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

Pink and Purple Dragon in the Clouds

  Hey all,

Welcome to the start of another glorious weekend! woot woot.

I wish I could take better advantage of Friday nights.

But once I get home I'm more of a zombie than any other night. 

By 10 my eyes are glazed and my attention span is gone.

If I do end up going out, you'll notice me because I'm the one yawning so hard my eyes start to water.

(._.) Life of the party right here! 

I may not be partying but you can bet there's a party going on on my nails.

Just like this one...

 

artificial light

The base is Model City Polish - Purple Dragon, a bright purple full of blue and purple flecks.

Topped with the fantastic Firecracker Lacquer glitter PINK! (previously swatched here)

I thought it would contrast nicely, and man was I right! These babies were made for each other!

I love it when indies go together like pie and ice cream. Warms my heart.

artificial light

But the party doesn't end there! They demanded more!
So out came Sally Hansen - Lightening and Bundle Monster plate BM312.
I've been neglecting my bundle monsters (bad girl) so I thought I would give them some love.
I've never used the cloud pattern before. For this manicure, it's just perfect!

sunlight

I really really love this one. 

Summery... bright... fun... a little wild and crazy... a match made in heaven. 

The twinkling flecks, the sprinkling of pink and the bold yellow lines.

I want to wear this forever!

However you decide to spend your Friday I hope you have a great one!

jeebjeeb

the weather outside is frightful

We have reached the darkest of days. And I yearn to hibernate.

Once it gets close to nine in the evening I'm much too out of it to do anything. 

Crochet puts me to sleep. German? Forget about it.

Feels like lost time.

But I always try to look on the bright side.

In a week it will all be in reversal. 

This moment is fleeting.

I finally tried out my first half moon manicure after being inspired by the mercurial magpie.

 One word of caution though, don't use the plastic binder reinforcements, pain in the ass!

That's what I get for pinching work supplies (；一_一) 

It all worked out so wonderfully in the end though.

Essie - Gold as Gold & OPI - Incognito in Sausalito 

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This mani I actually named - Snowfall at Twilight

Nail Pattern Boldness - Texas Tea is AMAZING!! 

This is only TWO coats of a glitter sensation. There is zero pigment in the base. Mind blown.

The colours remind me of Christmas lights, and the iridescent blue flakies lend the perfect glow.

Completely and utterly in love. 

I stamped with Bundle Monster & A-England Excalibur.

I think snowflakes have to be my favourite Christmasy theme. 

I'm not a big Christmas person. Every year that goes by it feels less and less special.

What I wouldn't do just to be able to sleep until the new year.

Ipsy December Glam Bag

I recently signed up with Ipsy , a monthly make up subscription box. 

For $15 ($10 in the US) you get 5 items picked out for you in a cute little bag. 

I didn't exactly know what to expect, but I'm impressed.

Now I'm not a beauty blogger, nor do I aspire to be, so I just have a couple photos and that's it.

In my bag...

Nicka K New York - Ripe Apple

Pop Bauty - Brighten Up Your Life (ha!) Eye Shadow Trio in Naturally Bare

Be A Bombshell - The One Stick in Girl Crush

Nxy - Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in B52

Demeter - Perfume Oil Roll On in Snow

Well I love the eye shadow that will brighten up my life. 

Still waiting for that, but the copper tones look great with my green eyes. Score!

The One Stick I will NEVER use on my lips, since it's frosted bright pink. 

However it's a very natural blush on my fair face. Score!

The lipstick is nice and subtle, creamy understated sophistication. Hat trick!

The roll on oil in Snow wasn't my thing at first. But after wearing it for a few hours it really grew on me.

The oil is such a wonderful, mellow scent experience, I like it a lot. 

In fact... I've already ordered another one of their scents. Major score!

And the Nicka K Nail Polish? (Have you ever heard of them before??)

Well here's a swatch for you. 

Perfect shade for the holidays!

I did another snowy-ish stamp job with it and some Northern Lights Topcoat.

I must have tempted fate because a day after painting this it snowed.

And it doesn't do that all the time here. I'm loving it, it's so beautiful.

But soon enough it will all be slushy disgusting. Yay. (._.)

Puddle jumping my way to my Saturday overtime.

What fun.

jeebjeeb

Jesus is Just Alright With Me

Hey all,

Yesterday was a strange day for me.

The first family gathering since my grandmother's memorial.

The conclusion of which was my acceptance of her ashes.

It's like some crappy coming of age moment.

Trying to come to terms with a 2.5 lb plastic canister that used to be so much more.

But it is better to have loved and lost.

I'm glad I'm experiencing all these thoughts and feelings.

It meant I felt. A great deal.

I wanted to do something my Nana would really like.

She was a good Christian woman, so only Jesus would do.

I was going for a Jesus meets Barbie theme. Barry M - Grapefruit was exactly the pink I needed.

The flowers remind me of sheets Nana had, which I didn't even realize till a day after painting.

All the stamping is done with Konad polish. I used MoYou Artist Plate 12 & BM224.

For that extra dose of wonder I added Northern Lights Topcoat.

I love how this manicure turned out.

I am not a practising Christian, there's definitely an element of humour to this.

But I absolutely mean no disrespect in any way.

I just want to send my Nana a message from beyond the grave.

I love you.

I've been playing this song the last few days. 

Even got it stuck in Lucas' head ヽ(^。^)ノ

So for your listening pleasure, I bring you, The Doobie Brothers

I hope everyone has a good Remembrance Day tomorrow.

I will be pondering life's big questions.

Take it easy.

jeebjeeb

You Know What Day It Is

 Hey All,

Happy Halloween! What are you doing tonight?

I'm at home blogging （　ﾟ Дﾟ）

 I used to love Halloween as a child, but like a lot of things, I no longer care.

I will concede to themed manis though. I haven't turned into that much of a witch.
And to make it more of a treat, it's a double dose.

But there's something I totally forgot to mention! (；一_一)
(and no, not my passionate love of emoticons)
I started a facebook page for the blog.
https://www.facebook.com/injeebjeebwetrust
Come on down and give me a like, if you like.

First up, I wanted to try out another textured gradient.

Doing a gradient with textured polish makes it incredibly textured. Like stucco.

I used Konad Black and really had to jam it in there, but it held beautifully! 

Zoya - Dahlia & Beatrix come together in the perfect Halloween combo.

What do you think? Little bro said  he loved them , yay! :)

Next up, a wonderful Halloween themed polish.

Glitter Guilty - Bag Snatcher

Bag Snatcher is a white creme loaded with yellow, black & orange shards and orange micro glitter.

Loving it! Ok, so I'll only wear this about once a year, but come on! It's cute.

I stamped with OPI - Uh Oh Roll Down the Window, the perfect ghoulish sludge green.

Lucas picked out the skulls from the Viva Mexico plate. I love this mani. 

I'll be wearing it for twice as long as usual. :)

And to make your night that much better, here's something very dear to my heart.
One of the best theme songs ever.



I LOVED Tales from the Crypt as a child.
So much fun. I'll have to watch a few tonight.
I suggest you do to. :)
Have a Happy Halloween!
jeebjeeb

Stamp those Grapes

Hey all,

It's a beautiful Sunday!

I just got back from a quick dim sum breakfast.

There's nothing like a bunch of fried shrimp to start your day.

Every single time I stuff myself and end up feeling so tired and lazy.

So before I settle into my dim sum coma, I have a manicure to share with you.

I wore this for a day and then my heart said "make it matte!"

I love both versions, but I think the matte makes it extra special.

It really brings out the duochrome in the purple, and is luxuriously velvety. 

What do you think?

Sally Hansen - Grape Going! is so interesting. Loaded with blue shimmer it flashes between warm and cold purple.

I love how interesting it is. Great formula. Minimal streakage.

I'm so glad Dagadelic was able to grab this for me. I can't wait to stamp with it.

I stamped with A-England - Excalibur. I left it out of the bottle shot since I use it all the time.

One week until I go away on holiday.

Needless to say, it's all I can think about.

Until then I'm going to disappear into a book and some crochet.

Have a great day and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Stamp Sandwich

 Hey all,

Happy humpday.

What have you been up to?

I've been trying to crochet but the summer heat has made my baby blanket project much less appealing. 

In December it will be perfect. But right now, ugh. Don't touch me! Instant sweat.

A few years ago I switched to friendship bracelets in the summer. I should get on that again. It's been too long.

Since it's been so bright and beautiful I wanted the same for my manicure.

I started out with Zoya - Purity and topped it with Northern Lights.

I thought this was pretty damn fantastic all on it's own, but I had to continue. 

I wanted floral and squishy. So I stamped with Zoya - Raven

And then covered it in two coats of Zoya - Paloma

I love Paloma. I dyed my hair this colour when I was 15. 

It's probably my favourite shade of pink.

This reminds me of a Hawaiian shirt.

What do you think? 

Lately I've really been getting back into my record collection. Yep, good old fashion vinyl. There's something so special about records. The sound quality is so ...amazing. Fuller and richer than any digital file or CD (do people still listen to CD's? ...other than my friend Shade?) Even the sound dust makes adds to the overall experience. Sigh. I'm besotted. 

So I thought I would honour my love and collection with...

On the Turntable...

Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier 

I love this album. So much fun. Pirate songs. Cowboy songs. Adam's... quite a character.

But my favourite song is neither of those. I don't really know how to describe it.

"Ant music for sex people, sex music for ant people"?

And what does "Dirk wears white socks" have to do with anything?
Don't be Square be There is absurd, goofy, and has GREAT bass guitar. (drooling)
And for those reasons this has always been my number #1 on this awesome album.

Like Adam says, you might not like it now, but you will.

Enjoy!

Have a great week and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Seven Deadly Sins Challenge - Envy

Hey all,

Welcome to the second to last edition of the Seven Deadly Sins Challenge - Envy

"Who would you like to be? Let us know by recreating another challenger's work"

After perusing the albums I knew it had to be Dagadelic's "more is more" Greed manicure

I totally fell in love with that beauty. 

I went with a pink version. Dagadelic is always shocked when I use pink

I don't have much of anything that colour in my life except nail polish :P

But I will have you know, when I was 16 I was obsessed with the film Pretty in Pink.

I think I did complete justice to the original. I'm really happy with it.

Great design D. I feel like mermaid barbie.

It's so fun and glitzy. 

I used Essie - Off the Shoulder & Muchi Muchi for the gradient

stamped with Zoya - Reagan

then painted on some Essie - A Cut Above

Despite not being a pink kind of girl, it was A Cut Above and Muchi muchi 

that got me back into polish over a year ago.

Totally bizarre.

I can definitely see doing this design in every colour of the rainbow.

What do you think?

(And D, what do you think of my recreation?)

I finished my crochet project last week :D (pictures to come soon)

Now I'm working on a shawl. The beginning of a project is so thrilling.

Watching an embryo grow. 

All I want to do is watch movies and nurture my baby.

So on that note,

I hope everyone has a great weekend and an awesome manicure!

And don't forget to check out all the other fabulous manicures.

jeebjeeb

7 Deadly Sins Challenge - Gluttony

Hey all,
Hope you had a great weekend. What did you get up to? It's been amazingly beautiful here on the west coast. Like full on summer, I'm so happy. I want to get out and run around. Literally. I have this urge to sprint, which is pretty bizarre for me. I'm going to try to act on this impulse. It can't hurt. Well yes, it definitely can. Maybe that's what I want. To be happily hurting.

The 7 Deadly Sins theme of the week is Gluttony. 

I decided to combine both options for this week and do both a sugar spun and food inspired mani.

This is my ode to the donut.

This was my first time trying sugar spun and honestly, I hated it. 

