tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75759344880242227992024-03-13T11:26:40.911-07:00Wishes of a Blue-Eyed GirlBlue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-91194980461869471042015-10-30T23:41:00.001-07:002015-10-31T13:17:59.863-07:003rd Annual Depression Awareness Post and Fundraiser - Get Ready for TMI!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, it's that time of year again. The time of year where I write the hardest post I've ever written as well as the most hopeful post I've ever written. It's time to talk Depression. This is going to be a very long and very wordy post without pics, so if pics are what you want, scroll down to the end. This also might be a trigger post for some of you, so please proceed with caution. I'm going to start out with some general information about depression from the World Health Organization, and then we'll delve into the deep stuff that I've come to realize about my own path and struggles with depression. We'll wrap it up with information about the fundraiser benefiting <a href="http://www.ineedalighthouse.org/">I Need a Lighthouse, Inc.</a>!<span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First, let's take a look at some basic information about depression as well as some statistics. (Since this is a blog post and I'm lazy, you aren't getting footnotes... <a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs369/en/">The following information comes from the World Health Organization's Fact Sheet on Depression</a>.) I feel that everyone should check out the info they've provided in this fact sheet because it's really interesting and also very easy to read and understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Depression is common worldwide and affects approximately 350 million people. Depression is defined as not a short-term emotional responses to immediate stimuli or challenges to every day life. Instead, depression is long-lasting with moderate or severe intensity and may become a serious health condition. Specifically, the WHO states, "It can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school and in the family. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide. Over 800,000 people die due to suicide <i style="font-weight: bold;">every year</i>. <b><i>Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29 year olds.</i></b>" [Emphasis added because, whoa.] Let those numbers sink in. Yeah. It's horrifying, and it's time we keep the conversation going about mental health, bust the stigma associated with it, and push for changes in our mental health care system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are three categories that depression can fall into - mild, moderate, or severe. The WHO goes on to explain the effects that depression causes within these three categories. They state, "An individual with a mild depressive episode will have some difficulty in continuing with ordinary work and social activities, but will probably not cease to function completely. During a severe depressive episode, it is very unlikely that the sufferer will be able to continue with social, work, or domestic activities, except to a very limited extent."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And this is where my own struggles really come into play. If you've been following me for the last few years, you may have already read my previous posts on depression. (If not, you can catch up <a href="http://wishesofablueeyedgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/Depression%20Awareness">here</a>.) Some of this may be old material you've already heard about before, so I'm sorry if anyone is frustrated by the repetition. (I don't typically go back and reread my posts about depression because they can be triggering for me, so I'm honestly not sure if I've said everything I'm saying this year already.) This year, I'm going to go into more detail about the first time I had a severe depressive episode as an adult and the ensuing path I took to finally feel good in my own skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was diagnosed with Severe Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder at 21. I had just graduated from college, a close family friend had just suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, and I was getting ready to embark on a huge insane new chapter of my life that included moving 1200 miles away from my family and almost everyone I knew to start law school. Obviously, it was a stressful situation. The pressure of doing well in school, having the perfect resume, and being the perfect person was enough to make me finally snap. I started self-medicating with alcohol and immersing myself into video games to escape from my real life. My relationships were strained, and I was pushing away everyone that cared about me. I was reckless and cavalier with own personal safety. My life was out of control, and I had no idea how to make it better, so I ignored it. I ignored the pain, the fear, the desire to make it all end. But I couldn't ignore the self-loathing, the fact that I knew I was a disappointment to everyone who cared about me. Depression was in my head, and it was telling me some pretty gnarly lies. And, of course, I ate it all up. I believed every word. I went farther down the rabbit hole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No one knew what was going on with me. I kept it all very well hidden. Until the day I couldn't keep it hidden anymore. On a trip to Boston with my parents to look for my new apartment, I completely broke down. The stress of the move, of not knowing anyone, of the problems I had been having in my relationship, was all too much. My behavior during that trip was so scary that my parents were justifiably freaked out and insisted that I speak with someone once we got home. So, I did what every kid from a small town does - I went to see my primary care physician who had been my PCP for pretty much forever. We chatted shallowly about my issues, I told him about my escapism and suicidal thoughts, lack of sleep and yet inability to stay awake during the day, and he diagnosed me with having severe depression. My parents were surprised, but they said that it helped shed a light on my life - that it explained my behavior and my moods, and, honestly, I completely agree. I had been dealing with this my whole life, but it was my norm so I never knew there was something wrong. I never knew that I needed to get help. I was just a kid, so those kinds of feelings were hard to understand and hard to explain to my family. My doctor gave me some samples of Lexapro and told me to come back in a few weeks to see how it was working. It was the worst medication I've ever had in my entire life. I fell asleep at work. In the middle of the day. I was the person in the front greeting new clients, and they would catch me asleep. Yeah, it was bad, and I have no idea how I didn't lose my job. What's worse, the Lexapro didn't make my depression or anxiety feel any better - it actually made it feel much much worse. I went back to my doctor about two weeks later, and I told him that the medication just wasn't working out for me. I told him that I was still having the same thoughts as before, except they almost felt amplified by the chaos that Lexapro was causing my sleep schedule. So we decided to try Zoloft next, and I went on my merry way on to Boston and the most grueling school work of my life - 1L year of law school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Needless to say, law school didn't exactly help my mental state. I was constantly on edge and I still felt completely out of control. The side effects for Zoloft were also pretty horrible, with the excessive weight gain being one of the top two offenders. I wasn't happy, I was barely making it by on Zoloft, and I was still hearing all of those lies in my head. I stayed on Zoloft for two and a half years until I realized that, while the horrible monologue in my head and become more of a whisper than a scream, I had stopped caring about everything all together. I had stopped studying for classes, I barely made it to the Ethics portion of the Bar Exam (and I have no idea how I passed because I didn't even study), and my relationships with my friends were all a bit strained. At that point, I realized that I would rather feel a bit out of control off of my medication than continue another day as a wrongly medicated zombie. I quit Zoloft cold turkey. (Please please please, don't do this if you're thinking about it! Speak with your mental health provider before you take this step. I am not a very good role model in this situation, so please do as I say and not as I do!) Once I was off of Zoloft, I could feel that zing of aliveness that I had been missing for the last two years. Yes, the lows were much lower, but the highs were enough to make it worth it for me at the time. At least, for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few years later, I went through an extremely traumatic period in my life, considered suicide because my brain was telling me that it was the only way that I could stop being a disappointment to everyone and myself and the only way to make the hurting stop. I can finally talk about the origins of my mental health path now, but this second traumatic experience and depressive episode is still a trigger, which means I won't be getting into it. Suffice it to say, this situation opened my eyes. I knew that I could no longer go unmedicated and without a counselor. I found four professionals that I trust implicitly, and, as a team, they helped to craft a plan to get me healthy and back on my feet. I am now taking the correct medication, so my brain has adjusted to correctly feel feelings without the chaos and turbulence that I once felt. Further, I don't abuse alcohol and am able to drink and eat socially without relying on it as a crutch. Sadly, I am not the type that will ever get to experience life unmedicated. And that's ok! Now that I know this and I know the signs of an oncoming depressive episode, I am better equipped to handle my problems and to get help when I need it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, that's my story. Please know that EVERY SINGLE PERSON'S story is different. Every single person's path to recovery and well being is different. No two people will be able to have the same cookie cutter plan for recovery. It's just not how it works. Some people can take on more exercise and physical activity to help push them through their depression. Others will be able to see a counselor or take a pill for a few months to regulate themselves. And then there are those like me who will have to deal with this their entire lives. Who will have to stay constantly vigilant in our observation of our needs and mental state. And let's not even get into the different types of medications and how different types of medication are ineffective for some while they're perfect for others. It's all a very individualized experience, and you need to make sure you communicate everything you're feeling, seeing, thinking, and experiencing to your medical/counseling team. Otherwise, you might just turn into a zombie like I had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Depression isn't the same for everyone, so it's NEVER alright to assume that someone can just choose to be happy. If you have friends who are suffering from depression, all they need to know is that you will be there to listen to them, to support them, and that you aren't going to leave because they are having issues with their mental health. They already think that you don't like them and that they're a huge disappointment, so please make sure not to add to their spiral of self-hurt and self-loathing. For those of you with depression - IT LIES. 100% it lies. It makes you think you're a horrible person that doesn't deserve love, who is unworthy of affection. Don't listen. There are people who want you to succeed. People who want you to get better and feel your best again! Don't give up on them because they are surely trying not to give up on you. Just keep reminding yourself that the thoughts in your mind are all a creation of some chemicals going haywire trying to make you believe that you're a waste of space. You aren't. You have value. You are loved and cherished. Just keep reminding yourself of those truths, and it <i>will</i> make a difference. It'll help you remember what you're fighting for and whom you're fighting against. You are important, so be good to yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I chose I Need a Lighthouse for a very specific reason. While I think that "awareness" is great and all, I prefer to support organizations who are on the front lines doing what needs to be done to protect people from themselves and their own harmful thoughts. I Need a Lighthouse's <a href="https://www.ineedalighthouse.org/about-us/mission-statement/">mission</a> is to educate teens and young adults about depression and suicide. Sometimes, I wonder what my life would have been like had we known what was wrong with me for all of those years. Would things be different? I love the fact that INALH focuses on treating children. Children who can't really comprehend the complex feelings they're having. Children who have no idea why they feel so alone. Children whose families don't understand what's happening and don't know what to do to help their child just feel better. And that's why I chose them. They make a real difference in the lives of real people. For more information about their organization, please check out their <a href="https://www.ineedalighthouse.org/">website</a>. If you would like to make a donation and aren't planning to participate in the fundraiser tomorrow, they have updated their system to a super easy to use payment system <a href="https://www.ineedalighthouse.org/about-us/donations/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So now, let's get to the fun stuff. Let's shed those sad thoughts and remember that we can help improve the lives of children and their families by giving to such a great cause! 100% of all money raised will be sent straight to the non-profit via eBay's Giving Works program. I will not touch a single cent of the money, and eBay won't take fees out of the final winning prices because we are donating 100% (yay, eBay!). Please note that there will be 2 other non-profits represented in this fundraiser as I still have some polishes left from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalsCharityLacquers/">Crystal's Charity Lacquers</a>, and she's asked that their donations go to the American Cancer Society and the the Hawaiian Humane Society. So keep an eye out for those two as well! There are some seriously amazing individuals who have come up with some pretty epic polishes that will be up for grabs starting at my eBay shop tomorrow at noon edt. Here's final a list of the contributors!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will be listing items starting Saturday, October 31 at noon edt and adding more intermittently throughout the day. All auctions will last for 4 days with starting bids listed at the polish's retail price (or as close as I could figure out the retail price!). There are a few one-offs, but there are also quite a few with two or three bottles that will be up and ready for bidding. I will also have a few lots of Buy it Now polishes, which will include unused items from my stash paired with a color coordinated BEGL and the Special Edition I made just for this fundraiser, Siren's Guiding Light. There will only be one set of the Buy it Now stash/BEGL lots, so you'll have to make sure you grab what you want quickly! Siren's Guiding Light will be available for everyone to purchase for 2 weeks. Once the two weeks have passed, I will pull them down from the shop. I will do my best to commence shipping on 11/7, but please note that I'm waiting for a bottle shipment! It shouldn't be an issue, but I want to put it out there before anyone bids on anything!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now that I've talked your ears off, let's take a look at some of the items that will be available during the fundraiser! I'm not going to bore you with all of the BEGLs because, honestly, you already know what they look like (and if not, check out my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/beglsales/">Pinterest Boards</a> or my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blueeyedgirllacquer/photos_stream?tab=photos_albums">Facebook Albums</a>!). Just know that I'll have all of the following up as well as the awesome items from the lovely makers above: all Sirens from 2015, all Addicted to Holos, <3, Hypothermia, 5x5, 40/41, all of my polishes from the Destination Duos this year, Sordid End, and a few others! Let's take a look at the stuff you haven't seen before! Click on them to see them in more detail!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wow. I don't even know what to say except, hi? I'm back, sort of? I would love nothing more than to get back into my normal groove of blogging, especially because I was on a roll before I fell off the face of the earth, but I'm not sure how steady I can be. However, I wanted to make sure to share a few items that will be up for sale today at <a href="http://www.blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/">my shop</a>! The Fan Favorites Collection will also see a small restock today at 3:30 pm edt, so make sure you grab yours as soon as they're up! They will likely go fast! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alright, let's take a look at the new releases! This will be a picture heavy post, so bear with me and click on the photos to enlarge them! </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First up, let's take a look at this month's Destination Duo Collaboration! </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Destination Polish Duo Collection was actually an idea thought up during a conversation with Morgan of a rhyming dictionary. The thought was that we’d take one photo from one of our vacations/travels and each come up with our take on the photo. In the end, we will each have a polish that draws inspiration from the same photo. Each duo will be a collaboration between myself and another indie maker. </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This month’s Destination Duo is with the ever amazing Amy of Literary Lacquers. We chose </span><a href="http://i.imgur.com/e0spTaM.png" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this</span></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> photo of a sunset over the ocean that I took while spending time at St. George’s Island in Florida. Included in this set will be:</span><div>
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Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-33700193248162045052015-02-11T18:30:00.000-08:002015-02-11T18:30:01.739-08:00A is for A-England Elaine and Digital Nails My Violet Crown<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm horrible at playing along with challenges, but I really am trying hard to keep up with my Red Coat Tuesday, and now the #alphamani challenge I'm doing in one of my Facebook Groups. Last week's "theme" was A-England. I only have one, Elaine, so I decided to pair it with a special Digital Nails polish that went really well with Elaine. I received the Digital Nails polish in a special swap I did with Raph, the maker, and I seriously love it! Let's take a look at Elaine with accents of My Violet Crown. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A-England Elaine is a deep almost eggplant purple creme. Application was smooth and super easy. I didn't need to do much cleanup at all. The layers went on smooth, and I only needed two coats for full opacity. I topped it off with a layer of Seche Vite to make it nice and glossy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Violet Crown is an indigo based polish with a strong purple to blue shift, silver micro holographic glitters, and a dash of holographic pigment. It was a tad on the thicker side, but I added some thinner, and it was perfection. I used three coats with one coat of Seche Vite, and it had a gorgeous glossy finish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, I've cropped my nails short again. I find that I tend to like them shorter in the winter time since the cold and wind can really kill them, my cuticles, and my skin. If you follow <a href="https://bornforastorm.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/cuties/">Born for a Storm</a>, you're probably already familiar with the Cutie phenomenon. Cuties are nails that are <i>intentionally</i> short. Those of us who like to wear our nails super short never have a nice name for our nails. People call them nubs, but that's such a pejorative term in the nail community because usually after nub the words ugly, boy hands, or gross closely follow. To counteract that mentality, Sara and I decided to come up with a new name to describe intentionally short nails - the cutie. So, if you have cuties, we welcome you to post your manis on IG or FB and tag them as #cutienailclub and #clubcutie. That way we can all celebrate our short lovely nails!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, you can purchase A-Englands in several places including <a href="http://color4nails.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=85#.VNqlcvmjOSo">Color4Nails</a>. While My Violet Crown isn't available for purchase, you can grab other Digital Nails polishes at her shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/digitalnails">here</a>! So, how would you describe your nail shape?</span></div>
Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-53172265395686286122015-02-10T18:30:00.000-08:002015-02-10T19:18:36.893-08:00Red Coat Tuesday: Elevation Fall-ow Me Up North<div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, tonight's polish isn't quite red, per se, but it's close. I'm starting to run out of red polishes, so I guess it's either time to buy some more or I'm going to have to start using things that are kind of red for the future, heh. Who are we kidding. I'll probably buy more. Let's get to tonight's Pretty Little Liars Red Coat Tuesday linkup featuring Elevation </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SBP </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Polish Fall-ow Me Up North, which was an amazing surprise gift from my friends </span><a href="http://instagram.com/darksidehasglitter" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MaryJo</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.bornforastorm.wordpress.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sara</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">! Also, I'm currently rocking some </span><a href="https://bornforastorm.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/cuties/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">cuties</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, which we can discuss in more depth tomorrow!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cold Inside Me is a teal creme with green to blue to purple shifting glass flecks. Unfortunately, you can see the purple flecks best in the bottle but not very well on the nail. Otherwise, the blue and green show up really nicely in the bottle and on the nail.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used two coats here with and without topcoat. I had to take my photos in the sunshine because this color really messed with my camera. It's very bright and definitely teal, but all of my indoor photos made it look blue. CIM dries with a satin finish, so you will need to add a topcoat to get a glossy look. Dry time was quick, but I still suggest using a quick dry topcoat so you can get back to using your hands more quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This week's comparison is a look at a few peach and orange holos I have from OPI. All of these are discontinued and hard to find, unfortunately, but I still wanted to show them to you guys anyway. Mainly because I wanted to see how they compared, so you guys get to reap the benefit! Let's take a look.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">DatP has a super thin consistency. Because of this thin consistency, it has a tendency to pool, but the smaller brush makes it easier to apply. It's one of the older Summer for Shore Collection polishes, so it's got a fine holo particle. Surprisingly, it was opaque in two coats, but I used three for my photos. I thought that it would take much more to build to opacity since the consistency was so runny. And as I mentioned earlier, the dry time long without a quick dry topcoat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I mentioned above, the Crooked Hearts Collection will be available at the BEGL <a href="http://www.blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/">shop</a> starting 2.9.2015 at 3:30 pm est. I'll have the rest of the collection plus the new Siren up on Friday, so make sure you check back then. The 6 polish Crooked Hearts Collection comes in both full size (13ml) and mini size (10ml) bottles. The full sized set will cost $58 plus shipping with the mini set at $32 plus shipping. The shifter and the platinum flakie will be $12 (full) or $6 (mini), and the rest will be $8.50 (full) or $5 (mini). Siren Sweetheart will only be available in full size and will cost $8.50. Which are you the most excited about?</span></div>
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<!-- end InLinkz script -->Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-18726467070725936402015-01-23T18:57:00.000-08:002015-01-23T18:57:26.844-08:00Lighthouse of Hope Box<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today's post is really special to me, and I have had zero time to sit down and talk about it since its release in November. I'm talking about the Lighthouse of Hope Box that was a collaboration between eight different indies this past November. The box was created to benefit the group I Need a Lighthouse, which you can read a little bit about <a href="http://ineedalighthouse.org/">here</a>. I Need a Lighthouse is an amazing organization that works directly with people who suffer depressive disorders as well as educates the family members of those individuals so that they can learn coping methods and help their loved ones. I make no secret about this fact, but I suffer from severe depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. I work really hard every day to make sure that I don't succumb to the darkness that lurks inside. It's hard but so worth it so that I may have a normal life. Here's a little bit of an excerpt of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blueeyedgirllacquer/posts/271111836413345">something that I wrote in 2014</a> that I believe will help shed a light on what it's like for those of us with depression.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's not something I'm shy about discussing because, honestly, I feel like it's not being discussed enough. With the passing of someone so famous and so entrenched in our minds as a funny and loving man, it's hard to understand why and how he could take his own life. Sadly, that's what depression does. It lies to you. It makes you think that you're all alone, and that the crippling weight of all of your bad decisions and bad experiences are the only things that matter in your life. But it's a lie. Don't give in. Get help! Talk to someone about it! If you're a loved one of someone who suffers from mental illness, support them! Don't leave them to be alone. I wrote a long blog post about this last year during my big depression awareness fundraiser, and you can read a little more about my struggles and the 5 things I've learned through my healing process at the link in the comments [<a href="http://wishesofablueeyedgirl.blogspot.com/2013/10/depression-awareness-lets-get-personal.html">here</a>].</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, now that that's all out there, let's take a look at the polishes available in the Lighthouse of Hope Depression Awareness Box. This won't really be a review of the polishes because there are so many, so I'm only going to include the blurb that each of the makers wrote to describe their polish and their inspiration for the polish they created.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A sea green jelly with various green/gold glitters (dots, squares, hexes and micro glitter) in various finishes (holographic, metallic and matte). I named it Alchemical Seas of Hope because sometimes depression can feel like you’re in turbulent seas. As hard things may seem to be, there is always a lighthouse of hope in the horizon. Don’t lose sight of that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A teal crelly full of various sized turquoise holographic glitter. It reminds me of the twinkling clear waters of Australian beaches. I know the beach is often a place of solace for many people in times of stress.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A clear base packed with emerald green microglitter and sparks of blue and purple. As someone who suffers from clinical depression, I’m constantly reminding myself to look to the future and not dwell on the past. It can be immensely difficult to do so, but it is completely necessary for my recovery. Remember that the future holds amazing things, so don’t dwell on the bad from the past!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A deep royal blue jelly with a mix of matte, metallic, and holographic blue glitters in a variety of shapes and sizes with micro iridescent bar glitter. I named this beauty You’re Amazing, because sometimes you can forget this and it always nice to have a reminder. [Worn in one coat over Elevation Polish Pic de Sotllo, except ring finger is 4 layers by itself. Ignore the tip wear, I didn't get to take pics until I was into day 3 of this mani.]</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lightly tinted teal base packed with silver, turquoise, teal, blue, and green microglitters. I made this to pay homage to the comic by Robot Hugs, which I found right before I sought help for my own depression. Sometimes you just need a friend to make you a nest of cuddly blankets and hang out with you in it when things are really rough. http://www.robot-hugs.com/nest/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lush emerald green with subtle shifts of teal and gold sparkling with gold holo dust. Because when things look dark even the smallest spark of hope can light the way to healing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An aqua/turquoise holographic polish with a little silver and blue shimmer. I think it's what we all need. To take a deep breath and go on. Everything is easier when you can breathe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A medium green foil-ish finish. While this woman doesn't suffer from depression she knows lots of people who do. She Grows Hope for those she know who suffer, trying to make others more aware of how personal these issues can be, and by standing quietly by the side of these people she loves so much, without judgement, to help in whatever way she can.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/product/lighthouse-of-hope-box">Boxes have not sold out, but there are only a handful left</a>. Each box costs $80 shipped domestically and $60 of each box will be donated to I Need a Lighthouse within a week of selling out [I haven't made the donation of the sold boxes yet, and that money is just itchin to get to work at its new home!!]. International packages will be shipped flat rate priority and will cost $94.25 to Canada and $98.25 everywhere else. For transparency purposes, I will provide screenshots of the donation and donation amount once it has been made.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, what do you think? Which is your favorite? Don't you agree that Depression Awareness should be discussed for more than just one month?</span>Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-26403402903539143042015-01-22T18:30:00.000-08:002015-01-22T18:30:01.083-08:00Comparison Thursday: Light Green Cremes<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Time for another comparison! Now, I've already done a light green creme comparison, which you can see <a href="http://wishesofablueeyedgirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/comparison-thursday-pale-greens.html">here</a>. However, it wasn't very good and didn't include pretty much any of these polishes. So, we get Light Green Cremes Part 2!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The base color of DR falls right in the middle of Mo-Heat-Toes and Windmillion, but it leans way more yellow than any of the polishes in this grouping. It is </span><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">much</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> more pigmented than the first two, but also a little thinner than them formula-wise. Sadly, the thinner formula made application with OPI's giant brush a giant pain in the butt. Luckily, I only needed two coats for full coverage, but I used three coats for my photos. Dry time without a topcoat is average, but I used a quick dry topcoat for my photos. I purchased this straight from the DR website </span><a href="http://store.damoneroberts.com/opi-damone-roberts-1968/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. It's a bit pricier than most OPIs, but it was one that was discontinued for quite a while.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So now that the sad news is over, let's take a look at some blue holos. For this grouping, I looked at the following:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Ocean Warmed by the Sun, Lilypad Lacquer Violet Moon, Model City Polish Cold Snap, Nailant Never Wanna Know, and Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Chlorine Light.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">OWbtS is definitely the outlier in this group as it's the most teal. It's closest in color to Cold Snap, but definitely not a dupe. Ocean has a very strong pink to purple shift, and it dries satin. While it is opaque in 2 coats, Ocean is thick without being clumpy. You can currently purchase Ocean Warmed by the Sun at my shop </span><a href="http://www.blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/product/ocean-warmed-by-the-sun" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. There's a discount code for all items in the </span><a href="http://www.blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/category/on-the-way-out" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the Way Out section</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, which includes all of the Far From the Sun collection, good until 1/16 at 11:59 pm est. Use code GOODBYE at checkout to redeem!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cold Snap is the most silvery-blue of the group. Like the others, it's fully opaque in 2 coats, but again, I used 3 for photos. CS is also the most scattered of the group and doesn't have any additional shimmers. I had a very slight bit of staining after I took it off, but only on the skin around my nails. A little extra scrubbing helped to get it all off. As I stated above, it's closest in color to Ocean Warmed by the Sun, but it's not a dupe. You can purchase Model City Polishes at her shop </span><a href="http://shop.modelcitypolish.com/products" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Sadly, it appears that CS has been discontinued, but you can grab Arctic Sea instead, which is also gorgeous and could probably tide you over!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To create this look, I used Lilypad Lacquer Lunar Lights with accents of Nailant Havfrue. Lunar Lights was in the September <a href="https://www.facebook.com/whatsindiebox">What's Indie Box</a>, and I was in love the minute I saw it. Havfrue came from a indie polish maker swap that Stinna, aka <a href="http://www.instagram.com/nailant">Nailant</a>, </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and I participated in during the fall</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. I'm so lucky that she likes me and gives me her goodies because I just love every single Nailant polish I own!</span></div>
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Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-62174939181989209612015-01-09T09:30:00.000-08:002015-01-09T09:30:01.314-08:00Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Release Info: Spark in the Dark Part 2<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eternal Beauty is the most holo and lightest of this grouping. It's also a tad more difficult to apply as it's thin, a bit runny, and has a tendency to bald if you go back over the wet bits. I wouldn't say that the application is as bad as Layla or Nuf Oh holos, though, so it's not that big of a drawback. I used two coats with one coat of topcoat, and it dried very quickly. I've never seen the Halo Hues in stores, but you can still find them on eBay or Amazon, which is where I got mine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So after a year of begging and pleading, I have decided to re-release Hypothermia, last year's popular free gift with purchase. You can find my previous review about it <a href="http://wishesofablueeyedgirl.blogspot.com/2013/11/blue-eyed-girl-lacquer-restock.html">here</a>. I don't think it would be fair to sell it on its own now since it was a limited edition, so I'm going to do it like I did last year - it will be a free gift with purchase of the full collection. Yes, it will be available in both full size and minis. Please keep in mind that I only make minis for the initial release of a collection, so once they're gone they're gone!</span></div>
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Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-37777818827189638982015-01-06T18:30:00.000-08:002015-01-19T19:44:35.069-08:00As Borrowed From: Lynnderella See Change<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sometimes, there are some seriously special people in your life that will allow you to borrow some amazingly special polishes. It's always nice to be able to try out a polish that may be harder to find or expensive before adding it to the ever growing ISO list. And to be honest, I'm never sure I'll ever actually finish a full bottle of anything, so just one use works really well! Sometimes I'm sent a bottle to borrow for one use, or there are other times where a lovely friend sends me a decant of a special polish, which I love to give and receive. These people are angels sent from heaven, and I am so thankful to have them in my life! As such, I wanted to start a new mini-feature on the blog to showcase those lovely polishes loaned to me by these amazing women. Today's installment is from the super sweet <a href="http://bornforastorm.wordpress.com/">Sara from Born for a Storm</a> who loaned me Lynnderella See Change, which I paired with Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Mer-Mint.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-13436755373773605972015-01-02T18:30:00.000-08:002015-01-02T18:30:00.067-08:00Yellow!<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And now we've come to the last mani for this week's Enchanted Polish theme. I still have a million more EP's to show you guys, but I'll hold off on those for a little while. Today, I've got some lovely pastels that I was honestly afraid wouldn't work right with my skin tone. I was, however, pleasantly surprised to find that both of these yellows worked well for me, and I loved wearing them! Let's take a look at Enchanted Polish Serendipity with accents of Whimsical Ideas by Pam Hatched.</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
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Blue Eyed Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888627503930511061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575934488024222799.post-48833128706568141402015-01-01T18:30:00.000-08:002015-01-01T18:30:00.465-08:00Comparison Thursday: Baby Blue Holos<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First and foremost, happy new year!! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable night last night and are ready and refreshed for a new year! I'm currently going without polish for a while, so I don't have a NYE/NY Day mani to show you guys. Instead, we'll get back to our regularly scheduled program of comparisons on Thursdays! I can't do an Enchanted Week without having a comparison including a few Enchanteds! I decided to show you guys some lovely baby blues since they remind me of the icy cold weather. Although, the temps have been in the 60s in Georgia, so it's not exactly icy...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Zipper is a little fluid, but doesn't pool too badly. Luckily, the easy application meant that I only had minimal cleanup. However, Zipper isn't very self-leveling, so there was some issues with streaking. It's opaque in 2 coats, and I wore it with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top. Zipper isn't shimmered like several of the other holos in this grouping, but it's the closest in color to BS - just very slightly lighter. It's probably the least holo of the grouping. As you can tell, it was able to ding it easily, so dry time was a little longer than the others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ballerina Sprinkles is the original milky baby blue holo. While it's a lovely baby blue with a gorgeous strong pink shimmer, it is also super sheer. BS is also extremely thin, so it pools a lot and requires a lot of cleanup. It's the most shimmered and the most sheer of the group. It's opaque in 4 coats.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">GL is fluid, but didn't flood my cuticles on the first coat. It's very strongly gold shimmered with lovely gold microflakies. It's a tad darker than BS but only 3rd darkest of this grouping. It's also fully opaque in 3 coats. Application was super easy and didn't require cleanup.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Havanah is the darkest of the bunch and has the best application. Very little cleanup was needed. Havanah was opaque in 2 coats. It dries matte, so I wore it with one coat of KBShimmer's Clearly on Top.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For the base, I started with a layer of As If, which is a gorgeous milky baby pink holographic with strong blue shimmers. My bottle is a decant, so I can't accurately speak to application issues. After this base layer was dry, I then took my handy Elmer's Glue that I put into an old Seche Vite bottle and painted the skin around my fingers. I did this to make cleanup later easier. Now, once I've finish the mani, all I have to do is peel off the glue, and it'll take the excess paint around my fingers with it! I swear by this trick every time I do a gradient and often times when I do stamping. It's a huge time saver in the long run!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After laying down a base layer of As If, I then sponged on a gradient using As If and September 2013. September is a medium pink linear holographic with a slight golden flash. I sponged on two layers of gradient, which came out nicely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next, I added on a layer of Life in Plastic, which is pink shimmered neon pink glitter topcoat. Application was a tad difficult because the glitter to base ratio is a bit more in favor of base to glitter. I had to dig out some of the glitters, and even then I had to deal with pooling on my skin. It definitely required cleanup, but that wasn't a deal breaker for this mani since I already had to do some cleanup for the gradient.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">September is no longer available, but LiP and AI do pop up at EP's suppliers every once in a while. Otherwise, you can find them on blog sales. </span></div>
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