Models Own Gun Grey

Hi all!

A relatively short post today! I still have to swatch a few of my Models Own polishes, so here's another one for you :)

Models Own Gun Grey, two coats in daylight. The name really says it all; it's a gun grey polish. In my eyes, it truly looks like a gun grey polish since it has the perfect color for it and the finish is somewhere between metallic and frost. Only two coats for opacity, but one would have been sufficient if I used a thicker coat.

Models Own polishes are not B3F (toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate free) so this polish smells a bit, but application is fine and drying time was perfect. Models Own polishes can be bought at www.modelsownit.com and they do ship internationally, but please keep in mind they have a GBP 30 minimum for purchase.

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Models Own Magenta Divine

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How are you all today? Are you as tired as I am after only two days of work? I feel like I ran a marathon or something! Anyway, today I have Models Own Magenta Divine for you.

Models Own Magenta Divine, three coats in daylight. Magenta Divine is a clear based magenta glitter. Woah, glitter! It has been a while since I wore this kind of glitter.. Pretty though! Application was fine, I find that glitters have some kind of manual for application. I want the glitters evenly divided on my nails and sometimes glitter just sticks together. I didn't have that issue with this one though!

In the same range as Magenta Divine, there's Emerald City. I own Emerald City as well, so I'll try to swatch it somewhere later this week. I find myself really busy since I started working more, so I can't do my nails as often as I'd like. All will be fine though, I'm sure! I just have to find some kind of rhythm and balance in my life :)

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Models Own Misty Grey

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Although the weather was nice and sunny over here today, I decided to swatch some more Models Own polishes that I got in with various orders. Today I have Misty Grey for you.

Models Own Misty Grey, three coats in daylight. Misty Grey is exactly as the name states - a misty grey creme. Although mist would be less opaque, I think they came up with a name that summarizes the polish pretty well! The polish was a bit on the thick side, but other than that application was fine. I really like these misty, foggy colors. I don't think I own a polish that is a dupe for Misty Grey.

I'm planning on doing more swatching to complete my "Models Own polish database", but life got busy when I started working again.

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Comparison: Models Own Slate Green vs. Misa Dirty Sexy Money

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Gisteren was ik te laat thuis om nog te kunnen posten, vandaar dat ik mijn post naar vandaag verschoven heb. Ik maak het goed, dat beloof ik! Vandaag heb ik een comparison tussen Models Own Slate Green en Misa Dirty Sexy Money. Misa DSM is vrij moeilijk te vinden, dus zou het fijn zijn als er een dupe was.. Daarom heb ik een vergelijking gemaakt zodra ik Dirty Sexy Money binnen kreeg.

I got home a little late yesterday, so I couldn't upload my post anymore.. So I'll show you today what I wanted to post. I have a comparison between Models Own Slate Green and Misa Dirty Sexy Money for you today. Misa DSM is not that easy to find, so it would be nice to have a dupe handy. I decided to do a comparison with Dirty Sexy Money as soon as I got it in, which was this week.


Naast elkaar. In de flesjes lijken ze erg op elkaar.

Side by side. In the bottles they look quite close.



And in a bigger picture


Ik hoop dat het zo duidelijk te zien is, ik heb echt mijn best gedaan maar deze kleuren laten zich niet makkelijk op de foto vastleggen. Op mijn wijsvinger en ringvinger heb ik Misa Dirty Sexy Money twee laagjes, op mijn middelvinger en pink heb ik twee laagjes Models Own Slate Green. Zoals je kunt zien (hoop ik, dat zie ik in ieder geval op mijn scherm wel), zijn dit geen dupes. DSM is donkerder, meer blauw, terwijl Slate Green lichter is en de kleur van deze lak is wat koeler. Ze zijn allebei dusty en daarom vind ik ze allebei erg mooi. Dit zijn geen dupes. De applicatie op Misa Dirty Sexy Money was stukken beter dan die van Models Own Slate Green, maar misschien komt dat ook doordat Models Own alweer een tijdje stilstaat.

