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onsdag den 2. januar 2013

Roses on indie's - Artsy Wednesday

 
 
 
Today the theme in Artsy Wednesday is Indie.
First I painted one coat of the very pigmented Pirate Polish The Buffster, and when dry I sponged the tips with Shimmer Gerry – so indie meets indie.
With acrylic draft color I painted roses, and the top coat is inm Northern Light Hologram Top Coat “Gold”.
Check out what the other girls in Artsy Wednesday did in this weeks challenge
Michelle - Lab Muffin,  Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish, Melanie - Nail & Polish, Jessica - Beauty Gnome,  Emily - An Accent Nail, Catrine - Unnakednails, Ameerah - Valiantly Varnished, Jean - Laquered Lunatic,
Dagens tema i Artsy Wednesday er indie lakker.
Først lagde jeget lag af den meget velpigmenterede Pirate Polish The Buffster, og da den var tør duppede jeg spidserne med Shimmer Gerry – så det er er indie-møder-indie…
Jeg malede nogle få roser med akrylfarve, og toplakken er inm Northern Light Hologram Top Coat “Gold”.

lørdag den 3. november 2012

Swatch Saturday: Maybelline Color Sensation Green Beetle 805 + dots, swatches & review - anmeldelse

 
 
A super quick mani, that has been in my draft folder since January with snow on the ground - time to post it before snow is here again LOL...
Maybelline Color Sensation Green Beetle 805 inspired me to do a simple row of dots with Orly Glitz & Glamour and a dotting tool, and I finished off with Seche Vite a top coat.
See swatches farther down.
En super hurtig mani, der har ligget som kladde siden januar med sne på jorden, det er på tide at poste den, iden der igen kommer sne... ;)
Maybelline Color Sensation Green Beetle 805 inspirerede mig til at lave en enkel rækker prikker med et dotting tool og Orly Glitz & Glamour, og jeg afsluttede med Seche Vite toplak.
Se lakken uden prikker længere nede.
Maybelline Color Sensation Green Beetle 805 is a shimmer polish and it’s easy to understand, why it got this name, it could easily be a shimmery beetle wing. It’s a beautiful dark shimmery green, easy to apply, and it dries quickly with a shiny finish. 2 coats gives full opacity, no top coat is used on these photos.
Maybelline Color Sensation Green Beetle 805 er en shimmer lak, og det er let at forstå, hvorfor den fik dette navn, for farven minder om en glinsende billevinge. Det er en smuk mørk skinnende grøn, den er let at påføre, tørrer hurtigt og har en skinnende finish. 2 lag dækker helt, og der er ikke brugt toplak på disse billeder.

fredag den 26. oktober 2012

Pastel dotticure

 
 

The base color is Essence Destination Sunshine (Ready for boarding coll.) and with different sizes of dotting tools I created this pastel dotticure with Essie Lovie Dovie + Bikini So Teeny and Shimmer Heather (green). Maybe it became just a little to “busy” to look at, but still I liked it and the color combo. Top coat? – you guessed it: Seche Vite…
Grundfarven er Essence Destination Sunshine (Ready for boarding coll.), og ved hjælp af forskellige størrelser af dotting tools lavede jeg denne pastel ”dotticure” med at dotte med Essie Lovie Dovie + Bikini So Teeny and Shimmer Heather (grøn).
Måske blev den lidt urolig at se på, men jeg kunne nu godt li’ farvekombinationen. Toplakken? – du gættede det: Seche Vite ;)

tirsdag den 26. juni 2012

Choose Me for nail art

 
 
When I look at my polishes – they all shout: Choose Me – so I think it’s a brilliant name for a polish. Essence named this lovely teal green color with a lot of gold and teal shimmer Chose Me, and that is the base color. It applies easily and it was so stunning by itself, so I didn’t want to add too much nail art to it. I used only a little acrylic colors in copper and gold, a fine brush and a dotting tool – let my mind wander, and this is what I came up with. Finally I top coated.
Når jeg kigger på mine lakker – råber de alle: Vælg mig (Choose me), så jeg synes det er et glimrende navn til en lak. Jeg taler naturligvis on Essence Choose Me, der er en smuk teal farve med masser af guld og teal shimmer, og den valgte jeg som min grundfarve. Den er let at lægge og er smuk i sig selv, så jeg ville ikke lave for meget nail art på den. Jeg malede kun lidt med akrylfarver i kobber og guld, og jeg brugte en tynd pensel og et dotting tool – jeg lod tankerne vandre, og dette er hvad jeg endte op med. Til slut top coatede jeg med Seche Vite.

lørdag den 23. juni 2012

BK Fashion Nail Color Navy Blue Silver Shimmer #04 swatches & review

 
It's always interesting to see shimmer and glitter polishes in matte, so for this last photo I used Essie Matte About You top coat.
When Born Pretty Store asked if I would be interested in reviewing any of their products I said yes. And I have added a banner in the sidebar that gives you 10% off any purchase, so please feel to use it - or go right now and use the code G10X31!
I chose BK Fashion Nail Color Navy Blue Silver Shimmer #04 - item ID 1043 because it reminded of blue jeans. 
In my opinion it's not navy blue shimmer (with a heavy load of shimmer), it has so much more going on with shades of teal and grey.
The application is is easy, and it's almost opaque in one coat, but this is two without a top coat. Dry time is normal. It dries semi matte and a little gritty, but nothing that is disturbing - still I recommend a top coat.
All in all I have nothing negative to say about this one!
What do you think?
 Later today I have another swatch with flowers post...

mandag den 28. maj 2012

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!

lørdag den 24. marts 2012

Swatch Saturday: China Glaze Riveting - glossy & matte

China Glaze Riveting from the Colors from the Capitol collection spring 2012, (The Hunger Games).
It's easy to apply, dries fast, and I show you this gorgeous color in2 coats, without a top coat, and without further ado, I'll let the photos speak for themselves...
Den er let at påføre, tørrer hurtigt, og jeg viser denne skønne farve i 2 lag, uden toplak, og uden yderligere bemærkninger vil jeg lade billederne tale for sig selv...
 
 

Not even a matte top coat (Essie Matte About You) can "kill" the fire inside. Isn't it amazing??
En mat toplak (Essie Matte About you) kan ikke engang slå ilden i den "ihjel". Er den ikke utrolig??
 
 

fredag den 16. marts 2012

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.

onsdag den 22. februar 2012

Dior Waterlily, swatches & review - anmeldelse

 
 
Waterlily is my very first Dior polish, I bought it for myself on Valentine’s day :)
It’s an extremely pretty delicate spring green shimmer polish, and it’s almost opaque in one coat – and OHMG I love this color.
It applies well, dries fairly quickly and does not give any staining after a few days of wear. BUT it’s scented, and I am a bit annoyed with that. The sweet rose-like scent was a bit cloying, but I know I have a very strong sense of smell, so it might not irritate you.
Here you have 2 coats over a ridge filler base coat, but without a top coat.
Bottom line is: Do I regret buying this expensive polish – no, not one moment!
Waterlily er min første Dior lak, jeg købte den til mig selv på Valentins dag :)  
Det er en utroligt lækker forårsgrøn shimmer lak, der næsten dækker ved et lag – og hvor ER jeg vild med denne farve.
Den er let at påføre og tørrer ret hurtigt, og den giver ikke misfarvning. MEN den er parfumeret, og det irriterer mig lidt. Den søde rosenagtige duft er en lille smule for meget, men jeg ved godt at min lugtesans er stærk, så den irriterer måske ikke dig.
Her ser du den med 2 lag over en ridge filler grundlak, men uden toplak.
Og når alt kommer til alt, så har jeg ikke fortrudt købet et sekund!

tirsdag den 21. februar 2012

Golden coins from Avalon + A-England Avalon, swatches & review - anmeldelse

See swatches further down.
These golden coins are found only on the island of Avalon :) They are placed on a bed of the most delicious dark purple I ever saw – it’s 2 coats of A-England Avalon.
I really wanted to enjoy this color, so like I did with Camelot, I only added a simple design with a dotting tool and Orly Glitz & Glamour, and the top coat is Seche Vite.
Se swatches længere nede.
Disse gyldne mønter finds kun på øen Avalon :) De ligger på et lag af den mest lækre lilla, jeg nogensinde har set – 2 lag af A-England Avalon.
Jeg ville frem for alt nyde farven, så ligesom på Cameletlot lavede jeg kun lidt enkel nail art med et dotting tool og Orly Glitz & Glamour, og toplakken er Seche Vite.




A-England Avalon is an outstandingly gorgeous purple shimmer polish – I absolutely adore it, and I cannot believe, that have I lived without it until now. It’s opaque in 2 coats, almost in one, and easy to work with, but I find the dry time to be a bit slow. I added it over a ridge filler base coat, and used no top coat for these swatches.
A-England Avalon er en helt ubeskrivelig smuk lilla shimmer lak, jeg elsker den, og kan ikke fatte, at jeg ikke har haft den i mit liv før.  Den dækker ved 2 lag, og her ser du den over en ridge filler grundlak, og der er ikke brugt en top coat på disse billeder. Den er let at arbejde med, men tørrer lidt langsommere end jeg er vant til med China Glaze.

søndag den 19. februar 2012

Essie Armed & Ready, swatches, review + nail art - anmeldelse

 

 
Armed & Ready is from one of Essie’s 2012 spring collections: the Go overboard collection.
It’s extremely well pigmented, but out of old habit I applied 2 coats for these swatches. It applies well and dries quickly.
It’s supposed to be “an outfitted army green with pearl”. It has a very nice bronze/golden shimmer, but on my nails it looks much more grayish/brownish than dark army or even olive green, and it’s so far from what I thought it would be, so I’m disappointed. Actually I put it on my for sale list…
I couldn’t resist it, I added a  few dots with Orly Glitz & Glamour and finished with a top coat, see below…. 
Stay tuned for one more post today, 7 different kinds of nail art "Playing with Stripe Rite"...
Armed & Ready er fra en af Essie’s 2012 forårs kollektioner: the Go overboard collection.
Den er særdeles velpigmenteret, men af gammel vane lagde jeg to lag, men ikke nogen top coat. Den er let at påføre og tørrer hurtigt.
Den skulle være “an outfitted army green with pearl”. Den har et flot bronze/guld shimmer, men på mine negle er den meget mere mørk gråbrun end army eller oliven, og den er så langt fra det, jeg troede og håbede på, at jeg er skuffet. Faktisk har jeg sat den på min til salg liste…
Jeg kunne ikke modstå det, jeg var nødt til at tilføje et par gyldne prikker med Orly Glitz & Glamour, hvorefter jeg topcoatede - se her under...
Der kommer et indlæg mere i dag, 7 forskellige slags nail art "Playing with Stripe Rite"...


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