I Love Nail Polish - Purple Plasma

Hey all,

I've got an absolute stunner for you today!

Brace yourself for...

I Love Nail Polish - Purple Plasma

Purple Plasma is a gorgeous "electric" purple holographic polish full of red and gold sparkle.

This is two coats. 

No matter the lighting, it's beauty is intense!

The holo is to die for but it's the sparkle that really kills it.

I stamped with Essie - Good As Gold and used MoYou London Sci Fi Plate 2.

I couldn't bare to cover much of this up, so I picked a little robot that I'm totally in love with.

It's so damn cute, I want to stamp it on everything ^_^

Purple Plasma has quickly become a new favourite.

ILNP did a stellar job on this one. 

What are your favourite ILNP shades?

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Strawberry Swirl

Hey all,

The other day I was looking through my stash and found a polish I totally forgot I had!

Isn't that terrible? It utterly escaped my memory!

Like, crap! How long have I had it for? When did that happen? o.O

Does that ever happen to you?

I really try to be an attentive mother. (._.)

Since I was feeling like a bum about it, I had to use it right away to cement the fact that, yes, I do own this!

Poor little A-England - Perceval. How could I forget about you?

That's right, an A-England! Like what the hell?? *facepalm*

But Momma's here now and it'll never be ignored again.

 Perceval is a fantastic ruby red metallic. This is like the Taj Mahal of reds, no lie.

And to prove it, I'm only wearing ONE coat!! :O A-England how do I love thee?

I was feeling the red so I paired Perceval with Model City Polish - Strawberry Jam.

I stamped with A-England - Her Rose Adagio using Bundle Monster plate BM414

The fingerprints came out so well! Again, A-England how do you do it?

Such twinkly holographic perfection!

And Strawberry Jam, wow! This is two coats that were a dream to apply.

I must do a full manicure soon. It's so squishy, so vibrant, and SO sparkly! 

Ommm nomm nomm doesn't even begin to describe it.

I'm going to start another bracelet tonight, for my Mum. :)

She gave me "Russian Drab" as my inspiration, which makes it both difficult and easy.

Hopefully the colours and pattern I picked work with the theme. 

*Fingers crossed* We'll see how it turns out... 

Hope you're having a great week! Take it easy!

jeebjeeb

One Month Ago...

Hey all,

One month ago I was on my houseboat vacation.

And I haven't yet shown you what I decided to wear that week.

I've been putting it off.

If I don't post that mani maybe it means the vacation never ended.

Wrong!

So without further ado, my holiday companion...

 

KBShimmer - Look High And Holo

 

 

These photos were taken two days after I painted, on the first beach we stopped at.

I should have posed holding a rock or a branch, dammit!

Look High and Holo is a raspberry jelly packed with a whole assortment of holographic glitters.

So many colours of hexes, squares and micro glitter! *brain explodes*

 

This polish was everything I wanted it to be. And it looked just awesome under water.

Every swim I felt like a regal mythical creature. A mermaid that likes pink instead of blue. ^_~

Unfortunately I did start picking at it part way through the week.

It looked something horrid by the time we got home. >"<

 

Happy Friday night y'all!

Time for a couple shots and a good tv show!

Have a great long weekend!

jeebjeeb



 





Model City Polish - Licker

Hey all,

I liked my last mani so much I wanted to do it all over again!

This time featuring Model City Polish - Licker and some chevrons.



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Licker is a beautiful coral polish full of itty bitty red flecks.

And the flecks really glow in the light, warm and brilliant like fire.

I didn't expect to love this one as much as I do. ^_^



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I used one coat of Model City Polish - Hanging On A Vine on my accent finger
and two chevrons, for what turned out to be a bit of a military look.
The only Army I'm signing up for is the Model City Army!



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Licker is just phenomenal in the sunlight. Bright and vibrant without being neon.
Quite a kick ass coral, I must say. Not usually a colour I gravitate to.
But I'm definitely being converted. :)

Hope you all have a great week!
In one week my little brother starts high school!
Mauahaha! The horror begins! ;P
jeebjeeb
 

Model City Polish - Electric Lemonade

Hey all,

All these fall collections coming out now are bumming me out.

I mean they're absolutely beautiful, but we still have a month of glorious summer left!

I may have graduated 10 years ago but I still can't shake my complete dread of fall.

And I don't know why, I actually like fall a lot!

But I also really really like wearing flip flops and not even thinking about jackets.

I wear flip flops to work everyday, even though I'm not allowed to wear them while I work.

So I bring a pair of socks and change into real shoes. I'm like Mr. Rogers, I even have a work cardigan.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Wont you be my neighbor?

Let's keep these hazy day vibes going with an amazing polish from this summer.

Model City Polish - Electric Lemonade

Electric Lemonade is a bright blue full of pink and blue flecks.

It's so incredibly vibrant it blows my mind! And the flecks give it such depth and intrigue. 

This polish just sucks me right in, gorgeous doesn't even begin to describe. 

Electric Lemonade is such a perfect name and inspired my accent nail.

I've been waiting for the right time to bust out Nail Vinyls Lightening Bolts. Finally! (/◕ヮ◕)/  

I used Model City Polish - Corn Maze and don't they make the most awesome couple?

I totally felt like a superhero wearing this.

All I need is a skin tight suit and I'm good to go (no, just no)

I hope you're all having a good week.

I've been on a friendship bracelet binge and it feels so good.

I may have bought over $40 worth of floss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Oops.

Go big or go home. 

jeebjeeb

Model City Polish Gradient

Hey all,

One more post before I go go... 

Tonight's A#1 most important thing - do my nails.

(And I better do a damn good job of it if it's going to last a week.)

Then and only then will I allow myself to pack. 

Priorities! (._.)

 Today's manicure is brought to you by my ever growing Model City Polish stash and the letter L.

I told Lucas I was doing a gradient and made him pick from all my MCP holos. :)
What a hard, painful job huh? Demanding girlfriend from hell, that's me!

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He decided on Cold Snap (blue) & October Sunset (purple)

But let's not give him too much credit, you can't go wrong with any of those holos!

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I stamped with Konad - White using Pueen Buffet Plate 59 for a little floral fun.

Super cute and simple. I seriously love the Buffet Collection.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's a great deal and so versatile! 

If you haven't already, pick this shit up!

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Oooohh... Ahhh... Holo....

Alright, so I'm having a hard time coming up with content, what do you want from me?

You try and type up something coherent with all that holo goodness in your face!

I dare you!! It's like the sparkles are infecting my mind man!!

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Well I wont be posting again for over a week.

 But don't cry, it's going to be ok. I'll be back (Terminator style)

Take care of yourself and have a good time without me!

Catch you on the flip!

jeebjeeb

Firecracker Lacquer - Your Mom Thought I Was Big Enough & Girl Fight

Hey all,

Happy Canada Day!

Time for more Firecracker Lacquer!

Your Mom Thought I Was Big Enough

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This is a very sheer multichrome polish, shifting though blue, purple, red and orange.

And a linear holographic with varying sizes of holographic bits.

I decided to show it off over a dark purple creme, Barry M - Plum.

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The different sizes of holo give this polish awesome depth.

Kendahl aced the space theme, this really is a galaxy in a bottle. Incredibly stunning!

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 I was curious to see how it would look with other undies, so I did a little tester.

L-R - one coat over black, one coat over silver, one coat over white & 3 coats alone.

Which undies do you like best? What would you pair it with? 

Next up...

Girl Fight

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Girl Fight is a magenta jelly with pink/purple shifting glitters and a hint of holo.

This is two coats. The formula was super easy to work with.

 Kendahl describes this as a bruise, if bruises were more girly.

The first thing I though of when I put this on was showgirl. So now I'm calling it Showgirl Fight.

It's so full of glittery joy that it dries down a little bumpy. 

One thick layer of topcoat and you ready to duke it out!

I'm so taken with how squishy and twinkly this is. Super summery sparkling raspberry jello. 

Yet again I'm super impressed with Firecracker lacquer.

The shop is live! So hurry on over!

Or check out Firecracker Lacquer's Facebook or Instagram.

Alright y'all, time to spend the rest of Canada Day with a crochet hook in my hand.

Have a good one!

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

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 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.

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 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! 

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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!

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 Next up...

PINK!

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

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 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.

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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.

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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

A Broken Beam Of Light

Hey all,

Saturday is my best friend's birthday.

Well... I don't really like the phrase best friend.

Especially not for him, he transcends cliches. 

The best way to put it is, I consider him to be a soul mate.

  Our relationship is just as complex and intense as any "romantic" relationship.

We've experienced moments of complete unity.

But we've also hurt each other on purpose.

We've "broken up" multiple times.

Since we were 15 years old, we've loved, loathed and laughed at each other.

And I feel so lucky.

To find this other weirdo so like and unlike me at the same time.

This hilarious bird boy, all knees and elbows, bending over backwards to make me laugh.

And boy does he make me laugh.

The laughter inspires. He's my muse. My own Greek Godess.

He makes me want to be as weird as I actually am. 

To exploit the *dirt* of life.

So I thought today I would share with you someone 

who has inspired so much of who I am, and who I will become.

This is Shade.

He's an actor, model, photographer and muse to many.

That may sound pretentious, but he's not.

He's the most genuine person you will ever meet.

Here's a 3 min documentary some film students did on him recently.

They did a great job. I just watch it and smile.

And here's an ad he just did for Anxiety BC.

He made Cool Guy #3 shine! I think... (Watch the eyes, classic)

I hope you enjoyed those little tidbits.

We'll be having a sleepover on Saturday, which I always love.

His house is like the Tickle Trunk or Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

I feel like I can let go of the outside world and exist in our own reality full of tea and intensity.

I have a few surprises up my sleeve. I get to plan the whole day!

But shh! Because it's all secret. :) 

(Love you dude, see you on Saturday!)

On to today's manicure...

A half moon with Model City Polish - Nemesis and Zoya - Bridgette 

Nemesis is described as "green grey metallic blend with holographic pigment and red flecks" 

It's such an interesting, hard to describe colour. Not bronze, not khaki, somewhere in between?

The best term would be - unique. Just try nailing it down, I dare you!

The men in my life were not impressed with this colour combo. I blame Bridgette. 

What do you think? Nemesis totally steals the show but... it's not a bad combo, is it?

Bah, I don't even care! What's done is done! And just look at that holo twinkle. ^_^ LOVE!

Alright folks, that's all today.

I have last minute birthday things to attend to. 

More damn ends to weave into Shade's technicolor wonder cape.

And, you know, sacrificing animals to the weather gods so it's beautiful on the weekend.

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Space Ghost

Hey all,

Tomorrow is Model City Polish's 2nd anniversary!

To celebrate Nina will be having an epic sale ^_^

You must check it out!!

Details on the facebook page

 

Now if that didn't pique your interest, this will.

Model City Polish - Ghost Stories

 

I stamped with A-England - Excalibur Renaissance

and used Messy Mansion for the first time! Plate MM33.

And I LOVE it! *_*

Silver solar systems and space ships. Ohhh yeahhh.

 

 But Ghost Stories is what's really out of this world.

A dark grey holographic that defies description.

 

 Are you drooling yet?

I'm so happy with my photos.

I know I did the polish justice, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. (>"<)

If this doesn't make you fall in love with Model City Polish, nothing will.

 

 

You know what I'll be doing tomorrow ;)

Loading up on polish and amazing cuticle oil. Fresh cut grass scent must be mine!

Happy shopping ;P

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

Double your Dose

Hey all!

Happy Sunday!

As soon as I'm done this post I'm going to cook myself up a hot dog and enjoy a noon hockey game.

Sounds pretty luxurious to me ;)

And I'm very happy to say I'm almost done my crochet project! 

I've been really lazy with it this last week because I know our time together will be over soon.

Another baby to set free into the universe. Damn post-partum.

  

Today I've got two manicures featuring polish I scored at  AuttyW's blog sale.

:D (thanks girl!)

First up I have a gradient with Zoya - Neve, a beautiful sapphire metallic.

I can't believe I didn't pick this up when it was first released, this colour is right up my alley!

 I paired it with Zoya - Richelle, a bronze leaning gold with holographic particles.

And that was that! Give me a simple metallic gradient and I'm satisfied.

Keep it simple has always been one of my mottos ;)

All you really need is bold simplicity.

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When the China Glaze textures first came out I thought they were the worst.

But It's been a year and my opinion of them has mellowed. Now I'm intrigued.

Autty's sale was the perfect chance to try one out. So I grabbed Bump & Grind, a bright dark pink.

This is three coats, it's a bit on the sheer side. But the texture spreads like a dream.

I love how matte and stucco-y it is. It's a nice contrast to my usual Pixie Dusts.

With Color Club - Kismet & Cosmic Fate using MoYou Fairytale Plate 04 

I stamped some very cute little stars. I would have loved this mani as a little girl. <3

I'm glad I decided to give China Glaze textures a try.

I was pleasantly surprised.

Any polishes you initially hated, but then grew to love?

Uh oh, got to go, game's on!

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb