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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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

Hot for Holo

Hey all,

It's officially spring, and the sun is shining.

I even saw the hint of blossoms on the trees!

As my Dad says "It smells like baseball season!"

I always get really excited. The kid in me still looking forward to summer break.

Despite the fact that it's been 10 years since I've experienced such a thing.

 

So I decided to flex my jeebjeeb art muscles since they've been atrophying lately.

Holo polish and two of my favourite techniques. A recipe for salivation.

 

 

For the gradient I used two I Love Nail Polish shades.

 Music Box, an enchanting sea foam green & PT 78, an awesome gunmetal grey.  

That was pretty spectacular, but I needed more holo goodness!

So I splattered with Color Club - Miss Bliss

The hot pink is the perfect contrast! Complete and utter eye candy.

Manicure complete! I am sufficiently satisfied. *.*

 

 

I'm going to spend the rest of this beautiful afternoon crafting a world class chilli. ^.^

Slow cook it to perfection. And then settle in with a 5pm hockey game.

What are you up to today?

Whatever it is, have a good one!

jeebjeeb



day is breaking in my soul

Hey all,

I'm having a bit of a late night.

It's just past midnight and I'm still awake! Wow!

I used to be a night owl but in the last few years I've morphed into a morning person.

The only time I can stay awake late is at my friend's house because we drink tea non stop.

My house just puts me to sleep. I've become too set in my up at 7 down at 11 routine.

Well tonight I'm going to act like a teenager. :)

Might as well get something useful done.

So here's a late night manicure for you.

 

 

Aliquid Lacquer - Gargoyle 

stamped with A-England - Her Rose Adagio using MoYou Fairytale Plate 06

 Gargoyle is a grey creme full of shimmering fecks of gunmetal, gold and copper.

It really is quit special. The flecks add such depth and visual interest. A sleeper hit!

Unfortunately my holo stamping heavily distracts from it's natural beauty.

I urge you to check out The Mercurial Magpie's swatch to see it in all it's glory.

 

I really like the grey and holo combo. It feels kind of whimsical to me.

Not dainty, but gentle. Like a bit of sunlight breaking through clouds.

Like how this song makes me feel...

 

 

Have. great night, or morning!

jeebjeeb

creepy and sullen and running out of room

It's not even winter yet and mother nature has said "It's on!"

Time to stay in, crank the heat, and drink a bunch of warm beverages.

Models Own - Apple Pie 

(a bluer leaning cousin to Zoya - Neely)

stamped using A-England - Tristam & MoYou Suki 06

It's a scented polish, unfortunately two coats of Seche obliterated any of that.  

But who cares, that colour is just darling.

Smitten Polish - Cocoa and Cardis accented with Sally Hansen - Soy Latte & triangle studs

I obviously had beverages on the brain.

I did this one quite awhile ago. Lost 3 studs in the first 24 hours.  (._.)

Wing Dust - Grey Sky Morning

I put this on the morning after my birthday party. It was exactly what I was feeling that day.

Both this polish and Apple Pie were some of my birthday gifts from Dagadelic (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

She always picks an amazing assortment.Thanks girlfriend! 

I left this polish on for longer than usual. It was so twinkly and mellow.

jeebjeeb

Space Station Obliteration

Hey all,

A few weeks ago I took my little bro to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2.

I loved the first one so much, best kids movie in years. 

The second one was good, not as good, but visually stunning and chalk full of cute.

So as soon as I got home I had to put on...

Glitter Guilty - Cloudy With a Chance of Neon

The space ship may or may not be an ode to The FLDSMDFR. I didn't really think about it till now.
(For those of you not in the know, the Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator!) 

I stamped with Konad - Black and used the amazing MoYou Artist collection 06 plate.

My thumb and pinky were left bare. It turned out exactly as I hoped.

A fun bold stamp, but still allowing the base polish to shine.

I love Cloudy With a Chance of Neon so much! Bright hexes and squares in a muted grey base.

The extreme contrast is divine. Which of course totally screwed with my camera's mind.

You really do have to see it to believe it.

Here's to you Meatballs 2!
What was the last awesome kids movie you saw?

I hope everyone's having a good hump day. (=_=)

Thankfully it's a long weekend for some of us. 

More time to hermit and practise my German（⌒▽⌒）

And bake those cookies I had planned for last weekend, dangit!
Now that it's getting darker and colder I've been getting really excited about food.
Like never before. All I want is cookies and stew.
And it's not even winter yet...

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb

Studs & Gleequins, Oh My!

Hey all,

Happy Wednesday :|

I went on a work field trip today. To deal with thousands upon thousands of postcards.

Organizing, labelling and counting. Lifting a ton of boxes. Jamming my hands into paper. 

3 wonderful hours. And save for one ugly chip, my manicure held up!   

It was a great workout. Not to mention it seemed to keep my creeping cold at bay.

No complaints here. Just body tired. My mind is active though. 

The same song still going through it like it has all day.

Just brewed up a mug of... lemon myrtle tea...

I'm getting comfy...

Dancing with Mylie...

Doing whatever we waaant...

...woah.

Did that just come out? :P

Pardon me!

Anyhoo...

I got some new toys recently. So I tested them out with a few simple (a nice word for boring) manis.

First up... Studs!

All I can say is sexy, sexy, sexy.*clap clap* 

Everything I wanted them to be!

OPI - In the Cable Car Pool Lane (2 Coats)

Such a beautiful deep burgundy. The formula has just a hint of jelly to it.

And then.. Gleequins!

I was compelled by the silver holographic diamonds.

In indirect light they look like pieces of mirror, and make me think of the Indian fabrics my mother loves.

And in direct light   *KABOOM*   Holographic fantasy.

I took this photo a day or so after painting, and a few of the gleequins had curled.

Cult Nails - Discipline (3 Coats)

This is such a lovely delicate grey. The shimmer is outstanding, flashing from pink to blue to purple.

It's a bit sheer, but regardless, the formula was splendid.

Maybe it's the gleequins lending this mani a space age feel, 

but I couldn't help thinking that Discipline must be what alien flesh looks like.

I kept seeing flashes of Roger from American Dad.

What the hell brain?!

Well I hope you enjoyed my boring manis. :P

I really enjoyed wearing them.

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Nail Pattern Boldness - Oodiful

Hey all,

So if you're up on Dagadelic's latest posts you'll know that I went a little polish crazy for her birthday.
And no polish fiend would buy polish just for a girlfriend.
I've had a stash for the both of us hidden in my closet since May.
So when the day finally came, I was doubly excited. I could finally touch my secret gems!

I already knew the first baby I had to try was Nail Pattern Boldness - Oodiful

And wouldn't you know it, but D also chose her NPB as her first mani. 

Obviously soul sisters.

Oodiful is a grey jelly with pink and white matte glitter.

White hexes and pink squares in various sizes.

It is so fricken delicate and squishy! I love everything about this polish.

It makes me want to put on pastels and go for tea in a garden.

I used three coats for perfect glitter distribution and opacity. It went on very easily.

I love how the glitter shows through the jelly. Makes me think of bubble tea. :)

I'm so taken with this polish. I've really been enjoying the colour grey lately.

In fact just this morning I went out for breakfast wearing head to toe grey. Even my shoes. O_o

So I can see myself busting this one out very often.

Anyone else going through a colour phase?

My plan tonight is to finish the edging on my baby blanket project. 

Then all that will be left is to weave in the ends.

And I'll be 4 months ahead of baby!

Unfortunately every time I touch it I start to fall asleep.

Always the problem with blankets. Especially now that we've had a few cooler days.

I think I made it to snuggly :)

What are you up to this weekend? 

Or long weekend if you live in beautiful BC (woot woot!)

Whatever it is, have a great one!

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

Rock Solid Splatter

Hey all,

I would like to start this post off by saying, this is the first manicure I've done while hungover. Not just hungover, but completely destroyed. And not just because of alcohol. I destroyed myself by headbanging. Yes, headbanging. If you don't know what I'm talking about, goggle it. I went out Saturday night and saw Electric Six for the 3rd time. I enjoyed it immensely...maybe too immensely. I really rocked it. As a result my neck and shoulders have been so stiff and sore, you would think I'd been in an accident. I feel like Joan Cusack in Sixteen Candles.

And I did it all to myself and enjoyed every minute of it. My god I'm bizarre.

My manicure is a reflection of how I feel inside. A bloody mess. 

But man did it turn out nice. I love splatter. Simple yet effective.

I really like the colour combo, for some reason it reminds me of Cookie Monster 

Does that make any sense? :S

I used Sally Hansen - Brisk Blue, Orly - Rock Solid & Zoya - Dove

Rock Solid is so awesome. You can't tell from my nails,

 but it has amazing holographic particles. Just look at that bottle shot! Drooling.

What do you think? Hot mess or just a mess?

Muse-ic
I think it's only right that I share the song that did me in. It was damn Dance Commander. I'm pretty sure it was the last song, my final hurrah. And like the song says, you must obey the dance commander. And so I did. :) I tried to find a live version but they were all over 6 minutes, even I couldn't finish them. So this time you get a music video. Enjoy!

I'm going to take it easy and hopefully in a few days I'll be back to normal. I regret nothing :)
Have an awesome week and a great manicure!
jeebjeeb

Zoya PixieDust Gradient

Hey all,

How are you doing? I'm slowly getting over this cold. One more day of doing nothing but reading and pigging out on oranges should make me right as rain. 

Rain. It's been nothing but rain for days. It permeates everything. Even my manicure.

On Friday I finally received the Zoya PixieDust collection! So excited. I've been anticipating this one for a long time. And I'm happy to say they do not disappoint. The first thing I had to try out was a PixieDust gradient. I didn't realize until later how much the colour combo reflected the gloomy scenery.

These polishes are fricken amazing. Looks so interesting and feels so cool. Like a smooth pumice stone.

Sounds bizarre, but I like it. What's not to love about an added dimension to play with?

And you can't argue with that sparkle! It's like wearing crushed gems on your nails. I feel so regal. 

This is actually a 3 colour gradient, but the periwinkle was quite subtle and consequently camera shy. 

I used Dahlia, London and Nyx.

The application was a dream and dry time was average. 

I used London as my base and used the sponge method to create the gradient.

And as Zoya suggests, I did not use any base coat.

I'm loving the PixieDust gradient and can't wait to experiment more! What do you think?

This is the first ever full collection I've purchased so you can expect tons of experiments. 

I have so many ideas I don't know what to try first! 

I like that kind of problem :)

Muse-ic

Last post I shared Nina Hagen with you. So today I have to share who I believe is a perfect bookend to Nina, Klaus Nomi. If you could pick any two musicians to be your parents, who would you pick? Well, since I was a teenager I believed it would be the most amazing thing to have Nina Hagen and Klaus Nomi as parents. And yes, Klaus is gay. I have a belief that society has got it all wrong. Little girls should be taught to be tough and self reliant. And little boys should be taught to be sensitive and emotionally aware. Hormones drag us in the opposite direction anyway. Why shouldn't we try to counteract that? Every person I know would have benefited from such encouragement as a child. 

And I guess it's the German in me that loves operatically trained new wave German weirdos. Klaus' stage persona came from his feelings of alienation, truly feeling like he was an alien. And Nina, well she claimed to have seen a UFO while pregnant and so named her daughter "Cosma Shiva". What does this have to do with anything? Nothing. I just love them so much.

Enjoy this live performance of Klaus. He is amazing. And if you like him, let me know. :)

I hope everyone has a great Sunday. If you have nothing to do, watch a movie! And if you don't know what to watch, watch Winter's Bone. It's a much better movie than the one Jennifer Lawrence won the oscar for. (But I am happy she won it.)
Have a great night and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb

Gradient All Splattered On

Hey all,

How's your week going and how was your weekend?

I had a pretty uneventful weekend. I did make my 11 year old brother insanely happy though. Hooked him up with live NHL hockey on his ipad. Any and every game. I swear his face looked like Christmas Morning <3

Despite my lazy weekend I was feeling very motivated last night. I wanted a fun art project to work on while I watched hockey. So I decided on a bright gradient with neutral splatter.

On The Other Hand...

I love this manicure so much. The yellow to blue gradient is fantastic. So bright and vivid, with just a hint of shimmer in the yellow. I added the splatter to really make it pop. What do you think?

I used China Glaze - Solar Power, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Brisk Blue & Nubar - Velvet Silver

and my trusty makeup sponge and straw

Today I would like to share a live performance by a band I just started listening to, The Sheepdogs. My boyfriend got me into them, oddly enough. We haven't really enjoyed the same music for like 4-5 years now. Hopefully this is ushering in a change of more musical bonding. Check it out, there's a trombone solo! And I love the fact that the singer and I have the exact same hair. XD

I hope everyone has a great week. I will. There's lots planned. Two friends are having birthdays on Friday! Two nights of dinners, drinks and goofy fun! So you can expect my next manicure to be birthday themed somehow. Evil plans currently underway ;)

Have a good night and a great manicure.
jeebjeeb