DrChopSuey Jams Weekly Wrap-up

With the NEW catalog release and a PERFECT weather weekend (which resulted in a LOT of hiking and rock climbing) the weekly wrap up is a little delayed. But here we go! 

New Catalog Launch
Last week we said goodbye to 96 wraps that went into retirement but HELLO to a lot of new beauties! Thursday, September 1 marked the launch of the new Fall/Winter 2016 Catalog!  I wrote up a blog post that showcased a couple of changes and new wraps. Be sure to check out the new categories (Bold & Modern, Simple & Classic, Chic & Romantic)! 

Mystery Hostess Party
To introduce the new catalog I'm holding my first every Mystery Hostess party - this is where you can earn points to have a chance to win all of the Hostess Rewards for the party! This morning I checked and we've already hit the $100 mark - which means that someone will win a free wrap. But the next level kicks it up a notch, at $150 a lucky winner will receive: the free sheet of wraps PLUS, $15 product credit, 1 item at ½ off AND 10% discount on her order. And it only goes up from there... check out the graphic for more info on prizes as the party level increases.

Want a chance to win the Hostess Rewards? Oh, and there will be many winners as I'll be giving away OTHER prizes as well! Message me if you'd like to join the My Mystery Hostess party - just by joining you get one entry! Here are more ways you can earn entry points!

July-August Collage
Check out the Nailfie collage below! This is a collage of all the DrChopSuey Jam VIPs who sent me a nailfie in July and August. One lucky VIP member (Paige!) received a surprise gift just for submitting a nailfie. 

I'm starting to collect nailfies for the Q4 DrChopSuey Jams VIP Nailfie Collage. Just send me your nailfie (if you can, include the wrap, lacquer or gel name) and you'll be entered! You can submit via my DrChopSuey Jams Facebook page, VIP page or email (or text - whatever!). This is a FUN way of sharing our Jamicures with each other... and of course... a fun way for me to give free stuff to you!!! 

Jams I'm Rockin'
This week I'm rockin' a layered look - and it makes me soooo happy! I'm wearing Butterfly Dream layered over Cosmic, which creates this magical, colorful, sparkly looking butterfly happiness. I used to wear my jamicures for 14+ days but since I've become a Jamberry Independent Consultant I've started wearing my Jams for ~7 days (just to show you lovelies ALL the Jams!). But I have to tell ya... I am loving this pairing so much that I think I'll keep it on for longer! 

New Jams to Jam About!

TODAY, September 1 marks the launch of the NEW Fall/Winter 2016 Jamberry Catalog!

There are so many beautiful new wraps. I am going to try (TRY) to not bombard you, but really it was so difficult to just pick a few as there are so many nice ones! FYI -- I'll try to update all of the captioned pics with direct links to the wraps shown - I wrote this blog post ahead of time (even BEFORE the wraps were pushed to the public) because I wanted all of you lovelies to see the new goods!! So here is just a small, small sample of the new goodness: 

Ascent from the new Bold & Modern collection

Rattan from the new Simple & Classic collection

She's Lovely from the new Chic & Romantic collection

And one more because I'm in LOVE with this wrap: 

Cosmos from the new Bold & Modern collection

All my purple lovers need to be sure to check the new catalog... SO MANY new purple wraps! 

Grapevine - and she's using my new favorite tool, the Jamberry Glass Nail File!

And have no fear - the new fun stuff isn't limited to just the wraps. We also have new TruShine gels and Lacquers! Squeee!

Loving TruShine - check out the sparkle in that Tutus & Tiaras!

And even though I'm not a lacquer gal, many of you are -- check out the new FALL colors! Swoon!

As always we have our awesome B3G1 deal. This isn't just on the new wraps but on good 'ole wraps that have stuck around since the last catalog. And don't forget it still includes the MARVEL presented by Jamberry and Disney Collection by Jamberry wraps!

Wheeeee!!!

And finally, do you want to take advantage of my Mystery Hostess Party? Check out the graphics below for all of the info. If you'd like to join the fun, ping me and I'll send you an invite! Who knows, you could be the lucky winner of all the Hostess Rewards!

DrChopSuey Weekly Wrap Up

GGG!

Last few days of Going Going Gone! 96+ wraps will be retiring on the 31st of August to make room for the new fall/winter wraps. Make sure you get your favorites before they are retired FOREVER! 

Just a sampling of the items set to be retired! 

USA Relief Wrap
For just this week Jamberry is releasing a fundraiser wrap for the US American Red Cross. With the flooding in Louisiana, wildfires in Washington and California, and so many other current devastating disasters, the Red Cross needs all the help they can get. This sparkle wrap (called USA Relief) is available from 8/23 until 8/31, and $3 from each wrap will go to the disaster relief efforts.

Climbing Jams Part Deux
This week I released a second post on my ongoing series on Climbing Jams - this one offered some insights I've gained on wraps providing a bit of protection to my nails while climbing. Follow the link to my blog post!

Reaching for the hold!

Jams I'm Rocking
I am still rocking my Sparkling Marsala from last week because it is just beautiful - but I've added Bird on Fire, a wrap that is set to retire and I'm so sad I only found it now! But that's okay because I totally bought another sheet this past weekend! Make sure you get your favorites (or ones you've been on the fence about) BEFORE they retire on Wednesday! 

Coming Next Week
New catalog will be released on September 1! Watch for it folks, there are some new beauties that I and I know you will want to get your hands (er nails) on! I can't WAIT to show you!!! Stay tuned! 

Climbing Jams: Post 2 - Nail Protection

This is the second of a series of posts on Climbing Jams! The first post presented Jammin' Climbing Proof (!); this post will start to focus on some of the benefits I've found with my Jams.

In addition to the nice Jamicure, I find that the Jams actually provide a number of additional benefits, one benefit is that the Jamberry nail wraps actually seem to give some protection to my nails. 

Seeexy!

No more splitting of nails since I've started using wraps!

In fact, they used to be called Jamberry Nail Shields! I find these suckers actually make my nails STRONGER and help keep my nails from bending back (ouch), snagging (ouch), and cracking (OUCH) to down to the nail bed - not just while climbing but anytime. 

Now this is NOT something that is promoted by the company. This is just something that I've started to observe while wearing the nail wraps and climbing. 

While climbing I find that I tend to scratch up my fingernails quite a bit, especially depending on the material being climbed - sort of like the image below:  

NOT my nails! An image of scraped up some random climber nails (citation: positivemed.com)

With Jamberry nail wraps I've found my nails do NOT get as beaten up on those uber crimpy climbs. While this isn't an official statement from Jamberry, I do think the wraps help from me scraping off the top layer of my nails while I climb. Which makes perfect sense as they serve as a kind of protective coating for your natural nails. 

So next time you take a fall like this and scrape your nails along that hold... at least you know the Jamberry nail wraps are protecting your nails! 

Until next time... Climb and Jam On! 

DrChopSuey Jams Weekly Wrap Up

Here is a rundown of all the fun from DrChopSuey Jams this week! 

Finding Dory
Disney Collection by Jamberry has launched new Finding Dory wraps. Check out the cuteness! While the Disney Collection by Jamberry isn't what I flock to first, even I have to admit, the collection is quite adorable.

The entire Finding Dory family of wraps

Maybe because I don't have any pint-sized humans running around my household (just my giant husband and myself) so I forget about these wraps. But these are fun and adorable wraps that full-grown and not-so-full-grown peeps can wear. I have purchased the Thumper wraps #becausebunny and they are very beautiful. And  tonight I'll be placing my order for My Squishy from the Dory collection!  

How GORGEOUS are these Thumper wraps!?!?!? 

Stylebox by Jamberry Changes
The previous week at JamCon2016 they announced upcoming changes to Stylebox by Jamberry, set for this fall 2016. I'm SO FREAKIN' Excited! Check out all the details about the changes on my previous blog post. 

And don't forget about my offer. If you sign up for the new Stylebox Subscription with me you will get a choice of a FREE WRAP (yes WHOLE SHEET!) from the new Fall/Winter catalog from me!! 

Related to the Stylebox announcements I ran a fun poll on my DrChopSuey Jams VIP facebook page. If you just participated in the poll you were entered into the drawing for a 1/2 sheet of any regular wrap! Wait, you're not on my VIP list?! Why not?! Direct message me to find out how you can be on the VIP list to get all of the sneak peeks and special promotions. :) 

Screenshot of the Stylebox poll on my VIP page - if you participated you were entered in a
drawing for a 1/2 sheet of wraps!

And this evening I went live to announce the winner - Congrats to VIP Megan!
And a big, huge thank you to all my VIPs who participated!

Last day for GfG
Today, Sunday, August 21st is the LAST day for the Go for Gold, Olympic wraps! Make sure to get the wraps tonight before they go away. And not to be outdone, there was a post from Vermont's Burlington County Times about the nail art phenom that happens to be gracing many of the amazing athletes this Rio 2016 Olympics. 

VIP Ellen is getting so much promotion with her Aim High nailfie - thank you Ellen!

Another sheet of this is going into my cart tonight.
I have to have these for cheering on my New England Patriots!

Jams I'm Rocking
As always, I have to show what Jamicure I'm rocking this week. Yesterday I spent the day at a Yoga Expo in the district, so of course I had to rock my Ohm wraps! Here I have Ohm layered over French White Tips and these paired PERFECTLY with Sparkling Marsala (a retiring wrap). And I love the sparkling Marsala so much - you know it, I've added it to my cart this evening! 

So I originally had Ohm layered over a nude colored polish (from Sally Hansen). Unfortunately the layering over polish didn't go so well. It lasted a few days but after a workout the wrap started to move around. I think the polish wasn't totally dry, and when I got hot and sweaty (TMI, I apologize) the wrap just shmeared around and didn't hold up. So I removed those wraps and polish and layered it over the white tip wraps.... sooooo much better! I know others have had success with layering wraps over polish or Jamberry lacquer. Maybe I'll try again over the Jam Lacquer but for now... I'm TOTALLY a wraps gal. 

