Indigo Bananas - Acid Ocean

Hey all,

 I'm getting pretty excited and anxious over here.

On Friday night I'm leaving for a holiday with Lucas & my Dad.

We're going up to a giant lake and will stay in a houseboat for a week!

Who needs lakefront when you can be right on the lake?

It was my Dad's idea, and it'll be the first vacation we've taken together since 2005!

Which is pretty crazy.

Dad & I used to go camping every year. 

I had the most fun as a child when starting camp fires, hunting down sticks for marshmellows,

 tearing through campsites on my bike, and scarfing down beans and hot dogs in my plaid flannel jacket.

That was the good life.

Then growing up and bullshit got in the way.

9 years later... I want some of that magic back.

Break out the propane lantern (still works perfectly!)

load up on the sunscreen, bug spray and air mattresses, and bring it on!

It's a jeebjeeb summer revival!

Indigo Bananas - Acid Ocean

Acid Ocean is a deep blue/green base full of aqua and green colour shifting flakies (love!)

and bronze to green shifting shimmer! Yep, flakies and shimmer, what's not to love?

As per usual with Indigo Bananas, the formula is exquisite! This is two coats.

It applied like a dream and despite the jelly look of this polish, there is no visible nail line.

I don't know what I love more, the shimmer or the flakies. Together they work such wonderful magic.

After seeing how beautiful The Mercurial Magpie's swatches were in matte,

I had to bust out my trusty matte topcoat for this one.

(Poor thing is about 2 years old, I think this will be it's last mani, time for it to see greener pastures )

And viola! Matte perfection! I fricken love it!

Look at how wonderfully the flakies pop. Mmmmm... Colour shifting goodness...

What do you prefer, shiny or matte?

I stamped with MoYou London Fairytale Plate 06 using Essie - Good As Gold

I'm so into the jellyfish, it's not even funny.

And on my thumb, I have the face of a mermaid! If only I could fit her on my other nails...

I'll be spending the rest of the week deciding what to bring with me.

No nail polish. No computer. And maybe no crochet. 

(I think I just heard all of you collectively gasp)

What the hell am I going to do?

Friendship bracelets!! The best summer activity around!

That is, until you screw something up and have to undo your knots (._.)

Course, I have a lot of practise at that now :P

I'm a huge success at failing. But apparently it's the only way I learn.

And I'm quite learned ;)

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Indigo Bananas - Great Scott

Hey all,

Happy Saturday morning.

I was trying to get back to bed when the cat accosted me for pets.

Fur babies are the best wake up calls.

Rub me till you're ready to face the world.

So wise cat, so wise.

 She's still sitting with me now, being so chill.

What a sweetie pie.

 

Today I have Indigo Bananas - Great Scott 

 

Great Scott is a medium blue fleck polish

 packed with gold/green shimmer and holographic micro glitter. 

It is absolutely amazing in real life, beyond anything I had imagined.

Twinkling and shimmering at the same time, you have to see it to believe it.

 

 Like all Indigo Bananas, the formula was fantastic. This is two coats.

It also happens to glow blue in the dark!

But I was a complete bone head and forgot to get photos. U_U

I'm super annoyed with myself. 

 

Just look at that! It's like sun rippling off the ocean.

Trust me, you need this in your life!

I stamped with Konad - White using Pueen Buffet Plate 73

 

Aw crap, the cat just left me T_T

I guess that means it really is time to get up and embrace the day.

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

How to Attract Attention

 Hey all,

I've got something super cool to share with you today.

Indigo Bananas Glow in the Dark Topcoat! :O

What what you say?

You heard me.

Glow in the fricken dark.

When I first found out about it I told Lucas.

 He thought it was pretty cool.

Then a few days later he asked me if I ordered it yet...

And a few weeks after that, I was talking about a polish shipment,

and he said "glow in the dark polish???", his face lit up with expectation...

Umm... no?

Obviously someone really wanted this glow in the dark topcoat.

I waited a while longer to torture him and then eventually grabbed a bottle of Teal.

And yes, it comes it 3 different colours!

Green, Blue or Teal.

How cool is that?

Well... see for yourself...

(This is two coats.)

 

 

Pretty damn cool huh? I'm still shocked and awed.

And I noticed something.

