OPI Black Cherry Chutney

Black Cherry Chutney (NL I43) je bio prvi OPI lak koji sam poželela da imam. Deo je India kolekcije koju je OPI izbacio u proleće 2008. godine, a sada je u stalnoj kolekciji. Možda sam spominjala ranije kako ne delim boje po sezonama, ali zdrav razum mi nalaže da je šimere, posebno tamne šimere, najbolje nositi kada ima sunca, što je uglavnom leti. Uspela sam juče da uhvatim malo sunca pre one provale oblaka kako bih što je moguće bolje prikazala ovaj prelepi tamni šimer.

Black Cherry Chutney (NL I43) was the first OPI I wanted to own. It was part of the spring 2008. India collection and not it is in the core range. I may have mentioned that I don't separate colours by season, but common sense dictates that shimmery polishes, especially dark ones, look their best in sunlight, which is usually in spring and summer. I managed to catch some sunshine just before yesterday's deluge in order to show this gorgeous dark shimmer to the best of my ability.

L'Oreal Color Riche 916 Confettis

Do sada sam izbegavala L'Oreal Color Riche lakove jer mislim da su preskupi, posebno kada se uzme u obzir količina proizvoda, a ni boje mi nisu previše zanimljive. Kada su se pre nekoliko meseci pojavili različiti toperi u njihovoj ponudi, bila sam sprema na da uzmem Confettis, ali sam ipak odlučila da uzmem Jolly Jewels 123. Na svu sreću, dok sam bila u Nizozemskoj, u Kruidvat drogerijama je bila akcija na lakove - dva po ceni jednog tako da sam uzela konfete i matirajući nadlak. Kod nas koštaju 500 dinara, bočice su od 5 ml i imaju široku, pljosnatu, zaobljenu četkicu.



I've been avoiding L'Oreal Color Riche polishes because I find them too expensive, especially when you consider the amount of product, and the colours aren't that interesting to me. When toppers hit our stores several months ago I was ready to buy Confettis, but I opted for Jolly Jewels 123 instead. Fortunately, while I was in the Netherlands there was special offer in Kruidvat drugstores - two nail polishes for the price of one, so I got this one and matte top coat. They cost about 6 €, come in 5 ml bottles and have wide, flat, rounded brush.

Rainbow Honey The Worst Possible Thing

Dva laka iz paketića koja sam dobila od Becky (Naked Without Polish) dugo su čekala da budu isprobana. Ovo je drugi od dva Rainbow Honey laka koja su se tamo našla. Rainbow Honey lakovi se prodaju u pakovanjima od 7 i 15 ml, ne sadrže toluen, DBP, formalin i sastojke životinjskog porekla i nisu testirani na životinjama. Mogu se naručiti sa sajtova Shoppe Eclecticco i Esther's Nail Center.

Two of four polishes I won on Becky's (Naked Without Polish) giveaway have been waiting quite a while to be tried. This is the second of the two Rainbow Honey polishes. Rainbow Honey polishes come in 7 and 15 ml bottles in lovely boxes, they don't contain toluene, DBP or formalin and are cruelty-free.

The Worst Possible Thing je lak iz Equestria kolekcije, inspirisane junacima My Little Pony serijala. The Worst Possible Thing je inspirisan ponijem Rarity, za kojeg su MLP stručnjaci iz mog društva rekli da mi je sličan. Opisan je kao proziran toper optočen draguljima, kakav bi Rarity i podržala, sa blistavim plavim i ljubičastim ljuspicama i mnoštvom irizirajućih i hologramskih šljokicama. Nisam možda najbolje odabrala podlogu za prvo nošenje ovog topera jer se veći deo boja izgubio u osnovnoj boji. Na tamnijoj ili kontrastnoj podlozi bi se sigurno mnogo bolje videle.

The Worst Possible Thing comes from Equestria collection, inspired by My Little Pony. The Worst Possible Thing is inspired by Rarity, who the authorities on MLP among my friends say is similar to me. It is described as a sheer layering polish, jewel encrusted just as Rarity would endorse and shimmering with flakies in purple and blue and a multitude of holographic and iridescent glitters. Perhaps my choice of the base colour wasn't the best because most of the glitter colours got lost in it. They'd probably look much better over darker or contrasting base.

Lak se maže veoma lepo i suši se brzo. Nije mnogo grbav, mada neke ljuspice i šljokice treba ručno namestiti tako da ne štrče sa nokta. Jedan sloj nadlaka mi je isprva bio dovoljan da izravnam površinu, ali se kasnije slegao i lak je opet postao neravan, ali ne tako da šljokice grebu ili probijaju tu površinu. Skinula sam ga lakše od nekih drugih šljokičavih lakova.

