My first Shades of Phoenix post and a little bit of Smudge spam

Hullo all.
Today I decided to try on a creation by aussie indie polish makers Shades of Phoenix.  I recently came into possession of several Shades of Phoenix polishes and, from what I can see so far, they produce some really solid polish.

The one I'd like to share with you today is called "Mother is God 2.0", a dusty berry creme with what looks like very fine gold and pink glitter as well as small holographic hexes and squares. It's really interesting and quite hard to capture on film as different lighting changes it quite a lot.
I found that it appears more dusty in real life compared to the pictures I took, but this should give you some idea;

Mother is God 2.0

Apparently the name is in reference to this being a revamped version of the first polish Teneil (the woman behind SoP) ever made, which she gave to her mum. Hence "Mother is God" (smart girl).
I need my own daughter to take heed of this name, because I am actually all knowing, all seeing and fairly god-like and it would behoove her to remember this as she gets older ;)

Thankfully this was an easy polish to use, unlike some creme/crelly glitter polishes I have come across. All I needed was two thin coats and there was no dabbing or fishing required.
It did dry a little bumpy, but two coats of Seche Vite smoothed everything out and allowed the polish to really shimmer and shine.

I found that the dusty aspect of this polish really comes out in the shade, whereas direct light seems to bring out the berry side of it, but in any light it is a very pretty polish. I also like that it's a colour that suits any season, and would look just as good on tanned summer hands as on winter white.

Unfortunately this particular shade is no longer available, but Shades of Phoenix have some beautiful polishes that are well worth checking out on their site.

And now, on a completely unrelated note, my little boy Smudge went in to the vet's yesterday to get the snip and he's been super clingy all day, lying all over Sophia as she plays Minecraft.

Strangely enough, he wasn't sleepy or dopey at all yesterday when he came home- quite the opposite, I was up at 1.30 this morning giving him a very mild sedative because he was bouncing off the walls and making sleep for any of us impossible.

The nurse at my local vet was very taken by him and said he was a total cuddle baby the entire time he was there and very well behaved...I actually wondered for a moment if she had Smudge confused with another cat ;)
Naw, he really is a sweetheart and he adores his family, especially Sophia and Peanut (I just feed him and clean up his revolting poos, so obviously I'm not as important haha).
But it's nice to know he won't be getting any girly cats pregnant or start spraying or straying because of all that testosterone. It will be interesting to see if he changes much, but from what I've seen today he's still the same old adorable-but-naughty Smudge we all know and love.

Anyway, that's enough from me. I hope you're all having a great weekend and I'll be back with some more polish goodness in the next day or so :)
Em x

cat picture spam

I caught the little buggers looking sweet and innocent today and just had to snap a few shots- here's Peanut and Smudge looking like they are the best of friends and would never behave badly ;)

More Celestial Cosmetics "Nomad"

Here's a bit more picture spam- the gorgeous Celestial Cosmetics Nomad polish, helped along here by the soft, fluffy goodness that is smudge;

Celestial Cosmetics "Nomad"

I must say, Nomad looks great against the grey of Smudge's fur

I can tell that I'll be really bummed out when I eventually run out of this polish...

Changing the blog around... and cat spam

Eh, I thought I'd have a play with the blog's set up and have made it a lot brighter and more "feminine". I'm not sure if I like it yet- although I'd love to have those cushions on my bed haha
What do you think, non-readers of my blog who don't comment because you don't exist?
Nay or Yay?

Speaking of kids (ahaha, see I wasn't, but it doesn't matter as no one else is reading this, so random subject changes are irrelevant) my little one has been away for over a week now. It's weird because I haven't really spoken to another person in all that time, except for a couple of phone calls and one outing to the supermarket.
I need to get out there more, it's just too easy for me to stay at home and exist exclusively online.
I do talk to my cats though, so that counts for something right? Guys?

Smudge

Peanut

Being cute together

I have no idea

Bendy cat is adorable