Scarab’s drag flowers

 

 

The base color is Illamasqua Scarab, a beautiful brown-toned wine red. Did you know that Scarabaeus sacer, is a scarab beetle worshiped by Ancient Egyptians, it’s a dung beetle actually. Now we rarely see the Scarab, that is efficient agriculture for you :(…

I remember when I was a kid growing up in the countryside, at dusk they flew, and could hit you pretty hard, if you were on a fast bike. Mine was fast because I was slightly afraid of ghosts and some other creatures that in my imagination lived different places on my route back home from my play mate, I remember signing really loud made them keep their distance ;)

I painted flowers with metallic arylic colors, and used the drag-marble technique for both the leaves and petals, and the top coat is imn Nothern Lights in Gold, it’s looks a bit weird on the photos.

Grundfarven er Illamasqua Scarab, en smuk bruntonet, vinrød. Vidste du er Scarabaeus sacer, er en bille også kaldet skarnbasse, som de gamle ægyptere tilbad. Vi ser dem sjældent i dag, de har som så meget andet fået dårligere betingelser på grund af effektivt landbrug :(

I min barndom boede jeg også på landet, og jeg husker hvordan skarnbasserne fløj i mørkningen, og hvis man havde for stor fart på cyklen, kunne de ramme ret hårdt, hvis man cyklede ind i en. Og jeg cyklede hurtigt, for jeg var lidt bange for spøgelser og trolde og hvad der i hvert fald i min fantasi nu ellers fandtes på turen hjem fra min legekammerat. Jeg husker at hvis jeg sang meget højt, så kunne jeg holde disse spøgelserne på afstand ;)

Jeg malede blomsterne med akrylfarve og brugte drag-marble teknikken til både blade og blomster. Toplakken er imn Nothern Lights in Gold, det ser lidt underligt ud på billederne…

Illamasqua swatches: Charisma, Creator, Viridian, Glitterati & Scarab

Illamasqua Charisma

 

 

Illamasqua Charisma is described as a deep raspberry pink, and I agree, it's gorgeous, just look at that shimmer...

Illamasqua Creator

Illamasqua Creator is described as a magical black. It's black and full packed with silver glitter, the finish is surprisingly smooth, but still I would add a top coat....

Illamasqua Scarab

 

Illamasqua Scarab is described as a deep ruby red with a metallic finish - and it is indeed deep, vampy and brown-toned red with a gorgeous shimmer. It's darker and more brown toned than Charisma.

Illamasqua Glitterati

 

Illamasqua Glitterati is described as a raspberry glitter - and I love the holo glitter in it. It's a Limited Edition, and I bought it in a duo set with Viridian, see below...

IllamasquaViridian

 

Illamasqua Viridian is desribed as a peacock green with a metallic shimmer. Many would call it a blackened teal with gorgeous shimmer reflecting brighter green and blue....

All are shown in two coats, no top coat, and the application is a dream, and the dry-time is good.