Pretty & Polished - Leaf Me Breathless

Hey all,

That's right! You're getting 2-for-1 today!

I was hoping to be more productive, blogwise, this long weekend.

And since I'm at the end of it, I might as well cram in as much as I can.

I have something very interesting for you today.

Pretty & Polished - Leaf Me Breathless

Leaf Me Breathless is a yellow jelly packed with brown, red, orange, green, gold & yellow glitter.

Definitely not for everyone, this polish compelled me since I first laid eyes on it. 

There's just something about the yellow jelly.

It's so weird, it works. What do you think?

I waited to wear it until after the leaves really began to change, and it was perfect.

All the colours create an autumn wind storm of wonderful. I kept looking at the trees, and then my mani.

They totally nailed the concept of this polish.

I used Zoya - Nina and some tape to create my accents.

I felt I needed some brown, but was a bit lazy :P

I used two thick coats. As usual with P & P, the formula rocked and the glitter was abundant.

What do you think? Like it? Or is it just too bizarre?

Here's the song I've been singing to myself for the last two weeks.
So good! Think I'll have to download some Doris Day movies now. :)

I'm spending the rest of my day off crocheting :D
Have a great day and an awesome manicure!
jeebjeeb

Vancouver Canucks Inspired

Hey all,

What a full half week I've had. No time to blog, but that's a good problem.

It's more important to live life than to talk about it.

Canadian Thanksgiving. 

I made two stuffed chicken dinners. Had a sleepover at a friends house.

Bought a new cell phone and obsessed over it all yesterday.

I cut a ton of my hair off. Man was it long. But even so, it's still long. 

I did some sale shopping downtown and scored some sweaters.

And I watched a terrible hockey game.We scored on ourself! Wtf!?

Prior to that gaff we had been kicking ass. Three wins in a row. :(

So to celebrate the fact that I'm not a fair weather fan...

My Vancouver Canucks Manicure

Inspired by our team colours and the Johnny Canuck shoulder patch.

It turned out exactly as I had imagined. Simple yet bold (and beautiful!).

Vancouver, where the land meets the sea. If only it could be V for Victory.

I used both of my Smitten Polish holographics for this fantastic gradient.

Out of the Blue & Enchanted Forest.

I used Zoya - Purity as my accent finger base, the rest, Enchanted Forest.

Then sponged on the gradient and quickly removed the striping tape.

I love love love it!! :D What do you think? Canucks enough for you?

It didn't turn out to be good luck, but whatever. It looked great.

As far as I'm concerned, the team let my mani down! Not vice versa.

I also wanted to show you what I wore to my first tea date of the season.

My bitches and I hadn't been for tea all summer long, so it was a great way to ring in fall.

I went with something really simple. I was feeling neutral.  

Zoya - Jacqueline with Sally Hansen - Soy Latte accent 

Unfortunately I didn't take the pic until a few days after painting. Oh well.

It totally makes me think of Nutella. It went perfectly with my scones ;)

I've got exciting giveaway news!!

The Mercurial Magpie Indigobananas Giveaway!!

Check out her blog for a chance to win two Indigobananas polishes.

I've been drooling all morning. Indigobananas are fantastic.

If I don't win... I'll definitely be placing an order ;)

Have a great day and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Testing my MoYou

Hey all,

Happy Saturday!

I wanted to post my hockey mani today, but the game ended terribly. 4-1 San Jose :(

So forget it. They have to win a game before I show off my team spirit.

Thankfully I do have something that I'm really pleased with.

MoYou London stamping plates!

I discovered MoYou a few months ago. And holy crap! So many themes to choose from.

The variety is just amazing! I fell in love with a few plates from the Sailor & Suki Collections.

 As soon as they arrived in the mail I had to test them out.

I used Sailor Collection - 05 and just look at that glorious detail! Crisp and fantastic.

I had to try the tentacles first. They're so fricken cool! Everything I wanted them to be :)

My base is OPI - Incognito in Sausalito. 

It's hard to tell with the stamping on top, but it's actually a very dark navy blue.

AND! This is only ONE COAT!! Can you believe it? 

Mad props to OPI for this one. So vampy, Iove it.

I stamped with my good old A-England - Excalibur (old version)

I cannot wait to try my more of my MoYou images. So far I'm very pleased.

If you're into stamping I highly recommend checking them out.

They just keep releasing awesome collections! So brace yourself ;)

There's another hockey game tonight. 

So fingers crossed that they win and I can show of my fantastic tribute soon.

Have a great day and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Smitten Polish - Robin's Egg

Hey all,

How are you doing?

Tonight I'm having a yummy dinner party to celebrate the first hockey game of the season!

Meat pie, mashed potatoes and men on ice. 

A perfect Canadian autumn evening.

Any of you hockey fans?

My Dad got me into it, of course. I became obsessed at 14, then my love petered out.

It's only in the last few years that I've got back into it again.

And I'm glad I did. I love it. It's like a manly, hyper physical soap opera.

So next post I'll show you my Vancouver Canucks inspired mani.

But until then I've got...

Smitten Polish - Robin's Egg

 As the name suggests, the base is a perfect robin's egg blue crelly, full of copper hexes.

This polish is PERFECT! I cannot describe how much I love it.

It is sweetness and magic rolled into one. It's just so Robin's Egg! 

Perfectly perfect in every way. :)

It harsh makes me crave Robin's Egg candies.

It really does look like them! And man, I love those treats.

(Is this my new thing? I only wear polish that reminds me of edibles?)

Like every Smitten I've tried, the formula was superb, only needing two coats. 

And the glitter was plentiful, spreading nicely. 

Smitten did a great job with this one. Simple yet beyond stunning. 5 stars!

All I can really say about this dreamy polish is...

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

Have a great night and an awesome manicure!

jeebjeeb

Dipping my Toe into Water Marble

Hey all,

I'm going to be having a bit of a busy week next week, so I thought I'd get another post out today :)

And I have a feeling that if I read or crochet I'll fall asleep, like Lucas on the couch.

So here I am again! 

You may notice I don't water marble often. It's been a love hate technique for me.

What started out easily more often became a frustrating mess.

But! All that may change.

I was reading ErinZi's Nails water marble tutorial and learned an ingenious and simple tip! 

Do your water marble in a shot glass!

Why have I never thought of this?? Absolutely brilliant!!

I had to test it out right away.

the two fingers on the left are my favourites :)

And I have to say, it worked perfectly! Although, working in such a small space requires patience.

 You will notice I dinged a few of my tips on the glass. Even so, I'm very pleased.

The polish nicely filled the circumference of the glass, and didn't dry out quickly, allowing for easy manipulation. 

This hand reminds me of sedimentary rock.

If you have trouble with marbles I 100% recommend trying out a shot glass.

 It makes me feel like an amazing water marble is once again achievable! :D

You can bet on seeing many more in the future. This was just a test.

I painted a base of Zoya - Purity, then marbled with China Glaze - Solar Power

Sally Hansen - Lickety-Split Lime & Grape Going!

Lucas actually picked out the colours for me, and I think he did a great job.

But right now he's sleeping on the couch.

And the cat is snoring on the chair.

And I'm wide awake.

6:17pm on a Saturday. -_-

Party time. Excellent.

Well for those of you who are awake, here's a clip for you.
From one of my favourite movies, The Big Lebowski.
A co-worker and I watched this a few days ago and laughed our asses off.
John Goodman is so amazing.

"This isn't Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Have a great night and an awesome weekend!
jeebjeeb

Pretty & Polished - When Hearts Kaleidoscope

Hey all,

It's an ugly grey morning.

 All I can hear is the distant slush of cars rushing through rain. 

The white noise of the pacific northwest. 

It's distracting. Almost hypnotic.

Just like my manicure.

Today I've got a beauty from Pretty & Polished's Fall in Love Collection.

When Hearts Kaleidoscope

First off, can I just say ommmm nnnommmm nom nom mmmmmmmmm... Sorry, had to get that out of my system.

When Hearts Kaleidoscope is a beautiful magenta base full of gold hex and pink circle glitter.

I LOVE the glitter. It's such a simple yet striking mix. I think my faves are the big gold hexes.

It's really jam packed, so no fishing required.

The formula is fantastic. Perfect opacity in two coats. 

And the "crelly" base gives it a wonderful squishy look. I love squish.

What are you up to today?

I'm getting a visit from my little brother and my dad.

Going to fill them up on the beef stew I made last night.

It was the perfect breakfast too. Mmmm...

So today's a stay inside beef stew and tea kind of a day.

Stay cosy!

jeebjeeb

Smitten Polish - Enchanted Forest

Hey all,

I have something fantastic for you today.

Smitten Polish - Enchanted Forest

You know how I love me a good green! And I have a soft spot for holos.

So this is basically the most awesome polish ever, in my eyes.

And yes... I used my Viva Mexico plate AGAIN. I can't help it. It beckons to me in my dreams.

It whispers "use me... you'll love it..." And I do!

Those eagles, or whatever the hell they are, are awesome!

But back to the polish! This holo is beyond fantastic! I could drown in pools of it, it's so beautiful.

I feel like I have the Emerald City on my nails! The green is so vivid.

Yet again, I have fallen in love with a Smitten.  Check them out on Etsy for more jewels like this.

I've got to run. A pre-season hockey game is on, and this one's not to be missed!

I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date.

No time to say hello, goodbye.

I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.

jeebjeeb