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