
What the heck?
I’ve grown tomatoes repeatedly, but this time they look like hell.
Same water. Same food. Cleaned the reservoir.
Why are they looking so terrible?

I’ve grown tomatoes repeatedly, but this time they look like hell.
Same water. Same food. Cleaned the reservoir.
Why are they looking so terrible?
I’m not typically a red ink user. Like, ever. I’ve tried several different reds including Diamine Wild Strawberry 🍓 which is a fan favorite. I’ve tried several Herbin reds: Rouge Grenat and Rouge Opèra. Meh…
I use them for about one converter’s worth and then they get put aside. We’re talking *decades* of pen use.
Until this one…. Wearingeul Dracula is the Bomb Dot Com.
It’s a solid, juicy red that’s not brown and not pink. It’s got a blue shimmer that’s not overwhelming or super flashy like Diamine shimmers. I still love it even without the shimmer particles. I’ve currently got it in a Twsbi Eco Plum with the black nib and hardware and I keep coming back to it and picking it up.
This is my first red that’s I genuinely love and want to use regularly.
ETA: I hit post too soon. Pics in the comments. 😒
The number of people who look at me and have grinned and said “PINK!” is, honestly, delightful. 🩷
ILNP Glow stick & FlipSide on ring finger
Essie base
Essie Gel-Setter QDTC.
Glass Bead magnet spinner
I just got these two polishes (though not being retired) as part of my ILNP retirement haul. I also just got my spinner in the mail yesterday from the Etsy seller someone else linked here the other day. I only got Glow Stick as an afterthought toss into my basket. I wasn’t super enchanted by it but everyone who posts about it says it’s glorious.
Friends, just get it. Pictures don’t do it justice and it changes color between 2 and 3 coats. I have one hand with just two coats and it shines gold glass bead with barely a hint of blue. My other hand (the first one I did, and the one in the video) has three coats and the holo shine is bright purple!
I’ve done magnet polishes before but not with a spinner and, NGL, doing both hands: base, 3 coats of polish, QDTC and magnet spinning for EVERY coat except base took literally 3 hours.
Still. I am utterly entranced. I sent this a video to a gel using girlfriend. 10 min later she replied: “Ordered.” 😂
I’m so mad that Benu has done two really beautiful collabs with Goulet. 😡
The new Spring Bouquet and the previously released Rose Tea are beautiful but I will not support orgs that support harming people in any variety.
Am I perfect in my conviction and how I spend my money? Nope. But I’m still going to *try* to do the right thing.
::pouts in righteous indignation:::
Also, do I need another pen? Nope. So…. Thanks Benu, I guess… 😒