I hope you can see this, I really tried my best to get the colors right in the pictures and that wasn't easy. These colors are hard to photograph.. On my index and ring I'm wearing Misa Dirty Sexy Money, two coats, and on my middle and pinky I'm wearing two coats of Models Own Slate Green. As you can see, hopefully, these are not dupes. Dirty Sexy Money is darker and more blue in color, while Slate green is lighter and cooler. They're both dusty so I like them both a lot, although DSM is a little bit warmer. Again, these are not dupes. The application on Misa Dirty Sexy Money was way better than the application of Models Own Slate Green, but then again, I already have this Models Own polish for a couple of weeks, so maybe this polish just needs a little Restore.


Het verschil tussen de lakken is op deze manier beter te zien denk ik. Op mijn middelvinger zit dus Models Own, op de andere twee nagels zit Misa.

The difference is clearly visible in this picture I think. On my middle finger I wear Models Own, on the other two nails I'm wearing Misa.

I hope this helps, with either killing a lemming or creating one ;)

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Models Own Betty Blue

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Vandaag heb ik weer een lak van Models Own voor jullie. Dit keer een prachtige koninklijke blauw; Betty Blue.

Today I have another Models Own polish for you. This time it's a gorgeous royal blue; Betty Blue.

Be prepared for a lot of pics!

Models Own Betty Blue, twee laagjes in dag- en zonlicht. Betty Blue is een geweldige koninklijk blauwe jelly. Dit is twee laagjes en dan is ze al volledig dekkend. Ik ben onder de indruk! Applicatie van deze lak was een beetje lastig voor mij, aangezien de lak een beetje aan de dunne kant is, maar niks dat niet opgeruimd kon worden bij de cleanup :) Droogtijd is goed, daar had ik geen problemen mee.

Models Own Betty Blue, two coats in daylight and sunlight. Betty Blue is a gorgeous royal blue jelly. This is two coats and she's completely opaque with those two coats. I'm impressed! Application was a bit tricky for me, since the polish was a bit watery, but nothing I couldn't fix without a little cleanup. Drying time was good, no problems at all.


Betty Blue met Color Club Worth The Risque. Ik heb imageplate M78 gebruikt om te stempelen. De Color Club Holo's lenen zich bijzonder goed voor stempelen zoals jullie wel in de gaten hebben! De Konad is niet helemaal goed gelukt, maar ik vind de combinatie erg leuk.

Betty Blue with Color Club Worth The Risque. I used imageplate M78 for stamping. The Color Club holo's are very suitable to use for Konad as you may have noticed! The Konad isn't the best Konad I did, the image was kinda tricky to get on right. I do like the combination though! Will try this combo again in the near future. I will take a pic when I did a better job on the Konad.

And a closer look of the image on the nail:


I think it's hot!

Well, this is it for today! How do you like Betty Blue?

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Grey Comparison and New Blogs On The Block

Goedemorgen! Vanochtend heb ik een grijze vergelijking voor jullie.

Good Morning! This morning I have a grey comparison for you.

Orly Mirror Mirror op wijs- en ringvinger, Models Own Grey Day op middelvinger en pink, beiden twee laagjes. Zoals je ziet zijn dit twee totaal verschillende kleuren - Grey Day is veel donkerder. Dit zijn geen dupes.

Orly Mirror Mirror on index and ring, Models Own Grey Day on middle and pinkie. Both are two coats. As you can see, these are two completely different colors. Grey Day is much darker. These are not dupes.


RBL Stormy op wijs- en ringvinger, Models Own Grey Day op middelvinger en pink, beiden twee laagjes. Hier hebben we twee lakken die wel erg dicht bij elkaar liggen! RBL Stormy is wellicht een ietsiepietsie donkerder, maar het scheelt écht heel weinig. In het echt was amper zichtbaar dat het twee verschillende lakken zijn, ik had dit gewoon kunnen dragen zonder dat iemand het op zou vallen dat ik niet op alle nagels dezelfde kleur heb. Mocht je RBL Stormy op het oog hebben, maar te duur vinden, dan is Models Own Grey Day een goede vervanger. Models Own kost GBP 5 (omgerekend ongeveer € 5,75) voor 14ml, RBL kost $ 18 (omgerekend ongeveer €13,50) voor 12ml.