It wasn't just Lucas. Men LOVED the glow in the dark.

I would tell them it glowed in the dark and their face would totally change.

Their eyes would light up, they'd drop everything, completely transfixed.

You wouldn't believe it. Perhaps it brings out the kid in them.

All the single ladies!!

Word of advice.

 If you want to attract men you need glow in the dark topcoat!

Seriously, it will get way more attention than that low cut shirt or short skirt.

Repeat. Man magnet. Moths to a flame.

 

 

By day you can see the beautiful Nubar - My New Obsession (I am obsessed!!)

stamped with Konad - Black using  MoYou Suki Plate 10

This totally makes me think of the old Batman tv series from the 60's.

 

 

So amazingly cool! Don't you think?

What would you do with glow in the dark topcoats?

Playing around with tape would be a lot of fun.

But that's another manicure for another time. :)

jeebjeeb



We Are the Music Makers

Hey all,

I have another incredible Indigo Bananas for you today.

This brand does not disappoint.

If you don't have IB in your life you need some now!

 

On that note I give you

We Are the Music Makers

featured in a music themed stamp mani

 We Are the Music Makers is a teal jelly full of green/blue/purple shifting glitters. 

I'm a fool for this colour shift, so no surprise I'm totally in love.

I stamped with A England - Her Rose Adagio using MoYou Rockstar Plate 03

And yes people, those are little headphones!

 

Like it's brother 2% Butterscotch Ripple (it's a boy dammit!), this polish

is incredibly beautiful and perplexing. The more I stare, the less I understand.

  All I know is that I wish I could paint a car in it. I can't drive. But who cares!



 

The more I stare the more I drool.

 

I hope everyone has a great Friday.

I'm going to celebrate with fried chicken and hockey! *happy dance*

.And some Battlestar Galactica, the latest household obsession.

It's fun! If you're even remotely into sci-fi, check it out.

 

Catch you on the flipside,

jeebjeeb

Don't be a Jackass

Hey all,

I feel like I've been super busy this week.

Or at least, I have all these different little things to do.

And most of these little things require creativity.

And being creative demands so much energy and time.

I get overwhelmed sometimes and just sit and do absolutely nothing.

But today I'm going to try hard to be productive.

Here's what I wore all week.

A match made in heaven.

Zoya - Bridgitte topped with two coats of Indigo Bananas - A Star to Sail By

Stamped with Konad - Black using MoYou Suki Plate 09

Drop dead fricken gorgeous right?

As you can see A Star to Sail by is much more than a white gold flake polish.

There are pink flakes, microshimmers and real silver metal flake.

A perfect match to Brigitte's dusty mauve.

The day after I painted this I had a little accident with a 300lb recycling bin full of paper.

When I tried to move it, it toppled on me, pinning my leg and hand to the cement floor.

Thankfully I managed to get myself free with only some bruises and scrapes.

This picture is what I call "Recycling Bin - 1 Manicure - 0"

Here's a little something that makes me feel better about hurting myself.

At least I didn't do it on purpose...

I hope you have a great accident free weekend!

jeebjeeb

Indigo Bananas - 2% Butterscotch Ripple

Hey all, 

I have something magical for you today!

A polish I can best describe as a brain fuck.

It's beauty is incomprehensible. 

Indigo Bananas - 2% Butterscotch Ripple

2% Butterscotch Ripple is a plum base full of green/gold/copper shifting glitter.

This may be the most interesting polish out there right now.

It's so complex, so shifty and intriguing. And totally beguiling.

The more I stare at it, trying to comprehend it's ways, the more unbelievable it looks. 

This polish must be crafted by the gods!

Surely this is the golden fleece !

I used Zoya - Odette for the accent. 

I think they look  great together.

I recently picked up a few of the new Zoya Naturel Collection.

The dusty pink hues really got to me. Understated and feminine.

I don't want to do anything tonight except stare at my nails (≧∇≦)
If you don't have Indigo Bananas in your life, you need them!!

 I think Kit-Kat has a cold, she's been sneezing since yesterday :(
In fact, this morning she jumped on the bed and sneezed right in Lucas' face.
Nice wake up call!

If you like what you see, check out the January Jamboree Giveaway!
2% is one of the prizes up for grabs!
It ends tomorrow night. Time is running out!

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb