Swatch: Pastel Pink

"Pastel Pink" er en lyserød cremelak fra Models Own. Den er superfin og feminin og meget sommerlig. Det var som om lakken på en eller anden måde, fik mig til at se mere solbrændt ud.

Lakken er købt hos Models Own.

"Pastel Pink" is a very pretty pink creme polish from Models Own. This polish is especially cute for summer. I'm not sure why, but to me it seemed like my hands appeared a bit more tan with this polish, which I really liked.

This polish was bought at Models Own.

Denne her lak er også rigtig fin til fødderne om sommeren.

This polish is also really cute for summer feet!

Love,

Sophie Amalie

Swatch: Lili's Pink

"Lili's Pink" er en lyserød foillak fra Models Own. At den har en foilfinish betyder, at den er en slags blanding af en metallisk og en shimmer lak. Den er superfin og feminin. Her er der to lag plus over- og underlak fra Sally Hansen. Det sjove ved denne her lak er, at den ligner en lys, næsten laksefarvet, lyserød indenfor. Men så snart man kommer udenfor, ser den meget mere pink ud. Det næstnederste billede er taget udenfor, så I kan se, hvor anderledes den ser ud.

 

Lakken er købt hos Models Own.

"Lili's Pink" is a foil polish from Models Own, which means it's a blend of a metallic and a shimmer finish. In these pictures I'm wearing two coats plus top and base coat by Sally Hansen. Inside this polish looks like a soft pink with in a salmon-ish shade. But once you get outside it looks like a gorgeous barbie-hot pink, like in the photo right above. Super pretty, right? But very surprising.

This polish was bought at Models Own.

What do you think of this polish? If you own it, were you as suprised by it's hot-pink-ness as I was?

Love,
Sophie Amalie

Swatch: Mystic Mauve

"Mystic Mauve" er en virkelig fin lyselilla lak fra Models Own, og den har en foil finish. Det betyder, at den er en slags blanding af en metallisk og en shimmer lak. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide den slags lakker, men jeg har desværre ikke så mange. Lakken var super god på alle områder, så der er sådan set ikke så meget mere at sige om det. Det her er to lag plus under- og overlak fra Sally Hansen. Det er en super fin farve her til foråret og sommeren.

Lakken er købt hos Models Own. 

This polish is Models Own's "Mystic Mauve". It's a super pretty light purple foil polish. When a polish has a foil finish, it's somewhere in between a metallic and a shimmer finish. I really like foil polishes, but I don't own many. Yet, haha. Where was I? Oh, right. "Mystic Mauve" is a really great polish all around and I don't really have much else to say about it. This is two coats plus Sally Hansen's base and top coat. I think this a great colour for the spring and summer season.

This polish was bought at Models Own.


How do you guys like foil polishes?

Love,
Sophie Amalie

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

News: New Models Own Collections

Models Own har en helt ny kollektion ude. Den hedder "Hed Kandi", og den er skabt som et samarbejde mellem Models Own og pladeselskabet Hed Kandi, som laver dancemusik. Kollektionen er inspireret af Ibiza, og den består af tre cremelakker og to glimmerlakker. Fra venstre til højre er det "Beach Party", "Belearic Cool", "Disco Heaven", "Ibiza Mix" og "Hedonist". Jeg synes, man kommer i rigtig sommerhumør af denne kollektion, og jeg er lidt hooked på de to glimmerlakker.

Eftersom denne blog stadig er ny, har jeg ikke nået at få skrevet om de andre forårs-/sommerkollektioner fra Models Own. Men derfor skal I da ikke snydes! Så her kommer nogle flere billeder og beskrivelser af de andre nye kollektioner.

"Kaleidoscope" er en kollektion, som er blevet designet for at fejre bladet Looks 5-års fødselsdag. Alle fem lakker har en blank shimmer finish. Fra venstre til højre er det "Dream Stream", "Blooming Pink", "Purple Imperial", "Zest-A-Peerl" and "Sun Kissed". Alle disse farver er dejlig varme sommerfarver, men jeg tror ikke, at det er nogen jeg mangler i min samling. Måske "Purple Imperial"?

Det her er en kollektion ved navn "Freshen Up", og den indeholder fem fine pastelfarvede lakker. Fra venstre til højre: "Edamame", "Naked Shimmer", "Soda Pop Pink", "Peaches & Cream" and "Bare Beauty". "Edamame" ser simpelthen så fin ud! Alle mine lysegrønne lakker er mintgrønne, og jeg kunne virkelig godt tænke mig en lysgrøn som denne.

Derudover har de tilføjet tre nye lakker til deres "Beetlejuice"-kollektion: "Copper Pot", "Tropical Sun" og "Indian Ocean". Jeg er ikke helt lige så vild med disse, som med de oprindelige fem, men "Indian Ocean" er den, der tiltrækker mig mest. Jeg har bare et billede af, at den er meget magen til min "Ciel bleu" fra Luminelle.

Alle billederne er fra Models Owns Facebook.

Alle lakkerne kan købes hos Models Own. Er der nogen af dem, så du bare må eje?

Models Own has released a couple of spring and summer collections. Since this blog is rather new I'll feature their latest collections, even though some of them launched a month or two ago. Anyway. The first picture is of the "Hed Kandi"-collection. Models Own collaborated with  the record company "Hed Kandi" to create this collection inspired by Ibiza. It features three creme polishes and two glitters. From left to right it's "Beach Party", "Belearic Cool", "Disco Heaven", "Ibiza Mix" og "Hedonist". I think this is a great summer collection and I really want the two glitter polishes.

The second collection is "Kaleidoscope" and it was designed to celebrate Look Magazine's 5th birthday. These five are all shimmer polishes and from left to right it's "Dream Stream", "Blooming Pink", "Purple Imperial", "Zest-A-Peerl" and "Sun Kissed". This is another lovely summer collection, but none of these colours are something I crave.

The next collection is called "Freshen Up" and it features five creme polishes in pretty pastel colours. From left to right it's "Edamame", "Naked Shimmer", "Soda Pop Pink", "Peaches & Cream" and "Bare Beauty". I'm actually pretty crazy about "Edamame". Alle the soft greens I have are mint creams and I've been wanting a green exactly like this. I might just have to get this one.

Finally Models Own added three new polishes to the famous "Beetlejuice"-collection: "Copper Pot", "Tropical Sun" and "Indian Ocean". None of these polishes seems quite as amazing as the previous five, but the one I like best is "Indian Ocean". I just have this feeling that it's very similar to my "Ciel bleu" by Luminelle.

All the picture were borrowed from Models Own on Facebook.

All the polishes can be purchased at Models Own.

What do you think of these collection? Which of these polishes do you need?

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

Swatch: Golden Green

Det her er "Golden Green" fra Models Owns Beetlejuice Collection. Lakken er en smuk duochrome, som skifter mellem en dyb flaskegrøn og en lysere gyldengrøn. Den er mere olivengrøn med guldshimmer end egentlig guldfarvet. Den er let at påføre, og den tørrer rimelig hurtigt. Eftersom lakken har en metallisk finish, kan man se børstestrøgene et par steder, men det er ikke meget. Denne lak har dog et stort problem: Holdbarheden er virkelig dårlig, og der går ikke længe inden lakken har fået de første hakker. På billederne her har jeg både et lag under- og overlak fra Sally Hansen med fire lag "Golden Green" mellem.

Lakken er købt hos Models Own.

This is "Golden Green" from the Bettlejuice Collection by Models Own. It's a gorgeous duochrome that shifts between a rich bottle green and a lighter golden green (duh). It's actually more of an olive green with gold shimmer than actual gold. Appliance is easy and it dries fairly quick. The polish has a metalic finish so some brush strokes are apparant, but it's not bad. The real problem with this polish is how fast it chips. But as I said, it's a really gorgeous duochrome, so in my opinion it's worth it. In these photos I am also wearing a layer of base- and topcoat, both by Sally Hansen.

This was bought at Models Own.


Do you have any duochromes or maybe even Beetlejuice polishes? Do you love them as much as I do?


Love,
Sophie Amalie