Project Swatchsticks + How to do it

Kada imate poveću kolekciju lakova za nokte, ponekad niste ni sami sigurni koje lakove imate ni da li su neki od njih potpuno isti kao i neki drugi. Zato, a i da bi upotpunila sobu sa još boja, odlučila sam se da napravim Swatchstick-ove. Ako imate manju kolekciju lakova, uvek je isplativije da kupite gotove štapiće (kao što su ovi). Opet, razmišljajte unapred i probajte predvideti koliko će vaša kolekcija rastiti u toku nekog vremenskog perioda. Moja kolekcija sadrži preko 500 lakova, tako da sam se ja odlučila za jeftiniju varijantu i odlučila da ih napravim sama.

Prvo što će vam trebati ukoliko se odlučite za ovaj poduhvat su tipse za nokte. Ja sam moje poručila iz Born Pretty Store-a, 500 komada za oko 480 dinara. 

When you have larger collection of nail polish, sometimes you are not even sure which polishes do you own or are some of them same as other. That's why, and also to add more colors in my room, I decided to make Swatchsticks. If you have small collection of nail polishes, it is cheaper for you to buy display swatchsticks (like these). Again, think in forward and try to predict how much will your collection grow during some time period. My stash has more than 500 nail polishes, so I decided for cheaper option and made homemade swatchsticks. 

First thing that you will need if you want to do this project are nail tips. I ordered mine from Born Pretty Store, 500 pieces for $5.63.

Zatim,... većina ljudi bi logično ovde upotrebila štapiće za sladoled. Ali pošto su u našoj zemlji svi monopolisti, štapiće za sladoled nisam uspela da nabavim. Zato sam opet pronašla jeftiniju zamenu, plastične kašičice za espresso kafu. U Metro-u, 1000 komada kašičica sam platila oko 400 dinara. 

Then,... most of the people would use here ice cream sticks. But, since in my country everybody is monopolist, I couldn't find to buy ice cream sticks. That's why I found cheaper option, plastic spoons for espresso coffee. In a Metro store, I bought 1000 pieces for about $5.50.

Za imena lakova, trebaće vam samolepljivi papir. Ili to, ili da svaki poseban papirić lepite lepkom na kašičice. Moj savet je da odštampate tabelu sa spiskom lakova na samolepljivi papir, i samo ih isečete na širinu kašičica. 

For names of polishes, you will need a self-adhesive paper. Either that, or to glue every single paper on a spoons. My advise is to print a table with list of polishes names on self-adhesive paper and then just cut them.

Takođe, trebaće vam i super-lepak ili nešto slično (silikon sam probala, ne radi). Tipse lepite na vrhove kašičica, i iako u početku izgleda teško, postane lakše kada se naviknete na poteze :D.

Also, you will need a super glue or something like this (I tried silicone, it doesn't work). You need to glue tips on the top of the spoons, and although in the begging it will look hard, it becomes easier when you use to do that moves :D.

Zatim samo zalepite nalepnice sa imenima lakova ispod tipse, i gotovi ste. Vreme je za šareniji i zabavniji deo :). 

Then just place stickers with names of the polishes under the nail tips and you are done. It's time for more colorful and funnier part :). 

Pogledajte kako izgleda ovaj posao koji je još uvek nedovršen...

Check out how this look, although it is still work in progress...

Kao što sam već rekla, moja kolekcija sadrži preko 500 lakova za nokte, i trebaće mi vremena da sve ovo završim. Kada završim, spremite se da seriju postova sa komparacijama, pošto sam sigurna da ću pronaći mnogo sličnih ili istih lakova. 

Da li vam se dopada ovakav način swatch-ovanja lakova? Ako imate neku alternativnu ideju, volela bih da je čujem :). 

As I already said, there are over 500 polishes in my collection and I will need time to finish all of them. When I'm done, be prepared for a series of comparison posts, because I'm sure that I will find a lot of dupes in there.

Do you like this way of swatching polishes? If you have any alternative idea, I would love to hear it :). 

Nail Foil Tutorial

Pre par dana, kada sam se prvi put našla pored folije za nokte, mislila sam da će proces stavljanja biti dugačak i naporan. Ali potpuno sam pogrešila. Zato danas za vas imam tutorijal stavljanja folije na nokte, kako bi vam pokazala koliko je lako i koliko malo vremena vam treba :).

Za ovo sam iskoristila foliju za nokte koja mi je stigla od kkcenterhk na recenziju :). Prvo ću vam pokazati kako sve to na kraju izgleda, a onda možemo korak po korak...

Few days ago, when I used a nail foil for the first time, I thought that process of applying it will be long and hard. But I was wrong. That's why I have a tutorial for you about how to apply nail foil, to show you how easy it is :). 

For this I used nail foil that I got from kkcenterhk for review :). First I'm going to show you how it all looks in the end, and then we can go step by step...

Osim bazne boje, koja može biti koja god želite, trebaće vam (naravno) folija za nokte, lepak za nokte, i drveni štapić. 

Except the base color, which can be anything you like, you will need (of course) nail foil, nail glue and orange wood stick. 

Možda nisam trebala izabrati Essence - Free Hugs kao baznu boju, jer je previše roz a folija je srebrna. Preporučujem vam da vaš izbor bude boja koja je malo sličnija foliji. 

Maybe I shouldn't pick Essence - Free Hugs as a base color because it is too much pink, and foil is silver. I recommend using a base color that is similar with a foil color. 

Nanesite lepak na nokte, i sačekajte da se osuši. Za to će biti potrebno manje od 5 minuta, a shvatićete da je suv kada postane providan (na slici je još uvek beo). 

Paint your nails with glue, and wait for it to dry. It will need less than 5 minutes, and you will know that it is dried when it becomes transparent (on picture, it is still white). 

Stavite malo parče folije na nokat. Ovde ćete već primetiti da je folija potpuno zalepljena i ne mrda. 

Place a piece of foil on your nail. Here you will notice that foil is on one place and can't move.

Sledeći korak je da uzmete drveni štapić i grebete po noktu, kako bi pričvrstili foliju. Grebite ga sa svih strana kako bi ostala ravna površina. Ako nemate ovakav štapić možete iskoristiti i nokat (nemojte onaj koji ste premazali već lepkom :D).

Next step is to take orange wood stick and scratch your nails to glue the foil. Scratch is from all sides so you can have flat surface. If you don't have this kind of wood stick you can also use your nail (don't use the one that have glue on it :D).

Možete odlepiti foliju, i primetićete da onaj deo koji ste grebali više nije na foliji nego na noktu. Ukoliko vam ostane praznih mesta (kao što je meni na ovom noktu) možete opet samo prelepiti foliju, zagrebati, i skinuti. Na kraju vam ostaje samo da očistite ostatke folije sa prstiju :).

You can take off the foil, and you will notice that the part that you scratched isn't on a foil anymore, it is on your nail. If you have bold spots (like I have on this nail) you can just put the same foil again, scratch it and take it off. In the end, all you need to do is clean foil that is on your fingers :). 

A evo i kako sve to izgleda na kraju...

And here it is how it all looks in the end...

Za obe ruke, trebaće vam oko pola sata :). Da li ste probale da stavljate foliju na nokte? Da li vam se dopada?

Ovakvu foliju možete naći na sajtu kkcenterhk zajedno sa još mnogo raznih stvarčica za nail art. Ova folija košta oko 650 dinara, a možete dobiti i 10% popusta sa kodom : nailsfromfairytale .

For both hands, you will need about half an hour :). Have you tried to use nail foil? Do you like it?

This foil you can find on webpage kkcenterhk with many other different nail art accessories. This foil is $7.69, and you can get 10% off if you use coupon code : nailsfromfairytale .

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Drag&Drop Flowers Tutorial

Srećan vam Praznik Rada drage moje :). Nadam se da ste provele divan dan. Za prvi dan u ovom mesecu, imam za vas davno obećani tutorijal za Drag&Drop tehniku. Verujte mi, nije teško i trebaće vam jako malo vremena da ovo napravite.

Slike su malo lošije jer sam sve morala da ih slikam u lightbox-u umesto na dnevnom svetlu (bila je noć kada sam ovo pravila) ali sam sigurna da ćete shvatiti kako to treba napraviti :). 

