Haul & Nail Mail in January

Nisam ni bila svesna da se moja kolekcija lakova za nokte prosirila za toliko komada tokom januara. Nesto sam kupila, nesto osvojila pa da krenemo redom...

I wasn't even aware that my nail polish collection got much bigger during January. Some polishes I bought, I some I won so let me show you everything...

Novogodisnje praznike provela sam u Becu. Obozavam Bec, posebno u zimskom dobu, a ove godine sam uhvatila i dosta Bozicnih snizenja :). Kupila sam set od Claire's mini lakova, 12 komada za samo 7 eura. Lakovi nemaju ime na sebi, pa ako mi mozete pomoci sa tim, javite se :). 

I spent New Years Holidays in Vienna. I love Vienna, especially during a winter, and this year I found a lot of Christmas sale items :). I bought a set of Claire's mini nail polishes, pack of 12 for only about 9$. Polishes don't have any names on them, so if you can help me with that, let me know :). 

Takodje u Becu, bila sam u jednoj prodavnici, Primark, koja je imala ogromna snizenja na sve. Odecu, obucu, nakit, pa i kozmetiku. Tamo sam pronasla ovaj set neonskih lakova za samo 2,5 eura.

Also in Vienna, I was in one store, Primark, that had huge sales on everything. Clothes, shoes, jewelry  and even on cosmetic. I found there this set of neon nail polishes for only about 4$. 

Essence lakovi su jeftiniji u Austriji, tako da sam iskoristila priliku i da kupim nekoliko Colour&Go lakova koje sam planirala da kupim jos odavno :).

Essence nail polishes are cheaper in Austria, so I took an opportunity to buy few Colour&Go nail polishes that was on buy Wishlist :).

Posto kod nas vise ne uvoze Nail Art Toppere, kao ni BTGN Top Sealer (velika greska, krivim uvoznika), napravila sam zalihe :). I takodje ugrabila jedan Look by BIPA lak koji mi je izgledao interesantno :).

Since there aren't any Nail Art Toppers and BTGN Top Sealer here (big mistake, I blame importer), I made supplies :). I also grabbed one Look by BIPA nail polish that look very interesting :).

U decembru, imala sam srece, i osvojila sam deo Fruity kolekcije na Essence Advent Calendar-u. Drago mi je zbog toga, pogotovo jer ova kolekcija nikad nije dosla u Srbiju.

In December, I had luck, and won a part of Fruity collection on Essence Advent Calendar. I'm really happy because of that, especially because this collection never came in Serbia.

Aura je pustila u prodaju novu kolekciju lakova za nokte, Lux Glitter. Jedan lak i senku za oci sam osvojila na njihovoj Facebook stranici, a ostalih 7 sam kupila sama :).

Aura, Serbian cosmetic company, made a new nail polish collection, Lux Glitter. I won one nail polish and eye shadow on their Facebook page, and I bought seven others :). 

I konacno, China Glaze Cirque du Soleil kolekcija je stigla. Uspela sam da se ogranicim da kupim samo tri laka, ona koja su mi se najvise svideli :).

And finally, China Glaze Cirque du Soleil collection came. I was good, and only bought three of them which I liked the most :). 

Zelite li neki posebno da vidite? Koliko ste vi lakova kupile tokom proslog meseca?

Which one would you like to see? How many nail polishes have you bought last month?

My Way to Fix a Broken Nail

Mislim da sam ja ovo izumela, i prilicno sam zadovoljna. Pretrazivala sam Google i nisam nasla da je iko koristio ovaj nacin lepljenja zacepljenog ili puknotog nokta, a ako vi znate da nekog ko jeste, javite mi. Prvo da vam kazem kako je sve ovo nastalo.
Prosle godine, dok jos nisam imala blog, na 31.12. polomila sam jedan nokat. Bilo je popodne, tako da nista nije radilo, a jedini tutorijal koji sam nasla na internetu bio je sa kesicom od caja, i lepkom. A lepak nisam imala. Vremenom sam shvatila da mi lepak mnogo ostecuje nokte, tako da ne volim da ga koristim uopste. Da se vratimo na pricu... Moj tata je otisao da kupi cigarete, i rekla sam mu da kupi i lepak ako ga nadje, i rekla mu za sta mu treba. A on je usput smislio novi nacin lepljenja. Uz pomoc papira za cigarete, koji se kod nas zove Rizla. Bila sam skepticna ali moj nokat tada stvarno jeste preziveo noc.
Ove godine, na 31.12, zacepio mi se nokat (cudno je, ali mislim da je isti u pitanju). Posto sam imala papira za cigarete od prosle godine, opet sam isprobala ovaj nacin lepljenja, sacekala sam 5 dana, i i dalje stoji na mestu. Ako zelite da saznate kako ovo radi, nastavite da citate :).
Trebace vam : 

• makaze
• papir za cigarete (Rizla)
• providan lak za nokte (ja sam koristila Isabelle Dupont - 201)
• lak za jacanje noktiju (ja sam koristila Sehe Vite Retain)
• blok turpija

Evo kako je moj polomljeni nokat izgledao : 

I think I invented this, and I am really satisfied with myself. I was browsing Google and I didn't  found that anyone has used this way to fix a broken nail, and if you know someone who is, let me know. First, let me tell you how I came up with this.
Last year, while I still haven't had blog, at 31.12. I broke a nail. It was afternoon, so almost none of the stores were open, and the only tutorial that I found on the Internet was with a tea bag and glue. And I had no glue. Eventually I realized how much damage glue makes for nails, so I don't like to use it at all. Returning to the story ... My dad went to buy cigarettes, and I told him to buy a glue if he finds it, and told him about what I need it for. And on the road, he thought about it and there was idea. With the help of the cigarette paper, which is called Rizla here in Serbia. I was sceptical then but my nail really survived that night.

This year, at 31.12, I broke a nail (weird, but I think it's the same nail as last year). Since I had the cigarette paper from last year, I fixed it again. I waited 5 days, and it still stands like there isn't any crack. If you want to know how this works, keep reading :).
You will need:

• scissors
• cigarette paper (Rizla)
• clear nail polish (I used Isabelle Dupont - 201)
• nail polish that strengthen nails (I used Sehe Vite Retain) 
• Block file to remove ridges

Here's how my nail looked broken:

Prvi korak : Sa blok turpijom, tj onom stranom sto otklanja neravnomerne ivice, blago isturpijajte povrsinu nokta.

Step one : With block file (the side that is used to remove ridges), gently file a area of your nail surface. 



Korak dva : Namazite lak koji jaca nokte (ako ga nemate, moze posluziti i bezbojni lak).

Step two : Apply a nail polish that strengthen your nails (if you don't have it, you can use clear nail polish also)



A evo kako bi trebao da izgleda papir za cigarete koji ce vam biti potreban.

And here's how cigarette paper that you'll need should look like.

Kao sto mozete videte, ovaj papir ima jednu stranicu koja sluzi za lepljenje. Ljudi obicno liznu ovaj deo da bi on postao samoljepljiv, ali ako ste gadljive, mozete ga jako malo (ali stvarno malo) pokvasiti.

As you can see, this paper has one side that serve for sticking. People usually lick that side when they need to make it self-sticking, but if you think that's yack, you can wet it a little bit (but really little bit).

Korak tri : Dok lak jos uvek nije potpuno suv, odsecite makazama onoliki deo papira (samolepljivog dela) koliki vam je potreban da prekrije pukotinu na noktu, liznite ga (ili ga pokvasite) i stavite ga preko pukotine.

Step three : While your polish isn't still completely dry, cut with scissors part of a paper (self-sticking part) that can cover your crack on nail, lick it (or wet it) and put it over a crack.

Korak cetiri : Namazite nokat providnim lakom, kako bi osigurale da papir ne odpadne.

Step four : Apply a clear nail polish, to be sure that paper won't fell off. 

Preko toga mozete namazati koji god lak zelite, ali predlazem da ne lakirate previse svetle nijanse kako se papir ne bi provideo. Ja sam nalakirala Look by BIPA #101 koji sam nosila za Novogodisnju noc.

Over it, you can apply any polish that you like, but I suggest not to use too bright shades because you don't want paper to transparent. I polished Look by BIPA #101 that I wear for New Year's Eve.  

Konacan zakljucak : Ovaj nacin lepljenja bi trebao da prezivi do sledece upotrebe skidaca za nokte / acetona. U trecem (od pet dana koliko sam ga testirala), deo laka se bio odcepio na tom mestu gde je pukotina, ali sam samo stavila malo providnog laka i vratila ga nazad. Tako drzi i sada. Veceras dok sam skidala lak sa ostalih noktiju, slucajno sam krenula i taj i to je razlog zasto ga nisam duze testirala. Pretpostavljam da bi izdrzao jos. 

Tokom svih ovih dana, nisam bila nesto pazljiva sto se tice koriscenja ovog nokta (prsta), tako da smatram da je rezultat odlican. Ako probate, javite mi, volela bih da znam vase utiske :).

Final conclusion : This way of fixing a broken nail should last until next use of nail polish remover / acetone. On a third (of a five days that I tested it), part of a polish started splitting on a place where is a crack, but I putted just a little bit of clear nail polish and just putted it back. It held until now. Tonight when I was removing a nail polish from all other nails, I accidentally start removing from this one too and that's a reason I haven't tested it longer. I assume that I would last longer.

During this days, I wasn't really careful with using this nail (finger), so I think results are great. Long and healthy nail. If you try this, let me know, I would love to hear your experiences :)

Happy New Holo Year

Za veceras, posto nisam imala vremena da realizujem moju stvarno dobru novogodisnju ideju, odlucila sam da isprobam nove lakove. Kao tamnu podlogu, odabrala sam Look By Bipa #101 (ima on i pravo ime, ali ga jos uvek nisam uparila sa lakovima iz palete boja sa interneta). Posto je u pitanju tamno ljubicasta/tamno plava boja, ne mozete je ne voleti. Veoma je laka za aplikaciju i nanosi se u 2 tanka sloja.

For tonight, because I didn’t had time to realize my really good new year idea, I decided to try out new polishes. As dark base color, I chose Look by Bipa #101 (it has a true name too, but I still haven’t find a match from color chart online). Since it’s a dark purple/dark blue color, you can’t dislike it. It’s very easy to apply and opaque in two thin coats.

Posto nisam zelela da opet stavljam Circus Confetti, dva dana za redom, setila sam se mog novog najboljeg prijatelja Essence – Hello Holo. Kada sam ga prvi put videla, zaljubila sam se. A sada, kada sam ga prvi put isprobala, volim ga. Pogledajte zasto


Since I didn’t want to wear Circus Confetti, two days in a row, I remembered my new best friend Essence - Hello Holo. When I saw it for the first time, I fell in love. And now, when I tried it, I love it. Check out why  









Ovo je definitivno moj omiljeni Top Coat od sad.
Zelim vam da se lepo provedete veceras. Srecna vam Nova Godina!


This is definitely my favorite Top Coat from now on.
I wish you to have a nice time tonight. Happy New Year!

Vienna haul

Da vas upozorim, nije mnogo. Isla sam sa deckom, bio je veoma razuman i ulazio je sa mnom u svaku jednu parfimeriju na koju smo naisli, ali vremenom mi je bilo zao, i odustala sam. Police u parfimerijama su uglavnom bile skoro prazne, lakova nije bilo mnogo, ali sam uspela da ulovim dosta toga :). Nije mnogo, ali dovoljno je da ne moze da stane u jednu sliku, tako da... Evo sta sam kupila :)

First to warn you, it's not much. I went with my boyfriend, he was very reasonable and he went with me in every single drogerie that we saw, but eventually, I was sorry for him, and I gave up. Shelves were mostly empty, there wasn't many polishes, but I bought a lot :). It's not much, but it's not small enough to fit in one picture, so... Here is what I bought :)

A sada izbliza... Kao sto vidite, skoro sam popunila moju Twins kolekciju, fale mi jos samo Carry&Mr.Big.

b.pretty i Look by BIPA su (koliko ja znam) Austrijski brendovi. Look by BIPA ima i neverovatno duochromove, ali su bili rasprodati. Isto kao sto je i Essence - Vampire Love kolekcija bila...

And now close look... As you can see, I almost have all Twins, I just need to buy Carry&Mr.Big.

b.pretty i Look by BIPA are (as far as I know) Austrian brands. Look by BIPA has some amazing duochromes, but they were sold out. Like Essence - Vampire Love LE was too...

Essence Twins - Romeo & Julia 

Essence Twins - Chuck & Blair

Essence Twins - Bella & Edward

Essence - Luxury Secret

Essence Nail Art Special Effect topper : Hello Holo

b.pretty Silver Spruce & b.pretty Phantom & b.pretty Lilac dreams & b.pretty Canopy

b.pretty Forest & b.pretty Yellow

Look by BIPA nail quickie 101 

Sigurna sam da ce ovi lakovi proci svi kao podloga nekom nail art-u u skorije vreme, ali ako zelite da napravim post sa swatchem nekog od ovih, kazite koje zelite da vidite :).

I'm sure that all this polishes will be base color with nail art soon, but if you want me to make post with swatch of some, let me know which one do you want to see :)