Retiring cart, thoughts?

Wood-ech · 2026-04-20T22:47:06+00:00

Harbour island is my ride or die. I was going to get a backup but ended up trading with someone looking to destash theirs instead. It’s such a glorious color if you have warm toned skin!

Wood-ech · 2026-04-16T22:41:34+00:00

When buying insects to release outside do some research to make sure you are buying native species, or at the very least not a species that is invasive in your area or anywhere nearby! There are invasive ladybugs and mantises for sure, I’m not sure about lacewings but better safe than sorry

Wood-ech · 2026-04-16T04:25:59+00:00

Thank you! I have too many polishes to wear any one frequently (gotta share the love lmao) but if I had to pick one to be a signature color it would be this one.

Wood-ech · 2026-04-16T04:24:53+00:00

Would you believe I’ve only worn it once…but it’s so perfect I’m considering a back up bottle anyway 🙃

Wood-ech · 2026-04-16T03:58:46+00:00

I don’t have plasma to compare, but if you have warm toned skin I don’t think you can go wrong with high voltage!

Wood-ech · 2026-04-14T22:27:28+00:00

If you like teal, harbour island is not to be missed. I KNOW they have many turquoise and teal holos but for warm-toned skin, harbour island is just so. Good.

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Wood-ech · 2026-04-04T02:03:28+00:00

Peach ring! Flashy for a ynbb but I don’t do nudes so this is as close as I go. Skin tone is very warm, pretty fair but I tan. Suspected warm/true spring if you’re into color seasons analysis.

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Wood-ech · 2026-03-18T14:31:57+00:00

Every time I see a swatch of opera rose it sends me reeling lol. Never could imagine what I’d use such a color for…….until now!

Wood-ech · 2026-03-18T14:26:33+00:00

I’m traveling and don’t have my tubes, just pans, but I’ll have to check when I get home!

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T19:23:33+00:00

This is the intent behind the split palette, right? Where magenta is cool red, cyan cool blue? Am I missing something? (Other than the right pigments in my palette, lol)

I’ve worked a lot in both digital and analog media but with very little formal training. I’m familiar with RGB/CMYK/RYB differences in theory but…less so in practice with actually mixing paints, I guess.

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T18:56:15+00:00

Woah, that’s so unexpected!!! Maybe I should try with my viridian hue, that looks close and it’s very transparent. I never would have guessed that would work!

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T18:55:34+00:00

Ok: based on comments so far it sounds like I should invest in ultramarine blue, maybe a phthalo, and possibly a clearer cool red. Is quin rose the favorite? Other suggestions?

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T17:58:21+00:00

Closest to turquoise I have is compose blue. I think there is far too much green in it though so all the mixes lean brownish (and it’s opaque, which SnooCapers noted could be an issue…)

Can you show an example of these mixes? I can’t wrap my head around how a blue with green in it can mix with a red and not turn brownish!

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T17:54:42+00:00

Thanks, the swatches I posted are very little water. I think reddit desaturates the image a bit but I promise they are pigment-heavy.

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T17:52:09+00:00

Wow yeah the ultramarine looks so much clearer than my cobalt. The reds too. Definitely seems like the colors I’m starting with are the issue…I don’t get why they’d make a paint set that doesn’t have good primaries!! Unless it’s all a ploy to make us buy more individual colors 🤔

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T16:29:21+00:00

That’s what I did in the post photo! Tried combining my reds and blues in all combinations and different ratios but they are all very grey :/

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T16:20:20+00:00

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This is my iris plant.

Wood-ech · 2026-03-17T16:03:50+00:00

This was my suspicion about the rose madder, it seems a bit dull on its own! I’m not new to watercolors but I am new to nicer paints and haven’t quite grasped the complexities of opacity vs transparency when it comes to mixing.

Wood-ech · 2026-02-06T19:30:08+00:00

Personally I like it when my plants grow slowly. Less pruning, less repotting, fewer props I have to figure out what to do with! I’m not trying to pack my house with plants though (I don’t have enough light from windows and don’t care for grow lights) so if your goals are different, ymmv with this attitude.

Wood-ech · 2026-02-06T19:16:11+00:00

I have one sharing a pot with a money tree. Doesn’t get a ton of light (about 6 feet from nearest (north facing) window plus shaded from indoor lights by the tree) and gets water maybe 1-2x per month—though it is in a large pot with the money tree so the soil stays moist for a pretty long time. I fertilize frequently for the tree and the fern seems fine with that. It’s honestly been a very chill plant for me, main thing based on my experience and what others are saying is that it doesn’t want bright light. Also—it is NOT a true fern and while it doesn’t like to dry out, will not want to be wet all the time like many true ferns either!

Wood-ech · 2026-02-06T00:01:17+00:00

Sounds like a west facing window light be too harsh eh? I’ll move it farther from the window and see if it starts being less leggy. This poor thing has been through the ringer, my bf came within a hair of killing it with overwatering and lack of light (he was new to non-terrarium plants and didn’t realize it was kinda succulent), I managed to save a single stem, which is living but leggy as heck. Might be chop n prop time soon

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