ILNP - Masquerade

Hey all,

It's a gorgeous evening and I'm sitting on my balcony dreaming of tomorrow.

Tomorrow I get to go to a lake. ^_^

As much as I love the ocean, I love lakes even more.

They're just so magical and fun.

Give me an air mattress and sunscreen and I'm good all day.

No tide. No waves. No salt water.

Just me and the dragonflies.

I'm so damn excited.

 

Today I have a simple stamp manicure using a very complex polish.

ILNP - Masquerade

(all pictures are taken in indirect natural light save for one)

 

 

Masquerade is the mother of all ultrachromes.

It shifts from pink, violet, red, copper and green. No lie.

 

 

This is two coats. And like all ILNP's, no undies required!

It was a dream to apply. No streaking issues at all. She's as nice as she is pretty.

indirect artificial light

I stamped with Messy Mansion plate MM14 using Konad - Black

The peacock feathers seemed to be a perfect match to this flash.

 

Every ultra chrome I try, I fall deeper and deeper in love with ILNP. They are so bewitching.

Black magic. White magic. I haven't decided yet.

All I know for sure is I want to paint a car in this. A badass low rider with gold rims.

 

Want to see another stamp mani featuring Masquerade?? (you know you do!)

Check out The Polish Hound who stamped with light blue for a super great look.

You'll die over her awesome photos (they always make me jizz in my pants a little)

 

On that note,

Have an awesome Friday night!

Don't party too hard.

jeebjeeb

 

Sensory Deprivation

Hey all,

I tried something new on the weekend.

Lucas & I spent some time in a deprivation tank.

An hour and a half to be exact, but time escapes you.

Floating on incredibly salty water inside a lightproof and soundproof tank.

Is this your idea of heaven or hell?

For me it was absolute joy.

So relaxing.

The water is silky amazing and it doesn't make you pruney!!

It's like a wonderful bath in nothingness.

Not half as claustrophobic as it sounds.

I tend to be an easily over stimulated type.

I don't like loud talkers... TV's turned up to high give me headaches...

This was such a wonderful respite.

If you're into consciousness expansion, I definitely recommend checking out a place like Floathouse.

 

What with all this water talk,

I thought now would be the perfect time to show you this watermarble.

I used Zoya - Sailor (which I bought with my Nail Polish Canada reward points! Booya!)

Sally Hansen - Water Color & Essie - Blanc

Best watermarble yet! I really liked all ten lf my fingers this time too.

Only one got a little dinged! No disappointments. All win here.

Practising is paying off. 

 

Give me two more tries at this and I swear I'll do a post with all the tips and tricks I've learned.

It really is the little things with watermarbles that make a huge difference.

That and patience, ahhhhh!! ~_~

So would you ever try floating in a deprivation tank?

You have nothing to fear but fear itself. :)

 

Have a great night!

jeebjeeb

 

Father's Day

Hey all,

Three weeks later and I'm finally getting to my Father's Day mani.

Featuring...

Model City Polish - Anti-Virus

Anti-Virus is a bright lime green jelly full of two sizes of holographic hex glitter.

I paired it with Zoya - Raven for a look that screams my Dad.

Green and black are his favs.

I used varying sizes of straight NailVinyls for the stripes.

The stripes are a nod to when I was a little girl making friendship bracelets.

Dad would always ask for a striped green/black one and would wear them till they fell off.

Dad was quite impressed with the twinkle and shine of the holographic glitter.

He let out a few "holy crap"s while we were out in the sunshine.

And I got a few random complements from strangers too! Way to go MCP!

Yet again the weekend has brought with it rain clouds. *Curses and swears*

But whatever, Lucas and I are going out to celebrate his birthday tonight, so screw the weather.

We'll make our own sunshine.

 Hope you all have a great weekend!

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

sunlight

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.

indirect artificial light

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!

indirect sunlight

 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

sunlight

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

sunlight 

 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.

sunlight

 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! 

shade

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!

shade

 Next up...

PINK!

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

sunlight

 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.

artificial light

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.

artificial light

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

Scofflaw Steps

Hey all,

Of course as soon as the weekend approaches, so do the rain clouds.

Was it me? Did I do it?

Should I not have said "let's go to a lake this weekend"?

Is it because I just received polish I want to swatch in the sun? 

How did I anger the weather gods and what can I do to set things right?

If there's a rain dance, there must also be a sun dance.

And if there is I hope it involves lots of headbanging.

During a recent sale I decided to try out some NailVinyls.

I LOVE tape manis. They're the first kind of nail art I tried and excelled at.

But I hate cutting out pieces of tape. It's so finicky and time consuming.

If you're with me on this you'll love NailVinyls!

They have quite an awesome assortment of vinyls for all your tape mani needs.

Lightening bolts, chevrons, classic french tips... something for everyone.

 For my first try I decided on a simple getting to know you manicure.

I used a base of A England - Encore Margot then laid down Chevron vinyls
and covered it in Scofflaw - Love Letter From Scofflaw

Love Letter from Scofflaw is a super interesting black polish loaded with silver flecks & red and pink sparkles.
I really love the warmth it has, like the glow of dyeing embers.
 

 

And the nail vinyls worked perfectly! Such a breeze to use.

I highly recommend for all tape mani aficionados.

Next time I'm trying out the lightening bolts! So excited.

 

Alright people, I'm off to the dentist now.

Yep, on a Saturday morning because I'm a masochist.

Have a good one!

jeebjeeb

Sweet Heart Polish - The Magpie's Treasure

Hey all, 

Today is a special day!
(And not just because it's my little brother's 13th birthday.)

Today is The Mercurial Magpie's one year blogversary! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
And because Kirby is the type to go big or go home
she's put together an epic giveaway with 30 prize packs to be won!
In true Magpie fashion it's INSANE! So be sure to check it out here.
 

Kirby has been a really awesome bloggin buddy.

Always there to answer my dumb questions and mule me American polish. <3

Not to mention her killer sense of humour :)

When she said she was having customs made for her blogversary and would I like to swatch one

I was like, hell yes girlfriend! Anything you need! jeebjeeb's on the job for you!

So without further ado I give you...

Sweet Heart Polish - The Magpie's Treasure

This glitter topper is cra-zy!
We're talking blue, silver and black. Circles, hexes and... the best part? Mini stars!!
Just loaded to the brim with a cornucopia of awesome.
This polish perfectly encapsulates it's name.
I can totally imagine a bird finding this shiny specimen and taking it back to it's nest.

I was unsure as to which base colour would perfectly show off these glitters.

So I consulted my ascetic assistant, Lucas, and he instantly replied with "yellow".

He has some major flashes of brilliance, I tell you what.

My favourite yellow of the moment is KBShimmer - Chick Me Out

and I think it totally rocks as undies for this dazzling array.

Those little fricken star glitters! Do you love them? I sure as hell do!

As you can tell by the watermark, I swatched this a while ago.

It was my first time trying Sweet Heart Polish and I was super impressed.

This is ONE coat of glitter. Absolutely no fishing required. Easy peasy glitter-teasy!

It's been really awesome watching Kirby's blog grow. Exponential to say the least!
Even when she was working 65 hour weeks she was still consistently banging it out.
I'm so proud and awed at how diligent and... well... crazy she is! ^_^
What a remarkable year it's been for The Mercurial Magpie.
Here's to many, many more.
jeebjeeb

If you like The Magpie's Treasure it is available for purchase from Sweet Heart Polish.