Aliquid Lacquer - Puppy Love - Swatch & Art

Hey all,

I have something very special for you today!

A brand new limited edition polish for a cause.

Aliquid Lacquer - Puppy Love

What's really cool about this polish is that it benefits man's best friend.

Puppy Love retails for $11 (full size bottles only). 

For every bottle sold $5 will be donated to the ASPCA!

And it will only be available for purchase during October!

Here's what Alison has to say...

You might know that the lovely lady on our polish labels is Trudy, our five-year-old rescue pit bull mix. 

Trudy is such an irreplaceable part of our lives that we can barely remember life before her!

 In honor of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, we decided to give back by creating a limited edition charity polish

 that will be available through October only! 

About 3.9 million dogs enter U.S. shelters every year, and 1.2 million dogs are euthanized (800,000 of them pit bulls). 

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month seeks to call attention to the plight of these animals 

and to encourage people to adopt dogs rather than going to a breeder. 

No matter your preferences, you're bound to find a rescue dog that fits perfectly into your home!

We hope you're as psyched to help shelter dogs as we are! 
Please help us reach our $250 goal by grabbing a bottle of Puppy Love and telling all your friends too!

Puppy Love is a bright teal full of stunning pink and gold flecks and holographic shimmer. This is two thick coats.
What a knock out! I gasped when I first unwrapped it, the pink flecks really catch the light.
It was only later that I noticed the holographic shimmer. And I can only call it magical.

I tried to come up with some Puppy Love themed nail art and here's what came out.

The base is Aliquid Lacquer - Gargoyle, so many beautiful flecks coming together in this gradient.
For the canine accent I stamped with MoYou London Suki Plate 10 using Konad - Black.

I topped the rest of my nails with Model City Polish - Never Tear Us Apart.

Heart glitter and more holographic sparkle? If this ain't love I don't know what is.

Help Alison reach her goal! Trust me, you will never regret owning this gorgeous shade.

There's only 30 days left! Pick up a beautiful polish, or... adopt a shelter dog! :)

jeebjeeb

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Firecracker Lacquer - Parrot Procession

Hey all,

Hope your last weekend of summer was great!

I was a bit of a lazy bum but I tried something new!

Lucas and I made Macaroni n' Cheese from scratch for the first time and oh... my... god...

There will be many, many more. It was amazing!

Even the cat wanted some, but I don't think she liked the Sriracha sauce we mixed into the cheese ;P

I tried to tell her, it's not spicy, it's just flavour! But she wouldn't listen.
Kids. -_-

So, I don't mean to be boring but... I've got another stamped accent mani today (>.<)
Broken record or what? But this one is really awesome so shut up!

Featuring...
Firecracker Lacquer - Parrot Procession

Parrot Procession is a beautiful red holo. So classic! So sparkly!

The formula was divine! Easy to work with and no staining. This is two coats.

All photos are taken in artificial light. I did take some in the sun but for the first time ever, my camera totally freaked.

So I'll attribute that to the undeniable awesomeness of this polish, it couldna handle it Cap'n!!

I painted two coats of Zoya - Purity on my accent and stamped with MoYou London Tropical Plate 04

using Konad - Black and Sally Hansen - Lightening and Mint Sprint

I love how this multicoloured stamping worked out! 

Exactly how I had pictured it. ^_^  Beyond pleased!

I wish I could get a '57 Bel Air painted with this.
Then I'd go on a Selma & Louise road trip minus the crashing to your death thing.
But, you know, blow up a few semis for sure. 

It's all the rage this season, trust me.

jeebjeeb

KBShimmer - Peak My Interest

Hey all,

When I was younger I read a lot of ghost stories and horror novels.

Anyone remember Goosebumps? :) They were so much fun.

After I grew out of those I graduated to Stephen King novels. The master!

Stephen King has a special place in my heart because they filmed the movie It right outside my house!

The scene with the balloon bouncing down the street? That was my street!

I was 4 years old but I clearly remember sneaking looks out the window to watch them film.

So creepy! And to this day it's the only movie that really scares me.

(except the ending where Pennywise the clown turns into a giant spider - lame!)

Anyway, where is this going you ask?

Well, this summer I decided to go back to my roots with a scary summer read.

The Tommyknockers. More science fiction than horror.

It's about a small town that falls under the influence of an alien object buried in the woods.

