I Swear I'm not Suzi

[edit: I had made this post over two weeks ago and my laptop decided to crap out on me. I was able to revive it and finally posted.]

Well, I did it. I changed the formula on an existing franken. Two, actually, but I haven't yet posted about the second polish.

I promise it's for the better, however. See for yourself :)

Popping the Heat Sink, original formula. One coat:

Popping the Heat Sink, new formula. This is one coat:

Better? :)

Still Alive

Apologies for falling off the face of the earth. I've had several things happen (including a computer virus), that kept me off the web for a while.

I assure you that I am doing well now and will get back to posting regularly(ish) immediately. Thank you sincerely for your patience :)

Mini Glitter Haul

I stopped by the local dollar store earlier and found some interesting glitters in mini-packets. We'll see how they hold up in polish.

Here is what I got:

Large light blue opalescent hexes

Large silver holographic hexes

Medium turquoise holographic hexes

Large opalescent hexes

 Medium opalescent hexes

Medium opalescent hexes (these have a pretty blue sheen).

I have a ton of opalescent glitter, but it always bleeds in polish. We'll see how these work. They were in mini nail art kits, so hopefully these are an exception.


Well, I tested the large light blue opalescent hexes and those bled :/ I need more clear to test out the others. I hope at least the turquoise hexes stay intact. And the large silver ones. And...well, the rest of them.

I have other glitters from previous hauls as well. I have so much, including both glitters that held up in polish and those that did not. I should give the ones that didn't work to my cousin to make room for more.

I hope to get to Hobby Lobby and/or Michael's within the next week or so in order to get more glitters. Plus, I have some coming in the mail. You can never have enough glitter.

Dusty Score!

I'd given up on going to dusties, since no salon would ever sell to me. And the local beauty supplies that weren't Sally Beauty had nothing of interest.

My best friend told me about a nail salon that was close to her house. It wasn't just a salon. It was a nail salon within a beauty supply. A dusty within a dusty. So I went.

And I scored.

$4 per bottle since they were used. But they are all 90% full or more! Hell yes!

I need to go back, since I saw some other China Glaze holos that I have been dying for. I had to keep these babies in my purse and stare at them to make sure that I, in fact, was not dreaming!

Now all I need is some sun to try these beauties out!

Men With Scars

When you first meet Garrus Vakarian, he's a space cop with a passion for the pursuit of justice. He's hotheaded and idealistic. He believes he can save the world with his gun. His intentions are pure, but he's a little confused as to how to do good in the galaxy.

As time passes, though, he starts to lose his way. He becomes hardened with time, and his idealism becomes shadowed by a dark and jaded demeanor. And he gets some cool scars to go with his darker side after he eats a missile too. But good old Garrus just takes it in stride and makes a joke and what could come off as a small pass at you.

How his blue blood and greyish skin made for pink scars is beyond me, but oh well.

The first thing that drew my eye towards him, other than being all spiky and sharp everywhere, was that blue and black armor he wears. It's pretty striking and definitely makes him stand out.

So I made something that would match:

Archangel the frankenpolish. It's the nickname Garrus is given in ME2 for his good deeds and protecting the locals.

The black glitter is a loose glitter that was sent to me. The mini silver hex glitters were from a glitter shaker I found at a fabulous dollar store. All the other colors bled, unfortunately. The pack also included really gorgeous green glitter and was so sad when it lost all color. Such is the life of a frankener.

In other news, I was originally going to post another sale on Friday, and I do apologize for not doing so, but the supplies I ordered have not arrived yet. I don't want to start selling polishes when I don't currently have the supplies with which to make them. Hopefully they arrive soon and I will update soon :)

Getting There!

Thanks for your orders! I'm done taking orders for now. Thanks to you guys, I'm halfway towards getting my truck repaired :)

I'll open up shop again on Friday, and will probably keep it up past Thanksgiving. I've got some supplies coming in the mail, so I hope to expand my selection by then :)

A Little Extreme

I am sorry, but I LOVE that you get to be a jerk in ME. I haven't gone totally jerky in a playthrough, though. I like to sprinkle in my random moments of asshole. You can be an asshole, but since you're saving the galaxy, you're not a total asshole. It's all about balance.

I would never do these things in real life, of course. I just felt the need to point that out lol. These are animated characters, therefore not real people, so I just go for it. Not to say I don't feel kind of bad for it afterwards.

Case in point:

This is Manuel. He's a genius (yet mentally unstable) scientist who is very distraught after a brutal attack on his colony. The attack has knocked him off his rocker a bit; so when you meet him, he's spewing nonsensical babble (or is it??? He figures out the plot of the game before YOU).

You can get him to...well...

What ensues:

"Say 'goodnight', Manuel."

"You can't silence the truth! My voice MUST be heard!"

*giant right hook*

I love the exaggerated wind-up and the giant right hook she throws. Of course, Manuel is knocked out cold. He falls to the floor immediately.

"That might have been a little extreme, Commander."

I love that defiant little brow furrow she gives as she glances at Manuel on the floor. I kind of want to draw little devil horns on her.

There we go.

Anyway, that's the story behind this polish:

"Say Goodnight, Manuel". Black jelly loaded with multi-sized holographic hexagons, holographic bar, and holographic star and crescent moon glitters.

My sanity has not yet been breached (for the most part), so I am still taking orders for polish. This, of course, is one of the ones up for sale :)

Taking orders!

Alright, I am now taking orders!

Here's a final look at the polishes that are for sale:

Biotic God

Siha

Sunset Eyes

Saren

Say Goodnight, Manuel

Polishes will be $10 a bottle, NO minimum order (although, if you're ordering from overseas, please get at least 3 to make shipping worth it :) )

I will accept PayPal and Money Order. I will accept orders via email. My email address is: zeldas_revenge@yahoo.com. Please write "Polish Order" in the subject so your email doesn't get caught in my spam filter.

Please include:
Your Name AND your screenname on MUA or whatever nail board you use
Polishes you'd like, and quantity of each
Your Address
Method of payment

If I require more information, I will email you. You will receive a confirmation email as soon as I accept your order.

I will monitor closely to see how many orders I can keep up with and close when I feel it is necessary in order to preserve my sanity.

Party of Five

The final polish to be included in the sale is here! Detailed post with my, er...inspiration will be posted above a little later.

Meet "Say Goodnight, Manuel"

Apologies for the weird angles and blurriness. The holo glitter made my camera go haywire.



Closeup so you can see the details of the glitters

One coat over WnW Black Creme

Two coats on its own. The black is sheer, so you can layer it over other colors. It gives a slight "smoky" effect over lighter polishes.

So, there you have it! All five polishes that will be for sale starting tomorrow! I will make a new post at 6:00PM CT tomorrow listing all the polishes again. That will be when I start accepting orders. As I mentioned before, these polishes will ALWAYS be available, so if you miss out, don't worry! I will re-release these soon :)

Decisions, Decisions

Okay! I have narrowed my selection down to four. They will be in full-size bottles! 12mL to be exact.

Here is the current selection:

Biotic God:

Siha:

Sunset Eyes:

And, the fourth, Saren:

I am still deciding on the last polish to add to the batch. As soon as I make my decision, I will make a new post.

Polishes will be $10 a bottle, NO minimum order (although, if you're ordering from overseas, please get at least 3 to make shipping worth it :) )

I will accept PayPal and Money Order. I will post on Friday when I start accepting orders. I will accept orders via email. My email address is: zeldas_revenge@yahoo.com. Please write "Polish Order" in the subject so your email doesn't get caught in my spam filter.

Please include:
Your Name AND your screenname on MUA or whatever nail board you use
Polishes you'd like, and quantity of each
Your Address
Method of payment

If I require more information, I will email you. You will receive a confirmation email as soon as I accept your order.

I will monitor closely to see how many orders I can keep up with and close when I feel it is necessary in order to preserve my sanity.

If you happen to miss the sale, not to worry! These polishes will still be available later :)

I Have a Point

Just a little random mess because I found it amusing. This is my truck's gauge cluster. It needs a new one.

Don't worry, my truck was parked and off when this photo was taken. The gauges are supposed to be ALL the way down since nothing is running. Hmm, let's take a closer look, shall we?

Engine isn't even running, yet it claims to be over-heating. And the oil pressure gauge is stuck. Nice.

I turned the key, and this is what happens. Engine still isn't running.

Yeah, it really is low on gas. But look at the temp! Wow.

And this is after driving for five minutes:

Yikes! Are you telling me the time, or reading the temperature??? At this rate, we should both be on fire. And my truck really needs gas. At least the oil pressure gauge got un-stuck.

The speedometer occasionally messes up too, but the truck needs to be running for a long time, and pretty hard. I could be doing 80mph on the freeway, but the speedometer would be at 0 or maybe 3mph lol.

Apparently, GMC has had some complaints about this issue. They have offered to fix them at no charge to the owner, but the truck has to have 70,000 miles or less.

OOPS.

ANYWAY, I have decided which polishes to put up for sale (all except one). I will post above in a new, non-rambling post.

Good News/ Bad News

Bad news: Texas Rangers lost the World Series (I was seriously about to cry. I had tears in my eyes. But I'm mostly over it now.)

Good news: Finished paying off this giant hunk of metal!



Good news: I got Giant Hunk of Metal's title in the mail!

Bad news: Giant Hunk of Metal needs new gauges. They are very pricey. ~$400 to be exact.

Good news (for you): I need money, so I am starting a frankenpolish sale. Specifics will be up on Wednesday, the latest.

The most info I can provide right now is that I will start selling in batches of 5. No minimum order. I will accept PayPal and Money Order for those who don't do online payment.

I haven't quite decided on all polishes that will be in the first batch, but I know one of them WILL be "Biotic God," which was shown in the previous post.