2 Week Wrap Up!

It has been a busy time in DrChopSuey Jam-land. Here's a rundown of the past 2 weeks! 

New STUFF! 
The previous week I wrote a blog post on the September Exclusives. These are the exclusive wraps that are only available for this month. Make sure you check out these specials because when the calendar turns into October, these babies are GONE! More info for the September Exclusives are on the blog post! 

Sister Style for September!

September Hostess Exclusive Wrap!

Now... we have a LOT of new stuff! A LOT! I'm just going to list everything here: 

How To Cook That x Jamberry
It's exciting to see that Jamberry and YouTube sensation An Reardon (How to Cook That) have come out with new wraps! These are available for a limited time and really you need to check these out. They are SUPER sweet. Apparently Ann will be wearing some of the designs on her upcoming shows so be sure to check it out! 

NFL Collection by Jamberry
OMFG! Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  No comments... just adding the Patriots wraps in bulk to my cart. 

All teams are represented so if you happen to like another team... those wraps are there as well. 

Oh and just to throw (pun sorta intended there), these NLF Collection by Jamberry wraps would look great paired with one of my favorite wraps, Footballs on Clear! 

2016 Seasonal Collection
They are FINALLY here! And for ease in searching and browsing, these are the different categories of Seasonal Wraps. 

Autumn
Calming, warm hues, pretty leaves, cute foxes, pie.... Yeah. You might find that you like the Autumn Collection as much as I do!

Halloween
Who doesn't love a little cuteness to go with the scary holiday?! AND... be sure to check out those wraps that GLOW IN THE FREAKIN DARK!?!?!?! 

Winter
You all know how much I love winter. I might have to wear some of these all winter long. I'm in LOVE with Silver Frost, Snow Days, Snow Bound (you seeing a theme here?). Yeah. I love snow and I have a cart full of snow wraps. :) 

Holiday
The holiday wraps are def cute and fun. But if you are a knitter... CHECK OUT THE Christmas Socks wraps! Yep... they are in my cart! 

#TellYourStory

Breast cancer knows no bounds - We all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each of the five wraps from the #TellYourStory collection will be donated to the American Cancer Society (and a similar organization in Canada and Australia). These organizations to help fight breast cancer through research and prevention.

Sharing stories about the treatment and survivor path can offer hope and support to others - #TellYourStory!

Two Tip Tuesdays
That's right - I don't do a Weekly  Wrap up and I happen to have 2 Tip Tuesdays! The first post discussed how I am lazy and skip parts of the nail prep process. Want to know more about those steps that I skip? Check out the Quick and DirTay Version here! 

Nail Prep is key --- learn how to do it a little more quickly!

The other Tip Tuesday post was also a good reminder for myself. The different types of wraps (matte, sparkle, satin, etc) have different suggested heating times. This would have been good for me to keep in mind several weeks ago when I used Trippin' and basically heated them up too long! The graphic below shows the recommended heating times for the different types of wraps and you can read more about it here. If you have a question about heating times or application process, please feel free to ping me! 

Wrap Heating Times are Important to Know!

Jams I'm Rockin' 
Did you know you can rock your college spirit with Jams? We have many university and sorority premium wraps so you can show your pride for your team and sisterhood! While these are NOT part of the B3G1 deal, they are really nice for showing my love for my Ducks. And as you can see, for the first University of Oregon football game of the season, you KNOW I had to rock my Ducks and Footballs on clear wraps! 

University of Oregon and Oregon Ducks! Yaaaaassss!

Jammin' Climbin' Ducks!

Then this past week I decided to rock some new wraps from the new catalog. These Vertical Garden wraps are very sweet. Maybe a little floral for me so I toned down the girly-girl with the Tungsten Sparkle wraps. I do love that you can totally change the look and feel of a Jamicure by mixing and matching different wraps, gel and lacquers! Initially was scared of doing that but (clearly) I've jumped full on into mixed Jamicures! :) 

First new catalog wraps Jamicure! Here I'm wearing Vertical Garden and Tungsten Sparkle

My Why
Last but not least - I am so incredibly happy to say that because of your support I was able to send a donation of $450 to the NIH Children's Inn! That's so far a total of $550 to help the children and families going through pediatric clinical trials at the NIH. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I appreciate YOU so much for letting me donate to this incredible charity organization. 

Tip Tuesday: Know Your Wrap Finishes

Tip Tuesday is a regular feature on DrChopSuey Jams where the occasional tutorial, tip n' tricks, and hand/nail care are presented. This week's Tip Tuesday is on Wrap Finishes.

One of the biggest thing that I try to stress to people is that the different types of wraps need different amounts of heat times. I find that some people won't have luck with the wraps, after about an hour or two of wear they find that the wraps literally curl right off their nails. So we'll go over the whole nail prep process, including the cuticles, removal of oils, and even that drat invisible cuticle that plagues some people. But everything checks out. Then I ask about heat and pressure and sometimes we find out that they might be heating the wraps for TOO long. This is going to "melt" the adhesive right off the wrap! So be sure to check the guide below to ensure you are heating the wrap to the optimal amount of time. 

Let me know if something is plaguing you and we can try to figure out a way to optimize your prep, application or wear. You KNOW how I love to experiment! 

August Exclusives

So you all know about GGG this month. But did you know there are a number of other things going on that are only available for THIS month of August 2016?!

Here's the dilly-o on all the things that we need to get before the end of the month when they are all gone!

August Color Pop
Each month Jamberry highlights a trending nail color in lacquer or gel for the Color Pop Collection. The Color Pop products are exclusives and are available only while supplies last. This month it is Pink Fiz Gel Enamel that is used with the Jamberry TruShine System. So you must also use the LED Curing Lamp, Base Coat and Top Coat. But check out this color! I pops! I just ordered mine and CANNOT wait to try it under a matching wrap for that little Pop of Color!!

August Sister's Style
Each month a new Sister's Style wrap is released - this month's wrap is adorable. It's available until the end of the month!

August Hostess Exclusive

I blogged (or maybe it was on Instagram) where I confessed that I was not excited about this particular wrap - it's just not "Suzy." But when I tried it on my toes I found it quite cute! The only way to get this wrap is to host a qualifying party in August. If you LOVE this wrap and you get it for free(!), ping me. We can make it happen!! 

Go For Gold
While this isn't special for just August, it will be ENDING next week! Get these beauties before they go away on August 21st! See my previous blog post on Supporting Women Olympic athletes! 

So yeah, get these things before the end of the month! Let me know if you have any questions! Rock and Jam on peeps! 

Supporting Women Athletes

You may have seen a post from DrChopSuey Jam Fan Ellen  and me last week showing our US Olympic pride. We were both sporting our Jamberry Go For the Gold nail wraps!

Ellen sporting Aim High

I have Seeing Stars on as tips

So these are extra special wraps - for each wrap sold, Jamberry donates $3.50 to female Olympic athletes. This goes directly to supporting training, living expenses and travel for the athletes. This is important as women athletes tend to receive fewer sponsorships than men. For more information about the athletes being supported see the Go For the Gold page!

Another bonus... don't forget I donate my profits to the NIH Children's Inn. So you will be supporting women Olympic athletes AND children and biomedical research with these wraps. Double the hearts for everyone.

Want to support these amazing women? You can get these wraps until August 21st!

And you don't have to only wear these wraps right now during the Olympic games. I am going to use my Seeing Stars for Independence Day celebrations AND for future Patriot games! Check this... Seeing Stars AND Footballs on Clear, I canNOT wait to have fun doing different combinations of this come football season! 

Hit me up with any questions! Cheers!

Styln' but not Climbin' with Trippin'

So you guys know how I like to keep it real, always 100%... well here you can see my metallic Trippin' wraps didn't hold up to a hard climbing session. #sadface 

Rips and tears on the metallic Trippin'

But check how my sparkles are STILL holding up. These sparkles (Pixie) have been on for (more than) 12 days (I've sort of lost count)! The Trippin' have been on for 6 days and I've done lifting, spinning and yoga session, washed two dogs.... and you know, lived life in these. SO really these things HAVE held up. And I really love these Trippin' wraps,  they give some color and personality without going over the top. And I think if you pair them with any sparkle, shiny or metallic wrap or lacquer,  they will take on that hue and match and coordinate beautify. 

Images from the past two weeks, Pixie with En Pointe, then Trippin'

So the issue could be one of three things: 
1 - Could be my sloppy application. 
2 - I HAVE had these babies on for almost a week. Funny, if my polish last 48hrs I'm excited, if my Jams don't last at least 8 days I'm disappointed- clearly I have different (high) standards for the quality of these things. 
3 - Or maybe the metallic wraps don't take to climbing as well as the sparkle and gloss wraps. 

I guess I'll keep experimenting and keep you all posted! Yay... I get to try ALL THE WRAPS (I'll be sure to tell the hubs I HAVE to do this for all of you... it's research for my VIPs).  ;) 

Apparently it's not just my Jams that are Trippin'!