Linda Johansen Twighlight Magenta swatches

Today I have a Norwegian brand to show, Linda Johansen in Twiglight Magenta...

Linda Johansen Twighlight Magenta is a beautiful royal purple that makes me think of dark purple velvet. It has a beautiful shimmer, and in some lower light settings it's almost eggplant purple.
The formula is flawless and the dry time is good - here you see 2 coats without a top coat.

I got this as a blogger sample from Norway Nails, and if you want to shop, use the code MARIA10 to get a 10% discount!

The Never Ending Haul Story - part 10

Strangely enough - The Never Ending Haul Story does continue - this is alarming indeed... ;)

 2 very old Chanel Ladies - I love them :)

Two older - but new China Glaze polishes from Ebay: Stroll and International Flare

These two I bought in August in  Douglas in Flensburg in Germany

 Pre-owned Chanels...

More pre-owned including MAC Rain of Flowers

And even more - some rare - some not so rare...

And the last 4 photos was birthday presents when I was 60 in September - see them HERE :)

Will The Never Ending Haul Story continue? Will Maria buy more polish?? Does she ever get enough???
Are you confused - you won't be after the next episode, if there is going to be one....;)

Canicule ribbons with flowers for Christmas

The base color is the vintage Chanel Canicule 59, a gorgeous and shimmery red with a little micro glitter. I wore this for Christmas (still am) and I painted simple ribbons and flowers in acrylic craft paint before I top coated with Seche Vite.

By the way I looked up Canicule thinking it might be connected to Canis (dog) in Latin, and it kind of was as “dog-days” is a hot period during summer…

Grundfarven er min vintage Chanel Canicule 59, en super smuk rød med masser af shimmer oget let mikroglitter. Jeg have den på til jul (har den faktisk stadig på), og jeg malede enkle bånd med en blomst på med akrylfarve, og toplakken er Seche Vite.

Jeg var for resten nysgerrig efter at vide hvad Canicule betyder, for jeg tænkte det kunne have forbindelse til Canis (hund) på latin. Og lidt havde det, idet det betyder en hedebølge/varm periode om sommeren, som vi også kalder hunde-dagene her i landet.

Christmas flowers for a dragon - Artsy Wednesday

The base color is Chanel Dragon and I lightly sponged a little less than half the nail with Illamasqua Spartan. I painted my flowers staying true to traditional Christmas colors – and the top coat is Seche Vite.

Grundfarven er Chanel Dragon og jeg duppede knap halvdelen af hver negl med Illamasqua Spartan før jeg malede mine blomster med akrylfarve. Toplakken er Seche Vite.

Check out the other girls Artsy Wednesday mani's: 
Michelle - Lab Muffin 
Melanie - Nail & Polish 
Catrine - Unnakednails
Ameerah - Valiantly Varnished
Wendy - M.A.S.P.O.O.A.S.E.
Haylee - Makeup and Masala
Rosemarie - Every Little Polish
Anna - Makeup'n More by Anna

Cinema flowers - Merry Christmas!!!

I’m so not in the Christmas mood – the weather is grey, wet and too warm here in Denmark…

The base color is Chanel Cinema 581, and I dabbed China Glaze Twinkle Lights along the cuticle line before I painted my flowers with acrylic craft paint. The top coat is Seche Vite as usual!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year with lots of happy days!

Jeg er slet ikke I julehumør, vejret er alt for varmt – hvad med dig?

Grundfarven er Chanel Cinema 581, og jeg duppede China Glaze Twinkle Lights langs neglebåndene før jeg malede mine blomster med akrylfarve. Toplakken er som sædvanligt Seche Vite!

Jeg ønsker jeg alle en rigtig glædelig jul og er godt og lykkebringende nyt år!

NailNation 3000 Fan-Tabulous swatches

OBS: Blogger makes it more hot fuchsia than it is in person and on my original photos - sorry, it's out of my hands....
NailNation 3000 Fan-Tabulous #83 is a gorgeous, bold and strong fuchsia holo.
The application is easy (I always use a ridge filler base coat), and it is opaque in one rich coat, but here you have two coats without a top coat.
It was a pleasant first meeting with NailNation 3000!
I got this as a blogger sample from Norway Nails, and if you want to shop, use the code MARIA10 to get a 10% discount!