Sorry for the nasty toe shot - this is right after climb (my fingernails also
looked like this after a lift).So much better when I layered
wrap over wrap rather than polish. 

Welcome Martha!!
Finally, I'd like to announce that we welcomed Martha to the Jamily! She has been interested in Jams for a while and I'm SOOO excited to have her on the team and part of my Jamily! We're going to have so much fun! 

If you'd also like to join my team please ping me! We are having (a little too much) fun with Jam products and services. The discounts and specials don't hurt either! hehehe. But just ping me if you'd like more info about becoming a Consultant or Hobbyist! I've LOVE to have you on my team! 

Big Changes to Stylebox!

Last week JamCon2016 made a number of exciting announcements. There are a couple that I'm particularly excited for (but I can't publicize just yet) but one of those that I can tell you about are some changes coming to Stylebox! 

I have been on the fence about Stylebox - sure it was cool, you get to pick from one of three exclusive styles each month.  I love the idea of monthly subscription boxes but sadly this just wasn't enticing enough for me to sign up. BUT NOW! Whoo-hooo! I cannot wait to sign up for Stylebox! 

So - starting this Fall 2016: 

• Stylebox will now be a month-to-month subscription with no upfront cost!!
• Your box can be completely customized by YOU! You get to pick 2 of the 6 exclusive styles (this does not include catalog wraps - these are exclusives) offered each month for $25. 
• FREE SHIPPING
• AND
• Now you can add up to 8 more wraps and 2 lacquers or gels (from the catalog) to your Stylebox with NO shipping charge!
• And yes B3G1 applies to the additional wraps (not on the 2 Stylebox wraps).
• If you don't like any of the styles in the preview, you can SKIP the month. 
• And just as always, your Stylebox subscription comes with periodic free gifts and sneak previews at new products. 

EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ME! 

If you sign up for the new Stylebox Subscription with me (fingers crossed it's in September) you will get a choice of a FREE WRAP (yes WHOLE SHEET!) from the new Fall/Winter catalog from me!! 

Great Idea that Stylebox

So really I was thinking that the Stylebox is actually excellent - right off the bat you get an awesome deal. You get two wraps for $25 (free shipping). Now you can add more stuff (if you were planning on buying that month anyways) and you can still get free shipping. 

And really, who doesn't want special Jams EVERY month?! I'm totally signing up starting for September - sign up with me (plus that free gift for you!!). It'll be fun!

As always, if you have questions (about Stylebox or any other Jam question) just ping me - I'm here to help you!

DrChopSuey Jams Weekly Wrap Up

Here's the wrap up for the past week! 

August Exclusives
There are so many August exclusives it's almost difficult to keep track! From Color Pop (gel), to wraps only available this month --- the link to my blog post describes all of the August 2016 exclusives! 

Color Pop: Pink Fizz

Sister's Style: Perennial Blue

Throwback Thursday
The last Throwback Thursday was announced this week and there are THREE! These beauties are only available until Monday, August 15, 2016 so be sure to snap these up quick! 

GGG Reminder
Going Going Gone is continuing to go strong. Don't forget these retiring wraps are only available until the end of the month! Still a little more time but once they sell out... they are GONE! 

Olympic Excitement
So much excitement with the Olympics this past week! The athletes are AMAZING! And as related to Jammin'... Corey Cogdell, one of the Olympic athletes Jamberry has been supporting, won a bronze medal in Women's Trap! I wasn't familiar with this sport and it was awesome to watch the highlights - she is really amazing! 

And I have a special blog post about how Jamberry is supporting women Olympic athletes. You can get the Go for Gold wraps until August 21st so get the wraps and support the athletes this week before the wraps go away!

JamCon2016
This past week the 2016 Jamberry Conference took place at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Oh WOW! It looked like a LOT of fun. I followed and lived the conference vicariously through the Instagram and Twitter feeds (via #JamCon2016). And I was really impressed with the Jamberry community. Jamberry Independent Consultants have many (MANY) ways to stay connected and I was impressed (and excited) to learn all the up-to-date information from the conference via these channels. The new wraps, collaborating companies, TruShine gels, and JIC incentives were shared among the JICs. And we were able to ask questions and discuss in real time about these announcements. Although I'm very new to the company (1 month and a couple days!), I felt like one of the group and I found myself excited for the new products and services. I can't wait to share them with all of you in the coming months! 

Jams I'm Rocking
This week I'm rocking a fun summery Jamicure. I am wearing a Beach Days, the July Sister's Style exclusive paired with Fierce Fuchsia as an accent. Boe Bear had some weird obsession with licking my hands right when I tried to capture my pics! He's so odd! 

 I'm really loving this Jamicure... its cool looking (I've had SOOO many complements this week!) but still nice enough for work. Totally going to rock the black suits with pops of pink all week! 

These held up (actually, still holding up!) really well. I had to do a little gentle filing with the glass file after a hard climbing session. But that's to be expected after a 4 HOUR climbing session! Fun and exhausting but clearly my jami held up!