Crackle French & Nail Art

U toku spremanja za put, nabrzaka sam namazala nokte. Za podlogu, uzela sam pink Isabelle Dupont 415 (mogli ste videti swatch i recenziju ovde), a onda sam naletela na moj stari i jedini Crackle lak – Tina (moze biti i Sina, nerazumljivo je napisano). Mozda se secate koliko sam bila uzbudjena kad sam ga pre par meseci kupila, a zatim se razocarala kad sam shvatila da se skida sa noktiju vodom. Tako da ne mozete ni ruke da operete :). Tada nisam imala SV, tako da sam odlucila da mu dam jos jednu sansu – ali u malo drugacijem izdanju. 

While I was packing today for a road, I did a quick mani. For base coat, I used pink Isabelle Dupont 415 (you could see review and swatch here), and then I found my one and only crackle polish – Tina (maybe it’s Sina, font is strange). Maybe you remember my excitement when I bought it few months ago, and then I disappointed when I realize that it comes off with water. So you can’t even wash hands :). Then I didn’t have SV, so I decided to give my crackle another chance – but with a different look.





Kao sto vidite probala sam french i nail art. Za french, ovaj lak je sasvim ok, i cak smatram da veoma lepo izgleda. Opet, za nail art vam ne bih preporucila crackle lakove. Vecina njih se jako brzo susi, tako da nemate vremena da koristite drugu cetkicu, da crtate polako i razmisljate o tome.
Sto se tice mog crackle laka, SV mu je malo pomogao ali ne dovoljno. Priznajem da se nije skinuo tokom pranja ruku, ali jeste posle par sati. Sledeci put probacu 2+ sloja SV pa ako se i onda skine, ne znam sta cu.
Inace, sutra idem za Madjarsku, na par dana na odmor. Ne brinite, spremila sam vam nesto za citanje i dok nisam tu, a na komentare cu odgovoriti cim budem mogla.

As you can see, I tried french and nail art. For french mani, this polish is totally ok, I even think that it looks very nice. Although, for nail art I don’t recommend it. Most of the crackle polishes is fast drying, so you don’t have time to use a different brushes, to draw slowly and to think about it.
About my crackle polish, SV helped it but not enough. I admit that it didn’t come off during the hand washing, but it did after just a few hours. Next time, I will try to use 2+ layers of SV and if it comes off then, I don’t know what will I do.
By the way, tomorrow I’m going to Hungary for a few days on Vacation. Don’t worry, I prepared for you something to read while I’m not here, and I will answer on your comments as soon as I’m back.

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 :).

The One and Only–Thelma :)

Brzinski post posto sam u zurbi :). Essence – The One and Only, kao podloga, spiralne linijice akrilnom bojom i razlicite french linije sa Essence-ovom Thelmom.
 
Just a quick post because I'm in a rush :). Essence – The One and Only, as base coat, spiral lines with acrylic paint and different french lines with Essence – Thelma.




Svidja mi se kako je na kraju ispalo. A vama? Gde pronalazite inspiraciju za noktice ovih dana?

I like how it turned out. Do you? Where do you find your nails-inspiration these days?

Mickey Mouse–My first attempt

Nisam sigurna ni zasto Miki Maus. Mozda zato sto je prosle nedelje bio Silja, a mozda zato sto stvarno volim Diznijeve crtace…. Uglavnom, pronasla sam par slika na Googlu koje su mi sluzile kao modeli, i bacila se na posao. Mali savet : kad trazite sliku onoga sto zelite da nacrtate na noktima – uvek gledajte par slika odjednom, zato sto to mnogo olaksava. Na nekoj slici moze biti komplikovano uradjen jedan delic, dok je na drugoj to mnogo jednostavnije. To pomaze da prilagodite sliku svom crtackom umecu. Posto moje nije veliko, izabrala sam skoro sve najjednostavnije.
Kao podloga Essence – Lime Up!, za french liniju Isabelle Dupont 415, a preko svega holo glitter Isabelle Dupont 268.

I’m not even sure why Mickey Mouse. Maybe because last week was Goofy, but maybe it’s because I really love Disney cartoons… Anyway, I found few pictures on Google for model, and threw myself on the job. Small tip : when you are searching for pictures of what you want to draw on your nails – always look at few pictures at the time, because it make everything easier. On one picture, one part is complicated, while on other one is very simple. That helps to adjust your picture with your drawing skill. Since mine is not great, I chose almost all of the easiest parts.
As base coat Essence – Lime Up!, for french line Isabelle Dupont 415, a over everything as a top coat is holo glitter Isabelle Dupont 268.







Komentar moje mame : “Jao sto je slatko. Bas je lepo. A sta je to? Neki medved?”.
To mi je sve reklo. Tako da je ovo bio FAIL. Nadam se da ce sledeci put uspeti bolje. Ako uspe, mozda vam napravim i tutorijal ako zelite :)

My moms comment : “Oh it’s so cute. It’s really nice. And what is it? Some bear?”
That told me everything. So these was the FAIL. I hope next time it will be better. If it does, maybe I can make you tutorial if you want :).

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