**oh ahh mysterious O.O **

This manicure (or accent nail I should say) is a nod to that book.

Featuring KBShimmer - Peak My Interest

Peak My Interest is a watermelon pink crelly full of hex and triangle glitter.

White, pink, periwinkle & dark aqua, the glitter combo is fantastic! A little offbeat and very cute.

Watermelon really is the most apt description for this shade. 

Super bright without being neon with just a hint of coral. Totally delish!

photo taken during sunset

I stamped with Konad - Black using Messy Mansion Plate MM33.

The alien hand inside the human hand is so perfect for this book!!!

 But I don't want to give anything away. So I'll just leave it at that. :| Lips are sealed.

Just look at those glitters frozen inside their jello tomb. So fricken awesome.

This is two generous coats. And like with all KB's, flawless formula.

What can I say? I'm in love again. And I'm really hoping triangles become the latest trend.

And I'm so close to finishing Tommyknockers I can almost taste it.

My Dad was making fun of me the other day for how long it's taking me.

Like, what?! I started seven weeks ago and it's 750 pages. Get off my back!!

So I think I know what I'll be up to tonight. :)

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

ILNP - Masquerade

Hey all,

It's a gorgeous evening and I'm sitting on my balcony dreaming of tomorrow.

Tomorrow I get to go to a lake. ^_^

As much as I love the ocean, I love lakes even more.

They're just so magical and fun.

Give me an air mattress and sunscreen and I'm good all day.

No tide. No waves. No salt water.

Just me and the dragonflies.

I'm so damn excited.

 

Today I have a simple stamp manicure using a very complex polish.

ILNP - Masquerade

(all pictures are taken in indirect natural light save for one)

 

 

Masquerade is the mother of all ultrachromes.

It shifts from pink, violet, red, copper and green. No lie.

 

 

This is two coats. And like all ILNP's, no undies required!

It was a dream to apply. No streaking issues at all. She's as nice as she is pretty.

indirect artificial light

I stamped with Messy Mansion plate MM14 using Konad - Black

The peacock feathers seemed to be a perfect match to this flash.

 

Every ultra chrome I try, I fall deeper and deeper in love with ILNP. They are so bewitching.

Black magic. White magic. I haven't decided yet.

All I know for sure is I want to paint a car in this. A badass low rider with gold rims.

 

Want to see another stamp mani featuring Masquerade?? (you know you do!)

Check out The Polish Hound who stamped with light blue for a super great look.

You'll die over her awesome photos (they always make me jizz in my pants a little)

 

On that note,

Have an awesome Friday night!

Don't party too hard.

jeebjeeb

 

Father's Day

Hey all,

Three weeks later and I'm finally getting to my Father's Day mani.

Featuring...

Model City Polish - Anti-Virus

Anti-Virus is a bright lime green jelly full of two sizes of holographic hex glitter.

I paired it with Zoya - Raven for a look that screams my Dad.

Green and black are his favs.

I used varying sizes of straight NailVinyls for the stripes.

The stripes are a nod to when I was a little girl making friendship bracelets.

Dad would always ask for a striped green/black one and would wear them till they fell off.

Dad was quite impressed with the twinkle and shine of the holographic glitter.

He let out a few "holy crap"s while we were out in the sunshine.

And I got a few random complements from strangers too! Way to go MCP!

Yet again the weekend has brought with it rain clouds. *Curses and swears*

But whatever, Lucas and I are going out to celebrate his birthday tonight, so screw the weather.

We'll make our own sunshine.

 Hope you all have a great weekend!

jeebjeeb

Firecracker Lacquer - Penguin Parade & PINK!

*These polishes were provided for review*

Hey all!

I have some really exciting polish to share with you!

Kendahl from The Stepmom Chronicles has started her own brand Firecracker Lacquer!

Her first collection, Meet Your Maker, releases July 1st!

Mark your calendar because you don't want to miss out.

And if you don't believe me, I've got two pretties to convince you otherwise.

First up I'd like you to meet...

Penguin Parade

sunlight 

 This linear holographic black is inspired by Kendahl's favourite animal. (I really love penguins too)

This is the truest black I have ever seen in a holographic polish!

When I told Lucas about it he said "Is it black or dark silver fake black?"

