Summer on my nails

 

 

After the chock about me being pregnant that I gave you earlier today, you need something floral!
On a rainy, cold and dull day in the beginning of June I needed summer on my nails, and I went for one of the polishes that Santa’s Little Polish Helper got for me, Wet n Wild Dreamy Poppy. Actually I was afraid it would clash with my skin tone, but I love it!! I sponged a little band of Essence Choose Me and painted flowers with acrylic colors over it. The top coat is Seche Vite!

And June became by the way the coldest summer in Denmark in the last 21 years :(

Efter det shock jeg gav jer tidligere i dag om min graviditet, har i brug for noget med blomster...
På en regnfuld, kold og trist dag I begyndelsen af juni trængte jeg til sommer på neglene, og jeg valgte en fra swappen med Lydia, nemlig Wet n Wild Dreamy Poppy. Jeg var faktisk bange for at den ikke ville passe til min hudfarve, men jeg elsker den!! Jeg duppede et lille bælte med Essence Choose Me og malede blomster med akrylfarve hen over det. Toplakken er Seche Vite!

Og som mange ved, blev juni den koldeste danske sommer i de sidste 21 år :(

Choose Me for nail art

 

 

When I look at my polishes – they all shout: Choose Me – so I think it’s a brilliant name for a polish. Essence named this lovely teal green color with a lot of gold and teal shimmer Chose Me, and that is the base color. It applies easily and it was so stunning by itself, so I didn’t want to add too much nail art to it. I used only a little acrylic colors in copper and gold, a fine brush and a dotting tool – let my mind wander, and this is what I came up with. Finally I top coated.

Når jeg kigger på mine lakker – råber de alle: Vælg mig (Choose me), så jeg synes det er et glimrende navn til en lak. Jeg taler naturligvis on Essence Choose Me, der er en smuk teal farve med masser af guld og teal shimmer, og den valgte jeg som min grundfarve. Den er let at lægge og er smuk i sig selv, så jeg ville ikke lave for meget nail art på den. Jeg malede kun lidt med akrylfarver i kobber og guld, og jeg brugte en tynd pensel og et dotting tool – jeg lod tankerne vandre, og dette er hvad jeg endte op med. Til slut top coatede jeg med Seche Vite.

Swatch Saturday: 8 random Essence polishes - swatches & review

86 a lovely secret, 87 passion for fashion, 51 Mellow Yellow, 38 choose me

86 a lovely secret, 87 passion for fashion, 51 Mellow Yellow, 38 choose me

86 a lovely secret, 87 passion for fashion, 51 Mellow Yellow, 38 choose me

Nail art special effect topper 08 night in Vegas, 01 Little Miss Bright, Color 3: Midnight date + city that never sleeps

Nail art special effect topper 08 night in Vegas over black/red, 01 Little Miss Bright, Color 3: Midnight date + city that never sleeps over one half of the nail

Nail art special effect topper 08 night in Vegas over black/red, 01 Little Miss Bright, Color 3: Midnight date + city that never sleeps over one half og the nail

I did not experience staining with any of the above colors.
86 a lovely secret is absolutely stunning lilac with shimer, and it's even more gorgeous IRL - I really liked to wear it, and it's an easy to apply 2 coater.
87 passion for fashion is a cream purple, no staining but did chip on me the next day after a bit rough work. It's an easy to apply 2 coater.
51 Mellow Yellow is a delightful and super pale banana yellow with a light shimmer. It's an easy to apply 2-3 coater.
38 choose me is a teal with a heavy shimmer, fun to wear and to use as an effect on other colors too. It's an easy to apply 2 coater.

Nail art special effect topper 08 night in Vegas is a flakie topper very, very like Nubar 2010, Essie Luxeffects Shine of the Times, NfuOh 38.

01 Little Miss Bright is from the Season of Extremes coll. - a cream purple that is a bit sheer in 2 coats, needs 3. It’s easy to apply.

Color 3 is a series of 2 colors, where one half is an effect. Midnight date is a midnight blue shimmer and city that never sleeps is a blue jelly with flakies.