The pink was so-so. I wasn't thrilled with the look but hoped the purple would liven it up. 

Nope. The purple was having none of it. Maybe it was the jelly polish, maybe it was me. But it just wasn't working out. 

Despite my frustrations I carried on. It wasn't quite sugar spun, but it did look like donut jelly.

On my index finger and thumb I stamped a couple of donuts and painted on some jelly with a dotter.

Thumb

After I stamped I was feeling a lot better about the manicure.

I love the little donuts. So fricken cute! And the icing is just perfect.

Not a total failure. Two out of five fingers ain't bad I guess. 

 I used all Zoyas. Jacqueline as my base. Nina to stamp.

And Paloma & Katherine as my sugar.

More Lieb - scheisse

As promised, here are Dagadelic's Liebster questions.

I decided to answer them because I think it's fun, so why not.

And in fun colours!

1. Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? Why?

Introvert. Why? Because I feel incredibly uncomfortable meeting new people. I have a hard time with social situations unless it involves people I have known for a long time. I don't know how to act, what to do. I'm never quite sure of what's expected of me. I spend my life in my head, my inner world. It is more satisfying and fulfilling.

2. Do you dance when you’re alone?

Most every time. :)

3. Favourite article of clothing and why.

I can't pick just one, but I would have to say my button up shirts. In essence,they are mens shirts. They make me feel powerful and strong. Yet they accentuate my waste and hips and make me feel attractive. I love their duality. 

4. Do you have a favourite photo of yourself? If so, Describe it.

Sure. I'll pick a photo of me at 3 years old, camping with my parents. I'm standing between two trees with my incredibly blonde curly hair, my little t-shirt emblazoned with Johnny Rotten, and one yellow plastic sandal on my little foot. Looking at this photo the course of my life makes sense to me. I am exactly who I'm supposed to be.

5. Can you speak any other languages? If you don’t, what language would you like to learn to speak?

Yo hablo un poco espanol. I wish I spoke more spanish, and I've always wanted to learn German. Guess I should work on that. 

6. Name a board/card/puzzle game you excel at. 

I used to be a Yahtzee fiend.

7. What’s your favourite feature about yourself and why? It can be a physical characteristic or a personality characteristic. 

My ability to be silent. I have been an incredibly quiet person my whole life. (See 1st question :P) And I've taken quite a bit of flack for it. Apparently nothing is more threatening than someone who doesn't say much. To others it's a "problem". I'm deficient. I need to work on it. Time and time again people have told me to change. But I don't want to. There is nothing wrong with thinking more than you talk. There is nothing wrong with being an observer. Silence is my power.

8. Name something you’re afraid of. 

Heights. 

9. What’s an outfit/hairstyle you regret having done?

When I was in grade 8 pants with built in skirts became popular. It was pretty dumb. A mini shirt over pants of the same fabric. Why? My pants weren't super ugly, but it was just ridiculous a fad. Anyone remember those? 

10. Do you have a favourite song? Name it and describe why it’s your favourite.

I have a million favourite songs. But lets go with Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill. I heard it for the first time a few years ago. It struck a major chord. It's exactly what I needed to hear when I was a teenage girl. Had I known about Bikini Kill I think I may have had an easier go of it. Or at least felt a lot less alone. Every weirdo rebel girl should listen to them.

11. What’s your guilty pleasure?

What if I don't feel guilt about the things that give me pleasure? 

Muse-ic
I honour of how amazing the weather has been I've decided on Heatwave for tonight's audible delight.
I really really REALLY love this song. Especially when she wails a bit at the end. Fierce.
Enjoy this gem from 1963.

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb

London Lightning

Hey all,

Happy weekend! Any plans? I'm going to my favourite tea place today! Finally. I've been putting it off. But I'm almost out of my current favourite, Earl Grey Pu'er, and it's freakin me out. What's your beverage addiction of the moment?

I have been a bad blogger. I was blinded by my rage last post and forgot to thank Nail Polish Canada for including me in their latest instalment of Favourite Swatches of the Week. My Stamp On It manicure was featured alongside some very cool manicures, so check them out! :) 

As an ode to their pick I decided to do another stamp on pixiedust.