Apparently he's a holo snob, and it passed his high standards.

sunlight

 This is two coats and one coat of Seche. It applied like a dream!

Sheer on the first coat, fan-fricken-tastic on the second.

It dries to a bit of a flat finish, but one layer of topcoat and holy wow! 

shade

I love the look of it in the shade. It's like crushed black diamonds.

It's so bad ass rocker chick with that extra sparkle of fuck yeah!

I'm super impressed and in love. Girlfriend knocked it out of the park!

shade

 Next up...

PINK!

(I wonder what Kendahl's favourite colour is? Hmmm...)

sunlight

 This fun glitter topper is full of little matte pink hexes & squares, 

a smattering of white squares and a dash of tiny holographic bits.

In the bottle it looks like Barbie Floam.

artificial light

I used one coat and the formula was fantastic.

The glitters spread very nicely, the base was the perfect consistency.

  I really love the speckled look of the matter glitters and the extra twinkle from the holographic particles.

I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as I do, even my Dad thought it was cool.

There's something super 80's about this, maybe that's why I love it so much.

artificial light

So far I'm incredibly impressed with the quality of these polishes!

Kendahl is so awesome, and so are her creations.

On Tuesday I'll have two more babies for you!

Until then you can check out Firecracker Lacquers Facebook or Instagram

for more information on her release (and to find a sweet coupon code!)

Only two more sleeps! Yay!

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Scofflaw Steps

Hey all,

Of course as soon as the weekend approaches, so do the rain clouds.

Was it me? Did I do it?

Should I not have said "let's go to a lake this weekend"?

Is it because I just received polish I want to swatch in the sun? 

How did I anger the weather gods and what can I do to set things right?

If there's a rain dance, there must also be a sun dance.

And if there is I hope it involves lots of headbanging.

During a recent sale I decided to try out some NailVinyls.

I LOVE tape manis. They're the first kind of nail art I tried and excelled at.

But I hate cutting out pieces of tape. It's so finicky and time consuming.

If you're with me on this you'll love NailVinyls!

They have quite an awesome assortment of vinyls for all your tape mani needs.

Lightening bolts, chevrons, classic french tips... something for everyone.

 For my first try I decided on a simple getting to know you manicure.

I used a base of A England - Encore Margot then laid down Chevron vinyls
and covered it in Scofflaw - Love Letter From Scofflaw

Love Letter from Scofflaw is a super interesting black polish loaded with silver flecks & red and pink sparkles.
I really love the warmth it has, like the glow of dyeing embers.
 

 

And the nail vinyls worked perfectly! Such a breeze to use.

I highly recommend for all tape mani aficionados.

Next time I'm trying out the lightening bolts! So excited.

 

Alright people, I'm off to the dentist now.

Yep, on a Saturday morning because I'm a masochist.

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Mmmm... Stamp Sandwich...

Hey all,

Happy Father's Day!

My older brother and I are taking Dad out for BBQ tonight.

Which is basically the epitome of everything a Dad could want, right?

I'm drooling just thinking about it.

It's going to be one of those don't eat a lot so you can go to town later kind of days ;)

 

Speaking of food, today I've got a stamp sandwich for you.

Featuring ellagee - Obsidian Glass

 

 

One layer of polish, then stamped with Konad White followed by another coat of polish.

I wanted to give Obsidian Glass a little test drive, a getting to know you manicure.

 

The stamp is Messy Mansion 44, the amazing lace plate.

I think it turned out pretty cool, but it could totally use some sparkle. Next time...

 

I need to come up with more uses for this black jelly.

A glitter sandwich is definitely on the list...

A cool tape mani with a holo perhaps...

What would you do with a black jelly? 

 

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Models Own - Duck

Hey all, 

A few weeks ago I got to hangout with this little guy.

 

 

^_^ the cutest thing ever.

And so were my nails...

 

 Models Own - Duck

accented with Kitty Cat stickers from Daily Charme

 

I love the speckled egg look.

This polish is nowhere near baby cute, but it's still damn cute!

What do you think?

 

 

Sleeping baby says "Have a great Friday the 13th!"

jeebjeeb

Jumpin Jack Flash

Hey all,

Yesterday I hung out with an almost six month old baby.

And I got exactly what I wanted.

A million kisses on chubby cheeks and coy smiles. ^_^

So satisfying. His "Ladies Man" cap didn't lie.