The application was smooth and the polish dried fast. It isn't very gritty, but some flakes and glitter maybe need to be repositioned in order not to protrude from the surface. One coat of top coat was at first enough to even out the surface, but it settled after some time and the surface looked and felt pitted. I removed it more easily than many other glittery polishes.

Prvih pet slika je snimljeno na dnevnom svetlu, naredne tri na direktnom suncu. Imam jedan sloj The Worst Possible Thing preko Don Juan OC 254. Nemam nadlak. Na poslednje dve slike imam Miss Sporty Checck Matte matirajući nadlak.

First five photos were taken in daylight, the next three in direct sunlight. I have one coat of The Worst Possible Thing over
Don Juan OC 254. I have no top coat. I have a coat of Miss Sporty Checck Matte top coat in the last two pictures.

Srebrni cvetići

Četvrti set nitni koje sam dobila sa sajta KKCenterHk su srebrno-sive polulopte NNAIL-DRN669. Ovo su metalne nitne prečnika 3 mm. Veoma su jednostavne za upotrebu i lako se kombinuju i raspoređuju u različite oblike. Donja površina im je blago udubljena, što ih čini zgodnim za postavljanje na površinu nokta. U pakovanju je oko 50 komada. Mogu se koristiti više puta, što je odlično. Za uklanjanje tagova laka i/ili nadlaka preporučujem potapanje nitni u čist aceton.

The fourth set of nail studs I got from KKCenterHk is silvery-grey round NNAIL-DRN669. These metal studs are 3 mm in diameter. They are very easy to use and can easily be combined and arranged into different shapes. Their lower surface is slightly concave, which is very useful when it comes to placing them on the nail surface. There are about 50 pieces in a pack. They are reusable, which is an upside. I recommend dipping the studs in pure acetone in order to remove traces of polish and/or top coat.

Don Juan One Coat OC257

OC257 je drugi lak iz najnovije kolekcije One Coat lakova koji vam predstavljam. U pitanju je zagasita tirkizno-plava krema. Dobro ide uz moj ten i od novih osam lakova moj je favorit. Maže se prilično lepo. Jedan deblji sloj daje punu pokrivenost, ali četkica može povući boju ako pređete preko istog mesta više puta. Zato bih ipak savetovala mazanje dva tanja sloja. Brzo se suši (imam utisak da se sušio brže od OC254). Sjaj mu je visok.

OC257 is the second polish from the latest One Coat collection I'm showing you. This is a muted turquoise blue creme. It goes well with my complexion and is my favourite of the collection. It goes on quite well. One thicker coat gives full coverage, but brush might take some of the colour off if you go over same spot twice. That's why I'd recommend two thinner coats. It dries fast (I have a feeling it dried faster than OC254). The gloss is very high.

Essence Vintage District 04 Get Arty

Izgleda da je Radix odlučio da malo ubrza tempo uvoza novih kolekcija, kao i da razdvoji specialna izdanja u Liliju i DMu. Tako je nedavno u DM drogerije stigla Vintage District kolekcija, dok se u Lilly drogerijama još nalazi Oz kolekcija. Pre nego što sam se bacila na kupovinu, proučila sam recenzije Vintage District kolekcije na blogovima koje volim i, iskreno, bila sam neimpresionirana. Kada sam ih videla uživo ipak sam odlučila da uzmem Get Arty lak jer volim sivo, a šimer mi je delovao zanimljivo.

The latest Essence trend edition, Vintage District, hit our stores recently. Before I went shopping I read some reviews on blogs I love and I was unimpressed. After seeing them in person, though, I did get the grey shimmery one because it looked very interesting.

Giveaway

Danas je moj prvi blogorođendan. Već dugo sam želela da organizujem nagradnu igru, posebno pošto sam i sama dosta lakova dobila upravo preko nagradnih igara. Vreme je da se zahvalim vama, mojim čitaocima i da vam pružim priliku da isprobate neke lakove kojih nema kod nas, pre svega Max Factor Fantasy Fire. Nadam se da nećete zameriti što je formular na engleskom. Izabraću dva pobednika - jednog iz Srbije i jednog iz inostranstva. Formular je na engleskom da ne bih pravila dva zasebna, a verujem da sve vi znate engleski. Novi pratioci su dobrodošli, ali stari čitaoci imaju bolje šanse jer će imati mogućnost da svakog dana dok traje nagradna igra dobiju ekstra poen ako u Rafflecopter formular ubace link do nekog od svojih starih komentara (pre 19. maja 2013.)

Today is my first blogaversary. I've wanted to host a giveaway for a while now, especially since I received many polishes from other bloggers through giveaway. Now it's time for me to thank you, my readers, and to give you a chance to try some polishes that aren't universally available, foremost Max Factor Fantasy Fire. There will be two prizes - one for a reader from Serbia and another for one of my international readers. New followers are welcome, but the old ones have better chances because they can enter links to their older comments (before May 19th 2013.) in the Rafflecopter form daily.

Aura Nail Beauty 708 Hot & Chili

Missy sa Gnarly Nails bloga (kraljica mat manikira) pre neki dan je oglasila da unosi neke izmene na svoj blog. Između ostalog će uvesti redovnu rubriku u kojoj će ponovo raditi manikire koje je radila kada je tek počela da bloguje. Mislim da je to odličan način da se vidi koliko je neko napredovao. Danas za tematski petak mažemo Aurine lakove i, pošto nemam nijedan njihov neisproban lak, odlučila sam da namažem jedan od svojih omiljenih Aura lakova - Hot & Chili. Kako je izgledalo prvo predstavljanje možete videti ovde. Strašno, zar ne? Ova lepota zaslužuje lepše slike na lepšim noktima.

Missy of Gnarly Nails (the queen of matte manis) announced some changes on her blog several days ago. One of them is introducing a Back in Time category where she'll revisit some of her old manis from when she started blogging. That is a great way to show how much one has improved over time. For this Friday we wear Aura polishes and since I don't have an untried Aura polish, I decided to wear one of my favourites - Hot & Chili. You can see how it looked the first time here. Awful, isn't it? This gorgeousness deserves better photos on prettier nails.

Don Juan One Coat OC 254

Već sam spomenula da je Don Juan izbacio kolekciju letnjih One Coat lakova i da su mi, na moje veliko zadovoljstvo, celu kolekciju poslali kao nagradu za poslednje takmičenje koje su organizovali. Neke od lakova ste mogli da vidite u Skittle manikiru koji sam uradila za tematski petak. OC 254 nije bio među tim lakovima, ali zato on prvi u kolekciji dobija nezavisni članak.

I have mentioned earlier that Don Juan cosmetics placed summer collection of One Coat polishes and that they sent the whole collection to me as a prize for their latest contest. You could see some of these in the Skittle mani I did for themed Friday. OC 254 wasn't among them, but it is the first one in the collection to get an individual post.

Essence Nail Art Magnetics 6 Spell Bound!

U poslednje vreme sam se bacila na plave lakove. Pošto nemam slike svoje stare kolekcije, ne mogu da vam dočaram koliko sam ranije volela plave lakove. Od šezdesetak lakova koliko sam imala u srednjoj školi, četvrtinu su činili plavci. Stoga nisam mogla da propustim priliku da uzmem poslednji komad Spell Bound! iz obližnjeg DMa. Mada se ovaj lak i dalje nalazi u Essence ponudi, kod nas ga više nema jer nemamo više dvostruke Essence stalke, na kojima se ovi lakovi prodaju.

I turned my attention to blue polishes these past few months. Since I don't have photos of my old collection I can't show you how much I loved blue polishes. Of around sixty polishes I had when I was in high school about quarter were different shades of blue. That's why I couldn't give the last Spell Bound! at the local DM store a miss. This one is still available at double Essence counters.

Skittle

Skittle manikir, verovatno nazvan po Skittles šarenim bombonicama, podrazumeva da je svaki nokat namazan drugom, uglavnom jarkom bojom. Odlučila sam da iskoristim divnu nagradu koju sam dobila od Don Juan kozmetike i da predstavim pet njihovih novih One Coat lakova. Nosim OC251 na palcu, OC255 na kažiprstu, OC252 na srednjem prstu, OC256 na domalom prstu i OC250 na malom prstu i veoma sam zadovoljna rezultatom. Namazala sam samo po jedan sloj laka (deblji) i nemam nadlak. Možete videti kako se divno sijaju, a verujte mi da se i brzo suše.

Skittle mani, I guess named after Skittles candies, means every nail is painted different, usually bright, colour. I wanted to try the lovely prize I got from Don Juan cosmetics and present five of their new One Coat shades. I have OC251 on my thumb, OC255 on my index finger, OC252 on my middle finger, OC256 on my ring finger and OC250 on my pinkie and I love the finished mani. I have only one coat of polish (a thicker coat) and I have no top coat. You can se how glossy they are and you can trust me they dry fast.

