Just a Simple Dotting Mani

Svake godine kada odem na letovanje, polomim sve nokte i ruke mi postanu neverovatno suve. Taman kada sam pomislila da sam ove godine imala sreće, krenulo je listanje. Počinjem da verujem da nije krivo more već ove visoke temperature. Boreći se sa lomljivim i kratkim noktima, smislila sam jednostavan nail art koji možete napraviti koristeći samo tačkalo. 

Lakovi za nokte koje sam koristila su : Essence - i theBalm - Silver Spoon me.

Every year when I go on vacation, I break all my nails and my hand become really dry. I thought about how lucky I was this year, and then my nails started to peal. I now think that it isn't because of the sea, but because these high temperature we are dealing with. Struggling with breaking and short nails, I did this simple nail art which you can do using just a dotting tool.

Nail polishes that I used are : Essence - Bella and theBalm - Silver Spoon Me.

Kako vaši nokti preživljavaju leto? 

How does your nails survive summer?

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?

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?

Holographic Glitter

Lep sunčan dan naveo me je da isprobam hologramski glitter lak koji sam dobila iz Izraela. Ime ovog laka je GK 734a. Kada pogledate u bočicu, učini vam se da je prepun glitera koji su hologramski, ali realnost je malo drugačija. Pošto su ove šljokice u providnoj bazi, nalakirala sam dva sloja preko crnog laka za nokte. Ono što me je malo razočaralo je što je većina ovih šljokica srebrno, a mali broj je hologramski. Bilo ga je jako teško uslikati, čak i na sunčevoj svetlosti, ispod lampe, ispod vode... Kada spojite ovih nekoliko slika, nadam se da ćete imati neku predstavu o tome kakav je ustvari ovaj lak. 

Nice sunny day convinced me to try out holographic glitter nail polish that I got from Israel. Name of this polish is GK 734a. When you look into the bottle, you would think that there are ton of holographic glitter in it, but reality is a little bit different. Because these glitters are in clear base, I painted two coats of it over black nail polish. What disappointed me was that most of these glitters are silver, and only few of them are holographic. It was hard to take picture of it, even on a daylight, under the lamp, under the water... When you merge these pictures in your head, I hope you will have an idea about how this polish really looks like. 

Uprkos svemu, sviđa mi se. Naročito jer podseća na neku udaljenu galaksiju punu zvezda. Da li se vama dopada?

Consider it all, I like it. Especially because it looks like some far far away galaxy full of stars. Do you like it?

Late Birthday Post

Kao što već znate, rođendan mi je bio pre nekih dve nedelje. Obećala sam vam da ću vam pokazati iznenađenja koja sam dobila, pa evo ih. Prvo, tu je torta od mojih dragih cimerki. Dobro ste primetile, u obliku laka za nokte je :). I moram da napomenem da je bila preukusna sa puno jagoda u sebi :).

As you already know, my birthday was about two weeks ago. I promised I will show you surprises that I got, and here they are. First, there is a cake from my dear roommates. Yes, it is nail polish shaped :). And I have to tell you that it was delicious with lots of strawberries in it :).

A sećate li se kada sam rekla da dok god je holo poklon, odličan je? Muškarcima je to dovoljno čim ne moraju da razmišljaju o tome šta da kupe, pa su se moj dragi i moja mama udružili i kupili mi ova tri Layla holo lakića. Samo što nisam pala u nesvest kada sam ih videla :). 

And do you remember when I said that when present is holo it is perfect? It seems to be enough for men because they don't have to think about what to buy, so my boyfriend and my mum joined forces and bought me these three Layla holographic nail polishes. I almost fainted when I saw them :). 

I odmah sam nalakirala Layla - Mercury Twilight. Moram priznati da sam se potpuno zaljubila. Ovako jak holo efekat me je oduševio i pomalo zaslepeo :D. Kao duga u dugi koja se preliva kroz dugu :). Jeste da se lak nanosi u 4 sloja, ali to mi nije bilo bitno. Svaki dodatni sloj se sušio sve brže i izgledao sve lepše. Prestaću da pričam i prepustiću da slike govore svoje :).

And I applied Layla - Mercury Twilight immediately. I have to admit that I completely fell in love. This strong holo effect is amazing. Like a rainbow inside of a rainbow that you can see when you look through the rainbow :). It is opaque in 4 coats, but that doesn't matter. Every coat dried fast and looked prettier than the previous one. I will stop talking now and will leave pictures to tell you everything :). 

Takođe, pročitala sam na nekoliko blogova da se ovaj lak jako brzo ljušti. Pošto bilo kakav top coat uništava holo efekat, našla sam novo rešenje - Flormar Nail Enamel Dryer. Sa njim, ovaj lak je bio na mojim noktima bez ikakvih oštećenja punih 5 dana. Šta mislite o laku? Da li vam se dopada? Mislite li da će ikada prestati ovaj trend holo lakova?

Also, I read on several blogs that this polish chips fast. Since all top coats ruins holo effect, I found new solution - Flormar Nail Enamel Dryer. With it, this polish lasted on my nails for 5 days without a single chip. What do you think about this nail polish? Do you like it? Do you think that this holo effect trend will ever stop?

Guest Post at I Heart Pretty Polish

Danas sam u gostima kod Essie na blogu I Heart Pretty Polish. Evo delić onoga što možete videti tamo, a za ostatak kliknite na link : http://www.iheartprettypolish.com/2013/06/guest-post-from-marijana-at-nails-from.html.

Today I'm a guest at I Heart Pretty Polish blog written by Essie. Here is a part of what you can see there, and for rest of it, click on this link : http://www.iheartprettypolish.com/2013/06/guest-post-from-marijana-at-nails-from.html .

Essie pravi neverovatne swatcheve lakova, i sigurna sam da će vam se njen blog svideti. 

Essie makes amazing swatches of nail polishes, and I'm sure you will love her blog.