enchanted Polish - Mean Mr. Mustard & Magical Mystery Tour.

They are some of the priciest in my collection, but it's their uniqueness that makes them the most precious.

That and their Beatles song names :) 

Nothing more beautiful than polishes in sunset

I love these two together. When MMT is flashing purple it's like I have Hulk nails! 

And when it's flashing Teal, Mr. Mustard looks much more gold.

What do you think?

I hope everyone has a good Friday tomorrow. Any weekend plans?

I'm so close to finishing my crochet project, I'm so excited!

My goal is to get it done this weekend, but I'll have to do some serious stitching.

Be sure to checkout the other awesome Greed manicures below!

Have an awesome weekend and an amazing manicure.

jeebjeeb

Enchanted Polish - Magical Mystery Tour

Hey all,

How's your week going? Got up to anything? 

I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire. Like Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, it's a lot of fun. Lisbeth's secrets are slowly revealed. I think she's a great anti-hero. At turns silent and violent but also incredibly intelligent and moralistic. She's one of the most refreshing and complex female characters we've seen in a long time. Although she's on my role models list, I do have one major criticism. Why does Lisbeth need to get a boob job at the beginning of this book? It makes no sense to me. It made my B cups angry. She was so perfectly empowering and awesome until that moment. You could argue the author was trying to make her more real, giving her self esteem issues to humanize. You could argue. But I'm just a little too disappointed to argue. If the book was written by a woman maybe it would be different...

Well that was my feminist rant for the day. I do recommend the book though. The boob job is rarely mentioned and has nothing to do with anything (which annoyed me even further. You just drop that in there for no reason?...ok no more ranting) 

Now I'm on to the third book! I'll be sad when I'm done. Anyone else reading anything? Any suggestions?

Alright, let's get to the nails. 

Enchanted Polish - Magical Mystery Tour

Is this not absolutely fricken amazing? :D

Look at it in the bottle! :O

Magical Mystery Tour is a truly magical multichrome.

Flashing purple, teal, blue and pink with tiny little holographic particles scattered throughout

No matter what the lighting this always looked like at least two colours at once.

Even in dim lighting, I swear! Absolute perfection!

I originally planned to do some nail art. But I couldn't bring myself to cover any of this beauty up.

What do you think? Magical and Mysterious? 

Muse-ic

Here's a little piece of jeebjeeb trivia for you. Magical Mystery Tour was the first ever album I bought with my own money. I think I was in grade 4. My dad was so excited. I didn't understand it at the time, but it was a big deal to him. I get it now. A rite of passage. I remember going to the record store and picking it out. Running home all excited to put it on. Then listening to it over and over again. I was obsessed with the Beatles as a child. OBSESSED. They were my number one till The Spice Girls came around :P Now I can't even listen to The Beatles anymore. 

But every now and then I like to get a little nostalgic and slap on...

Have a great night and an awesome manicure.
jeebjeeb

St. Patrick's Divergence

Hey all,
Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'm not Irish, but green is my favorite colour. So today deserves an extreme amount of green. :)
I was inspired by Nailside, one of my favorite bloggers. Her designs are absolutely stunning and her tutorials are excellent. When I first saw her "divergence"manicure I fell in love. It's so bold and crisp, with an excellent name (I love me some good vocabulary) When she posted this second version my heart skipped a beat again. Here's my St. Patrick's Divergence.

I used Enchanted Polish - Mean Mr. Mustard, Nubar - Forest & Zoya - Vespa

and good old fashioned scotch tape

Mean Mr Mustard is a beautiful green/gold duochrome with tiny scattered holographic particles

Forest is a super glossy deep green. It's always makes me think of classic cars.

And Vespa's texture makes a great contrast.

I really like how it turned out. Very dramatic and luxurious.

What do you think? Would you try a divergence manicure?

Nail art wasn't the only kind of art I got up to this weekend. 

Lucas and I did some excellent jewelry crafting. Not only that, but nail polish jewelry! :O

We went a little crazy with glass cabochons and made a bunch of stud earrings and one necklace.

The necklace was Lucas' design. It was his idea to stamp on the glass, I hadn't even thought about it.

 But what a brilliant idea indeed. I executed the stamping and painting, and he set it. Go team!

I'm really excited to make more. It was a great activity to get me thinking about polish in a different light.

And I ended up making earrings out of combos I never thought to put together before.

You can expect a manicure inspired by a set very soon! :)

How was your weekend? Any crafts? Art? Movies? Books?

I'd love to know what's inspiring you at the moment. 

Well that's all for now. Time to dive back into my book! I feel bad, I've been ignoring  my crochet. :P

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Enchanted Polish - Ciao Milano

 Hey all,

How was your week?

Mine was fairly unproductive. I barely crocheted at all. Makes me feel so useless. The week seemed to go by quite quickly.
I suppose that's preferable, I just want it to be nice out again! I yearn for long warm days.
Until then, I'll keep myself busy with beautiful polishes. 

This is gorgeous Enchanted Polish - Ciao Milano layered over Zoya - Raven

I used two thin coats of Raven and one generous layer of Ciao Milano 

I actually applied Essie - Matte About You with my dotting tool, thought you can barely tell.

 Dangit. Oh well, you live you learn. 

Lately I've been learning alot about art through trial and error. Of course it ends up carrying over into my nail art. 

It makes me laugh.

I should have known the polish was too flashy. I think it would have been more visually stunning had I done a tape manicure. 

The dots totally get lost in the sparkle. 

What do you think?

Ciao Milano is an amazing colour shifting fine glitter. 

From green to blue, pink, purple and even a hint of gold, it's never boring. I'm completely in love. 

It makes me want to put ABBA on and dance the night away.

Hope everyone has something fun planned for the weekend or long weekend here in BC. First year of having a long weekend in February! Awesome. I've got one of my days figured out but the other two... guess I'll be catching up on my crochet! :D And a good movie or two. Anyone seen anything good lately?

I'll catch you on the flipside, I've got to get up bright and early tomorrow :P

Have a great night and an awesome manicure.

jeebjeeb