 

Today I bring you... 

 ellagee - It's A Gas, Gas, Gas

 

 

 

It's A Gas, Gas, Gas is a beautiful fuchsia holo with tiny gold holographic glitter.

I love this shade of pink. And the holo is just stunning.

 

 

This is my first time trying ellagee and I'm super impressed.

I'm wearing ONE coat!! O.O Can you believe that?! A++ formula!

It's definitely on par with A-England, and for a much more reasonable price.

 I stamped with Konad - Black using Pueen Buffet Plate 72.

 

Have a great Sunday, and if you're in the States, happy Memorial Day weekend!

jeebjeeb

I Love Nail Polish - Sirene

Hey all,

Today I bring you something super super special.

Another stunning Ultra Chrome from I Love Nail Polish.

And I'm proud to say that my pictures actually do it justice!

Nothing compares to sunlight people. That's all I'm going to say.

 Without further ado, I give you...

Sirene

direct artificial lighting

 Sirene is a killer colour shifter, going through green, blue, violet, red.

It's quite the chameleon.

indirect artificial lighting

But in the sun is really where it... shines.

 

direct sun light

 O.O Can you believe it?

Because I am just speechless.

indirect sunlight

 I stamped with Konad - Black using Pueen Buffet Plate 59

Just a little something something for contrast.

indirect sunlight

What do you think? Are you in love?

I Love Nail Polish is quickly becoming one of my favourite indies.

The more I try the more I want.

 

It's a beautiful day here but I don't really feel like doing anything :P

 So lazy, I know. I'll just go on the balcony and pretend I'm outside doing stuff ;) 

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Taxi Taxi

Hey all,

I'm sitting in my big comfy chair, with the cat perched on top

Wishing it was early enough for tea.

The cat was very good yesterday. Dad was over and she openly played with the toy he bought her.

Then we said "alright, now you have to give grandpa a hug and say thank you"

But that fell on deaf heartless ears.

She's like my angry teenage daughter.

I mean she does have a tattoo. And she wont tell me anything about it.

I swear, one day I'll come home and she'll have piercings and dyed fur.

What next baby? Why do you do this? You're beautiful just as you are!

And then the realization... I'm only mad at her because she reminds me of myself. 

 

*end scene*

 

Ok so polish!

Don't mind that piece of flash fiction.

That used to be my specialty in high school.

Back when I was in the writing club.

Now the only time I write is when I blog.

The absurdity builds up till I can hold it no longer.  

 

Tonight I have a super fun stamp mani featuring

Model City Polish - Corn Maze

 

Corn Maze is an amazing bright yellow holographic.

I love this shade of yellow. It has a coolness to it that's just perfect.

And the holo is digitalized amazement.

I stamped with Konad - Black using Pueen plate 52

I was feeling a bit all over the place so I went for a skittle look. 

My favourite is the middle finger, I think it's the most fun.

What about you?

 

 I was calling this the Taxi Manicure before I even started painting.

It could have been Bumblebee, but no.

Because then I wouldn't have gotten a Cher song stuck in my head.

Have you ever heard ... Taxi Taxi?
Thank me later.



Have a great night!
jeebjeeb

The Lady Varnishes - Harper Doo

Hey all,

Really ugly rainy day on the west coast.

Thankfully I got out for a bit.

Chinese buns and two knocked over cups of tea at a friends house.

A really quiet and creepy knock on the door that turned out to be Jehovas. 

Doesn't sound like much, but I was hysterical a few times. 

 

Today I'm wearing The Lady Varnishes - Harper Doo

 

 

Harper Doo is a black base full of white and green flecks, and purple and brown micro glitter.

This polish truly glows from within, I never expected so much magical shimmer.

I'm thinking midnight in the enchanted forest.

 

And since I was so taken with the green flecks I decided to roll with the nature theme.

I used  Pueen Plate 55 & Konad - Green

To keep the focus on Harper Doo I was a bit random with my stamp placement.

I really like how it turned out.

Look at those flecks and shimmers? Isn't it delish?

This polish is inspired by The Lady Varnishes' dog, Harper.

I bought this a few months back when the little cutie hurt herself.

All purchases went towards vet bills. Poor little fur baby.

I'm happy to say I saw an update just today and Harper is all healed up ^_^

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeebjeeb