Picture Polish Bluebird, Spring and Gala swatches

Today I have my 3 picks of the just released Picture Polish polishes: Bluebird, Spring and Gala. The two I didn’t buy are Merge (light grey/brown) and Posey (pale baby pink/nude).

Bluebird:

Picture Polish Bluebird is one of the 2016 Collaboration Shades, a collaboration with Kelli Marissa. It is described as: Bluebird is a periwinkle blue prismatic holo with violet sparks and dries smooth on the nail (contains no glitter) – and I agree, and it’s very beautiful even if it is just a tad dusty. The first coat was surprisingly opaque, but this is two with a coat of Seche Vite.

Spring:

Picture Polish Spring is one of the 2016 Opulence Shades. It is described like this: Spring is a barbie pink scatter holo and dries smooth on the nail (contains no glitter). I do not agree, to me a Barbie pink is more red-toned, but I like this one much better because it is blue-toned and lavender leaning – it’s truly adorable – and at the same time elegant and grown up. The first coat was surprisingly opaque, but this is two with a coat of Seche Vite.

Gala:

Picture Polish Gala is one of the 2016 Opulence Shades. It is described as: a dusky violet scatter holo and dries smooth on the nail (contains no glitter). I think it’s a good description, but fortunately it isn’t too dusky for my liking, and I love how much the scatter hold comes out to play, even in low indoor light settings. You see it in two easy coats with a coat of Seche Vite.

I like all, but either Gala or Spring is my favorite - what's yours..?

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Spring abstract on Trout Pout

I simply felt like going crazy with a sponge and a dotting tool, and as I have been walking around Butter London Trout Pout considering some nail art on it – I decided to use it. With a makeup sponge I dabbed random areas with Essie Dive Bar (the very dark blue), Butter London Slapper (teal) and China Glaze Sunshine Pop (yellow) and I dotted random dots Nubar Blue Hydrangea (light blue) and some of the other colors too. Finally I top coated.

It’s an super easy and quick mani, and you can choose the colors you like.

Jeg havde lyst til at gå amok med en makeup svamp og et dotting tool, og da jeg havde gået og kigget på Butter London Trout Pout og overvejet hvilken nail art jeg skulle lave på den, blev det den. Med en makeup svamp duppede jeg tilfædige områder med Essie Dive Bar (den meget mørke blå), Butter London Slapper (teal) og China Glaze Sunshine Pop (gul) og jeg prikkede tilfædige prikker med Nubar Blue Hydrangea (lys blå) og lidt med andre farver også. Til slut lagde jeg toplak.

Det er en superlet og hurtig mani, og du kan vælge de farver du nu har lyst til.

Small yellow spring flowers - små gule forårsblomster

 

The base color is Nubar Mali-Blue and then I with a very thin striper added vegetation/grass/leaves with 3 different green acrylic colors. The yellow flowers I dotted with China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and on top I dotted China Glaze Lighthouse for a little sparkle. Finally I added some illusive, light clouds with a dotting tool and Essie Pearly White before I top coated with Seche Vite.
Do you want more flower mani’s? Click on the page “Flowers/nature/blomster” in the top menu!

Grundfarven er Nubar Mali-Blue og vegetationen/græsset/bladene er malet med tre forskellige grønne akrylfarver. Blomsterne prikkede jeg på med China Glaze Happy Go Lucky og da det var tørt prikkede jeg lidt oven i det gule med China Glaze Lighthouse for at få lidt glam. Til sidst malede jeg lidt fjerlette skyer med Essie Pearly White før jeg lagde min toplak, Seche Vite.
Vil du se flere blomster manicurer, så klik på fanebladet ”Flower/nature/blomster” i top menuen.

Small purple one-stroke flowers on yellow - små lilla blomster på gult

Happy Easter Monday, in Denmark our Easter holiday started Thursday, and this is the last day!
The base color is China Glaze Sunshine Pop, and with acrylic colors and a striper I painted 2 greens in horizontal stripes. Then I used a very small one-stroke brush for the flowers and a dotter for the pink center of the flowers. Finally I top coated with Seche Vite.

Do you want more flower mani’s? Click on the page “Flowers/nature/blomster” in the top menu!

God 2. påskedag!
Grundfarven er China Glaze Sunshine Pop, og med akrylfarve og en striper malede jeg vandrette blade/striber i 2 grønne farver. Derefter brugte jeg en meget lille one-stroke pensel til blomsterne og et dotting tool til de små pink støvdragere. Til slut lagde jeg Seche Vite Dry fast Top Coat.

Vil du se flere blomster manicurer, så klik på fanebladet ”Flowers/nature/blomster” i top menuen.

"Hiding in Easter" mani - påske kamuflage

A quick, and quite silly Easter-color-Friday mani ;)
Originally I was planning a "Hiding in yellow", but my yellow's are too close to make one.  That's why I chose these colors.  
The base color is China Glaze Gaga For Green, and the camouflage is made with a dotting tool and colors from China Glaze: Solar Power, Sunshine Pop, Happy Go Lucky, Lighthouse, Papaya Punch and Sweet Hook and finally I top coated.

En hurtig og ret skør påske-farve-fredags mani ;)
Oprindeligt ville jeg have en gul kamouflage, men mine gule lakker er alt for tæt på hinanden, så derfor valgte jeg disse farver.
Grundfarven er China Glaze Gaga For Green, og camouflage mnsteret er lavet med et dotting tool og farver fra China Glaze: Solar Power, Sunshine Pop, Happy Go Lucky, Lighthouse, Papaya Punch and Sweet Hook, og til slut lagde jeg en toplak.

Easter - Artsy Wednesday

 

Easter is very appropriately this week’s challenge in our Artsy Wednesday group!

The base color is China Glaze Bahamian Escape and the vegetation, flowers and eggs are painted with a striper, a tiny brush and acrylic colors. Finally I top coated, unfortunately with Poshe, that previously have given me problems with bubbles (notice the thumb), but IRL I couldn't see them..

I’m pretty certain that the Easter Bunny has been hopping around on my nails…

Påske er meget passende denne uges udfordring i vores Artsy Wednesday gruppe!

Grundfarven er China Glaze Bahamian Escape og vegetationen, blomsterne og æggene er malet med en striper, en lille fin pensel og akrylfarver. Til slut lagde jeg en toplak, desværre med Poshe, som tidligere har givet mig problemer med bobler. De ses tydeligt på tommelen, men i virkeligheden lagde jeg nu ikke mærke til dem.

Jeg er ret sikker på, at påskeharen har været på spil på mine negle!

Check out what the other girls in Artsy Wednesday did in this weeks challenge, we now post simultaneously, so go right ahead: Michelle at Lab Muffin,  Alanna at Pretty Purple Polish, Holly at Hooked, Tif at Polished Genious, Lyndsey at Nails by Ms. Lizard, Sofie from Swååfie, Catrine from Unnakednails, Melanie at Nail & Polish, Jessica at Beauty Gnome, 

Tiny pink flowers, 2 versions - små lyserøde blomster i 2 versioner

 

 

The base color is Essie Go Overboard topped with Essie As Gold as it gets. When dry I used acrylic color for the rest. I painted leaves/stems with a medium long striper, that I cut back, so that it’s very thin, I used grey, olive and a sage green, and the flowers I dotted with a light hand using pink acrylic, and I top coated with a matte, Essie Matte About You, you can see that result below the text..

IRL it looked really great, but the photos enlarge my nails about, so I thought that the flowers looked a bit too one dimensional, so the next day I added a little hot pink with a very fine (cut back) brush, and this time I top coated with a glossy tc, Seche Vite, the result above this text.

What do you prefer…?

Grundfarven er Essie Go Overboard toppet med et lag Essie As Gold as it gets. Da det var tørt malede jeg resten med akrylfarve. Jeg malede bladene/stilkene med en medium lang striper, som jeg har beskåret, så den er meget tynd. Jeg brugte grå, oliven og salviegrøn, og blomsterne prikkede jeg på med let hånd i pink, og til sidst topcoatede jeg med Essie Matte About You., det resultat ser du her under teksten.

I virkeligheden så det godt ud, men da billederne forstørrer mine små negle meget, syntes jeg at blomsterne så lidt for endimensionelle ud, så den næste dag malede jeg lidt videre med en hot pink og en super tund pensel, og nu valgte jeg en skinnende topcoat, Seche Vite, og resultatet ser du over denne tekst.

Hvilken version kan du bedst li’…?

Do you want more Flowers? Click on “Flowers/blomster” page in the top menu.

Vi du se flere blomster? Så skal du klikke på fanebladet "Flowers/blomster" i menuen øverst på siden.

Snowdrops - vintergækker

 

 

The base color is China Glaze Kinetic Candy, and when dry I added/dabbed China Glaze Snow Globe for sparkle on the sky, but not all the way down to the tip,. The lower half I sponged with Butter London Wallis, see photo below, and now I was ready to paint the Snowdrops (Galanthus Nivalis) with acrylic colors. First I used my thinnest striper for the vegetation and leaf’s, I chose two different green shades. With a small brush I did the flower heads and with a tiny dotting tool I added the green dot on top of each flower. Finally I top coated with Seche vite.

In Denmark the Snowdrops are the first flowers of the year. Do you like Snowdrops, and do you prefer these or THESE?
Have you noticed the new page in the top menu, Flowers/blomster, with links to all my flowers...?

Grundfaarven er China Glaze Kinetic Candy, og da den var tør lagde jeg China Glaze Snow Globe på den øverste del (mod neglebånd) for at få lidt glitter på himlen. Det yderste af neglen/jorden duppede jeg på med en svamp med Butter London Wallis, se foto nedenstående, og så var jeg klar til at male vintergækker med akrylfarve. Først brugte jeg en meget tynd striper pensel til blade og vegetation, jeg brugte to forskellige nuancer af grøn. Med en meget fin lille pensel malede jeg vintergækkernes hoved, og med mit mindste dotting tool malede jeg den grønne ”kerne” der holder de hvide kronblade. Jeg lagde til sidst en toplak, Seche vite.

Kan du li’ vintergækker, og foretrækker du disse eller DISSE?
Har du lagt mærke til det nye faneblad, Flowers/blomster, i top menuen, der finder du links til alle mine blomster...?

Before the painting - før jeg begyndte at male

Snowdrops for my husband - vintergækker til min mand

I don't think you  ever seen my mani's on the day I actually did them, except for THIS ONE, but it's my husbands birthday, so this morning I asked him, what kind of flowers he wanted, and on what base color.
He went for Butter London Bossy Boots and snowdrops, the years first flowers, because he loved the ones I removed yesterday (I'll post them Wednesday or Thursday), so this is my "take 2" on snowdrops. I don't like as much as "take 1", I'll let you judge later this week :)
Normalt viser jeg først indlæg længe efter at manicuren er taget af, måske lige pånær DENNE, men i dag er det min mands fødselsdag, så i morges spurgte jeg ham om, hvilke blomster jeg skulle lave og på hvilken baggrund. Han valgte Butter London Bossy Boots og vintergækker, fordi han var vild med dem, jeg fjernede i går (jeg viser dem onsdag eller torsdag), så disse vintergækker er faktisk "take 2". Jeg kunne lidt bedre li' "take 1", men jeg vil lade jer vurdere det senere på ugen :)

 

 

 

I spongede the ground with Butter London Wallis before I with a super thin striper painted vegetation and leaves in grey and 2 green acrylic colors, and I did the flower heads (both white and green part) with a dotting tool. Finally I top coated with Seche Vite.
See Bossy Boot swatches HERE 

Do you have snowdrops where you live?

Jeg duppede "jorden" med Butter London Wallis før jeg med en super tynd striper malede vegetation og blade med grå og 2 grønne akrylfarver, og blomsterne (både den hvide og grønne del) malede jeg med et dotting tool. Til slut lagde jeg min toplak, Seche Vite.
Se Bossy Boots uden nail art HER.

Gaga for Electric beat in the green grass

 

A quick and easy Friday mani...
Sorry about the goofy name, I can't help myself, it's a combination of two of the colors used, and sorry for the oily residue, I had put hand lotion on my hands and forgotten all about it, and when I came around to editing the photos, the mani was gone.

This is 2 coats of China Glaze Electric Beat, and it made me feel springy, so I used Gaga for Green for the grass, Sunshine Pop for the sun and flowers, they are both from the same collection, ElectroPop. For the clouds I used OPI Alpine Snow. I used a dotting tool for clouds, sun and flowers, a fine brush for the longer grass, you also could use a fine dotting tool, and the grass I painted like an uneven French tip.

Et lille hurtigt og let fredags design...
Undskyld det tossede navn, jeg kan ikke ladevære, det er en kombination af to af de brugte lakker – og undskyld den fedtede hinde, jeg havde taget håndlotion på og glemt alt om det, og da jeg skulle redigere fotos nogle dage senere, var manicuren taget af.

Der er brugt 2 lag China Glaze Electric Beat, der satte mig i forårshumør, jeg jeg brugte Gaga for Green til græsset, Sunshine Pop til solen og blomsterne, begge er fra den samme kollektion, ElectroPop. Til skyerne brugte jeg OPI Alpine Snow. Jeg brugte et dotting tool til skyer, sol og blomster, og græsset lavede jeg som en ujævn fransk manicure og til de længere strå, brugte jeg en fin pensel, men jeg kunne lige så got have brugt et dotting tool med mini hoved eller en tandstik.