May Twin Post–Sunflowers

Skoro smo na kraju Maja meseca, tako da je došao red na još jedan Twin Post. Ovog meseca, moj "blizanac" je Jessica sa bloga Be Happy and Buy Polish. 

Tema koju smo dobile su suncokreti, imale smo ideju da napravimo narandžasto-žuti vertikalni gradijent, na četvrtom noktu jedan veliki suncokret sa lišćem, a na ostalim noktima male suncokrete. Sve je zvučalo idealno, ali nažalost, moj gradijent se skoro uopšte ne vidi. Veliki suncokret je ispao veći nego što sam mislila, a malih suncokreta je previše. Ipak, zadovoljna sam kako smo nacrtale :).

Koristila sam : Essence - Doc, theBalm - Mellow Yellow i akrilne boje. 

We are almost at the end of the month May, so it time for another Twin Post. This month, my "twin" is Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish blog.

Theme that we got was Sunflowers, and we had idea to make orange-yellow vertical gradient, on accent nail to make one big sunflower with leaves, and on other nails small sunflowers. It all sounded ideal, but unfortunately, you can't even see my gradient. Big sunflower is bigger than I thought it would be, and there are too many small sunflowers. Still, I love how we draw everything :). 

I used : Essence - Doc, theBalm - Mellow Yellow and acrylic paints. 

Da li vam se dopada? Obavezno posetite Jessicin blog, i pogledajte koje su sve teme bile ovog meseca na linkovima ispod. 

What do you think? Be sure to check out Jessica's blog and also check out what was other themes this month on links under this post. 

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Matching Manicure–Fruits

Danas u Matching Manicure crtamo voćkice. Dugo sam razmišljala šta da napravim, i odlučila se za nekoliko različitih voćkica. Nemate ideju kako limun i grožđe mogu loše da izgledaju :), toliko loše da sam sve skinula sa noktiju i počela ispočetka. Inače nisam neki veliki ljubitelj voća, znam da je zdravo, ali jednostavno ne uživam ni u jednom voću kao u dobroj čokoladi. Nacrtala sam dve moje omiljene voćkice - kivi i jagode.

Koristila sam theBalm - Red from Cover to Cover, Miyo - Green i akrilne boje. 

Today in Matching Manicure we are drawing fruits. I thought for a while what to make, and decided to do several different fruits. You have no idea how bad lemon and grapes can look :), so bad that I took everything off from nails and started over. I'm not really a fruit lover, I know it is healthy but I just can't enjoy any fruit like I can enjoy good chocolate. I drew two of my favourite fruits - kiwi and strawberries. 

I used theBalm - Red From Cover to Cover, Miyo - Green and acrylic paints. 

Matching Manicure–Geometric shapes

Iz liste slika "mojih budućih inspiracija za nail art" koje čuvam u jednom folderu, uzimajući u obzir da je današnja tema Geometrijski oblici, jedva sam uspela da pronađem pravi. Nisam baš dobra u crtanju stvari ravnih ivica. Što možete primetiti i danas :). Kvadratići idu od pravih do izduženih, od malih ka velikim. Šljokice su ipak malo ublažile stvar i napravile optičku iluziju.

Korsilta sam : Catrice - Spruced Up, narandžastu akrilnu boju i theBalm - Sugar Coat It.

From list of pictures from "my future nail art inspirations" that I keep in one folder, considering that today theme is Geometric shapes, I could barely find one that can match. I'm not really good at drawing things with straight edges. Which you can notice today :). Squares goes from straight to stretched ones, from little to big ones. Glitter over it was good, because it made something like optical illusion from this.

I used : Catrice - Spruced Up, orange acrylic paint and theBalm - Sugar Coat It.

Ne zaboravite da pogledate šta su devojke danas nacrtale, i ako već niste, prijavite se na moju nagradnu igru. Završava se za 3 dana. 

Don't forget to check out what girls drew today, and also, If you didn't already, enter my giveaway. It ends in 3 days.

Subtle Way to say Happy Valentine's Day

Iako se stvarno trudim da slavim ljubav svakog dana, Dan Zaljubljenih za mene je poseban praznik. Potrebno je ponekad videti sva ta crvena srca u izlozima, medvediće i "I love you" na hiljadu jezika na mnoštvu predmeta. Labudovi su za mene oduvek bili jedni od simbola ljubavi. Zato je ovo suptilan način da vam poželim srećan Dan Zaljubljenih. 

Koristila sam : Catrice - New York, Flormar #431, theBalm - Silver Spoon Me i akrilne boje.

Although I really try to celebrate love each day, Valentine's Day is a really special holiday for me. Sometimes it is nice to see all those hearts in the stores, teddy bears, and "I love you" on thousand languages on lot of products. Swans were always one of the symbols of love for me. That's why this is subtle way to wish you all happy Valentine's Day. 

I used : Catrice - New York, Flormar #431, theBalm - Silver Spoon Me and acrylic paints.  

Kako vi provodite Dan Zaljubljenih?

How are you spending Valentine's Day?

Matching Manicures - Santa Hat

Sinoć kada sam ovo crtala, još uvek nisam bila sigurna za šta smo se dogovorile da bude tema Matching Manicures danas. Neki su predlagali kapice, neki Deda Mraza, neki Candy cane, ali jedno sam znala, tema je Božićna. Nacrtala sam Deda Mraza, irvasa sa kapicom a za svaki slučaj i okićenu jelku. Tako da, šta god da je tema – bila sam spremna :).

Koristila sam Cult Nails – Princess, akrilne boje i theBalm  - Sugar Coat It.

Last night, while I drew this, I still wasn't sure what we agreed to be theme for Matching Manicures today. Some of us suggested Santa hats, some Santa Clause, some Candy Cane, but I knew one thing, theme was something about Christmas. I drew Santa Clause, reindeer with Santa hat, and just in case, Christmas tree. So, I was ready for theme, whatever it is :).

I used Cult Nails – Princess, acrylic paints and theBalm – Sugar Coat it.

Da li vam se dopada? Pogledajte i ostale Božićne manikire koje su devojke napravile :

Do you like it? Check out other Christmas manicures that girls made :

Matching Manicures - Snowy Manicure

Zamislite situaciju. Na poslu sam ceo dan, i tek negde posle 23h završavam, izađem na ulicu, i vidim mnooogo snega koji i dalje pada. U trenutku, zovem mamu i kažem "Pa zašto ja ne znam da pada sneg?". Narednih 15-20 minuta uživam u pahuljicama i smešim se. Obožavam sneg, i jako mi je žao što je tako kratko trajao. Već se veselim sledećem :).

Danas je opet Matching Manicures nedelja (da, svesna sam da sam počela samo nedeljom da pišem postove ali ću se truditi da to promenim) a tema je snežni manikir. Iskoristila sam priliku da opet počnem malo više i da ručno crtam po noktima, pa sam pokušala da dočaram jednu zimsku idilu. 

Koristila sam : China Glaze - Sci Fly By za podlogu, akrilne boje za crtanje, i providan lak sa šljokicama koji je inače jedan od mojih omiljenih lakova koji posedujem, theBalm - Sugar Coat It. 

Imagine this situation. I'm at work whole day, and somewhere after 11PM when I finish, I go out to the street and see loooots of snow and it's still falling. In the moment, I called my mom and asked "Why I don't know that it is snowing?" In the next 15-20 minutes I enjoy outside with snow and smile. I love snow, and I'm so sorry because it has already stopped. But I'm looking forward to next one :). 

Today is Matching Manicure Sunday (yes, I'm aware that I started writing posts only on Sunday but I will try to change that), and theme is snowy manicure. I used this opportunity to start doing more free hand nail art and tried to do some winter idyll.

I used : China Glaze - Sci-Fly By as a base, acrylic paints for painting and clear nail polish with glitter that is, by the way, one of my favourite polishes that I own, theBalm - Sugar Coat It. 

