Showing posts with label flakies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flakies. Show all posts

Feb 20, 2013

When you’re hot, you’re almost nude

Ne znam sta ste pomislile kada ste procitale naslov, ali recenica koju sam ja izgovorila kada sam nalakirala ovaj lak za nokte je bila : Necu vise stavljati ruke u vrelu vodu, nokti mi izgledaju kao da su goli. 
Da krenem ispocetka? Da. Stigao mi je jos jedan paketic od Born Pretty Store-a :). Ovog puta dobila sam dva proizvoda, od kojih cu vam danas pokazati jedan, dok cu drugi ostaviti za neki drugi dan. Opet mi je zelja bila lak koji menja boju na raspolozenje (sta da kazem, jako mi se svidjaju), i dobila sam Ylin Mood Nail Polish - Red/Pink (ID proizvoda je 2418). Kao i uvek kada sam dobijala postu od Born Pretty Store-a, sve je bilo toliko dobro zapakovano da mi je trebalo skoro 10 minuta da sve otvorim. 

I don't know what were your thoughts when you read a headline, but sentence that I sad when I painted my nails with this polish was : I won't put my nails in a hot water anymore, my nails look like they are naked. 
Should I start over? Yes. I got another package from a Born Pretty Store :). This time, I got two products, and I'm gonna show you one today, and leave another one for some other day. Again, I wished for a mood changing nail polish (what can I say, I really like them), and I got Ylin Mood Nail Polish - Red/Pink (product ID is 2418). Like every other time when I received nail mail from Born Pretty Store, everything was packed to well that it took me almost 10 minutes to open it.

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Lak ima jelly finish, sto nekima predstavlja prednost, za mene je to nedostatak. Probala sam da nalakiram 6 slojeva, a i dalje mi se videla bela linija nokta. Onda sam sve to skinula, i nalakirala samo tri sloja, posto je pokrivenost izgledala skoro identicno kao i sa 6. 
Kada su vam nokti (prsti) hladni, sto je trenutno i normalno zbog zimskog doba, lak je crvenkasto - pink boje. 

Nail polish has a jelly finish, and maybe some of you love that, I don't. I tried to apply 6 coats of it, but there was still visible nail line. And then I took everything off, and applied just three coats, because coverage was almost the same as it was with 6. 
When your nails (fingers) are cold, which is normal here right now because of the winter, nail polish is reddish - pink. 

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Prosli put kada sam koristila Ylin Mood lakove za nokte, bilo je dovoljno staviti prste u mlaku vodu i lak bi promenio boju. Sa ovim lakom to nije bio slucaj, i pomislila sam da jednostavno ne radi, ili da je razlika u boji minimalna. A onda, dok sam prala sudove sa vrelom vodom, pogledala sam u nokte i verujte mi, mislila sam da se lak sljustio od vode. Mozete zamisliti moje iznenadjenje kada su mi nokti opet postali crveni. Tako da, kljuc uspeha je u veoma vreloj vodi. 

Last time I used Ylin Mood nail polish, it was enough to put fingers in a warm water and nail polish would change it's color. With this polish that wasn't a case, and I thought that it just doesn't work, or that color difference is minimal. And then, while I was washing dishes with hot water, I looked at my nails and believe me, I thought that polish came off. You can imagine my surprise when my nails turned back to red. So, key to success is in a really hot water. 

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A onda sam dodala i flekije, Golden Rose Scale Effect #11. Mislim da mi je ovo prvi put da sam stavila flekije na svetlu pozadinu, i dopada mi se kako izgleda, i na crvenoj i na svetlo roze pozadini.

And then I added some flakies, Golden Rose Scale Effect #11. I think this is the first time I applied flakies on a light background, and I like how it looks, both on red and light pink background.

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Da li vam se dopada ovaj lak? Mozete ga naci u Born Pretty Store-u, kao i jos mnostvo stvarcica za nokte po stvarno jeftinim cenama. Salju cak i u Srbiju, a postarina je uvek besplatna :). Ne zaboravite da iskoristite i kupon za 10% popusta : KQL91 .

Do you like this nail polish? You can find it in Born Pretty Store, as well as many other nail related stuff with really cheap prices. They ship worldwide, and shipping is always free :). Don't forget to use a coupon for 10% off : KQL91.


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Jan 8, 2013

The New 31 Day Challenge : Duochrome, Flakie AND Holo

Kada sam procitala temu "Duochrome, Flakie or Holo" pomislila sam da me neko zeza. Kako bilo ko moze izabrati izmedju ova tri? Posto su u pitanju moja tri omiljena zavrsetka laka, odluka nije mogla biti doneta cak ni bacanjem novcica, pa sam pomesala sva tri :). Prvo, predivan duochrome lak FlorMar DC02 (mogli ste ga videti OVDE), zatim najlepsi zlatni holo China Glaze - It's My Turn (koji ste mogle videti OVDE), i na kraju flakie lak Golden Rose Scale Effect #13 (koji sam koristila OVDE). 

When I read what a theme is today, "Duochrome, Flakie or Holo" I thought that somebody is kidding me. How could you choose between those? Since that's my three favorite nail polish finishes, desicion coudln't be made neither with flipping coin, so I mixed them all :). First, gorgeous duochrome nail polish FlorMar DC02 (you could see it HERE), then most beautiful golden holo China Glaze - It's My Turn (that you could saw HERE), and in the end, flakie nail polish Golden Rose Scale Effect #13 (that I used HERE). 

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Kada biste vi morale da birate izmedju duochrome, holo i flekija, sta bi izabrale? Kako vam se dopada moja kombinacija? Jedva cekam da vidim za sta su se devojke sa kojima radim ovaj izazov odlucile : 

When you would need to choose between duochrome, holo and flakies, what would be your pick? How do you like my combination? I can't wait to see what was a pick made by girls with who am I doing this challenge : 

Jun 1, 2012

Night in Vegas - Essence

Prvo bih zelela da se izvinem sto me nije bilo par dana. Imala sam mnogo da ucim, bukvalno sam spavala jednu od cetiri noci i po par sati danju, tako da nokte nisam ni lakirala. Danas, kada napokon nisam imala nikakve obaveze, nisam imala ni mnogo vremena za lakiranje noktiju, posto sam putovala kuci. Tako da sam se odlucila za brzu, a efektnu verziju. 
Nalakirala sam kao podlogu crni mat lak (the Balm - I Take my Coffee Matte and Black) a zatim sam isprobala jedan od novih Essence Special Effect Topper-a - Night in Vegas. Posto njegov (mozda identican) prethodnik iz Re-mix kolekcije nije dolazio u Srbiju, jedva sam cekala da imam ovaj :). Divni flekiji u dva sloja. Boja ide od zute, preko zelene do bakarne. Pripremite se na spam slikama :).

First I want to apologize for not posting last couple of days. I had a lot to study, literally slept one of four nights and few hours by day, so I didn't polished my nails. Today, when I finally had no things to do, I didn't had a lot of time for polishing because I travelled back home. So I decided for quick but effective.
I polished as base coat black matte nail polish (the Balm - I Take my Coffee Matte and Black) a then I tried out one of new Essence Special Effect Toppers - Night in Vegas. Since previous version of that one (maybe they are identical) from Re-mix collection wasn't in stores in Serbia, I couldn't wait to own this one :). Gorgeous flakies in two coats. Colours go from yellow, over green, to copper. Prepare yourself for picture spam :).

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Nadam se da ste uzivale koliko i ja gledajuci ga :). Stigao mi je i jedan mali paketic ove nedelje, ali nisam jos stigla da ga uslikam :). Tako da cu vam to pokazati sutra :).
Imate li ovaj lak? Da li vam se svidja?

I hope you enjoyed as much as I did watching it :). I also got a small nail mail this week, but I didn't took picture of it yet :). So I'll show that to you tomorrow :).
Do you have this nail polish? Do you like it?

May 5, 2012

Essence Colour3 – Midnight Date

Kada sam videla preview kolekcije Colour3 (Essence), htela sam ih sve. Onda sam videla swatcheve, htela sam ih tri, a u prodavnici, samo jedan. Uspeh ako se moj novcanik pita :). I to naravno, plavi "Midnight Date". U dva sloja, lako se maze, tamno plavi sa shimmerom. A njegova druga strana - "City that Never Sleeps", flekiji. Obozavam ih :). 
Na prstenjaku sam ostavila samo flekije, da bi mogle da vidite kako to izgleda, a na ostalim noktima sam belom bojom iscrtala linije i tacke, koje su, kada sam ih premazala flekijima, postale ljubicaste :).

When I saw preview of Colour3 collection (Essence), I wanted all of them. Then I saw swatches, and I wanted three of six, and in store - just one. Success, if you ask my wallet :). And of course, it's blue one, Midnight Date. In two coats, easy to apply, dark blue nail polish with shimmer finish. Its other side - - "City that Never Sleeps", flakies. I love them :).
On ring finger I left just flakies, so you can see how that looks, and on the rest of the nails I draw lines and dots with white, that, when I applied flakies over it, turned into purple :).

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Da li vam se svidja? Koji od Colour3 lakova imate? Jesam li propustila neki koji se mora imati?

Do you like it? Which one of Colour3 nail polishes do you own? Did I missed some that is "must have"?

Mar 4, 2012

Saturday Night Out

Znam da je nedelja, kod nekih vec i ponedeljak, ali danas cu vam pokazati sta sam imala sinoc na noktima. Moj decko i ja smo isli na rodjendan njegove rodjake, i verovatno vam je poznata situacija nervoze i celodnevnog razmisljanja oko "Nemam sta da obucem". Naravno, nisam mogla da lakiram nokte, dok ne nadjem odecu uz koju cu da ih uklopim. Manje od sat vremena pre kretanja, ipak sam se odlucila za klasicnu malu crnu haljinicu, tako da sam mogla da lakiram nokte u kojoj god boji da sam zelela. Posto je vremena bilo malo, na brzinu sam lakirala jedan sloj theBalm - I take My Coffee Matte and Black, i preko toga jedan sloj Golden Rose Scale Effect #11.

I know it's already Sunday, and in some part of the world is Monday, but today I'm going to show you what I had on my nails last night. My boyfriend and I went to his cousins birthday party, and you are probably familiar with that situation - when you are nervous and spend all day thinking about how you "Don't have anything to wear". Of course, I couldn't polish my nails, until I find some clothes because I wanted to match them. Less then hour before we were in a car, I decided to go with classic little black dress, so I could wear any nail polish that I want. Since there were not much time left, I polished my nails with theBalm - I take My Coffee Matte and Black, and layered that with one coat of Golden Rose Scale Effect #11.

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Definitivno sam zaljubljena u ove flekije. Kao da bih samo njih mogla svaki dan da imam na noktima. Koji je vas omiljeni lak sa flekijima?

I'm definitely in love with this flakies. I feel like I could wear only them every day. What is your favourite flakie nail polish?

Mar 1, 2012

My first Flakie - Golden Rose Scale Effect #13

Prilicno je glupo imati mogucnost da kupis mnogo razlicitih Golden Rose lakova, osim onih koje stvarno zelis. Vec dugo vremena, ja bezuspesno tragam za njihovim flekijima Scale Effect. Tesko je bilo pronaci ih, najvise zbog toga sto su prestali da se proizvode. Srecom, uspela sam da pronadjem jednu divnu devojku iz Holandije koja je bila voljna da mi ih kupi i posalje. 
Ovo je moj prvi pravi lak sa flekijima, i imam osecaj da bi mogla samo njega (ili njih) da nosim. Sigurna sam da znate osecaj kada vam je lak toliko lep da ne mozete da prestanete da gledate u njega. 
U Scale Effect #13 mozete videti veliki spektar boja, od smaragdno zelene do bakarno narandzaste. Ja sam nalakirala jedan sloj, preko dva sloja Miss Sporty - Fatal Black.

It's sucks when you have possibility to buy many different Golden Rose nail polishes, except those you really want. I unsuccessfully searched for their flakies - Scale Effect line for such a long time. They were really hard to find, mostly because they are discontinued last year. Luckily, I managed to find lovely girl from Holland that was willing to buy some and ship them to me.
This is my first nail polish with flakies, and I have feeling that I could wear only it (or them). I'm sure you all know the feeling when some nail polish looks so pretty that you just can't stop looking at it.
In Scale Effect #13 you can see lots of colors, from emerald green to copper orange. I applied one coat over two coats of Miss Sporty - Fatal Black.

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Iako su ovi lakovi prestali da se proizvode, jos uvek ih mozete pronaci u Hrvatskoj i Holandiji. Cena je 2.5€, a takodje sam ih videla i na sajtu Enchantra ali je postarina za Srbiju 64€ , tako da vam predlazem da vam je jefitnije da nadjete nekoga ko bi vam ove lakove poslao licno. 
Pretpostavljam da vise nisam fleki - devica :D.
Da li imate ove lakove? Sta mislite o ovom?

Although this polishes are discontinued, you can still find them in Croatia and Holland. Price is 2.5€ (3$), and I also saw them on Enchantra web shop. Their shipping is pretty expensive, so I suggest finding someone who will send you those.
I guess I'm no longer flakies - virgin :D.
Do you have these polishes? What do you think about this one?