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Flowers for Twinkle - fixing a skin tone clash

The base color is Picture Polish Twinkle – I had hoped it was more lilac that this, and I don’t really feel it’s nice with my skin tone. I also was a bit disappointed that it left the gorgeous...

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The first set of paintings this Micro Painting Monday #25 is "Red for Susanne" that I painted for a friend, who loves red.... The next set is "Mixed tulips", it is one of the pieces that I show the...

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Priti Nyc swatches: Spring Gentian, Rabbit Tracks, Lilac Queen and American Beauty

Priti Nyc Spring Gentian - where have you been all my life??? In my opinion this is blue perfection - just look at that shade and those amazing flecks... If Zoya Song gave it's flecks to Nails Inc....

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A dream swap...

When Lydia and I swap - we do it properly ;) This is the latest swap-parcel from my sweet, generous and always positive friend Lydia, Purple Castle, whom I really am proud to call my friend -...

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Flowers for a cutie pie

The base color is Chick Cutie Pie, a beautiful pale mint pastel with a flawless formula. I painted the leaves and quick, simple flowers with acrylic craft paint, and the top coat is Seche Vite. If...

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Wisteria on pastel yellow

The base color is Manhattan Lotus Effect 21G, and I painted leaves and clusters of flowers that looks a lot like Wisteria in different shades of acrylic craft color. I’m not unhappy about them, but...

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Pastel skittle with flowers - Artsy Wednesday

The theme in this Artsy Wednesday is pastels… The colors I used are all Models Own. Thumb: Beth’s Blue from the “Ice Cream Sundae” collection, the rest is from the scented collection “Fruit...

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Guessing giveaway :)

During my blog leave I spent some of the time in the southern parts of Germany, and I did a *little* polish shopping... To my defense I shopped for 4 other girls too.... So why not make a small...

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Micro Painting Monday - 24 - after my first exhibition

When I started my facebook page Micro Paintings by Maria the chairman for Vendsyssel Knivmagerlaug asked if I would like to exhibit on their annual "Knivtræf i Nord". Knife makers from all of...

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Priti Nyc swatches: Lungwort, Horned Poppy, Hardy Plumbago and Day Flower

Priti Nyc Lungworth is a beautiful mint green leaning towards Tiffany colored cream polish. This is two easy coats and no top coat. Priti Nyc Horned Poppy is a gorgeous yellow, not a strong yellow,...

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Catrice swatches: No Snow Petrol, Marilyn and Me, Oh My Goldness, The Pinky and The Brain, ACid DC and Pool Party at Night

Catrice No Snow Petrol is discontinued. It's a beautiful petrol/teal color with a subtle blue shimmer Marilyn & Me is discontinued too, I think. It's a gorgeous true red with tiny red glitters. Oh...

May 11, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Viscous Vampire daisies

The base color is Pretty Serious Viscous Vampire that I got as a free sample for testing from Norway Nails. Remember to use the code MARIA10 to get a 10% discount when you shop. It is such a pretty...

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Flowers in my cosmos

The base color is Picture Polish Cosmos – and with acrylic craft color I painted flower vines on it. The top coat is as usual Seche Vite.Grundfarven er Picture Polish Cosmos – og jeg malede...

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Sunday funday flowers - and I'm back ;)

The base color is China Glaze Sunday Funday and I dabbed Ozotic “Sugar” #904 on the tips. I painted the wild flowers with acrylic craft color and top coated with Seche Vite.Grundfarven er China...

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China Glaze Hologlam Astro-Hot, Infra Red, When Stars Collide, Galactic Gray and OHMG A UFO, swatches and comparison

I already showed you the 4 blue from China Glaze Hologlam 2013 - see them HERE Today I will show you the rest of my picks, all in 2 coats and without a top coat. First we have the lovely and...

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Micro Painting Monday - 23

Today I will show you how the back ground can change how you see a set of paintings... Personally I prefer a frame with passepartout - but here are framing examples without one... First the set...

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Ozotic Sugar collection 901, 902, 903 and 904 swatches

Today I have a collection of duo chrome shimmer polishes from Ozotic, all shown over black i 1 coat and without a top coat. I love this type of polish, it's so useful to create effects in nail...

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NYX Ink, Jade, Enchanted Forest and Surf - swatches

These are my so far only NYX polishes, below they are shown in 2 coats and without top coat. Application and dry time was good. Click to see larger images.... NYX Enchanted Forest a beautiful green...