Da li volite sneg? Koje su vam omiljene zimske aktivnosti? Moja je definitivno sankanje, samo što, što sam starija, sve je teže pronaći nekog ko hoće da me vuče na sankama :). Ne zaboravite da pogledate i ostale snežne manikire koje su devojke napravile :

Do you like snow? What are your favourite winter activities? My is definitely sledding, but, as I get older, it's really starting to be hard to find someone tu pull me on sleigh :). Don't forget to check other snowy manicures that girls did :  

Neon Lines

Zamislite situaciju kada neko ko je navikao svaki dan da lakira nokte, ima iskrzani lak na noktima skoro dve nedelje. Ne znam za vas, ali meni je strašno. Polako se navikavam na posao i mislim da sam uspela nekako da organizujem svoje vreme, pa sam postavila za početak sebi cilj : minimum 3 posta nedeljno. Nadam se da ću uspeti u tome, a i da ćete vi biti tu da me podržite :). 

Mislila sam da je crtanje nešto kao vožnja bicikla, kada jednom znaš to da uradiš, znaćeš uvek. Ali očigledno sam se previše opustila pa čak iako sam odlučila da prekinem sa nelakiranjem noktiju uz linijice koje su lagane za crtanje, nije mi bilo lako. Koristila sam theBalm - Pink or Swim kao podlogu, a Flormar N002, Flormar N014 i Rapsodi 194 za linijice. 

Imagine the situation when someone who is used to polish nails every day, have chipped nail polish on nails that is almost two weeks old. I don't know about you, but for me that is scary. I'm finally getting used to work, and I think I succeed in organizing my time, so I set a goal : minimum 3 posts per week. I hope I will manage to do that, and that you will be here to support me :). 

I thought that drawing is something like riding a bike, when you learn to do it once, you will know it forever. But obviously I was too relaxed and although I decided to stop with not polishing my nails with lines that are easy to draw, it wasn't easy. I used theBalm - Pink or Swim as base color, and Flormar N002, Flormar N014 and Rapsodi 194 for lines. 

Da li vam se dopada? U planu mi je prvo bilo da ovo bude neki Aztec manikir, ali sam morala da se zaustavim ovde :). 

Do you like it? First plan was to make something like Aztec manicure, but I had to stop here :).

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?

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.

Inspired by Nina's nails

Pre skoro mesec dana, Nina sa bloga nina's nails je objavila njen manikir sa ovim nalepnicama za nokte. Prvo sam videla samo sliku na njenoj Facebook stranici, i moja prva reakcija je bila "Kako je ovo nacrtala"?  Onda sam posetila njen blog, i shvatila da su u pitanju nalepnice (više o tome, možete pročitati OVDE).

About a month ago, Nina from nina's nails blog published her manicure with this nail stickers. First I saw only a picture on her Facebook page, and first thing that I thought was "How did she draw this"? Then I visited her blog and realized that this cute art are stickers (for more about that, you can read HERE).

Picture taken from : http://ninas-nails.blogspot.com/

Kada sam joj rekla šta sam prvo pomislila, predložila mi je da rekreiram ovaj njen manikir ali sa ručnim crtanjem. Znate li šta je usledilo?

When I told her what I thought at first, she suggested me to recreate this manicure but to do it free handed. Do you know what I said?

U mojoj rekreaciji, linije su malo deblje, ali razumite da nisam štampač i da je ovo verovatno najtanje što sam mogla. Malkice sam izmenila i boje, čisto da vidim kako će to izgledati ako se doda malo više žuto-narandžastih nijansi. 

Koristila sam : Essence - Bad Girl. Catrice - Bye, Bye Birdy!, Essence - Do  A Floating Pirouette, Essence - Sundancer, Catrice - Jade is Not My Name, theBalm - A Case of the Blues, Essence - The One And Only, Essence - Bella i akrilne boje. 

In my recreation, lines were a little bit thicker, but you understand that I'm not a printer and this is probably the thinnest I could do. I also changed colors a little bit, just to see how it will look if you add more yellowish-orange shades. 

I used : Essence - Bad Girl. Catrice - Bye, Bye Birdy!, Essence - Do  A Floating Pirouette, Essence - Sundancer, Catrice - Jade is Not My Name, theBalm - A Case of the Blues, Essence - The One And Only, Essence - Bella and acrylic paints. 

Šta mislite? Da li sam uspela da ispunim zadatak koji mi je Nina postavila?

What do you think? Did I fulfilled challenge that Nina gave me?