Matching Manicure - Saran Wrap

Nisam koristila Saran Wrap tehniku baš dugo. A volim je. Zabavna je i nikada ne znam šta će na kraju ispasti. Zbog ovih prolećnih dana koje smo imali ove nedelje, odlučila sam da je napravim moj prvi cvetni manikir ove godine. Koristila sam : Classics - 135, Essence - The One and Only, Miyo - Black, Gina Tricot Beauty - Bright Peach i pločicu BM - 221.

I haven't used Saran Wrap technique for a really long time. And I like it. It is fun and I never know what it will turn out in the end. Because of these spring days that we had this week, I decided to make my first flower mani this year. I used : Classics - 135, Essence - The One and Only, Miyo - Black, Gina Tricot Beauty - Bright Peach and BM-221 stamping plate. 

Pogledajte i kako su ispali Saran Wrap manikiri ostalih devojaka. Ja sam oduševljena!

Check out how other girls made Saran Wrap mani. I was speechless.

Hello Kitty and Flowers

Danas za vas imam recenziju vodenih nalepnica koje sam dobila od Born Pretty Store-a. U setu dobijete jedanaest papirića na kojima su različiti dizajni vodenih nalepnica. Da budem iskrena, ovaj set sam izabrala najviše zbog Snežane i patuljaka, ali kada sam videla svo ovo divno cveće, predomislila sam se i odlučila da njega prvo isprobam. Pogledajte koje sve nalepnice dobijete u ovom setu :

Today, I have for you review of water decals from Born Pretty Store. In this set, you get eleven sheets with different designed water decals. To be honest, I chose this set mostly because of Snow White and Dwarfs, but when I saw this lovely flowers I changed my mind and decided to try that first. Take a look at all those water decals that you get in this set : 

Priznajem, bilo je teško čak i odlučiti se za neko od cveća, pošto su sva prelepa. Nekako sam ih izabrala, i ostala sam oduševljena. Na jednom noktu sam i nalepila Hello Kitty, koja mi je nekako simpatična iako ne volim baš preterano njen lik :). Ipak, priznajem da je ovo nail art koji je lep, a za njega je potrebno malo manje od pola sata vašeg vremena.

I admit, it was hard to decide for which flowers to use, since they are all pretty. I chose few, and I loved it. On one nail I even used Hello Kitty water decal, which is kind of cute considering that I don't like Hello Kitty :). I admit, this is nail art that is pretty and takes less then half an hour of your time.

Ovaj set vodenih nalepnica možete naći u Born Pretty Store za nekih 340 dinara što je odlična cena za broj manikira koje možete napraviti sa njima. Da li vam se dopada?

Ne zaboravite na kupon kod za 10% popusta : KQL91 .

You can find this set of water decals in Born Pretty Store for $3.78 which is a great price for a number of manicures that you can make with it. Do you like it?

Don't forget about coupon code for 10% off : KQL91. 

Chip and Dale

Danas sam učinila sebe ponosnom  :). Nail art mi obično ide od ruke, ali uvek na kraju, kada gledam u slike nađem neke greške, nešto što bi, po meni, trebala da promenim. Nekada čak pronađem greške i mesecima kasnije. A i ako ste bile tu u mojim početnim danima sa nail art-om, sigurno se sećate Šilje koji nije imao uši :D. Danas sam crtala Čip-a i Dejl-a, slatke male veverice koje su radile sve što su mogle kako bi nervirale ostale Diznijeve junake u crtaćima. Čak i sada, što ih više gledam, to su mi više slađi :). 

Koristila sam : Essence - Naughty But Nice, Essence - Matryoshka Doll, Classic #322, Elegant #360 i akrilne boje. 

Today I'm so proud of myself :). My nail art usually goes good, but in the end, when I look at the pictures, I find mistakes, and some things that I would change. Sometimes, I even find mistakes after few months. And if you were here when I started with nail art, I'm sure you remember that Goofy that had no ears :D. Today I draw Chip and Dale, cute little chipmunks that did everything they could to annoy other Disney characters in cartoons. Even now, the more I look at them, more they are cute :).

I used : Essence - Naughty But Nice, Essence - Matryoshka Doll, Classic #322, Elegant #360 and acrylic paints. 

Da li vam se dopada? Koji je vaš omiljeni crtani junak (potrebne su mi ideje za nail art :D)?

Do you like it? What is your favorite cartoon character (I need nail art ideas :D)?

Super Mario Nail Art

Secam se da sam, jos kao klinka, u ono ratno vreme, imala Segu (svercovanu iz Rumunije) na kojoj je bilo samo 3 igrice, ali to mi je bilo dovoljno. Naime, bilo je Super Maria, Tenkova i pucanje u patke (ne mogu da se setim sad kako se ta zvala). Nego, godinama sam igrala Super Maria na Segi, kasnije na kompjuteru, sada cak i na Wii-u, i jos uvek mi nije dosadio. Danas sam napravila nail art po uzoru na likove iz Super Maria, i mogu vam reci da izgleda fenomenalno. Nisam 100% zadovoljna (kao i uvek), ali smatram da sam svakako zagrizla veliki zalogaj ovime.
Kao podlogu koristila sam Essence - Fall For Me, nebo plavi lak koji mi se bas i ne svidja. Prvi sloj je bio sav nekako lepljiv, nejednak, ali se bar brzo osusio. Ovim manama je najvise doprinela cetkica koja je bukvalno receno kao metla, i to ukrivo odsecena metla. Ne znam da li sam ubola “pogresan lak na polici”, ili je tako kod svih koji imaju ovaj lak, ali ja cu ovu cetkicu svakako malo odseci. Naravno, i pokazacu vam sliku pre nego sto je isecem, sada nisam stigla da je uslikam. Pre nego sto vam pokazem sliku, samo da vam kazem da, ako probate ovaj lak, ne brinite, drugi sloj pokriva sve nedostatke prvog.

I remember that, long ago when I were kid, in those war-times, I had Sega (imported from Romania), on which were only 3 games, but that was enough for me. There was Super Mario, The Tank and shooting at ducks (I can’t remember name of this one). Anyway, for years I played Super Mario on Sega, later on my PC, and now even on Wii, and I still love it. Today I did a nail art based on characters from Super Mario, and I can tell you – it looks awesome. I’m not 100% satisfied (as always), but I really think I took a big bite with this one.
As base, I used Essence – Fall For Me, sky blue nail polish that I don’t really like. First coat was kind a sticky, uneven, but it dried quickly. Those bad things are mainly because of the brush which is literally like broomstick, and I mean wrongly cut broomstick. I don’t know did I just took “wrong polish on shelf”, or does everybody who has this polish have this problem, but I’m going to cut this brush. Of course, I’ll show you pictures before I cut it, now I didn’t have time. Before I show you picture, I just want to say that, if you try this polish, don’t worry, second coat covers all fault of the first one.



A sada, moj Super Mario. Pretpostavljam da cete shvatiti sta predstavlja koji nokat (ako ne shvatite, onda shvatate sto nisam zadovoljna 100%). Koristila sam crnu, belu, crvenu, i boja koze akrilnu boju; Essence – In the Jungle, Classics 322 i Rapsodi 195.

And now, my Super Mario. I guess you will see what each nail represent (if you don’t, then you realized why I’m not 100% satisfied). I used black, white, red, and skin color acrylic color; Essence – In the Jungle, Classics 322 i Rapsodi 195.

 


Nadam se da vam se svidja. Ako imate neku tako pomalo ludu ili detinjastu ili bilo kakvu ideju, kazite :).

I hope you like it, If you have any little bit crazy or childish or any idea at all, let me know :).

Tutorial : In the Forest

Aurora sa bloga World Of Happy Nails me je pitala da uradim tutorijal za pecurkice iliti “In the Forest” nail art pa sam danas to i ucinila. Mogu vam reci da mi se vise svidja kako je ispalo prvi put, verovatno zato sto je bilo nekako spontano, a sada sam kopirala svoj manikir :D. Radila sam tutorijal samo na jednom noktu, ali nadam se da cete uspeti da shvatite poentu :). Takodje, sve slike sam morala da slikam pod lampom, zato sto danas nema ni malo sunca napolju, samo kisa :(…
Mozda vec znate sta ce vam trebati, ali da ponovimo : tamno zeleni lak (ja sam koristila Essence (Show Your Feet) – In the Jungle), braon lak (jedini koji imam, Classics 322), i crvena, bela, crna i boje koze akrilna boja. Naravno, mozete koristiti i lakove ove boje, ali smatram da je jedino bela bitno da bude akrilna, a videcete i zasto. Kao alat, dovoljna vam je samo igla, cackalica ili kao sto ja imam tu tanku iglicu na drugom kraju tackala. A evo kako to izgleda :)

Aurora from World Of Happy Nails asked me to do tutorial for mushrooms aka “In the Forest” nail art so I did it today. I can say that wasn’t that good like first time, probably because then it was spontaneous, and now I copied my own manicure :D. I did tutorial on one nail only, but I hope you can see the point :). Also, I had to take all pictures inside under the lamp, because today there isn’t any sun outside, just rain :(…
Maybe you already know what you will need, but I’ll say again : dark green nail polish (I used Essence (Show Your Feet) – In the Jungle), brown nail polish (I used only one that I have, Classics 322), red, white, black and skin color acrylic paint. Of course, you can use polishes instead, but I think that it’s only matter that white is acrylic paint, and you will see why. As tool, all you need is needle, toothpick, or if you have, like me, thin needle on the other side of dotter. And here’s how it looks :).



Prvo je potrebno da nalakirate nokte sa tamno zelenim lakom, ja sam stavila dva sloja In the Jungle.

First you need to polish your nails with dark green nail polish, I polished two coats of "In the Jungle”.



Ukoliko imate svetlo braon lak, olaksacete sebi, i mozete ga koristiti u narednom koraku. Ja ga nemam, tako da sam pomesala crnu akrilnu boju sa bojom koze. Uzmete iglicu/cackalicu/tackalo i povucete 3-5 vertikalnih linija po noktu, koje ne moraju ni da su jednake debljine, ni duzine, ni razdvojene.


If you have light brown nail polish, it will be easier for you, and you can use it in the next step. I don’t have it, so I mixed black acrylic paint with skin color acrylic paint. Take your needle/toothpick/dotter and draw 3-5 vertical lines on your nails, and they don’t have to be same size, or same distance between them.



Znam da izgleda bljak, ali takve su moje akrilne boje dok se ne osuse potpuno :). Dalje, istom tom bojom, nacrtajte linijice koje idu iz ovih vertikalnih linija pod uglom na gore. Te linijice trebaju da predstavljaju granje drveca.

I know it looks yuck, but that’s how my acrylic paints are until they are completely dry :). Next, with the same color, draw small lines that goes from this vertical lines an angle up. This small lines should represent branches of trees



Tokom vremena, shvatila sam da mi trava najbolje ispadne kada pomesam dve vrste zelene (jako tamno i jako svetlu) ili tamno zelenu sa belom, i zvrljam bez veze gore dole.Tako sam i sada uradila. U “In the Jungle” sam sipala jako malo neonskog zelenog laka i povlacila iglicom gore-dole po french liniji, ali tako da na  odredjenim mestima dodje i do drveca.

During all this time, I figured out that my grass looks best when I mix two types of green (very dark and very light), or when I mix dark green with white, and draw lines up and down. That’s how I did it now. In “In the Jungle” I added small amount of neon green polish and drew with dotter up-down on the french line, but on some places I let it go to the trees.



A sada, zasto je vazno da bela bude akrilna boja. Braon lak bi nekako i uspeo da prekrije ovu mesavinu zelene, ali crvena tesko. Zato preporucujem da sta god da crtate, prvo napravite belu podlogu, a zatim preko bele bojite. Sada belom akrilnom bojom, nacrtate male kvadratice po travi…

And now, why it is important that white is acrylic paint. Brown polish will maybe somehow manage to cover this mix of greens, but red one – I don’t think so. So I recommend, whatever you are drawing, first make a white base, and then color over it. Now with white acrylic paint, draw some squares on the grass…



…i deblje elipse iznad svakog kvadratica…

… and thicker ellipses on the top of the squares…



Morate sacekati da se ovo dobro osusi, i ne preporucujem koriscenje Sehe Vite kao pomoc, posto se desava da ga razmaze. Sada, uzmete braon lak, i njime pazljivo obojite kvadratice. Pogotovo ako planirate da koristite crveni lak (ako koristite akrilnu, mozete malo manje pazljivi da budete, posto ona sve prekriva).

You have to wait for this to be completely dry, and I don’t recommend using Sehe Vite as help, because it sometimes it can spoil all. Now, take brown nail polish, and carefully paint squares. Especially if you are planning to use red nail polish (if you use acrylic, you can be little bit less careful, because it covers everything).



Sa crvenim lakom/akrilnom bojom, obojite bele elipse, i skoro ste na kraju :).

With red nail polish/acrylic paint, paint white ellipses, and you’re almost over :).



Skoro smo tu :). Kada se crvena osusi, belom akrilnom bojom napravite par tackica…

We’re almost there :). When red is dry, use white acrylic paint to make few dots…



Obavezno stavite Top Coat, posto je ovaj manikir poprilicno grbav kad se osusi.

It’s necessarily to apply Top Coat, because this manicure is bumpy when it’s dry.





Znam da nije kao neki tutorijali, ali trudila sam se da bude najbolje pod uslovima koje imam. Takodje, ako napravite ovako nesto, ne zaboravite da mi javite, jedva cekam da vidim :).

I know it’s not best tutorial, but I tried to be best with conditions that I have. Also, if you make something like this, don’t forget to let me know, I can’t wait to see :).

In the forest

Ovu ideju sam dobila jos pre vise od dva meseca, i ne znam sto mi je trebalo tako dugo da je realizujem. A sada je vec doslo pravo vreme za to, kada padaju kise, a pecurkice u sumama rastu. Iskreno, nikada nisam videla uzivo pecurke u sumi (nisam bas ljubitelj prirode), pogotovo ne ove crvene kakve sam danas nacrtala, ali mi se svidja kako izgledaju, barem na mojim noktima :). Koristila sam :

I have this idea for last two months in my head, and I don’t know why it took that long to turn it into reality. And now came the perfect time for it, when it’s raining, and mushrooms are growing in the forests. To be honest, I have never saw mushrooms in forest (I’m not really a Nature fun), especially not this red ones that I drew today, but I like how they look, at least on my nails :). I used :

• Essence (Show Your Feet) – In the Jungle
• Classics – 322
• Acrylic Colors 

Pa, da li barem delimicno lice na prave? Sta mislite o ovome?

So, do they look at least a little bit like real? What do you think about this?

Swatches & Reviews : Classics 162 & Mini Aura 55

Danas nije moj dan za lakiranje. Sve je pocelo jos popodne kada sam smislila da isprobam neki zeleni Classics 162 lak koji sam kupila pre par godina. Ne znam ni da li sam ga ikada ranije koristila. Mali je, od samo 5ml, i proizvodi ga Erkul Cosmestics u Turskoj. Posto je to proizvodjac i Golden Rose-a, nisam sigurna da li je ovo bila neka linija GR-a, ili kao posebna marka. Da predjemo na sam lak. Smaragdno zelena boja sa srebrnim shimmerom u sebi me je na prvi pogled ocarala. Formula nije bas najbolja tako da mu je trebalo 3 debela sloja da bi postigao skoro pa punu pokrivenost, ali ova boja to i zasluzuje. Planirala sam da idem i cetvrti, ali posto me je mrzelo da cekam da se osusi, premazala sam SV preko treceg sloja, i…. uvidela da ga je potpuno skupio. Sva sreca da sam ga tako skupljenog uslikala, posto dok sam mazala cetvrti, sve sam upropastila. Vise srece drugi put :). Ono sto mi je posebno interesantno kod ovog laka – susi se na mat. Pogledajte i same :)

Today isn’t my polishing day. It all started in the afternoon when I decided to try out a green Classics 162 polish that I bought few years ago. I don’t know did I ever used it before. It’s small, just a 5ml, and manufacturer is Erkul Cosmetics in Turkey. Since it’s the same manufacturer as is for Golden Rose, I’m not sure was this some line of Golden Rose, or was is different brand. Let’s go to polish itself. Emerald green color with silver shimmer enchanted me on the first look. Formula isn’t the best, so it took 3 think layers to achieve almost full opaque, but this color deserve it. I planned to do the 4th one too, but I couldn’t wait for it to dry, so I applied SV after the 3rd layer, and… SV totally shrink it. Luckily I pictured it then, because when I was applying 4th one, I totally ruined it. More luck next time :). What I find to be the most interesting with this polish – it dries matte. Check it out :).





Druga runda. Posle par sati bila sam slobodna za jos jedan pokusaj. Ovog puta Aura 55 u mini pakovanju, koju mi je decko kupio zajedno sa onom prethodnom. Iako su mnoge od vas imale sasvim pozitivne komentare, moji su i dalje negativni. Ono sto sam mislila tad, isto je i sada. Kratka cetkica ne moze da pokrije moje duge noktice, vreme susenja je predugo (a SV se nisam usudila staviti zbog iskustva od popodne), trebala su 4 debela sloja… Pogledala sam malo swatcheve drugih Aura mini lakova (od ovog nisam nasla), i onda sam shvatila da svi koji hvale formulu ovog laka imaju kratke nokte. Konacan zakljucak : Aura Mini je pogodna ako su vam nokti do 1.5 puta duzine od cetkice :D. U suprotnom, zaobidjite. (Ispravite me ako mi je zakljucak pogresan).
Da ne zaboravim da pomenem jedinu stvar koja mi se stvarno svidja kod ovog laka. Tamno plava boja sa srebrnim shimmerom. Dva za redom :).

Round 2. After a few hours I was free for another attempt. This time, Aura 55 in a mini package, which my boyfriend bought me together with the previous Aura that I swatched. While many of you had very positive comments, mine are still negative. What I thought then, as it is now. Short brush couldn’t cover my long nails, drying time is too long (and I didn’t dare to use SV because of the afternoon experience), I needed 4 think layers ... I searched a little bit for swatches of other mini Aura polishes (I didn’t found of this), and then I realized that all those who sad that the formula is good, they all have short nails. Final conclusion: Aura Mini is ideal if your nails are up to 1.5 times of the length of brush :D.  Otherwise, don’t buy it. (Correct me if my conclusion in wrong)
I almost forgot to mention the only thing that I really like about this polish. Dark blue color with silver shimmer. Two in a row :).





A onda sam opet sve pokvarila. Probala sam pecatima da nacrtam masnice, i skliznuo mi je pecat na prst. Toliko o lakiranju danas. Losa sudbina (2) : Ja (0).
Sutra je novi dan :).

And then I ruined everything again. I tried to stamp some bows, but stamper slipped on my finger. So much for the polishing today. Bad fate (2) : I (0).
Tomorrow is a new day :).