Silver Butterflies

Moja omiljena nijansa plave oduvek je bila karington plava (ili kako sam je zvala od malena, šerpa plava :D). Gade #446 je baš ta, divna nijansa plave koja se nanosi u samo 2 sloja laka. Preko njega, nacrtala sam holo leptiriće sa Layla - Mercury Twilight, ali nažalost, sunce se uporno krilo iza oblaka, tako da je sve što je ostalo na slikama, srebrni leptirići.

My favorite shade of blue has always been Royal blue (or as I used to call it when I was kid, pot blue :D). Gade #446 is just that, gorgeous shade of blue opaque in just 2 coats. Over it, I drew holo butterflies with Layla - Mercury Twilight, but unfortunately, sun kept on hiding behind clouds, so all that is left on these photos are silver butterflies.






Koja ja vaša omiljena nijansa plave? Da li vam se dopadaju leptirići?

What is your favorite shade of blue? Do you like these butterflies?

Flormar Nail Enamel Dryer

Pre nekih tri meseca kupila sam Flormar sprej za sušenje noktiju. Pomenula sam ga već par puta, ali sam želela da imam kompletan utisak o njemu kako bi vam ga preporučila. Pošto su mišljenja različita, i svima je potrebno nešto drugo, navešću par zaključaka o njemu do kojih sam došla, a vi zaključite da li vam je potreban. 

About three months ago, I bought Flormar nail enamel dryer. I mentioned it few times before, but I wanted to have complete opinion about it so I could recommend it. Since opinions are different, and everybody wants something else, I will tell you my conclusions about it, and you can make your own conclusion about do you need it. 

• Cena je niska, 400 dinara u Lilly parfimerijama. 
• Prelepo miriše, ima miris limuna, ali miris traje svega par minuta. 
• Suši lak na noktima (i akrilne boje) u roku od 40 sekundi. 
• Ako ga poprskate preko hologramskog laka, holo efekat će ostati potpuno indentičan a produžiće trajanje laka na noktima (Layla- Mercury Twilight mi se nije okrznula 6 dana sa noktiju). 
• Ako ga poprskate preko vodenih nalepnica, one će odpasti posle prvog dužeg pranja ruku. 
• Ako ga poprskate na nokte pre nego što legnete u krevet, neće vam se uništiti lak od ćebeta (što se meni desilo pre toga mnogo puta). 
• Ako ga poprskate preko mat laka, ostaće mat.
• Ako ga poprskate preko sjajnog laka, ostaće sjajan. 
• Ako ga poprskate preko cirkona, nećete sprečiti da oni otpadnu ako ih niste dobro zalepile. 

• Price is low, less than $5.00.
• It smells great, it is lemon scented but the smell only lasts for a few minutes.
• It dries nail polish (and acrylic paints) in less than 40 seconds. 
• If you spray it over holographic nail polish, holo effect will stay untouched and it will make your polish last longer on nails (Layla - Mercury Twilight was on my nails without chip for 6 days).
• If you spray it over water decals, they will fell off after you wash your hands.
• If you spray it on your nails before you go to bad, you won't have blanket smudges when you wake up (which happened to me a lot of times before).
• If you spray it over matte nail polish, it will stay matte.
• If you spray it over shiny nail polish, it will stay shiny. 
• If you spray it over rhinestones, you won't stopped them falling off if you didn't glue them good.

Da li ste probale ovaj sprej? Da li ćete ga kupiti nakon što ste ovo pročitale?

Have you tried this spray? Would you consider buying it after you read this?

Flowers in Blue

Videla sam ovakve cvetiće na suknji moje ujne i odmah su mi u glavi bili isti takvi cvetići nacrtani na noktima. Požurila sam kući i nacrtala ih, kako ne bi zaboravila ovu ideju (što mi se često dešava). Tamno plava podloga sa svetlo plavim cvetićima oivičeni belom bojom. Više je za proleće, ali i ovog letnjeg dana može da posluži :). Koristila sam lak za nokte Gade #446 i akrilne boje.

I saw these flowers on my aunts skirt and I already had in my mind picture of that same flowers on nails. I went home and draw them, because I didn't want to forget this idea (which happens a lot of times). Dark blue base color with light blue flowers bordered with white. It's more for spring, but it can be wearable on this summer day too :). I used Gade #446 nail polish and acrylic paints. 

Šta mislite? Da li bi nosile ovakvu suknju?

What do you think? Would you wear skirt like this?

Water You Waiting For?

China Glaze - Water You Waiting For je lak koji imam u svojoj kolekciji još od januara, a deo je Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away kolekcije. U pitanju je lepa, tamna i puna šljokica plava nijansa koja me je potpuno iznenadila. Imala sam utisak da ću ovaj lak moći da lakiram samo preko nekog drugog laka, međutim, sam je dovoljan, i to samo u 3 sloja. Već vidim ovaj lak na svojim noktima na nogama :). 

China Glaze - Water You Waiting For is a nail polish that I have in my collection since January, and it is part of the Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away collection. It is a nice, dark and full of glitter blue shade that really surprised me. I had a feeling that I could wear this polish only over some colored base, but, it is good alone, and it is opaque in only 3 coats. I already see this nail polish on my toenails :). 

Za kakve se vi lakove odlučujete da nosite na noktima na nogama? Meni su šljokice uvek na prvom mestu, iako priznajem da izgledam veoma smešno kada ih skidam sa folijom :). Da li vam se sviđa ovaj lak?

For what kind of polishes do you decide for to wear on your toenails? Glitters are on my number one place, although I admit that I look funny when I take them off with foil :). Do you like this nail polish?

Where is that Silver Shimmer?

Black Velour je moj prvi Pure Ice lak za nokte koji sam dobila iz Amerike od Felicie. Kada sam pogledala u bočicu, bila sam skoro sigurna da je u pitanju metalik tamno sivi lak. Ne moram vam ni reći koliko sam se iznenadila kada se prvi sloj laka osušio a na mojim noktima ostala mat crna nijansa. Ne kažem da mi se nije svidela, ali su mi nedostajale one sitne srebrnkaste šljokice koje se mogu videti u bočici. Pala mi je na pamet ideja da ga premažem bezbojnim lakom za nokte, i pogodite šta se pojavilo? Srebrni shimmer :).

Black Velour is my first Pure Ice nail polish that I got from USA from Felicia. When I looked into the bottle, I was almost sure that it is metallic dark grey nail polish. I don't have to tell you how much I was surprised when the first coat of polish was dry, and all that was left on my nails was black matte shade. I don't say I don't like it, I just missed those tiny silver glitter that you can see in the bottle. It crossed my mind that I could apply clear nail polish over it, and guess what showed up? Silver shimmer :).

Da li vam se dopada ovaj lak? Imate li neki Pure Ice lak za nokte?

Do you like this nail polish? Do you have any Pure Ice nail polishes?

Pretty in Pink

Ako ste ovde sa mnom duže vreme, sigurno znate koja mi je broj jedan tehnika crtanja na noktima koju želim da usavršim - one stroke. Kao i za sve, i za one stroke je potrebno mnogo vežbe i strpljenja. Za razliku od mojih prethodnih pokušaja, ovaj se činio stvarno jednostavnim i nisam ni primetila koliko je lepo ispalo dok nisam potpuno završila sa crtanjem. Koristila sam : Gade #461 i akrilne boje. 

If you are here with me for a while, you probably already know which is my number one nail art technique that I want to learn - one stroke. As well as for everything else, for one stroke you will need lot of practice and patience. Unlike my previous attempts, this one seemed really simple and I didn't even noticed how pretty it is until I was completely done. I used Gade #461 and acrylic paints. 

Da li ste probale da koristite ovu tehniku? Da li vam se sviđa kako izgleda?

Have you tried this technique? Do you like how it looks?

Narrow it Down

Ovakav i slične manikire sam sigurna da ste videle milion puta do sada. Ali jednostavno sam morala da ga napravim jer su mi se ova dva laka činila potpuno kompatibilna. Lakirala sam jedan, pa drugi, pa opet prvi, pa drugi i svaki put malo sužavala površinu nokta. Čini mi se da bi možda bilo lakše da sam ručno nacrtala linije, ali ovako je definitivno bilo izazovnije. Koristila sam : Gade #461 i theBalm - Pink or Swim. 

I'm sure you have seen this and similar manicures a lot of times before. But I just had to do it because these two polishes seemed completely compatible. I painted my nails with first one, then with second one, and then first one again, and second and I kept narrowing down the area of the nails with every next coat. It seems to me that it would be easier for me to draw that lines with free hand, but this way it was more challenging. I used : Gade #461 and theBalm - Pink or Swim. 

Da li ste nekad pravile ovakav manikir? Ako niste, obavezno probajte, veoma je jednostavno.

Have you ever made mani like this? If you haven't, do it, it is really simple.

Ocean Rush

Verovatno upravo sada, dok vi ovo čitate, ja jurcam ka moru. A moji nokti, jurcali su ka okeanu :). Layla - Ocean Rush je jedan od 3 laka koja sam ponela sa sobom na letovanje (ako se pitate zašto samo 3, odgovor ćete dobiti kada vidite sa koliko ću se bočica laka vratiti ;) ). Kada bi bilo koji okean ili more stvarno izgledalo ovako, ne znam da li bi ikad pristala da izađem iz njega. Za sada ću se morati zadovoljiti plivanjem kroz boje na noktima i Crnim morem :). 

Probably just now, while you read this, I'm rushing to the sea. And my nails, they rushed to the ocean :). Layla - Ocean Rush is one of the three polishes that I brought with me on my holidays (if you ask why only three, you will get an answer when you see with how many bottles I will come home ;) ). When an ocean or a sea would be colored like this, I don't know would I ever stop swimming in it. For now, I will have to be satisfied with swimming through colors of my nails and in Black sea :).

Da li vam se sviđa ovaj lak? Stvarno sam srećna što napokon imamo uvoznika i za ove lakove :).

Do you like this nail polish? I'm so happy that we can finally buy Layla here in Serbia :).

Atlantis

China Glaze - Atlantis je lak koji sam kupila imajući u planu da ga nosim na noktima na nogama na plaži jer mi se savršeno slaže uz kupaći. Pre nego što krenem put plaže, morala sam da ga prvo isprobam na noktima na rukama. Moram priznati da sam se razočarala. Ova nijansa zelene je prelepa, šljokice u njoj su plave i zelene, ali ima jako slabu pokrivenost. Nalakirala sam 5 slojeva laka, i konačno odustala. Nije bilo svrhe dalje pokušavati, i zaključila sam da ovaj lak ipak zahteva neku obojenu podlogu. 

China Glaze - Atlantis is a nail polish that I bought to wear it on my toe nails on the beach because it is the same color as my bikini. Before I go to the beach, I had to try it on my fingernails first. I have to admit that I was disappointing. This shade of green is gorgeous, glitter in it is blue and green, but it has a low coverage. I applied 5 coats of polish, and finally gave up. There was no point to continue, and I made a conclusion that this polish needs some colored base under it. 

Da li vam se dopada ovaj lak? Kakvu podlogu mislite da bi bilo lepo nalakirati ispod njega?

Do you like this nail polish? What color of base do you think it would be nice to paint under it?

Coffee Love

Obožavam da pijem kafu, i naziv ovog laka, Layla - Coffee Love mi se čini kao savršen za mene. Kao što verovatno već znate, braon boju na noktima retko nosim, ali ovaj braon hologramski lak je toliko sjajan da mu nisam mogla odoleti. Nije bitno da li ste unutra pod veštačkim osvetljenjem ili napolju na sunčevoj svetlosti jer boje na vašim noktima će se uvek prelivati iz jedne u drugu :). Formula je bila malo lošija, ostavljala je "ćelava" mesta, ali posle 4 sloja laka uspela sam da je izjednačim. 

I love to drink coffee, and name of this polish, Layla - Coffee Love is perfect for me. As you probably already know, I don't wear brown color on my nails often, but this brown holographic is so awesome that I just couldn't resist it. It doesn't matter whether you are inside under the lamp, or outside under the sun light, because colors on your nails will keep changing from one to another :). Formula was a little bit bad, it left "bald" spots, but after 4 coats I managed to even it out. 

Da li volite kafu? Da li bi popile kafu koja je ovakve boje? Ja definitivno bi :). 

Do you like coffee? Would you drink a coffee that has this color? I definitely would :).

WOW with Flowers

Wow #309 je lak koji sam dobila iz Izraela. Bočica me je nasmejala već na prvi pogled zbog slatkog malog cvetića umesto slova O, a boja u njoj se činila crvenom. Na noktima, boja je postala neonsko narandžasta sa mat  završetkom. Na nju sam dodala i par tačkastih cvetića sa theBalm - Oh My Goth. 

Wow #309 is a polish that I got from Israel. Bottle made me smile on a first look because of a cute little flower instead of letter O, and color in it looked red. On nails, color became kind of neon orange with matte finish. Over it, I added few dotted flowers with theBalm - Oh My Goth. 

Sve u svemu, lepa boja za ove tople letnje dane. Da li se vama dopada?

All in all, pretty color for these warm summer days. Do you like it?

Nude with Pink Flowers

Današnji dan nije bio toliko topao, pa je moje raspoloženje bilo pravo prolećno. Čini mi se, kao da uvek kasnim sa godišnjim dobima :). Možda prvi put u mom životu, nalakirala sam nude lak za nokte, Rapsodi #304. Ne volim baš nešto nude lakove, jednostavno jer se sa njima osećam golo :D. Kako bi ih ipak napravila malo veselijim, nacrtala sam cvetiće rozom akrilnom bojom. 

Today there was not a warm day, so my mood was like it is spring. It seems to me that like I'm always late with seasons :). Maybe for the first time in my life, I painted my nails with nude nail polish, Rapsodi #304. I'm not really into the nudes, just because I feel kind of naked with them :D. To make them a little bit more cheerful, I added some pink flowers with acrylic paint.

Da li vam se dopadaju ovi cvetići? Da li volite nude lakove?

Do you like this flowers? What do you think about nude nail polishes?