Liebster award 2, 3, 4 i 5

Ranije sam spomenula da ne volim piramidalne šeme, lance svetog Antuna i slične stvari i jednom sam već na svoj način odgovorila na Liebster nagradu, ali u međuvremenu sam dobila još četiri (od Malog Praseta, Chester, Skin, Hair and More i Azziella) i skrenuta mi je pažnja na to da sam nagradu previdela pa sada nekako moram da nešto napišem tim povodom. Stoji i dalje sve što sam napisala u članku Nagrade, piramidalne šeme i lanci svetog Antuna. Takođe stoji i ono što sam napisala kada sam dobila Liebster nagradu, da nagradu i ja treba da dodelim blogovima koji imaju manje od 200 sledbenika i da postavim svoj set pitanja za njih, što neću učiniti, ali ću svakoga pozvati da pregleda blogove koje pratim i da vidi da li se možda među njima nalazi neki blog za koji nisu znali ranije, a koji im može biti zanimljiv. Svakako treba da posetite blogove sa kojih sam ja dobila ovu nagradu jer njihovi autori očigledno imaju veoma dobar ukus :D

I've mentioned in one of my earlier posts (only in Serbian, though), that I don't like chain letters/emails, pyramid schemes, awards that are designed in such manner and similar stuff and I have already responded to a Liebster award in my own manner. I have received another four (from Malo Prase, Chester, Skin, Hair and More and Azziella) and now I should do something about it. I still feel the same way I did when I wrote about such prizes and when I replied to Fitzy's questions. I still won't nominate other blogs and ask my own set of questions, but I will invite you all to check out blogs I'm following because maybe there's a blog you don't know about that you may like among them, and you certainly should check out the blogs that nominated me, because their authors have very good taste :D

Essence Nail Art Magnetics 7 Wish List Secrets!

Wish List Secrets je drugi od dva magnetna laka koja je Essence ovog proleća povukao iz ponude. Mogu pretpostaviti da boja nije bila baš privlačna kupcima (ni sama nisam želela da ga kupim dok ga nisu stavili na znatno sniženje), ali moram reći da mi se mišljenje sasvim promenilo sada kada sam ga probala i veoma mi je drago što sam ga uzela. Boja je zanimljiva i slaže mi se sa tenom.

Wish List Secrets is the second of two magnetic polishes Essence discontinued this spring. I suppose people didn't find the colour very appealing (I myself didn't want to buy it before they put it on sale), but now that I have tried it, I'm very pleased I did buy it. It is an interesting shade that goes on well with my skin tone.

Eveline 8 in 1 Total Action

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Moji su nokti oduvek bili skloni listanju, a i pucanju. Ništa od toga mi nije previše smetalo dok nisam počela da vodim ovaj blog. Sada znam više o nezi i održavanju noktiju i pre svega o svojim noktima da mogu da im pružim odgovarajuću negu. Prvo sam se izborila sa suvoćom, ali povremeno listanje mi je išlo na živce i, posle detaljnog proučavanja serije članaka o učvršćivačima i ojačivačima noktiju kod Marije (Loodie Loodie Loodie), odlučila sam da isprobam silno hvaljeno Eveline 8 u 1 Total Action sredstvo za jačanje noktiju.

My nails have always been brittle and prone to peeling. I didn't mind it until I started this blog. Now I know more about nail care in general, and my nails in particular that I can give them proper care. I first dealt with dryness, but occasional peeling went on my nerves so after reading Maria's (Loodie Loodie Loodie) series of blog articles on nail hardeners I decided to give highly praised Eveline 8 in 1Total Action treatment a try.

China Glaze Short And Sassy

Za temu "omiljeno ima laka" izabrala sam China Glaze Short And Sassy jer, iako pretpostavljam da se odnosi na frizuru, mislim da taj naziv opisuje i neke moje osobine - niska sam, drska, samopouzdana i energična. Short And Sassy (80311) deo je Retro Diva kolekcije za jesen 2009. godine i izgleda da je sada povučen iz prodaje.

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I picked China Glaze Short And Sassy for "favourite name of nail polish" theme because even though I suppose its name refers to the haircut, it also describes some of my features - I'm short, insolent, confident and energetic. Short And Sassy (80311) is part of Retro Diva collection for fall 2009. and it seems to be discontinued now.

April

April mi je omiljen mesec, ne samo zato što mi je rođendan u aprilu, već zato što tada obično prestaje sivilo i lepo vreme počinje da se ustaljuje. Ovaj april je bio veoma bogat novitetima pre svega zato što je početkom meseca održan prolećni Sajam kozmetike Dodir Pariza, a ja sam taman na vreme dobila neke narudžbine zahvaljujući kojima sam uvećala budžet sa kojim sam otišla na sajam. Više o mojim utiscima sa sajma možete pročitati ovde.

April is my favourite month of the year. Not just because I was born in April, but because of the nice weather (apropos, my name means "fair weather"). I did get many stuff this month, partly because of the Cosmetics Fair. I did write a post about the Fair, but only in Serbian. You can find it here.