Poke in gold

 

 

As promised yesterday, when I showed you the swatches of Poke and 2 other purple Illamaqua’s!

The base color is Illamasqua Poke, a gorgeous purple with a subdued shimmer. I painted an abstract pattern in gold with acrylic colors, and I top coated with Seche Vite.

Som lovet i går, da jeg viste swatches af Poke og 2 andre lilla Illamasquaer.

Grundfarven er Illamasqua Poke, en smuk lilla med et let shimmer. Jeg malede et abstrakt mønster i guld med akrylfarve, og toplakken er Seche Vite.

Illamasqua Poke, Baptiste & Jo'mina - swatches

Illamasqua Poke

 

 

Illamasqua Baptiste

Baptiste - close up

Illamasqua Jo'mina 2 coats

Jo'mina close up

All are shown in two coats, the application was easy and the  formula is great. See more Illamasqua swatches HERE

Tomorrow I'll show you nail art on Poke!

Catrice Dirty Berry, swatches, review + nail art

Catrice Dirty Berry is a subdued, dusty purple holographic polish. It's easy to apply and dries quickly - here shown without top coat.
Of course I had to add a little nail art, and as usual when I do nail art on holo's - I'm simply not very happy with it, nothing really wrong with it, just blah... 
 Furthermore silver flowers on holo is a difficult mix for a camera, but that's a totally different matter ;)

Catrice Dirty Berry er en støvet lilla, medium holografisk lak. Den er let at påføre og tørrer hurtigt.
Naturligvis fik jeg lyst til lidt nail art på den, men som altid når jeg maler noget på holografisk lak, var jeg ikke tilfreds. Ikke for at der var noget egentligt i vejen med det, det blev bare sådan lidt blah...
Desuden er sølvblomster og holografisk lak en svær opgave for kameraet, men det er så en anden snak :)

Nfu OH 51 & 60, swatches & review - anmeldelse

 

Flash/blitz

Nfu OH 51 is a purple jelly based polish with flakies that change between purple, reddish purple and gold. It applies thick, but easily, and dry time is not very quick. This is 2 coats and no top coat. It works great as an effect over another polish.

Nfu OH 51 er en lilla jelly lak med flakies, der skifter mellem lilla, rødlilla og guld. Den er ret tyk i konsistensen, men let at lægge, og tørretiden er ikke hurtig. Du ser her 2 lag uden en toplak. Den er også god at bruge over en anden farve.

 

 

Nfu OH 60 is a black jelly based flakie polish with flakies that change between green, golden and copper. It applies thick, but easily, and dry time is not very quick. This is 2 coats and no top coat. It works great as an effect over another polish.

Nfu OH 60 er en sort jelly lak med flakies der skifter mellem grøn, guld og kobber. Den er ret tyk i konsistensen, men let at lægge, og tørretiden er ikke hurtig. Du ser her 2 lag uden en toplak. Den er også god at bruge over en anden farve.

Flowers for The Buffster

The base color is Pirate Polish The Buffster, named after Buffy the vampire slayer. I guess her flowers should have been red – but she has a soft side, so I painted them in pink and blue, and on the ring finger I layered with Pirate Polish Salt + Pepper – se my swatches of this new indie brand HERE. I top coated with Seche vite.

Grundfarven er Pirate Polish The Buffster, der er opkaldt efter vampyrdræberen Buffy, så blomsterne burde måske have været røde. Men mon ikke også hun har en blød side - så jeg malede dem i lyserød og blå, og på ringfingeren har jeg blot lagt et lag af Pirate Polish Salt + Pepper – se mine swatches af dette helt nye inde mærke HER. Toplakken er Seche Vite.

The snow white flowers on Manhattan

 

 

I remember when I was young ages ago I had some Manhattan polishes, so it was quite nostalgic to find the brand in Germany. The gorgeous shade with the “interesting” name 67N is a true one coater, dry time a bit on the slow side. I used P2 544 My place or yours? for sponging across the nail, and then I went berserk with white flowers, and I really liked it. The top coats is – have you guessed it by now: Seche Vite :)

Da jeg var ung for rigtigt mange år siden, havde jeg også nogle Manhattan neglelakker, så det var helt nostalgisk at genfinde mærket i Tyskland. Denne smukke farve med det ”interessante” navn 67N er en et-lags lak, men tørretiden er noget langsom. Jeg brugte P2 544 My place or yours? til at duppe tværs hen over hver negl, og så gik jeg amok med hvide blomster, og jeg var ret vild med dem! Toplakken er – har du gættet det – JA Seche Vite!! ;)

Passion for fashion flowers

 

 

The base color is Essence 87 passion for fashion, a stunning purple cream! The petal-like dots are two-colored, but it’s lost in the photos, and the yellow flowers I painted with acrylic colors, and I top coated with Seche Vite.

This was made June the first, and I have since then made more manis in this style.
See more freehand flowers in the top menu!

Grundfarven er Essence 87 passion for fashion, en smuk lille creme lak. De kronblad-lignende prikker er faktisk tofarvede, men det er svært at se, og de gule blomster er malet med akrylfarve, og toplakken er Seche Vite.

Denne mani er fra den første juni, og jeg har siden da lavet flere i samme stil.
Se flere frihånds blomster og anden nail art i top menuen...

Gold & purple one-stroke flowers for Lydia

Today I'm doing a guest post at Purple Castle, my very first time as a guest blogger!
I dag gæsteblogger jeg på Purple Castle, min første gang som gæsteblogger!

 

When I had painted my “Purple on purple one-stroke peek-a-boo flowers” I thought that they would look great with a golden lining – and furthermore my friend Lydia from Purple Castle (who loves purple) had asked me to do a guest post for her, so the idea for my guest post was born!!
Thank you Lydia, I am proud that you think my nail art is good enough for a guest post!

Please visit Purple Castle to see the rest of the photos and read more!

Da jeg havde malet mine  “Purple on purple one-stroke peek-a-boo flowers” tænkte jeg at de ville være fine med guld omkring. Og da min veninde Lydia fra Purple Castle (der elsker lilla) havde bedt mig om at gæste blogge hos hende, blev ideen født!
Jeg var stolt over, at hun synes, at min nail art er god nok til et gæsteindlæg!

Besøg Purple Castle for at se flere fotos og læse mere!

Purple on purple one-stroke peek-a-boo flowers

 

 

 

The base color is P2 – 544 my place or yours? It’s a dark eggplant purple, in the bottle I thought it would be a little lighter and with more evident shimmer. I needed two coats, and it dries with a very shiny finish. It was so beautiful that I decided to keep my nail art simple. I took a plum colored acrylic color and mixed it with white until I found it suitable, and the I made peek-a-boo one-stroke flowers with the white in the center and for a little glam I added Stripe Rite purple glitter. The top coat is Seche Vite.
More flowers? - check out the "Freehand flowers" button in the top menu!

Grundfarven er P2 – 544 my place or yours? – en mørk auberginefarvet lilla, og I flaksen ser den ud til at være lysere og med mere tydeligt shimmer. Jeg lagde to lag og den tørrede med en skinnende finish. Den var så smuk, at jeg nøjedes med at lave en simpel nail art. Jeg tog en blommefarvet akrylfarve og blandede lidt hvid i indtil jeg syntes det var passende, og så malede jeg one-stroke blomster, der leger gemmeleg i kanten af neglene.
Vil du se flere blomster? - klik på fanebladet "Freehand flowers..." i top menuen!

Swatch Saturday - China Glaze: Sweet Hook, Dance Baby, Gothic Lolita & Sunshine Pop + yellow comparison

All are shown in 2 coats over a ridge filler base coat and without a top coat.  They are easy to apply and dry fast.

Alle er vist med 2 lag over en ridge filler grundlak og uden toplak. De er lette at påføre og tørrer hurtigt.

Sweet Hook, a dusty lavender, very opaque

Dance Baby, a bubblegum pink

Gothic Lolita, a gorgeous purple with blue and red purple

Sunshine Pop, a gorgeous yellow with shimmer

Left to right – V mod H: CG Solar Power, CG Happy Go Lukcy, CG Sunshine Pop, OPI Lemonade Stand by your Man, CG Lighthouse.

5 yellow polishes – comparison – sammenligning

For some totally unknown reason I have 5 yellow polishes, close but not totally close to each other. So I have made a quick comparison, CG stands for China Glaze…

CG Happy Go Lucky is a cream, the rest have more or less subtle shimmer. CG Lighthouse looks golden/glittery, but it IS a bright and shiny yellow.

Af en eller anden uransagelig årsag har jeg hele 5 gule neglelakker, tæt på hinanden men allgievel forskellige. Så jeg har her lige en hurtig sammenligning, CG står for China Glaze…

CG Happy Go Lucky er en crème lak, resten har mere eller mindre udtalt shimmer. CG Lighthouse ser guld/glitter agtig ud på billederne, men den ER en en skinnende shimmer gul.

Roses on Gothic Lolita

 

 

The base color is China Glaze Gothic Lolita, and the roses I painted with acrylic colors. Finally I top coated with Seche vite.

Do you want more flower mani’s? Click on the page “Flowers/nature/blomster” in the top menu!

Grundfarven er China Glaze Gothic Lolita, og roserne har jeg malet med akrylfarve. Jeg brugte Seche Vite som toplak!

Vil du se flere blomster manicurer, så klik på fanebladet ”Flower/nature/blomster” i top menuen.

Three gorgeous Butter London's, swatches, review & comparison

When I bought 3 colors from the the Spring/summer collection 2012, see them HERE, I also bought these 3. The apply well and are easy to work with, all photos show them in 2 coats over a ridge filler base coat and without a top coat.

Da jeg købte 3 farver fra  Spring/summer kollektionen 2012, se dem HER, købte eg også disse 3. Deer lette at påføre, og alle fotos viser dem påført i 2 lag over en ridge filler grundlak, men uden en toplak.

 

To the left is Butter London HRH – to the right A-England Avalon. IRL they are awfully similar IRL, but enlarged you see that HRH is a hint more warm-toned and has a little more red than blue shimmer – and the Avalon has a little more blue than red shimmer

Butter London HRH (Her Royal Highness) is a to die for royal purple – shiny and beautiful shimmer polish with a little more red than blue shimmer. It applies well and dries fairly quickly.

Here you see 2 coats over a ridge filler base coat and without a top coat.

To the left is Butter London HRH – to the right A-England Avalon. IRL they are awfully similar, but enlarged you see that HRH has a little more red than blue shimmer – and the Avalon has a little more blue than red shimmer.

Butter London HRH (Her Royal Highness) er en fuldstændigt vidunderlig royal lilla – skinnendeog smuk shimmer lak, der har lidt mere rød end blå skimmer, I modsætning til A-England Avalon, der ellers ligner den utroligt meget.

Butter London Wallis – another to die for color… I don't have anything like it. It’s olive/moss green with loads of golden flecks/shimmer, I’m head over heels I love with this one!

Butter London Wallis – er en lak, som jeg er faldet fuldstændigt pladask for… Jeg har ingen farver, der minder om den. Den er oliven/mosgrøn  og ladet med gul shimmer/flecks, er den ikke lækker?

 

Left/venstre Butter London Knees Up - right/højre China Glaze Red Pearl

Butter London Knees Up – where to begin – where to end in describing this drop dead gorgeous foil, shimmery RED, a true red – oh WOOOW. It applies as butter LOL, does not leave brush marks, and dries quickly.  

Can you tell I like it ;)

IRL Knees Up and Red Pearl are hard to tell apart, but on these macro shots the Knees Up is a bit darker.

Butter London Knees Up – ja hvor skal jeg begynde og hvor skal jeg slutte i beskrivelsen af denne ubeskriveligt smukke folie/shimmer RØDE lak – woow, altså. Dener let at påføre og efterlader ikke mærker af penslen som mange af samme type gør, og den tørrer hurtigt. 

Kan du fornemme, at jeg synes om den ;)

Med det blotte øje er det svært at se forskel på Knees Up og Red Pear, men på macro billederne er Knees Up en anelse mørkere.