Today's Mani: Spring Nails

I anledningen af foråret lavede jeg denne manicure med fem forskellige lækre forårsfarver, en på hver negle. På min venstre hånd er det i modsat rækkefølge (lyserød lillefinger til gul tommeltot). På billederne her har jeg et lag Sally Hansen "Double Duty" på som underlak, tre lag af hver farve, et lag toplak fra Sally Hansen og til slut Trind "Quick-dry" (som jeg er stor fan af). Farverne er H&M "Yellow", Models Own "Jade Stone", H&M "Deep Sea", Models Own "Lilac Dream" og E.L.F. "Gum Pink", og de er alle pastelfarvede cremelakker med en skinnende finish.

"Yellow" er, som navnet antyder, en gul lak. Jeg ville aldrig gå med en manicure, hvor alle mine negle var malet gule. Grunden til at jeg overhovedet har denne lak, er fordi den var en del af en 4-pak fra H&M's Summer Nails 2011. Da jeg skulle lave denne manicure, var jeg dog rigtig glad for, at jeg havde den. Den var nem at lægge på, men der skulle hele tre lag til, før den dækkede ordentligt.

"Jade Stone" er en mintgrøn cremelak fra Models Own. Lakken dækker godt allerede ved to lag, og den var enormt let at komme på. Der er ikke så meget andet at sige, andet end at det er en super lækker lak.

"Deep Sea" er lyseblå cremelak fra H&M. Den var svær at komme på, fordi et par af børstehårene stak ud til siden og malede ved siden af. Farven er smuk, men ikke specielt unik.

"Lilac Dream" er en lyselilla lak fra Models Own, og den er virkelig fin. Dens konsistens er ret tyk, men den er alligevel forholdsvist let at lægge på. Jeg vil prøve at fortynde den en smule med noget neglelaksfortynder. Tilgengæld dækker lakken allerede næsten ved et lag og fuldstændigt ved to.

"Gum Pink" er en smuk pink cremelak. I flasken ser lakken en smule bleg ud, men på neglen er den helt fantastisk. Lakken minder mig om Barbie, og "Gum Pink" er et helt perfekt navn til den!


"Yellow" er købt i H&M.
"Jade Stone" er købt hos Models Own.
"Deep Sea" er købt i H&M.
"Lilac Dream" er købt hos Models Own.
"Gum Pink" er købt hos E.L.F..

Today's manicure is inspired by the springtime. I chose five different pastel cremes and put one on each nail. I wasn't sure if I was actually going to like this design, but I did! It was super simple and fun and I got happy everytime I noticed the small rainbow on my nails. In these photos I'm wearing base- and topcoat by Sally Hansen and three layers of each polish. I topped it with a layer of Trind "Quick-dry". The colours I used are H&M "Yellow", Models Own "Jade Stone", H&M "Deep Sea", Models Own "Lilac Dream" and E.L.F. "Gum Pink" and they all have a very shiny finish.

"Yellow" is, unsurprisingly, a yellow polish. I actually dislike yellow polishes and this is the only one I own. I got this along with three other colours in a set called "Summer Nails" by H&M. However, when I did this mani I was quite happy that I happened to have this polish. Appliance was easy, but it needed three coats to be opaque.

The mint green polish I used was "Jade Stone". It's quite opaque and covers with two coats. Appliance was very easy. This polish is just really great.

Next I used "Deep Sea", a light blue polish by H&M. Appliance was difficult because the brush was more than a little wonky. It's a beautiful colour, but it's nothing special.

"Lilac Dream" is a lilac polish by Models Own. It's very beautiful. Appliance was a bit difficult, because this polish is rather thick. I might try to put some thinner in it. On the other hand it's very opaque. It's almost opaque in one coat and it definintly is in two.

 Last I used "Gum Pink" from E.L.F. and it's a gorgeous pink polish. In the bottle it looks a little pale, but on the nail it looks amazing. This polish reminds me of Barbie and I think the name "Gum Pink" is perfect for this polish!


"Yellow" was purchased at an H&M store.
"Jade Stone" was bought at Models Own.
"Deep Sea" was purchased at an H&M store.
"Lilac Dream" was bought at Models Own.
"Gum Pink" was purchased at E.L.F..




Have you done any spring-inspired manicures?


Love,
Sophie Amalie

Top 5

Her er min nuværende top 5-lister over almindelig neglelak og gennemsigtig glimmerlak, alle udvalgt fra min private samling.

Here's my current top 5 lists over opaque nail polish and layering nail polish. All polishes are from my own stash.


Neglelak/Nail polish:
Gosh - Holographic
E.L.F. - Royal Purple
Wet 'n Wild - Hannah Pinktana
Wet 'n Wild - Hannah Pinktana
Models Own - Scarlet Sparkle

Glimmerlak/Glitters:
Gosh - Rainbow
H&M - Spark Me Up
E.L.F. - Golden Goddess
E.L.F. - Glitter Glam
Wet 'n Wild - Party of Five Glitters



What's your top 5 polishes and glitters?


Love,
Sophie Amalie

Today's Mani: Royal Purple + Hannah Pinktana

Det her er en kombination af to af mine yndlingsneglelakker, nemlig E.L.F. "Royal Purple" og Wet 'n Wild "Hannah Pinktana". "Royal Purple" er en fantastisk lilla lak med en magenta undertone og pink, blå og sølvfarvet shimmer. Den er SÅ smuk! Og jeg har fået en del komplimenter for den, når jeg har haft den på. Den er let nok at lægge på, men den er en eeeeeeeeeeeevighed om at tørre. Selv med Sally Hansen "Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat", som jeg også har på her. På grund af tørretiden, fik jeg et hak i lakken på lillefingeren.

"Hannah Pinktana" er en pink jellybase fuld en masse småt holografisk glimmer. Den er enormt smuk, men også meget gennemsigtig. Da jeg havde den på alene, skulle der en 4-5 lag til, før den dækkede. Derfor ville jeg prøve at lægge den over en anden farve, og valget faldt så på "Royal Purple". Jeg synes, det er en helt vildt flot kombination, og jeg kunne slet ikke holde op med at se på mine negle. Jeg synes især, den holografiske glimmer tager sig godt ude i skæret fra gadelamperne om aftenen. Der er den næsten smukkere end i sollys.

Det her er et lag Sally Hansen basecoat, tre lag "Royal Purple", et lag "Hannah Pinktana" and a final layer of Sally Hansen topcoat.

"Royal Purple" er købt hos E.L.F..

"Hannah Pinktana" er købt i Føtex. 

Her kan du se, hvordan lakken ser ud i naturligt lys på en regnvejrsdag; det ligner bare en lilla lak med sølvglimmer. 

Here you can see what the polish looks like in natural light on a rainy day. Like a purple polish with a bunch of silver glitter.  

This is a combination of two of my favorite polishes, E.L.F. "Royal Purple" and Wet 'n Wild "Hannah Pinktana". "Royal Purple" is an amazing purple shimmer polish with a magenta base. It's very beautiful and I've recieved quite a lot of compliments for it on it's own. Appliance is easy. Here I'm wearing a layer of Sally Hansen basecoat, three coats of "Royal Purple", one layer of "Hannah Pinktana" and finally a layer of Sally Hansen "Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat". However, even with a quick-drying topcoat this took forever to dry, which is why I have a dent in the polish on my pinky.

"Hannah Pinktana" has a pink jellybase and is full of tiny holographic glitter. It's extremely beautiful, but it's also very sheer. It needs 4-5 coats to be opaque, which is why I wanted to try layering it over some other colour. I really like this combo and I couldn't stop starring at my nails all day. Have you ever looked at holographic glitter in the evening underneath a street light? It looks amazing, even more so than in sunlight.

"Royal Purple" was bought at E.L.F.

"Hannah Pinktana" was bought at Føtex, a Danish supermarket.

What do you think of this combo? Are you as infatuated by this as I am?


Love,
Sophie Amalie

Today's Mani: Purple & Blue Glitter

På billederne her har jeg tre lag E.L.F. "Dark Glitter Purple" under et lag af en unavngivet neglelak fra La Femme Beauty. "Dark Glitter Purple" er meget, meget mørk, næsten sort, og fuld af fuchsia og blå glimmer. Glimmeren er fantstisk, og glimter noget så smukt, når lyset falder rigtigt på den. Men efter min mening er "Dark Glitter Purple" en tand for mørk i sig selv. Heldigvis synes jeg, at den ekstra blå og lilla glimmer fra denne La Femme Beauty lak lysner den en smule. På billederne har jeg også et lag underlak og et lag overlak, begge fra Sally Hansen.

"Dark Glitter Purple" er købt hos E.L.F.
Lakken fra La Femme Beauty blev købt i en "rodebutik" i Ishøj.

In these photos I'm wearing three coats of E.L.F. "Dark Glitter Purple" under one layer of an unnamed polish by La Femme Beauty. "Dark Glitter Purple" is such a dark polish that it's almost black. Honestly, it's a bit too dark for my taste. But it's also full of the most beautiful fuchia and blue glitter. To brighten the polish a bit I used a La Femme Beauty Polish, which is packed with blue and purple glitter. I'm also wearing a layer of basecoat and a layer of topcoat, both by Sally Hansen.

"Dark Glitter Purple" was purchased at E.L.F.
The La Femme Beauty polish was bought in-store in Ishøj, Denmark.

What do you guys think of this combo? Is it too safe a choice or do the two polished flatter each other?

Love,

Sophie Amalie