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Essie sping collections 2013 - Madison Ave-Hue and Resort, swatches of my picks

Essie released two 2013 spring collections - and I picked 5 of them. The first two are from the Madison Ave-Hue collection, Avenue Maintain and Bond With Whomever. The next 3 are from the Resort...

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Spring vibe

The base color is China Glaze I Want My Bawdy, it has a subtle duo-chrome shift between blue and purple. I used a gold striper for the random stripes and painted leaves and flowers with acrylic...

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A color I usually hate - Artsy Wednesday

The theme of this Artsy Wednesday is a color you usually hate – and even if I prefer not to use grey or brown, I do not hate them. But some kinds of nudes looks so terrible on me, and China Glaze...

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Catrice swatches - Be Aztec, From Dusk To Dawn and a Paradoxal dupe comparison and Red Butler

Today I again have some random Catrice Swatches for you - all shown in two coats - without a top coat. Some are retired and/or re-launched with a new name and possibly a slight change... The first...

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Micro Painting Monday - 22

"Finally spring" is the hopeful name of the first set in this Micro Painting Monday #22. It is found in the Available section of my shop. - and this is what it looks like when the future owner...

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Catrice swatches - It's All I Can Blue, George Blueney, Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans and Hunting Heritage

Today I have some swatches of 4 blue random Catrice polishes. All are shown in 2 coats without a top coat. Some are retired and/or re-launched with a new name and possibly a slight change... First...

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Plan for the next weeks - and a late low-buy February

I'm taking a blog and computer break the next week or so, and that means that.... I will not visit the blogs I normally visit and comment on, so my apologies for that - and I also will not reply to...

Apr 27, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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China Glaze Sunsational swatches: Too Yacht To Handle, Bottoms Up, Highlight Of My Summer and That's Shore Bright, comparisons

Today I'm going to show you my picks of the some places not yet released China Glaze Sunsational collection that I was lucky to find at Pretty Polish in Holland.... If you have seen these presented...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Subtle flower vines for Gomme

The base color is the gorgeous pastel blue Nailstation Gomme, sent to me by Norway Nailsto review, and I have previously shown you swatches. I wanted to stay in subdued pastel colors and ended up...

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Flowers in my veins

You didn’t know I have flowers in my aorta or maybe even all my veins did you…?Hahaha, well my faithful readers knew I’m sure ;)And today I have flowers on my nails with the gorgeous red Illamasqua...

Apr 24, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Et spørgsmål til mine danske læsere... (a poll for my Danish readers only)

Som I måske har lagt mærke til, har alle mine swatch indlæg igennem nogen tid kun været på engelsk, af og til er andre indlæg også kun på engelsk. Det er sommetider fordi jeg er doven, men jeg...

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Flowers for Twinkle - fixing a skin tone clash

Micro Painting Monday - 25

Priti Nyc swatches: Spring Gentian, Rabbit Tracks, Lilac Queen and American Beauty

A dream swap...

Flowers for a cutie pie

Wisteria on pastel yellow

Pastel skittle with flowers - Artsy Wednesday

Guessing giveaway :)

Micro Painting Monday - 24 - after my first exhibition

Priti Nyc swatches: Lungwort, Horned Poppy, Hardy Plumbago and Day Flower

Catrice swatches: No Snow Petrol, Marilyn and Me, Oh My Goldness, The Pinky and The Brain, ACid DC and Pool Party at Night

Viscous Vampire daisies

Flowers in my cosmos

Sunday funday flowers - and I'm back ;)

China Glaze Hologlam Astro-Hot, Infra Red, When Stars Collide, Galactic Gray and OHMG A UFO, swatches and comparison

Micro Painting Monday - 23

Ozotic Sugar collection 901, 902, 903 and 904 swatches

NYX Ink, Jade, Enchanted Forest and Surf - swatches

Essie sping collections 2013 - Madison Ave-Hue and Resort, swatches of my picks

Spring vibe

A color I usually hate - Artsy Wednesday

Catrice swatches - Be Aztec, From Dusk To Dawn and a Paradoxal dupe comparison and Red Butler

Micro Painting Monday - 22

Catrice swatches - It's All I Can Blue, George Blueney, Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans and Hunting Heritage

Plan for the next weeks - and a late low-buy February

China Glaze Sunsational swatches: Too Yacht To Handle, Bottoms Up, Highlight Of My Summer and That's Shore Bright, comparisons

Subtle flower vines for Gomme

Flowers in my veins

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