Ono što će vam trebati je : lak za nokte koji će biti podloga (kod mene je to Golden Rose #242), tri laka za cvetiće (kod mene su to Rapsodi #187, Essence - Flowerfields, i FlorMar #32) a od alata trebaće vam samo iglica/čačkalica. 

Happy International Workers' Day :). I hope you had a nice day. For the first day in this month, I have a long ago promiced tutorial for Drag&Drop technique. Trust me, it's not hard and you don't need much time to make it. 

Pictures are taken in a light box instead on a daylight (it was night when I did it) so they are not the best but I'm sure that you will understand how to do it :).

What you need is : nail polish that will be base color (mine is Golden Rose #242), three nail polishes for the flowers (I used Rapsodi #187, Essence - Flowerfields and FlorMar #32) and as tool you will need just a needle/toothpick.

Nakon što nanesete baznu boju, nacrtajte mali cvet (ne mora biti savršen). Sačekajte oko tridesetak sekundi i povucite linije na laticama od iznutra ka napolje. Obrišite čačkalicu nakon svake latice. Kada završite sa ovim, primetićete malo vaše bazne boje pri sredini cveta a negde ćete čak videti i svoj nokat. Izgledaće malo lepljivo na početku, ali brzo se osuši, a nakon toga samo nanesite top coat i izgledaće savršeno :).

After you apply your base color, draw a small flower (it doesn't have to be perfect). Wait about thirty seconds and drag lines on the petals from inside to outside. Clean your toothpick before every petal. After doing this, you will see some color in the middle of the flower that is your base color and somewhere you could also see your nail. It will look tacky but after it is dry, apply a top coat and it will look great :).

Ovom tehnikom takođe možete praviti i zvezdice. Šta mislite? Ako isprobate, obavezno mi pokažite :).

With this technique you can also make stars. What do you think? If you try it, let me know :).

Nail Art Tutorial : Flowerfields

Primetila sam da vam se dopalo polje cveca koje sam crtala na noktima za vreme "31 Dan Izazov-a". Jos onda sam vam obecala tutorijal,ali nazalost nisam mogla da ga napravim dok mi kutija za slikanje nije bila tu. Jos jednom sam uzivala praveci ovo, jer je stvarno veoma lako a lepo. Sto je najbolje, ne mozete pogresiti.

Trebace vam : sundjer (ja koristim onaj obican, za sudove), plavi lak za nokte kao podloga (moj je Miyo - Tropicana), tamno zeleni lak (moj je theBalm - Grass isn't always greener), i lakovi kojih boja zelite da bude cvece (ja sam koristila Isabelle Dupont #282, Golden Rose #262, FlorMar #32, i Miyo - Sunny).

I noticed that lot of you liked flowerfields that I did on my nails during "31 Day Challenge". Then I promised you a tutorial, but unfortunately I couldn't do it while I was without my light box. Once again, I enjoyed making this, because it's really easy and nice. And the best thing is, you can't do anything that is wrong. You will need : sponge (I use normal one, for dishes), blue nail polish as a color base (mine is Miyo - Tropicana), dark green nail polish (mine is theBalm - Grass isn't always greener), and nail polishes that you want to be your flowers color (I used Isabelle Dupont #282, Golden Rose #262, FlorMar #32, i Miyo - Sunny).

Samo pratite korake sa naredne slike, ali postoji i jedan trik. Kako bi uspele da napravite da boje izgledaju ovako neobavezno, nakon sto stavite lak na sundjer, tapkajte sundjerom vise puta po papiru kako bi uvek samo mala kolicina dospela na nokat.

Just follow the steps from the next picture, but there is one hint. If you want to make colors look like they are  randomly there, after you put nail polish on a sponge, tap with sponge multiple times on a paper so that every time, only small amount of nail polish finish on nail.

Da li cete pokusati da napravite ovo? Ako je odgovor da, ne zaboravite da mi posaljete sliku da vidim :).

Will you try to make this? If your answer is yes, don't forget to send me a picture :).

The Flintstones Part II : The Rubbles

Danas, nesto slatko, nesto detinjasto i nesto korisno :). Proslo je skoro godinu dana od kako sam napravila nail art sa Flinstonovima (sa tutorijalom), i napokon sam nasla vreme i strpljenje da napravim i drugi deo, Kamenkove. Za ovaj nail art trebace vam : 

• zuta, crvena, crna, braon i bela akrilna boja
• lak za nokte koji ce biti podloga (u mom slucaju theBalm - Mellow Yellow)
• tamno zeleni (FlorMar N007), svetlo plavi (FlorMar N002), narandzasti (Essence - Flowerfields), braon (Essence - Matryoshka Doll), i svetlo zeleni (Essence - Exits on your right) lak za nokte. 

Today, something cute, something childish, and something useful :). It has been almost a year since I made nail art with Flintstones (with tutorial), and finally I had time and patience to make other part, Rubbles. For This nail art you will need : 

• yellow, red, black, white and brown acrylic paint
• nail polish that will be base color (in my case theBalm - Mellow Yellow)
• dark green (FlorMar N007), light blue (FlorMar N002), orange (Essence - Flowerfields), brown (Essence - Matryoshka Doll) and light green (Essence - Exits on your right) nail polish.

Ovog puta, napravila sam malo drugaciji tutorijal. Nadam se da cete uspeti da se snadjete i da vidite svaki detalj... Redom, u korak po korak tutorijalu : Bem-Bem, Barni, Beti i Hopi. 

This time, I made a little bit different tutorial. I hope that you will understand it and see every little detail... So, here are they in this order : Bamm Bamm, Barney, Betty and Hoppy. 

Da li primecujete neke male razlike izmedju noktiju sa tutorijala i celokupnog izgleda? Evo sta se desilo... Tutorijal sam radila do kasno u noc, i na kraju su mi se ispraznile baterije na fotoaparatu. Stavila sam ih na punjenje, sacekala da se lak potpuno osusi (barem sam tako mislila), i legla da spavam... A ujutro, moj nail art je bio ukrasen dlakama sa cebeta... Tako da sam ih jutros opet napravila, ispocetka, po mom tutorijalu :).

Are you noticing some differences between nails from tutorial and whole look? Here's what happened .. I did this tutorial until late at night, and in the end my camera batteries were empty. I putted them in charger, waited to polish to be completely dry (at least I thought so), and went to bed... And in the morning, my nail art was decorated with blanket hair... So I  made this again today, from the beginning, following my own tutorial :). 

Sta mislite? Da li se usudjujete da isprobate ovako nesto? Izazivam vas :). Naravno, nemojte da zaboravite da mi posaljete sliku da vidim :).

What do you think? Do you dare to try something like this? I dare you :). Of course, don't forget to send me picture to see it :).

Taking Pictures of Glow In the Dark nail polishes

Bilo da ste bloger, pa vam je potrebna lepa slika noktiju za svoj post, ili samo zelite da postavite sliku vasih noktiju na Facebook da se pohvalite svojim prijateljima, lakovi koji svetle u mraku su uvek problem. Prvi put kada sam pokusala da ih uslikam, to je potrajalo par dana posto nikako nisam mogla da napravim dobru sliku. A onda sam cackala silna podesavanja na fotoaparatu, isprobavala razlicita okruzenja i uspela. Posto je ovo doba godine kada se najvise nose ovi lakovi na noktima, podelicu sa vama kako da ovaj proces bude sto bezbolniji :).

Za pocetak, ne brinite, ja nemam nikakav poseban fotoaparat koji kosta citavo bogatstvo. Samo obican mali BenQ sa 12mp. Prvi korak nema potrebe da vam objasnjavam, jer glasi : nalakirajte nokte! Nista tesko, zar ne? :)

Either you are blogger and you need nice nail picture for your post, or you just want to share picture on your nails on Facebook to show your friends, glow in the dark polishes are always problem. First time I tried to take picture of them, it took a few days since I couldn't make good picture. And then I tried to use all those manual settings on my camera, tried different surroundings and succeeded. Since this is the time of the year when lot of us wear this kind of polishes on our nails, I will share with you how to make this process easier and quicker :).

For start, don't worry, I don't have any special camera that cost a fortune. Just a regular small BenQ with 12mp. And there is no need to explain step one, because it is : polish your nails! That isn't really hard, right? :) 

A onda je vreme da udjete unutra. Lakovi koji svetle u mraku rade tako sto se "napune" na svetlosti, a zatim se postepeno "prazne" u mraku. Osim ako planirate da ceo dan provedete na suncu, predlazem lakse resenje . Trebace vam obicna stona lampa (radi najlakse iako moze bilo koja lampa koju mozete da primaknete skroz do noktiju), i u njoj sijalica na kojoj pise Day Light (ima ih kod kineza).

Napravite potpuni mrak u sobi, i stavite nokte ispod sijalice na oko 5 minuta. Pobrinite se da vam fotoaparat bude pri ruci, jer je najbolje da uslikate cim ugasite lampu (tada ce nokti najvise da svetle). Ukoliko ste pratile dosadasnja uputstva, slike ce vam ispasti ovakve :

And then it's time to go inside. Polishes that glow in the dark work this way : they are "charging" on light, and then they gradually "empty" in the dark. If you don't plan to spend all day under the sun, I suggest easier solution. You will need desk lamp (it works easiest, but if you don't have it you can use any lamp that you can move around), and Day Light bulb in it.

Turn off everything in room, and place your nails under the lamp for about 5 minutes. Make sure that your camera is close, because best time for shooting is the minute when you turn off the lamp (nails will glow really bright in the beginning). If you followed instructions till now, your pictures will look like this : 

Izgleda poznato, zar ne? Ostalo je samo jos malo podesavanja fotoaparata (koliko sam gledala, svaki fotoaparat ima ove opcije).

*Blic podesite na "Force Off" 
*Mod slikanja podesite na "Night Scene" 
*Fokus (koji vam je obicno na Macro dok slikate nokte) stavite na Infinity 

Obuhvatiti bocicu laka rukom, stavite je na cvrstu podlogu i pritisnite dugme za slikanje. Da slika ne bi bila zamrljana, nikako ne pomerajte ruku dok vam aparat ne pokaze da je uslikao sliku (oko 30ak sekundi). Znam da to traje malo duze nego obicno fotografisanje, ali je jedini nacin (za koji ja znam). Lak ce u pocetku da svetli jako, a zatim sve slabije. Ako se umorite, upalite opet lampu i napunite jos malo svoje nokte, pa onda nastavite slikanje.

Looks familiar, right? There are just some manual camera settings left to do (I looked around, and it seems that every camera have these options).

*Flash need to be : "Force Off" 
*Shooting mode : "Night Scene" 
*Focus (usually, when you take pictures of your nails is Macro, but) set on : Infinity 

Take the bottle of nail polish in your hand, put your hand on a desk or something like that and press button to take picture. To avoid blurry pictures, don't move your hand (nails) until camera shows that it took picture (about 30 seconds). I know it is little bit longer than regular taking pictures, but it's the only way (that I know). Nail polish will glow brightly in the beginning and than it will start losing his glow. If you get tired, turn on the lamp again and recharge your nails before you continue taking pictures. 

Nadam se da vam je ovo bilo korisno. Ako imate jos neka pitanja, stojim na raspolaganju :).

I hope you will find this useful. If you have any more questions, I would be really happy to answer you :).

My tutorial published on BecomeGorgeous.com :)

Secate se mog posta od pre dva dana, kada su vam sa sajta BecomeGorgeous.com pokazali najnovije nail art trendove za ovu jesen? Evo sta sam ja napravila za njihov sajt. Tutorijal za efektne a lake za uraditi noktice :). Virnite ovde o cemu se radi, a kompletan tutorijal mozete videti na ovom linku : 

http://www.becomegorgeous.com/body-and-skin/hands_and_nails/curtains_nail_art_tutorial_by_nails_from_fairy_tale-8743.html

Do you remember two days ago, when I showed you nail art trends for this fall made by BecomeGorgeous.com? Here's what I made for their web page. Tutorial for cute and easy to do nail art :). Here's a sneak-peak, and you can see whole tutorial here : 

http://www.becomegorgeous.com/body-and-skin/hands_and_nails/curtains_nail_art_tutorial_by_nails_from_fairy_tale-8743.html

Moram priznati, ponosna sam malkice na sebe :).

I have to admit, I'm a little bit proud on myself :).