Metallic Accents

Hey all,

How was your week?

Since my last post I've been grooving on accent fingers.

Specifically beautiful metallics accenting stunning cremes.

I guess I've been a bit lazy art wise, but I feel the colours speak for themselves.

I painted two accent manicures this week (I told you I was grooving!) so you get a 2 for 1 :)

I wore my Beachy Stripe mani for two days before I was hankering for something royal.

 I wear this combo so infrequently. In fact, it may even be my first gold/purple mani. :S

I used Nubar - Pyramid Purple as my base. 

It is a perfect grape flavoured purple, though the photos come out a tinge more brown than real life.

It is deep, but still a very bright and vibrant shade.

I would recommend to anyone looking to expand their purple collection. ( ;) D)

The gradient was done with Zoya - Solange 

It is the perfect crowning glory for this royal manicure.

I applied two coats of Poshe topcoat to really make it dazzle. 

It makes me think of a sunset (or maybe a sunrise, but I haven't seen one of those in years :P)

After that fantastic manicure I needed to cleanse my palette with teal. (I love teal. I'm an absolute teal freak.)

And some silver! Why not? A complete opposite flavour!

I decided to use my Cheeky Viva Mexico stamping plate for Aztec-y goodness.

It NEVER disappoints. drooling...

I'm in love with this. So crisp and bold!

What do you think?

I used Topshop - Jewel in the Crown as my base.

The formula is superb! No streaks. And when it dries, the finish is like stained glass.

Oh, and the colour! Fantastically rich, this is aptly named.

 I stamped with A-England - Excalibur - the old version

I'm really sad there's a new version. I think this is the perfect silver, hands down.

And stamping with it is an absolute dream! Sigh...

I'll be on the lookout for this baby. I need to stock up.

I'll be mixing it up soon. Take an accent mani break for a bit.

But when the mood strikes, I say go with it.

I don't know about you, but every time I decide to paint my nails I usually have an immediate impulse about what I should do.

And I find that if I don't listen to that voice, I end up completely unsatisfied with my nails, even if they're amazing.

Everything I do comes from the gut. I don't plan or strategize, I just feel. 

And then puke it out.

I hope everyone has a fun weekend.

I have my day planned tomorrow, but there will be more on that next post :)

And another session of On The Turntable coming up, I promise!

Have a great day and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Nine Years

Hey all,

Happy weekend! How was your week? 

I celebrated my anniversary on the 11th. 

Lucas and I have been together for nine years now. 

Since I was 17... and he was 15 :O 

We met in highschool art class. Of course, it had to be art class. 

We bonded because we were both misunderstood outcasts with a flair for the artistic. 

Nothing much has changed :)

I'm not the type of person to scream my love to the heavens, but I will paint it on my nails.

This one's for Lucas.

On my ring finger I used striping tape and a dotting tool to create Lucas' initials.

When I first met him he drew what I thought was some alien symbol, on everything.

Turns out it was just his initials angled and stacked on top of each other.

On my middle finger I created the roman numeral for 9. It's on the middle finger for a reason.

Over the years there have been people, masquerading as friends, who wanted to split us up.

That finger is for them.

Lucas chose the polish for this manicure.

Topshop - Jewel in the Crown & Zoya - Dahlia

He was a bit disappointed that the teal didn't pop more, but I think it's a striking combination.

Muse-ic

I'm not a fan of love songs. Most of them are cheese-ball and gag-tastic.

So for Lucas I chose a rockin Liz Phair song which is closest to my kind of sentiment.

Enjoy!

Have a great weekend and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Serpentine

Hey all.

Happy Friday! Hope you're having a great one.

I'm super excited about this weekend. NHL hockey is back! :) Finally. 3 months spent in darkness. No body checks. No goals. No tension you could cut with a knife. (Hockey is the ultimate soap opera.)

 I'm a big Vancouver Canucks fan. And tomorrow is their first game! So I plan to have a tiny celebration. Nothing is more Canadian than hockey and alcohol! I can't wait. 

Hockey aside, on to the manicure!

I was feeling metallic so I decided to bust our Zoya's Richelle. I've had this polish for a while, but I've only ever stamped with it. So I decided to use it as a base and stamp over top of it this time.

I feel so dumb. Because I never knew this polish had tiny holographic particles. I was shocked. And so happy.

It's quite spectacular. 

My boyfriend suggested I stamp with the snakeskin pattern in teal, so I went with it. I used a combo of Topshop - Jewel in the Crown & Essie - Trophy Wife.

I'm happy with the results. And so is Kit-Kat.

She was being a sport, and posing for me. See that smile? She's a pro.

I'm going to cut this one short and get on with the rest of my Friday. Have a great weekend y'all! I can't wait to see my friends and spend time on my passions, and all those other good things weekends bring.

Have a goodnight and a great manicure!
jeebjeeb