Models own Red alert

I hade planned to do something fun and creative with my nails yesterday evening, but time was not on my side so I decided to pull out a safe card and paint them red. Red is never wrong. So I used a polish I forgot to show you in my haul from Scotland, Red Alert from Models own.

Well, this I bought on a sale for only 1 pound at Heathrow airport. Very well spent money I think. It is a regular red polish, bright and with a slight orange tone, with a jelly finish. It looks good, I like the jelly finish. It is not a wow polish though, but still I think I will wear this a lot. I like wearing red (and my man likes it too. What is it with men and red nails?)

The fomula was a bit thin and runny, but still easy to work with. I used three coats, but I think two coats are enough on short nails.

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News from Models own

Look at these. Models own is in November coming with a collection called Beetlejuice, five multitonal shades. Each shade is made from four colors blended together.

The colors are (descriptions from Models own):

Golden green. A fresh energetic acid.
Pinky brown. A warm rusty pink.
Purple blue. A vibrant punch of fuchsia indigo.
Aqua violet. A true sky shimmer.
Emerald black. A bold-blackened midnight peacock.

I think they all look fantastic, but I really want to get Purple blue, Aqua violet and Emerald black. You?

Models own Nail art pen

When on vacation in Scotland I bought this nail art pen from Models own. Seeing what others are able to do with nail art pens I wanted to try it as well. So, I started with doing a leopard print in pink and red. Some years ago I would never have mixed pink and red but now I think it looks good.

I started with painting my nails with the bright pink Power pink from Isadora. Then I took the nail art pen and did some half circles and U-patterns. Spread them around, took it easy, a relaxed pattern. Then I took Red Alert from Isadora and filled in a little bit of red in the black.

And so I got my first leopard print. What do you think? I know, I need some practice, but it was fun. To be able to do some straight lines though I need to practice a lot.

Models own Mystic Mauve

Models own is a brand that I haven't tried before, but I do think that they have lots of nice colors. You can't find it here in Sweden though so when I came to Scotland I took the opportunity and went to the first Boots I could find and bought some. Mystic Mauve is the first to hit my nails.

This is a pink-purple foil polish that sparkles a lot. It looks very sweet on the nails, but it is doesn't make my heart goes faster but I like it.

It is easy to paint with and two layers is enough to get full coverage.

Back from vacation

I have been away. First to Scotland where we stayed in a small village north of Aberdeen. Wonderful, we saw castles, had tea and scones, walked by the sea, ate haggis and so on. We had such a great time.
Then we travelled on to the north of Norway, as high up as it is possible. There we walked in the mountains, fished in the sea (and broke a nail while bringing up a big fish in the boat) and even had dolpins svimming around the boat. It was so beautiful.
In Norway I didn't have a chance to shop for any polish, but in Scotland I did. Lots. I bought some brands I haven't tried before like Nails Inch and Barry M. Look what I bought: