Kaleidoscope Him Out!

Znam da je ovo stari lak iz, još starije kolekcije, ali u mojoj kolekciji je relativno nov. China Glaze - Kaleidoscope Him Out (iz Kaleidoscope kolekcije) mi je na listi želja već toliko dugo, a kada sam ga napokon nabavila, imali smo relativno ružno vreme. Ovaj sunčani dan danas, prosto je tražio holo lak na noktima. A šta je lepše od holo plave boje...

I know this is old polish from, even older collection, but it is relatively new in my collection. China Glaze - Kaleidoscope Him Out (from Kaleidoscope collection  was on my wishlist for so long, and when I finally bought it, we had relatively ugly weather. This sunny day today has just wanted for holo nail polish. And what is prettier than a blue holo....

Da li vam se dopada ovaj lak? Da li ga imate? Šta je danas na vašim noktima?

Do you like this polish? Do you have it? What is on your nails today?

Pink Flocking Powder

Totalno sam se zaljubila u ovaj trend dlakavih noktiju. Kad god nemam nikakvu ideju za nokte u glavi, odmah mi ovo padne na pamet :). Ovog puta, zadržala sam ga na noktima malkice duže (dan i po) i mogu vam reći da nije baš postojan. Priznajem, preživeo je i pranje sudova i tuširanja ali ga je pranje kose uništilo. Ne previše, ali dovoljno da nestane sa vrhova noktiju. Kada uzmemo u obzir da vam treba manje od 10 minuta da nokti budu savršeni, možemo mu oprostiti to što se brzo skida? :)

I totally fell in love with this fluffy nails trend. Whenever I don't have any other nail art idea in my head, I always think about it :). This time, I kept it on my nails for a little bit longer (day and a half) and I can tell you that it is not really immune to the environment  I admit, it survived dish washing and taking shower but washing hair destroyed it. Not to much, but enough for it to disappear from my nail tips. When you consider that you need less than 10 minutes for nails to be perfect, can we forgive it for wearing time?

Da li vam se dopada ova boja čupavih noktiju?

Do you like this color of hairy nails?

Cut the Rope!

Od kako sam nabavila sebi Android telefon, igrice na njemu su moja opsesija. Igrala sam ih toliko da više ne mogu ni nazive da ima zapamtim. Jedna od prvih koje sam skinula je Cut the Rope, i ona je jedina kojoj se uvek vraćam. ZeptoLab je napravio novi deo ove igrice, nazvan Cut the Rope : Time Travel i obožavam je. Već sam je celu prešla i ne mogu da dočekam da izađe novi deo :).

Cilj igre je presecati uže i dovesti nekako bonbonicu do slatkog malog, uvek gladnog vanzemaljca, Om Noma. Ako niste igrale ovu igricu, obavezno to uradite. A sada moj nail art sa Om Nomom i bonbonicom :).

Koristila sam : Essence - A Piece of Forever, Aura - Dig that Gold, Essence - Nude Rules i akrilne boje.

Since I got Android phone, playing games on it became mine obsession. I played so many of them that I can't even remember their names. One of the first one I downloaded was Cut the Rope, and it is the only one that I always came back to. ZeptoLab made another part of this game, Cut the Rope : Time Travel and I love it. I already finished all levels and I can't wait for the next part :).

Aim of the game is to cut the ropes and get candy to the cute little, always hungry alien, Om Nom. If you haven't played this game, do that. And now my nail art with Om Nom and candy :).

I used : Essence - A Piece of Forever, Aura - Dig that Gold, Essence - Nude Rules and acrylic paints. 

Jeste li igrale ovu igricu? Šta mislite o mom Om Nomu?

Have you played this game? What do you think about my Om Nom?

Magic&Nails

Dugo sam razmišljala da li da javno progovorim o svemu ovome ili da ćutim i izjedam se u sebi. Sa jedne strane, znam da je gotovo, da je mogu da uradim ništa više povodom toga, da sam se opekla na skup način. Opet, tu ste i svi vi. Možda sledeće godine neka od vas poželi da uradi to što sam ja uradila i opeče se isto kao i ja, a one tamo godine još neka od vas, pa još neka, i još neka, a sve ćutimo. Zato ja danas biram da prestanem da ćutim.

Sve je počelo početkom marta a završilo se 6. Aprila. Onog dana kada sam odlučila da ću da idem na sajam kozmetike videla sam da na njemu takođe postoji i takmičenje za nokte pod nazivom Magic&Nails. Većina kategorija je bila vezana za nadogradnju noktiju (čiji sam protivnik) a bilo je i par kategorija crtanja po tipsama. Jedna od njih, Bajke Braće Grim činila mi se savršena. Obožavam bajke. Ali kotizacija, 60 eura. Kada sam već bila donela odluku da ću se prijaviti makar iz zabave, shvatila sam da ne postoji način da se prijavim. Tamo je stajao broj telefona organizatora. Imala sam još oko dve nedelje vremena za prijavu tako da nisam žurila. Jedno veče, sedela sam i čitala objave na facebook-u, kada mi je palo na pamet da pogledam da li postoji stranica organizatora, neke takozvane akademije (danas se očigledno sve može nazvati akademskim) Atelier LK. Našla sam nešto drugo, lični profil gospođe Lesje Karić (vlasnice akademije). Nikada nećete verovati šta je bio poslednji status.  Obaveštenje o održavanju besplatnog seminara za objašnjavanje kategorija takmičenja. Znači, morate biti prijatelj na Facebook-u sa organizatorom da biste dobijale informacije. Ne znam za vas, ali ja ne dodajem baš svakog kao prijatelja. Kada sam joj poslala poruku, dala mi je broj telefona da je nazovem. U međuvremenu, naišla sam na još jednu zanimljivu informaciju napisanu na nemačkom (sreća pa ga razumem) kotizacija je 50 eura, znači manja nego za naše državljane. Dok sam pričala telefonom sa Lesjom Karić objasnila sam joj da ne mogu da odložim sve svoje obaveze danas za sutra i odem u drugi grad,pitala sam je zašto nije nigde javno objavljena informacija o tom seminaru na šta sam dobila odgovor  “A mi nismo prijatelji na Facebook-u?”, i dalje nismo.  Iskoristila sam priliku i da je pitam za razliku u ceni, pokušala je da je opravda, ali nedovoljno dobrim argumentima, te mi je snizila cenu na 50 eura. Tada sam prvi put pomislila da je takmičenje namešteno.

Usput sam se još par puta čula preko poruka na Facebook-u sa dotičnom osobom, i mogu vam reći da mi se činila fina. Na sva pitanja mi je odgovora, i imala sam osećaj kao da stvarno želi da pomogne.

Dani su prolazili, ja sam crtala moj rad, i napokon je došao i taj dan sajma. Pojavila sam se tamo u 9 ujutro kada je bila registracija učesnika. Nisu me imali na spisku (kao da se nisam ni prijavila) ali su me dodali, zatim niko nije znao da mi kaže kada trebam da dođem, kada će biti proglašenje pobednika, ništa. Potpuna neorganizovanost. Nakon malo čekanja, rekli su mi da dođem u 13 časova. Prvih četiri sata na sajmu sam iskreno uživala, šetala, gledala. Jedini problem je bio što je bilo nemoguće izaći napolje pa se posle vratiti, znači zatvoreni u toj jednoj hali. Kada je napokon bilo 13h, otišla sam tamo da bi onda rekli da dođem u 18h. Sledećih 5 sati proteklo je neverovatno dugačko. Već sam i raspored štandova na sajmu zapamtila, popila mnogo kafi, i sedela na stepeništu previše puta. Usput, već su bili izložili radove u jednu vitrinu. Ono što sam prvo primetila je položaj. Neke od radova su tako postavili da je bilo nemoguće videti ih, dok su neki bili namešteni tako da onome ko ih gleda privlače pažnju. Od slučajnih prolaznika sam čula komentare kako moj rad nema 3D elemente, jer je cipelu bilo nemoguće videti ako ne odete sa zadnje strane vitrine.

Takođe, primetila sam i mnoga kršenja pravila. Na sajtu sajma kozmetike, stojao je pravilnik gde je pisalo da se ne smeju nikako koristiti nikakve vrste šljokica, dok ih je na radovima bilo. Takođe, u pravilu stoji da se moraju koristiti minimum 4 tehnike (a navedeno je pet tehnika). Kasnije, nakon proglašenja pobednika, ovo pravilo se promenilo u “Minimum 25% rada u svakoj od četiri tehnike : reljef, 3D, iscrtavanje, unutrašnji” . Ovo je bio samo jedan od šokova koje sam doživela. 

Kada je napokon došlo 18 časova, stigla sam tamo, i upitala organizatorku kada će biti proglašenje. Dobila sam odgovor “Dođi sutra, imali smo probleme sa strujom”. Naravno, rekla sam da nisam u mogućnosti da dođem i sutra (zamislite gubljenje još jednog dana). Rekla mi je da može odmah da mi pročita rezultate, pa ipak ne može jer nisu ocenili još, pa može ali ne bi zbog drugih (toliko kontradiktornih izjava u samo 5 minuta).  Napokon, složile smo se da je nazovem sutradan ujutro pa će mi preko telefona reći.

Ceo sledeći dan provela sam držeći prst na Redial dugme na telefonu.  Nije bilo odgovora.

Napokon, u ponedeljak mi se javila. Prvo sam je učtivo upitala da li ima vremena da priča, rekla je da ima seminar ali da može da priča. A onda, čim sam joj rekla ko sam i šta me zanima, rekla je kako žuri, na putu u banku je i da je nazovem za sat vremena. Kao odgovor na pitanje što se nije javljala prethodni dan, dobila sam “Izgubila sam telefon pa ga je muž slučajno pronašao uveče”.  Za sat vremena pozvala sam opet, i samo mi je prosledila vezu na neku devojku, valjda njenu radnicu. Devojka je bila toliko prijatna da mi je bilo žao da ja budem neprijatna prema njoj. Rekla je da će me nazvati u toku dana, reći mi rezultate i uzeti moju adresu kako bi mi poslala rad. Nije zvala. Takođe, upitala sam je o prekršenim pravilima, na šta sam dobila odgovor da koliko ona zna, svi koju su prekršili pravila nisu učestvovali, ili nisu izloženi ili nisu bili u toj kategoriji. Rekla sam joj da jesu učestvovali, stajali su u vitrini (kako bih ja inače znala za njih) i bili su u toj kategoriji za šta ona nije imala odgovor. Taman smo prekinule vezu, kada mi je zazvonio telefon. Lesja Karić, lično. Uputila mi je masu argumenata, masu opravdanja i sve se završilo sa “A i to nije tvoja stvar da gledaš ko je prekršio pravila”. Znate šta, kada dam 50 eura, jeste.

Devojka me nije zvala ni taj dan, ni sutradan, a tek prekosutra odlučila sam da ja ponovo pozovem. Opet sam pozvala Lesju Karić, i čim sam joj rekla ko sam, dobila sam odgovor  “Ne mogu da pričam, pozovi isti ovaj broj samo ***”. Opet ona prijatna devojka. Uzela je moju adresu i rekla da će mi taj dan poslati rad. Kada sam je upitala za rezultate, rekla mi je da bodovi još nisu sabrani. Pet dana posle takmičenja, bodovi još nisu sabrani. A ovo ste sigurno već pogodile, pobednici su proglašeni.

Nedelju dana nakon takmičenja, gospođa Lesja Karić je objavila slike sa takmičenja na Facebook-u (opet na privatnom profilu) i naravno, napisala pobednike. Ni jedna od pobednica nije imala srpsko ime.  Njihovi radovi po meni, nisu trebali da uđu ni u prvih 10. Takođe, od jednom se stvorilo desetak učesnica više nego što je i bilo na sajmu prikazano, od kojih su dve pobedile.

Snižavanje cene. Pravila su se promenila. Bodovi nisu sabrani ali su pobednici proglašeni. Izbegavanje. Novi učesnici. Ne, nikako, ovo nije namešteno takmičenje.

Da budem iskrena, ne mislim da sam ja trebala da budem jedna od pobednika. Videla sam radove koji su mnogo lepši. Na ovo takmičenje su se prijavile devojke iz Nemačke, Ukrajine, Poljske, Rumunije  i mnogih drugih zemalja. Ovo sam samo želela da vam kažem kako bi sledeće godine uštedele sebi pare i izbegle ovu prevaru.

I spent  long time thinking whether to publicly speak about this or to keep quiet and eat myself from the inside. On one hand, I know it is over, that I can’t do nothing about it, and I got burned in an expensive way. Again, there are all of you. Maybe next year some of you will want to do what I did and realized the mistake like me, and year after that some more of you, and some more, and some more, and we all keep it low. That's why I now choose to stop.

It all began in early March and ended on April 6th. The day I decided that I would go to the cosmetic fair, I saw that there is also a competition for the nails called Magic & Nails. Most of the categories was related to fake nails (which I hate) and there were a couple of the categories of drawing on nail tips. One of them, the Grimms' Fairy Tales seemed perfect for me. I love fairy tales. But entry fee, 60 euros. I already decided that I will apply even for fun, when I realized that there is no way to sign up. There was the telephone number of the organizer. I had another two weeks to apply so I wasn't  in a hurry. One evening, I sat and read the news feeds on facebook, when it occurred to me to see if there is Page of the organizer, so-called Academy (now apparently everything can be called academic), Atelier LK. I found something else, a personal profile of Ms. Lesja Karic (owner  of that academy). You'll never believe what was  last update.  A notice about the free seminar where she will explain the categories for the competition. So you have to be friends on Facebook with the organizers to be informed. I do not know about you, but I do not add every single person as a friend. When I sent her a message, she gave me a phone number . In the meantime, I came across another interesting information written in German (luckily I understand it) entrance fee is 50 euros, less than fee for domestic citizens. While I was talking on the phone with Lesja Karic I explained that I could not put down all of my obligations today for tomorrow and go to another city, I asked her why there were no information publicly written about the seminar, to which I received the response, "And we're not friends on Facebook? " We still are't. I took the opportunity to ask for the price difference, she tried to justify it, but not with good arguments, and she lowered the price to 50 euros. It was the first time I thought that the competition is set up.

By the way I heard a couple of times through messages on Facebook with the person, and I can say that I did fine. For all questions I answer, and I had the feeling that he really wants to help.

Days went by, I drew my work, and finally came the day of the fair. I showed up there at 9AM when it was registration. There were not my name the list (like I have not applied) but they added me, and then no one could tell me when I should come again and when there will be announcement of the winners, nothing. The complete lack of organization. After waiting for a while, they told me to come in 1PM. The first four hours of the fair I really enjoyed walking, watching. The only problem was that it was impossible to go outside and come back after. When it was 1PM, I went there just to hear that I need to  come back in 6PM. Next  5 hours were incredibly long. I drank a lot of coffee, and sat on the stairs too many times. In the meantime, they already exhibited our tip box. What I first noticed is the position. Some of the tip boxes were set up so that it was impossible to see them, and some were rigged so that they attract attention. I heard comments of some people who looked at it about how my work has no 3D elements, because the shoe was impossible to see unless you go and take a look from the back of that cabinet.

Also, I noticed many violations of rules. On the web site of the cosmetic fair, the rules said that you can't   use any kind of glitter, while people used them. Also, the rule is that you must use a minimum of 4 techniques (and there were five of them written). Later, after the announcement of the winners, this rule has changed in the "Minimum of 25% for each of the four techniques: relief, 3D rendering, interior." This was just one of the shocks I've experienced.

When it was 6PM finally, I came there and asked the organizers when they will be announcing the winners. I got the answer, "Come back tomorrow, we had problems with the electricity." Of course, I said that I wasn't able to come back tomorrow (imagine losing another day). She told me that she can immediately read me the results, and then she can not because they are not calculated yet, or she could tell me but there other people too there so it would not be fare  (so many contradictory statements in just 5 minutes). Finally, we agreed to I will call her the next morning and she will tell me over the phone.

I spent whole next day holding my finger on the redial button on the phone. There was no response.

Finally, on Monday, she answered the phone. At first I politely asked her if she has time to talk, she said she has a workshop but can speak. And then, when I told her who I am and what interests me, she told me she was on the way to the bank and to call her in an hour. As a response to a question why she didn't pick up the phone previous day, I got  "lost my phone and it my husband accidentally found it in the evening.".  An hour later I called again, and I was forwarded to a girl, I guess she is employee. This girl was so nice that I was sorry for being mad. She said that she will call me during the day to tell me the results and take my address to send me tip box. She did not call. Also, I asked about the rules violation, to which I received a reply that as far as she knows, all of those who violated the rules did not participate or were not exposed or were not in that category. I told her that they did participate, they were standing in a glass cabinet (or how I would I know about them) and they were in that category and she had no answer. We have just hung up when my phone rang. Lesja Karic herself. She gave me a mass of arguments, justifications and is was all over with "And that's not your job  to look at who broke the rules." You know, when I  give 50 euros, it is.

That  girl did not call me either that day or the next day, and the day after that I decided to call her again. Again, I called Lesja Karic, and when I told her who am I, I got the answer, "I can not talk, call this number just replace  ***." . Again that nice girl. She took my address and said she will send me my tip box that day. When I asked for the results, she told me that the scores have not yet been calculated. Five days after the competition, the scores have not been calculated. And this you probably already guessed, the winners were announced.

A week after the competition, Ms. Karic Lesja published pictures from the event on her Facebook profile (again at a private profile) and, of course, she wrote the winners. None of the winners did not have a Serbian name. Their work for me, did not need to rank in the top 10. Also, there were about ten of the new participants, more than it was displayed at the fair, two of them even  won.

Lowering prices. The rules have changed after the competition. Points are not calculated but the winners are announced. Avoidance. New participants. No, not at all, this is not a staged event.

To be honest, I do not think I supposed to be one of the winners. I saw some works that are much more beautiful. In this competition there were girls from Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Romania and many other countries. With this I just wanted to tell you how to save yourself  a money and avoid the scam.

Cinderella

Ako ste bile ovde negde tokom marta, sigurno ste pročitale da sam veoma zauzeta zbog jednog malog projekta. Projekat je bio velik, a u pitanju je takmičenje u crtanju na plastičnim tipsama u kutiji. Tema je bila Bajke Braće Grim, a ja sam se odlučila za moju omiljenu, Pepeljugu. Trebalo mi je mnogo vremena ali uspela sam da je nacrtam. Nekima se svidela, nekima ne, ali meni je bitno sa sam ja zadovoljna sobom. Ovaj post ću ostaviti lepim, tako da vam neću pričati ništa više o takmičenju (za priču o tome, svratite sutra). Takođe, moram priznati i da je bio izazov crtati na ovako velikim tipsama. Iako, ako se ja pitam, veća je umetnost znati nacrtati nešto na jednom kvadratnom centimetru nego na ovoliko velikom platnu. 

Posebno bi želela da se zahvalim sajtu Born Pretty Store jer bez njihovog sponzorisanog materijala ne bi uspela sve ovo da napravim tako kako jeste. 

Lista korišćenog materijala je predugačka, nikada ranije nisam upotrebila toliko različitih lakova (35!), ali ipak ću vam je napisati : 

If you were here in March, I'm sure you read that I was very busy with one little project. Project was huge, and it is contest for nail art on tips in box. Theme was Grimms' Fairy Tales and I chose my favorite, Cinderella. It took a lot of time and effort to draw it. Someone like it, someone dislike it, but most important thing for me is that I was satisfied with my work. I will leave this post nice so I won't tell you anything else about this contest (for story about it, come back tomorrow). Also, I have to admit that it was a challenge to draw on such a huge tips. Although, if you ask me, I think that it is harder and challenging to draw on a small nail than on such a huge canvas. 

I would especially like to thank to Born Pretty Store because without their sponsored material I would never succeed in making it like this. 

List of used material is long, I never used that much different polishes (35!) in one nail art, but here it is : 

Color Line #18

Essence – Wanna Be Your Sunshine

Art de Lautrec #421

theBalm – Mellow Yellow

theBalm – Silver Spoon Me

theBalm – Hella Yella

theBalm – Sky Blue Right Past You

theBalm – Pale in Comparison

China Glaze – DV8

Farmasi #02

Essence – Fall For Me

Essence – Red-y to Go

Essence – Matryoshka Doll

Essence – Coconut Kiss

Essence – In the Jungle

Essence – Movie Star

Essence – Piece of Forever

Essence – Flowefields

Essence – Do A Floating Pirouette

Essence – The Dawn is Broken

Essence – Divalicious Red

Primark Beauty – Neon Yellow

Catherine Arley #251

Catherine Arley #08

Barielle – Slate of Affairs

Miyo – Black

Claire’s #10

Golden Rose #214

Golden Rose #202

Golden Rose Paris #214

Catrice – Prismatic Effect

Catrice – Up in the Air

Catrice – Pool Party At Night

Catrice – London’s Weather Forecast

DecoArt Acrylic Paint – Weiss

DecoArt Acrylic Paint – Schwarz

FlorMar – Nail Enamel Dryer

Essence – Better than Gel nails Top Sealer

Nails System Acryl Liquid (sponsor : www.bornprettystore.com)

Colored Acryl Pigments (sponzor : www.bornprettystore.com)

Šta mislite o mojoj Pepeljugi? Volela bi da čujem iskrene kritike :).

What do you think about my Cinderella? I would love to hear some honest opinions :).

Wear Golden Shoes! On Your Nails!

Jeste li ikada  razmišljale o nošenju zlatnih cipelica, ali na vašim noktima? Meni svašta pada na pamet :). Pre nekog vremena, dobila sam ovaj set akrilnog praha u boji od Born Pretty Store-a. U setu su dvanaest različitih boja praha koji služe za pravljenje 3D ukrasa. Bili su odlično upakovani, ali nažalost, jedan rozi nije bio dobro zatvoren pa se prosuo po celoj kesici. Srećom, uspela sam čak i da vratim prosuti prah u kutijicu i tako spasem stvar :).

Have you ever thought about wearing gold shoes, but on your nails? I'm thinking about everything :). A while ago, I got this set of acrylic powder from Born Pretty Store. There are twelve different colors of acrylic powder in it and you can make 3D decorations with it. They were packed really well, but unfortunately, one of the pink ones wasn't closed good enough so it spilled. Luckily, I managed to save it and return almost all of it in the box :).

Da bi pravile 3D ukrase, osim praha, potrebna vam je i ova tečnost, takozvani Likvid. Odmah ću vas upozoriti, on jede nokte, kožu, plastiku i sve što je pred njim. Zato kada ga koristite, nosite rukavice i obavezno koristite keramičku posudicu za njega. 

To make 3D decorations, besides the powder, you will need this Liquid. I will worn you, it will eat your nails, your skin, plastic, and everything else that it touches. So, when you use it, wear gloves and use ceramic dish for it. 

Osim ove dve stvari, biće vam potrebna u četkica. Meni je odlično poslužila jedna od onih četkica koje sam vam pokazala OVDE. A sad, pravljenje. Prvo što sam pokušala bilo je pravljenje 3D cvetića direktno na noktu. Neuspešno. A onda, pravljenje mašnice direktno na noktu. Još jedan neuspeh. Zatim sam zalepila selotejp traku po stolu, i na njemu pravila cipelicu. Morate priznati da je cipelica veći izazov od mašnice, ali ipak, uspešno je napravljena. Oblik sam uspela da napravim sa četkicom, a zatim sam turpijom samo poravnala ivice i štiklu. 3D ukrase koje napravite možete premazati lakom, tako da sam ja moju prekrila sa zlatnim šljokicama (Aura Lux Glitter - Wanna Date Me?)

Besides these two things, you will need brush. I used one of those brushes that I showed you HERE and it worked great. And now, creating. First thing I tried was creating of 3D flowers directly on my nails. Fail. Then, I tried making a bow on a nail. Another Fail. Then I stuck a scotch tape on my table, and made a shoe on it. You must admit that shoe is a bigger challenge than a bow, but it was success  I made a shape of it with a brush, and then a used a nail file to file edges and heel. You can paint your 3D decoration with any nail polish, so I painted mine with gold glitter (Aura Lux Glitter - Wanna Date Me?)

Iako je cipelica malkice prevelika za moje nokte, moram vam priznati da mi je simpatično bilo imati je na noktu. Pa čak i ako je ovo nešto što možete nositi samo na jedan dan, verujte mi da vredi. Svi su je primetili. Šta vi mislite? Da li nosite 3D ukrase na noktima? 

Set akrilnih prahova možete naći OVDE za 525 dinara, Likvid OVDE za nekih 300 dinara i set četkica OVDE za 340 dinara. Ukupno, za 1125 dinara imate neograničene mogućnosti pravljenja 3D ukrasa kakvih god želite. Ne zaboravite na kupon kod za 10% popusta : KQL91 . 

Although shoe is a little bit too big for my nails, I have to admit that it was cute having it on nail. Even if this is something that you can wear only for one day, it's worth it. Everybody noticed it. What do you think? Do you wear 3D decorations on nails?

You can find set of acrylic powder HERE for $6.16, Nail Liquid HERE for $3.50, and brushes HERE for $3.91. Total, for just $13.57 you can have unlimited options of making any 3D decoration. Don't forget about coupon code for 10% off : KQL91. 

This review contains a product sent to me by the company’s PR for my review. I do not accept compensation for reviews and all my opinions are honest and objective.For more information, please read my Disclosure Policy.

Polish Pen by Born Pretty Store

Danas ću da vam pokažem jednu novu vrstu laka u olovci koja mi je stigla iz Born Pretty Store-a. Za razliku od onih dvostranih lakova (sa četkicom i iglicom) ova olovka je mnogo laka za korišćenje. Osećala sam se kao da imam običan marker u ruci. Uputstvo za upotrebu kaže : protresi, pumpaj i koristi. Jednostavno, ali opet dovoljno komplikovano pošto mi deo "pumpaj" nije bio baš najjasniji. Ako još nekome od vas nije jasan, poenta je u tome što treba par puta da pritisnete (otvorenom) olovkom po papiru kako bi boja počela da izlazi. 

Today I'm going to show you new kind of nail art pen that came from Born Pretty Store. Unlike those two way nail polishes (with brush and needle) this pen is easier to use. I felt like I have a regular pen in my hand. Instructions for use are : Shake, pump and use. Sound simply, but enough complicated since I didn't really understood how should I pump it. If any of you have this problem with this pen, thing is that you have to press (open) pen on the paper few times and then color will come out. 

Ova olovka za nail art ostavlja relativno tanke linije, i sve možete njome iscrtati iz jednog poteza (ne morate da je pumpate pre svake linije). 

This nail art pen leaves relatively thin lines, and you can draw anything with it with just one move of hand (you don't need to pump it before every line).

Šta mislite o ovoj olovci? Jeste li probale ovako nešto?

Ako želite da imate ovu olovku, možete je naći na sajtu Born Pretty Store. Cena je oko 500 dinara, a možete da ostvarite i 10% popusta uz kod : KQL91. 

What do you think about this pen? Have you tried something like this?

If you want to have this pen, you can find it on Born Pretty Store web page. Price is $5.99, and you can also use coupon code for 10% off : KQL91. 

This review contains a product sent to me by the company’s PR for my review. I do not accept compensation for reviews and all my opinions are honest and objective.For more information, please read my Disclosure Policy.

Fluffy Nails

Dugo sam se odupirala ovom trendu dlakavih noktiju, ali sam napokon odustala. Kupila sam ga pre manje od dve nedelje, i stvarno ne znam šta sam čekala da ga probam. Pošto mi je bio prvi put da ga koristim, odlučila sam se za boju koja mi se najmanje svidela pošto nisam znala koliko se toga potroši i da li ću uopšte i uspeti da ga stavim. Što se tiče boje, promenila sam mišljenje, sviđa mi se jako kada je noktima. A što se tiče potrošene količine, jako je mala. 

I really resisted to follow this fluffy nails trend, but I finally gave up on that. I bought it about two weeks ago, and I really have no idea why I waited so much time to try it out. Since it was the first time I tried it, I decided to go with the color I didn't really like, because I had no idea how much powder will I spent or will I be able to apply it. I chose neon yellow, and I really like how it looks on nails. And the amount of powder you will need for this is really minimal. 

Mnogo mi se dopalo ovo. Uvek je tu to nešto što vas tera da stalno pipkate nokte a oni su toliko mekani. Što se tiče dužine trajanja, rećiću vam da je izdržalo ceo dan, uključujući i tuširanje i pranje sudova. Za dalje vam ne mogu reći pošto ću ga svakako već sutra skinuti. Da li ste probale pliš na noktima? Kako vam se dopada trend dlakavih noktiju?

I really like this. There is always something that keep pushing you to touch your nails and they are so soft. I can't tell you anything about wearing time. I wore it whole day, including showering and dish washing. I will take it off in the morning but I think it would hold a few days. Have you tried flocking powder on nails? What do you think about fluffy nails trend?

Just another one with One Stroke

Smatram da se sve može naučiti, samo je potrebna vežba. One stroke tehnika je po meni najlepša tehnika crtanja po noktima, i divim se onima koji je perfektno izvode. Pokušala sam već nekoliko puta da crtam ovom tehnikom i bilo je više-manje neuspešno. A da budem iskrena, i teško. 

Od Born Pretty Store-a sam dobila ovaj set četkica, koji sadrži četkicu za one stroke, za akril i za gel tehniku. Moram vam reći, bez prave četkice je nemoguće izvesti one stroke na noktima. Ova četkica je najbolja koju sam do sada probala i sa njom je stvarno lako raditi. Naravno, još uvek mi preostaje mnogo vežbe da bi bilo savršeno.  

I believe that you can learn anything, you just need to practice. In my opinion, one stroke technique is the prettiest technique of nail art, and I admire to those who can do it perfectly. I tried several times to draw with this technique and it was more or less unsuccessful. And to be honest, it was hard. 

I got this set of brushes from Born Pretty Store that has brushes for one stroke, acryl and gel technique. I have to tell you, without a perfect brush, you can't do one stroke on your nails. This brush is the best that I have tried so far and it is really easy to work with it. Of course, I still have to practice a lot to make it perfect. 

Uz malo akrilne boje, prave četkice i malo vode, evo šta sam uspela da napravim. 

With acrylic paint, right brush and a little bit of water, here's what I made.

Da li ste probale ovu tehniku? Imate li neke stvarno dobre tutorijale za početnike (oni koje sam ja pronašla na youtube-u nisu baš sasvim početnički)?

Ako vam treba prava četkica za one stroke, stvarno preporučujem ovaj set četkica. Već imam onaj set od 15 četkica, ali nijedna od njih nije ona koja vam je potrebna za ovu tehniku. Ovaj set možete naći na sajtu Born Pretty Store-a za oko 340 dinara. Ne zaboravite i kupon kod za 10% popusta : KQL91

Have you tried this technique? Do you have any good tutorial for beginners (those that I found on youtube aren't really for beginners)?

If you are searching for right brush for one stroke, I really recommend this set. I already have that set of 15 brushes, but neither one of them is good for this technique. You can find this set on Born Pretty Store for $3.91. Don't forget to use coupon code for 10% off : KQL91.

This review contains a product sent to me by the company’s PR for my review. I do not accept compensation for reviews and all my opinions are honest and objective.For more information, please read my Disclosure Policy.

Monkey Business

Nikad mi do sada nije palo na pamet da u rečima tražim inspiraciju za nail art, ali kada sam po ko zna koji put u životu čula danas "Majmunska posla" znala sam da moram napraviti nail art na tu temu :). Moji majmunčići se igraju na granama, a jednom je bilo toliko dosadno da je zaspao i to viseći naglavačke :). 

Korisila sam : Essence - Nightline, Aura Inches - Dig that gold! i akrilne boje.

I never thought about searching for nail art ideas in words, but when I heard again today words "Monkey business" I knew that I have to do nail art about it :). My monkeys play on the trees, and one of them was so bored that he fell a sleep by hanging upside down :).

I used : Essence - Nightline, Aura Inches - Dig that gold! and acrylic paints. 

Koji vam je najlepši?

Which one is the prettiest?

Texture? I like it!

China Glaze je napravila novu kolekciju, Texture, koja se itekako razlikuje od ostalih. Ova kolekcija sadrži 6 različitih boja lakova za nokte koji na noktima prave teksturu, tj hrapavu površinu. Iako mi se baš i nije dopadala ovakva vrsta lakova, kupila sam jedan, žuto zeleni China Glaze - In the Rough kako bih videla kakav je osećaj. Lak se nanosi na isti način kao i svi drugi lakovi, a tekstura se pojavljuje dok se suši. Dovoljno je nalakirati samo jedan sloj, ali ja sam ipak to uradila sa dva (navika). Kad se osuši mat je, ali to uvek možete rešiti bezbojnim lakom za nokte.

China Glaze made new collection, Texture, that it really different from others. This collection has 6 different colors of nail polishes that make texture on your nails. Although I didn't really like the idea of  having a texture on my nails, I bought one, yellowish green China Glaze - In the Rough just so I can feel it. Nail polish applies like every other nail polish and texture shows up while polish is drying. One coat is enough, but I painted mine with two (habit). It dries matte but you can always make it shiny with clear nail polish. 

Na kraju, moram vam reći da mi se dopada. Ako ništa drugo, zanimljiv je i privlači vas da stalno pipate svoje nokte. Volim neobične stvari a ovaj lak je definitivno neobičan. Šta vi mislite? Jeste li probale neki lak iz ove kolekcije?

In the end, I have to tell you I like it. It is really interesting and it makes you touch your nails all the time. I love unordinary things, and this nail polish is definitely unordinary. What do you think? Have you tried any nail polish from this collection?