RBL Stormy on index and ring, Models Own Grey Day on middle and pinkie. Both are two coats. These two are really close! Maybe RBL Stormy is just a teenie tiny bit darker, but it's very close. Irl it was barely visible that I had two different polishes on my nails and I could have easily worn these like this, and nobody would have noticed. If you like RBL Stormy but think it's just a little too expensive, you could go for Models Own Grey Day. She is a really good alternative. Models Own retails for GBP 5 (around € 5,75) for 14ml, RBL costs $ 18 (around € 13,50) per 12ml.

Hope this helps!

Because there are even more new blogs from Dutch Diva's, I wanted to share them with you! Please check out:

Linnie's Favorites
Kelly's Nailstash
Nail-licious
At my Fingertips
Polished Perfection
Ainnir

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Models Own Grey Day

En vandaag nog een lak van Models Own! Ik ben het hele weekend druk bezig geweest in het huis van mijn schoonzusje, onder andere kasten in elkaar zetten. Je zult dan ook niet geloven dat ik vanmorgen een nagel brak... Tijdens het zwemmen! Ik ga niet al mijn nagels inkorten, dus zullen jullie het moeten doen met een kortere nagel ;)

And today we're back with more Models Own polishes! I spent the whole weekend at my sister in-laws house assembling closets and such. You wouldn't believe I broke a nail today... While I was swimming! Noes.. I will not chop them all off, so you'll have to look at one shorter nail for a while ;)

Grey Day, twee laagjes in daglicht. Deze naam weerspiegelt de kleur perfect! Ook bij deze was de applicatie weer goed en droogtijd prima. Er is weinig te klagen bij de lakken van Models Own tot nu toe. Ik zal haar morgen eens vergelijken met Orly Mirror Mirror. China Glaze Recycle heb ik nog steeds niet, dus helaas kan ik haar daar (nog) niet mee vergelijken!

Grey Day, two coats in daylight. The name of the polish reflects de color perfectly! Application was good with this one and dryingtime was fine. I don't have much complaining to do with the Models Own polishes till now! :) I will compare her to Orly Mirror Mirror tomorrow, but I don't think they're anything alike. I don't own China Glaze Recycle (yet, should really order that one!!), so I can't compare her to Grey Day.

En omdat het gisteren Valentijnsdag was, een plaatje van wat ik van vriendlief heb gekregen!
And because it was Valentines day yesterday, I picture of what I got from my boyfriend!

Bonbons!
Chocolats!

Ik hoop dat jullie allemaal een fijne Valentijnsdag hebben gehad. Hebben jullie nog iets speciaals gedaan?
I hope you had a nice Vday! Did anyone do anything special?

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Models Own Raspberry Crush

Vandaag een korte post, want ik ben niet thuis. Toch wilde ik deze graag met jullie delen!

Today I have a short post for you, because I'm not at home. I just wanted to share this with you!


Raspberry Crush, drie laagjes zonder topcoat in zonlicht. Mijn camera kan deze lak slecht vastleggen; ze is een roze rood of een rode roze; écht een knallende frambozenkleur. Ze is geen neon, maar het scheelt niet heel veel. Applicatie was wederom prima, ik had geen problemen. Droogtijd was net als de vorige twee lakken goed.

Raspberry Crush, three coats in sunlight, no topcoat. My camera can't capture her accurately; she really is a pinky red or a red pink; true raspberry. She is not neon, but she's really bright. Application was fine, I dind't have any problems with her. Dryingtime was the same as the other two polishes - good.

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Models Own True Blue

Vandaag de tweede lak uit mijn Models Own pakketje: True Blue.

Today I have the second polish from my Models Own package: True Blue.

True Blue, twee laagjes met topcoat David in zonlicht. Dit is een rijke blauw en doet me denken aan OPI's Dating a Royal. Deze heb ik zelf niet, maar afgaande op de foto's die ik gezien heb, zal ze misschien net een tintje afwijken. Ze is erg mooi en in twee laagjes dekkend. Applicatie was prima! Twee laagjes zonder problemen, droogtijd was goed.

True Blue, two coats with topcoat David in sunlight. This is a rich and royal blue and she reminds me of OPI's Dating a Royal. I don't own her myself, but judging on the pictures I've seen of Dating a Royal, she might be just a little different, but not much. This is one very pretty blue polish! Opaque in two coats. Application was fine and dryingtime was good, I didn't have any problems with applying the polish.


Wat doe je als er buiten eindelijk geen wolken meer zijn, maar alleen zon? Juist, dan stempel je wolken op je nagels! Ik heb Konad Special Polish White gebruikt en plate M79. Op dit moment mijn favoriete plate!

So what do you do when you finally see only sunshine and no clouds? Yes, you stamp some clouds on your blue mani! I used Konad Special Polish White and imageplate M79. This is my favorite plate at the moment!

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Pictures of my Models Own Package Part II

Vandaag is mijn tweede pakketje met lakken van Models Own aangekomen! Twee pakketjes.. Ja, ik heb me flink laten gaan bij de sale haha.

My second package with Models Own polishes arrived today! Yes, two packages.. I really took advantage of the 50% off sale lol!



Recognize any of these? :)



Tease, tease, tease!!



The blues: True Blue, Bluebelle, Betty Blue, In the Navy



The greys: Grey Day, Moody Grey, Gun Grey



The "purples": Raspberry Crush, Purple Poppy, Turkish Delight



Magenta Divine, Magenta Divine, Blue Gem



The greens: Top Turquoise, Slate Green, Green Tea (picture taken without flash)



More greens: Emerald City, Peacock Green


Op één na, zijn alle foto's met flits genomen omdat de foto's dan meer kleurecht waren.
All pictures but one were taken with flash to be coloraccurate.

Ik heb per ongeluk twee keer Magenta Divine besteld. Oeps! Tijdens het bestellen ging er vanalles mis en dus heb ik nu twee flesjes van dezelfde lak. Eigen schuld!
I accidentally ordered two bottles of Magenta Divine. Oops! While ordering, everything went wrong and now I have two bottles of one color. Whoops again..


Zo! Een heleboel bottlepics, maarrrr ik heb natuurlijk wel al wat geswatcht..
Whew! A lot of bottlepics, but I also swatched of course..



Slate Green, drie laagjes. Deze kleur was ontzettend moeilijk om vast te leggen en zelfs in deze foto is de kleur niet helemaal hoe ze eruit ziet op mijn nagels. In het echt is ze nog wat groener. Slate green is een soort van vintage achtige groene lak. Ik vind het heel moeilijk om dit te beschrijven. Ik krijg er een vintage gevoel bij, alsof het al een hele oude lak is. Oudgroen, bestaat dat? Haha. Applicatie was prima. Het eerste laagje is ontzettend waterig en dekte met geen mogelijkheid, dus mijn eerste gedachte was "Oh jee". Maar na twee laagjes is ze dekkend! Ik heb drie laagjes gedaan omdat je bij twee laagjes wellicht nog wat oneffenheden op de foto zou zien. Droogtijd was prima, zeker niet langer dan normaal. Ik vind het een erg interessante kleur! Ik kan niet wachten tot ik hier een hele mani mee kan doen, of er mee kan konadden, of.. Ik krijg gewoon nailartinspiratie van deze kleur!

Slate Green, this is three coats. This color was SO hard to capture, and still in the picture, she is a little off. Irl she's more green and not as turquoise as she appears. Slate green is a muted green, slate green, with a vintage feeling. I don't know what it is, but something in me wants me to believe that this is a very old polish/color. I like it! Application was good. After one coat I thought "Oh my", because the first coat is really watery and with no means near opacity. After two coats she's opaque! I used three to avoid that you can see uneven parts on my nails :). Drying time was good, not longer than average, maybe even a bit quicker. I'm fascinated by this color! I don't own a single polish that even comes near this color. I can't wait to wear this as a full mani, or to Konad over it, or... It gives me nailinspiration!

I will be swatching colors tomorrow and probably next week. I hope to build up a sort of Models Own swatches database, because I haven't found blogs with a lot of colors from Models Own.

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Teaser: Pics of my Models Own Package Part I

Doesn't this look like a fancy package? It came in a black box..


And the packingslip was in a black envelope!


See the packaging? Is it me or is this chic! I'm a sucker for nice packaging.. Do you recognize any of the colors already? Well, since this is a teaser.. You'll have to wait till tomorrow for bottlepics and a few swatches! And wait, there's more! The best part is...


There's a second one on it's way :D

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