Frankenpolish by Alizarine

Alizarine and I were talking back and forth on Twitter a little while back and before I knew it she was going to franken a nail polish for me! I know I mentioned purple and possibly grey but I don't remember exactly what I said.. then the days went and I didn't think much about the whole thing.

Today there was a fat envelope stuck into the mail box on my door. :)
I immediately understood what it was.. and who it was from..

And yes. It was the franken!

All I can say is that this freaking polish is SPOT ON! It's so gorgeous!

Blog layout delirium

I am currently dabbling around with the looks of this blog.

That's just how I am. Never satisfied.. ;)

So this look is not a final one, the blog will change appearance a lot over the next week or so.
I just wanted to let y'all know what's going on. ;)

I have a vision.. let's just see how long it takes for me to get there. And how much the blogger limitations prevents me from get there.

<3

//Tina

Sinful Colors - Let's Talk

Once again I will go way out of my comfort zone. I've had this polish in my collection for a long time now (I got it from Nicole last year), but I haven't had the guts to use it to be honest LOL!
Today would be the day. Finally! It had become a bit goopy but I revived it with some thinner.

Adding labels plus recreation

So, I'm currently adding these labels to my posts (well, the appropriate posts for them of course): makeup, nail polish, skin care. Blah. I can't BELEIVE I didn't do this when I made the posts?? The reason for this is the new nifty navigation bar up on the top of the site. It lets you see posts with only those specific labels. :) So, bare with me, it will take a while I'm afraid... :(

Essie Demure Vixen

The mail man woke me up this morning with a package. I opened the door (looking a hot mess) and got the package. I knew what it contained of course but still... it contained two nail polishes and one facial moisturizer (which I'll blog about separately later on).

One of the bottles of polish set me in a state I've never experienced before. It was probably "one of those moments". Y'all know what I'm talking about. You see something so utterly beautiful and perfect in every way that you almost cry. Yes. I almost cried when I first held the nail polish bottle in my hand.

I'm talking about Essie Demure Vixen. *Sigh*...

The Super Trio - Making a mani last

I have always had problems with getting my manicures to last. My nail polish chips on day two at the latest, normally. Regardless of what base coats or top coats I have been using..

Well. I found a super combination last week that I just have to share with you!

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF20 - Application with coverage!

Hey guys! So I made a video where I show you how I apply my Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer.

It is almost like a foundation; a light weight one! Great coverage concidering it's a tinted moisturizer.

I find that the way I apply it I get the most out of the coverage possible, without caking on an actual foundation! Watch the video if you are interested in my method!

Updated Skin Care

So.. I have updated my skin care routine. Or rather.. expanded it. ;)
I have finally incorporated some much needed acne treatments into it. Because - yes - I have finally realized that I not only have dry skin, but I have dry skin that is acne prone. And sensitive.

Go figure.. =/

I made a video about this that I just uploaded. The products mentioned in the video are:
Mario Badescu Drying Lotion
Mario Badescu Drying Mask
Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion
Mario Badescu Aloe Vera Toner

Order MAC online in Sweden.. / Beställ MAC på nätet i Sverige.. :)

Hi guys! Boy do I have some exciting news! But before I get into that I will have to explain the bilingual title of the blog post. I will write this post in Swedish below so the whole post will be bilingual. I think I will start doing this with some of my posts from now on. Maybe not pure swatch posts but reviews and news. :)

On to the news then!

OPI - Suzi Says Feng Shui

I have had this nail polish since March. I should have swatched it at the same time as this nail polish.. but I didn't. Reason? The polish was goopy and a bitch to apply (my thoughts at the time were that I had managed to get a fake OPI polish..), so I simply didn't bother with it anymore.. I put it way back in my stash and kind of forgot about it.

Well.. today I pulled it out and decided to try and save it with some thinner. A few drops did the trick! So, here is my belated swatch fest of OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui! A gorgeous blue creme with - in my eyes - green undertones.

Hourglass Veil Fluid Make Up Swatches

So, I got my Hourglass Veil Fluid Make Up samples that I talked about in this post. I have tried them out, each sample was enough for roughly two applications.

The samples are of the colours #0, #1 and #1.5. Below is the photo of the swatches. I encourage you to click it so you can view it in full size.

For reference I have fair neutral skin. In MAC lingo I am a NW15. NW15 is not perfect for me but it is the closest match. I do look best in foundation that either are truly neutral or neutral with a pink (or even peachy) undertone. Yellow just looks wrong on me, makes me look ill.