I used Zoya - London & A-England - Excalibur

I really love this combo. It's both flashy and subtle.

And I must mention again how amazing A-England is for stamping. Such density and definition!

I'm still really enjoying the textured matter glitter of PixieDust and can't wait for the summer collection.

What do you think of this look? Would you try it?

 Earlier this week D, from Dagadelic, and I spent an evening making nail polish jewellery. It was so much fun. She gave me ideas I hadn't even considered. And the results were amazing. I'll take some pics and post them soon. I'm not actually finished putting together everything we made yet :P We have received some major compliments though, very cool. I think we may have an major addiction looming. :D
And sometime in between jewellery art I need to find the time for nail art. (Expect a gradient.) And reading. And crochet.
I guess it's true. I do love to keep myself busy. Like they say, idle hands are the devils playthings ;) How are you keeping your hands busy?

Have a great weekend and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb

Stamp on it!

Hey all.

How was your weekend? I hung out with my wee bro on Sunday. We made rice krispie squares without Rice Krispies. It was my idea to use Reese's cereal and Cap'n Crunch. And wow. Sugar bomb! I was kicking myself after. It's so sweet even my brother could barely eat any. I only have to learn this lesson once. Branch out and experiment by all means, but keep at least 40% rice krispie content. Trust me.

Slowly I'm trying to make my way through this candied monster. It breaks my heart. If I had the right proportions it would have been finished Sunday night. Instead it sits on the table screaming "Why don't you love me? You MADE me!" If it was a child I'd have to keep it in the attic. When was the last time something sounded delicious in your head but didn't pan out in reality? I hate when that happens. :P

I did make one really great discovery this weekend though! (It wasn't all empty calories and cavities.)

I hadn't seen anyone do it yet, and I was curious. And to my amazement...

You can stamp on Zoya's PixieDust with regular polish and you don't need a topcoat. :O

That's right, no topcoat! 

No matter how many times I ran my finger over it, the stamp did not budge!

It was a beauty to apply, and has a cool stuccoed look to it, with very crisp edges.

And it retains all of it's wonderful PixieDust feel.

Chyna still sparkles like crazy underneath Purity.

I love the flat white against the depth of glitter. 

It makes me think of picnic tablecloths.

If drag queens went on a picnic,

 this is what their tablecloth would look like.

So what do you think of the PixieDust with stamp on top?

Will you try it?

I wore the manicure for three days, 2 during the

weekend, and 1 very heavily worked day,

wear was minimal and the stamp remained perfect.

Try it.

You'll like it. 

         Have a great week and an awesome manicure

                                    jeebjeeb

A-England, A-mazing

Hey all,
Happy Saturday!
It's shaping up to be a pleasant afternoon here on the west coast. I'm going to spend it hermitting :)  But I will get out of the house for dinner and enjoy the evening sun with some of my favorite people. Do you have any plans for today?
This week I received my order of A-England nail polishes! I've heard so many good things and have wanted to try them out for quite a while. Believe everything you read, A-England polishes really are amazing!

The base colour is Tristam.
Holographic particles shimmer in the deep indigo base.
It's mysterious and luxurious.
The formula is incredibly dense and just a dream to apply.
Had I been more careful it would definitely be a one coat polish.

Stamping with A-England is just WOW! It leaves me breathless.

I used Excalibur, a beautiful silver platinum.

 It was probably the best polished I've ever used for stamping.

So pigmented, crisp and easy.

The wear on this polish is fantastic. The above shot was taken after two full workdays.

I was due to paint my nails today, but I can't. I think this manicure is just too fabulous. I need one more day!

What do you think? If you haven't tried A-England yet, I urge you.

You will not be disappointed. 

That's all for now folks. I would usually do a bit more ranting about random something or other, but I'm having an "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything" kind of day. I will have more to say on that in the next post.
Have a great weekend and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb