Don Juan One Coat OC255

Ljubičasti Don Juan One Coat OC255 je danas na dnevnom redu. Ovo je lepa srednje-ljubičasta krema visokog sjaja. Deluje prilično nežno i ženstveno. Šteta što ja nisam preterano nežna ni ženstvena. Iako ova boja zapravo dobro ide uz moju boju kože, meni na noktima deluje veoma strano. Ovaj je lak nešto ređi ili manje pigmentovan od većine ostalih One Coat lakova, ali ipak pokriva iz jednog debljeg sloja i suši se baš brzo.

It is violet Don Juan One Coat OC255's turn today. This is a nice medium violet high-gloss creme. It looks very delicate and feminine. Too bad I'm not very delicate or feminine. Even though this shade goes well with my skin tone, on my nails it looks very strange. This polish is somewhat thinner or less pigmented than most of the other One Coat polishes, but it still gives full coverage in one thicker coat. It dries quite fast.

Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Repairing Surgrass

Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Repairing Surgrass

Spomenula sam već da sam pre nekog vremena bila na veoma lepom događaju koji je organizovao L'Oréal Paris Srbija. Nakon informativnog obilaska dobila sam poklon-paketić. Koliko sam mogla da vidim kod drugih blogerki koje su prisustvovale L'Oréal Beauty planeti, paketići se donekle razlikuju i nisamo znale šta će koja dobiti, ali mi se čini da smo sve dobile neku od dve Mixa kreme za ruke. Ova koju sam ja dobila je Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Repairing Surgrass (Obnavljajuća krema za ruke bogata lipidima). Druga krema za ruke koju Mixa ima u ponudi je Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Intense Nourishment. Ova na kojoj piše Intense Nourishment je za suvu i veoma suvu kožu, a ona na kojoj piše Repairing Surgrass je za izuzetno suvu i oštećenu kožu. Obe sadrže alantoin i glicerin, ali u različitim količinama.

I did a report on a lovely event that L'Oréal Paris Srbija organized earlier this month, but I wrote about it only in Serbian. Serbian beauty bloggers were invited to learn about L'Oréal brands and products. Among them was new brand on Serbian market - Mixa. After the event we all received goodie bags and as far as I can see all of us received slightly different products, but all of us got one of two Mixa hand creams. The one I received is Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Repairing Surgrass. The other one is Mixa Intensive Care Dry Skin Hand Cream Intense Nourishment. The Intense Nourishment one is for dry and very dry skin, and the Repairing Surgrass is for intense dryness and damaged skin. Both contain allantoin and glycerine, but different amounts.

Golden Rose Holiday 73

Nove boje Golden Rose Holiday lakova su napokon uvezene u Srbiju i od srede se mogu naći u parfimeriji Kristabell. Koštaju 250 dinara i imaju 11,3 ml. Čini mi se da je većina ovih boja jedinstvena na našem tržištu, što je svakako pohvala za Golden Rose. Svi lakovi iz nove serije imaju svetlucave čestice.

New Golden Rose Holiday Nail Color shades are now available in Serbia and I suppose wherever Golden Rose is available. These polishes come in 11,3 ml bottles and cost about 2.5 €. All polishes from this new series have glitter or some other sparkly particles.

Zoya Blaze

Kada je Zoya zimus izbacila Ornate kolekciju po prvi put sam zaista osetila tugu što ovi lakovi nisu dostupni kod nas, no kada samo proletos saznali da će Ultra Sun početi da uvozi Zoya lakove rodila se nada da ću ipak moći da nabavim ove lepote. Trebalo je sačekati do juna, ali napokon je Ornate kolekcija stigla. Zoya lakovi ne sadrže toluen, dibutil ftalat, formalin, formalinski rezin, kamfor, sastojke životinjskog porekla i ne testiraju se na životinjama. Svi lakovi osim Pixie Dust koštaju 560 dinara i dolaze u pakovanjima od 15 ml. Možete ih nabaviti u Ultra Sunu. Ultra Sun šalje širom Srbije, a ima i distributere u Nišu i Čačku.

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When first swatches of Zoya Ornate collection showed up on the internet for the first time I truly felt sad these polishes weren't available in Serbia, but when we learned that Ultra Sun will import them I was hopeful I'll finally get my hands on these lovelies. I had to wait till June, but the Ornate collection arrived after all. Zoya polishes don't contain toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and animal products and are not tested on animals.

Miss Sporty Metal Flip 040 Fiery Blaze

Od jesenas sam željno iščekivala da Miss Sporty Metal Flip i Rimmel Metal Rush lakovi stignu kod nas. Na kraju sam u Nizozemskoj uzela onaj koji me je najviše zanimao - Metal Flip 040. Kako to obično biva, nedelju ili dve nakon što sam se vratila sa puta Mauricius je ubacio i Metal Flip kolekciju u ponudu. U bočicama je 7 ml laka, a četkica je široka i zaobljena. Metal Flip lakovi u DM drogerijama koštaju 275 dinara, u Mauricius parfimerijama 225 dinara.

I've been waiting for Miss Sporty Metal Flip and Rimmel Metal Rush polishes to arrive in Serbia. In the end I bought Metal Flip 040, the one that appealed to me the most, in the Netherlands. As it often happens, a week or two after I came back the importer put the Metal Flip collection in the stores. Bottles hold 7 ml of product. The brush is wide and rounded.

Depend 318

Spomenula sam kako su u Mauricijus parfimerije stigli proizvodi švedske firme Depend i da sam odmah uzela dva laka. Danas predstavljam drugi od njih. Depend lakovi imaju 5 ml i ne sadrže toluen, DBP i formalin. Kod nas su trenutno dostupni lakovi iz stalne postavke (205 dinara) i Mirage kolekcija (245 dinara). Subotom je u Maurucijus parfimerijama u Brankovoj ulici i na Terazijama sve što već nije na sniženju sniženo za 10%, a u parfimeriji na Slaviji je dan za popust sreda.

I have mentioned that products of Swedish company Depend are now available in Serbia and that I immediately bought two of them. Depend polishes come in 5 ml bottles and they are big 3-free (don't contain toluene, DBP and formalin). At the moment we can get only the core range and Miracle collection.

Don Juan One Coat OC250

Ah, breskva. Jedna od mojih omiljenih vrsta voća. Don Juan One Coat OC250 je lak breskvasto-narandžaste boje. Boja je veoma jarka i živa. Čini mi se da ne ide uz svetao ten. Nanosi se lepo. Pokriva iz jednog sloja, suši se brzo i visokog je sjaja.

Ah, peach. One of my favourite sorts of fruit. Don Juan One Coat OC250 is peachy-orange creme nail polish. It is very bright and vibrant. I think it doesn't go well with pale skin. It goes on well. It gives full coverage in single coat, dries fast and has high gloss.

Sephora Nail Designer 07 Marble Art

Sephora je u maju izbacila novu kolekciju lakova i nadlakova u novoj ambalaži. Među novitetima je i zamena za OPI Black Spotted - specijalan nadlak koji pravi efekat ulja na vodi, a koji je bio dostupan samo u Francuskoj. Mnogi proizvođači su pokušali da naprave zamenu sa manje ili više uspeha, a do sada nijedna od njih nije bila dostupna u Srbiji. Kada sam kod MarryJ videla Seforinu verziju, znala sam da je moram imati. Pakovanje je malo, svega 5 ml, i košta 520 dinara. Mislim da je trenutno u Sefori sniženje pa vredi uzeti ga sada.

Sephora placed new collection of polishes and top coats along with redesigned bottles on market. Among the new products you can find a dupe for OPI Black Spotted - a special top coat that gives oil on water effect that was only available in France. Many companies tried to make dupe with more or less success, but none of them was available in Serbia until now. I knew I had to have this one after seeing it at MarryJ's. The packaging is small - only 5 ml - and costs about 5€. I don't know where in the world it is available. I have only seen it in Serbia and on Sephora.fr website.

Metalne kaplje

Stigle su mi nove stvari sa sajta KKCenterHk. Danas vam predstavljam čelično-sive nitne u obliku kaplje NNAIL-DRN664. Ovo su metalne nitne dimenzija 6x3 mm. Pokušala sam da ih rasporedim u nekoliko različitih šara, ali pošto su prilično dugačke nisu zgodne da se postavljaju horizontalno, što možete videti na mom srednjem prstu. Postavljene vertikalno odlično stoje. 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.

I received new stuff from from KKCenterHk. Today I'll show you steel-grey drop-shaped NNAIL-DRN664 studs. The dimensions of these metal studs are 6x3 mm. I tried to place them in several different shapes, but they aren't convenient to be placed horizontally due to their quite big length, which you can see on my middle finger. They look great when placed vertically. 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.

China Glaze Red-y & Willing

Alexandar Cosmetics nas je opet prijatno iznenadio i dobavio novu kolekciju China Glaze lakova mnogo pre nego što se ona pojavila u svetu. Ovog puta je reč o Autumn Nights kolekciji koja će se drugde u prodaji naći 1. avgusta, a kod nas se već može nabaviti. Kolekcija se sastoji od 12 lakova - 10 svetlucavih i dva kremasta - podeljenih u dve linije: Gossip over gimlets i Strike up a cosmo. Lakovi su dostupni i u Alexandar Cosmetics i kod distributera po drugim gradovima. Koštaju 387 dinara.

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Alexandar Cosmetics, Serbian importer of China Glaze products surprised us pleasantly again by getting new collection of China Glaze polishes before it hit stores worldwide. This time it is Autumn Nights collection that should be available from August 1st. This collection consists of 12 polishes (ten shimmers and two cremes) split into two lines: Gossip over gimlets i Strike up a cosmo.

Meni se boje u Autumn Nights kolekciji nisu preterano svidele jer ili nisu moje boje ili su već viđene. Jedna od već viđenih, ali kojoj nisam mogla da odolim je Red-y & Willing. Na osnovu bočice mi je bilo jasno da se dovoljno razlikuje od Short & Sassy, ali nisam je poredila sa Heart of Africa, Thunderbird ili ostalim lakovima iz ove game. Ovo je prilično pogmentovan lak boje crvenog vina koji vuče malo na brusnica-crvenu boju. Vamp je, ali nije suviše taman. Sjaj mu je prilično visok.

I didn't like the shades in Autumn Nights collection because they either aren't my colours or they are already seen before. One of the latter ones, but the one I couldn't resist is Red-y & Willing. Bottle comparison showed it differs enough form Short & Sassy, but I didn't compare it to Heart of Africa, Thunderbird or other polishes from this colour range. This is highly pigmented wine-coloured polish that leans a bit toward cranberry red. It is vampy but not too dark. It has high gloss.

Neka vas mehurići na slikama ne plaše - prilično sam sigurna da su nastali zbog visoke temperature i vlage koja vlada ovih dana u Srbiji. Nanosi se veoma lepo i prilično ravnomerno. Na kraćim noktima bi sigurno mogao proći kao jednoslojac. Treba voditi računa o debljini slojeva jer se u debljem sloju mogu videti tragovi četkice. Suši se umereno brzo.

Don't let the bubbles you may see in the photos scare you - I'm quite sure they are due to the high temperatures and humidity we've been having these days in Serbia. The polish goes on really well and evenly. It could be a one-coater on shorter nails. Attention should be paid to the thickness of coats because brushstrokes could be visible in thicker coats. It dries moderately fast.

Za kraj poređenje sa Short & Sassy. Mislim da je razlika sasvim jasna - Short & Sassy je tamniji i zatvoreniji i više vuče na broan dok Red-y & Willing više vuče na ciklamu. Poredbena slika je snimljena u hladu, ali razlika je jasna pri svakom osvetljenju. Prve četiri slike u ovom postu su snimljene na indirektnom dnevnom svetlu, a naredne dve na direktnom suncu. Imam dva sloja laka i nemam nadlak.

And to finish this post I have a comparison with Short & Sassy. I think the differences are quite apparent - Short & Sassy is darker and muted and leans toward brown, while Red-y & Willing leans toward fuchsia. The comparison photo is taken in shade, but the difference can be seen in any lighting. The first four photos were taken in indirect natural light, the other two in direct sunlight. I have two coats of polish and no top coat.

Flormar Supershine 14 Violet Pearl

Flormar Supershine 14 (u novom pakovanju ima ime Violet Pearl) verovatno je jedan od najpopularnijih, a po mom mišljenju svakako je jedan od najlepših Flormar lakova. Uspela sam da ga upecam u Kristabell po normalnoj ceni (120 dinara) i možda se tamo još uvek može naći koja bočica. Vredi potražiti ga jer je u pitanju zaista prelep ljubičasti žele ispunjen svetlije ljubičastim šljokicama koji me neodoljivo asocira na sirup od grožđa. Prvi sloj je prilično neujednačen, ali drugi sloj daje sasvim ujednačenu boju i dobru pokrivenost. Sjaj laka je veoma visok. Odmah sam nanela brzosušeći nadlak pa ne znam koliko se brzo suši, ali mogu reći da se ne slaže dobro sa Seche Vite. Lak mi se povlačio sa svih strana kako mi se nije nikada do sada povlačio.

Flormar Supershine 14 (in new packaging it also has a name Violet Pearl) is probably the one of the most popular Flormar polishes, and imho it is certainly one of their most beautiful. This is a truly gorgeous dark purple jelly filled with lighter purple glass flecks which irresistibly reminds me of grape syrup. First coat is rather uneven, but the second coat gives even colour and good coverage. I can't say much about the drying time because I immediately applied a coat of fast dry top coat, but I can say it doesn't go well with Seche Vite. I had severe dragging on all sides the likes of which I haven't experienced before.

Don Juan One Coat OC256

Nastavljam da predstavljam lakove iz nove Don Juan kolekcije za leto. Na redu je bledo-plavi (Tifani plavi?) broj 256. Ovaj lak mi je bio veoma prijatno iznenađenje jer je svetao, a jednoslojac je. Kao i svi drugi One Coat lakovi, ovo je krema veoma visokog sjaja. Na žalost, ne dopada mi se kako mi stoji iako je boja veoma lepa i osvežavajuća. Možda zato što takve boje više volim ako imaju neki šimer ili šljokice. Nanosi se bez problema i suši se brzo.

Today I show you another of the new Don Juan summer polishes. Today is turn of pale blue (Tiffany blue?) one named 256. I was very pleasantly surprised by this polish because it is very light and it is a one-coater. Like all the other One Coat polishes, this is a high-gloss creme. Unfortunately I don't like how it looks on me even though the colour is very nice and refreshing. Maybe that's because I prefer this sort of colour to have some sort of shimmer or glitter. It goes on smoothly and dries fast.

L'Oréal Beauty planeta

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Malo se udaljavam od svoje standardne priče o lakovima da bih vam prenela deo atmosfere sa L'Oréal Beauty planete - veoma zanimljivog i informativnog promotivnog događaja koji je organizovao L'Oréal Paris Srbija. Tokom ove nedelje su svakog dana u prijatnom ambijentu zadužbine Milice Zorić i Rodoljuba Čolakovića različitoj publici predstavljali proizvode svojih ćerki-firmi - L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Garnier, Essie, a posebno su predstavljene Garnier Olia farbe za kosu, kao i novitet na našem tržištu - Mixa farmaceutska kozmetika. U četvrtak su blogerke imale priliku da se upoznaju sa ovim proizvodima, a i da se druže međusobno. Mnogo mi je drago što sam upoznala Šmizlu i Anibani, i što sam videla Malo Prase, Ivanu i Jelenu. Sa drugim blogerkama se nisam upoznala jer sam bila u žurbi (i mnogo mi je žao što nisam stigla da se družim sa svima), ali kod Malog praseta i Anibani, kao i na strani L'Oréal Paris Srbija možete videti ko je još bio i kako nam je bilo.

Zoya Chyna

Već sam spomenula da su željno očekivani Zoya Pixie Dust lakovi stigli u Ultra Sun. Ja sam neko ko u životu nije išao u Ultra Sun jer mu je predaleko i ne isplati mu se da plaća kartu za prevoz da bi uzeo dva-tri laka, a za ove lakove sam bez razmišljanja uskočila u prvu odeću i obuću koja mi se naša pri ruci i odjurila po lakove ni pola sata pošto je na FB stranici javljeno da su stigli. Zoya lakovi su trenutno, a možda i trajno, 560 dinara obični i 700 dinara Pixie Dust. Zoya lakovi ne sadrže toluen, dibutil ftalat, formalin, formalinski rezin, kamfor, sastojke životinjskog porekla i ne testiraju se na životinjama.

Long-awaited Zoya Pixie Dust polishes finally arrived in Serbia. Being a person who never went to the importer's store because it is too far and I didn't think it worth to pay bus fare only to get several polishes, I nevertheless jumped into the nearest clothes and shoes and ran over there to get polishes not half an hour after they announced their arrival on the facebook page. Zoya polishes don't contain toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and animal products and are not tested on animals.

Jun

Tokom juna sam se otrgla kontroli i kupila baš mnogo lakova, mada sam neke druge razdelila. Krivim uvoznike koji su odlučili da u istom mesecu daju 20% popusta (Essie), uvezu nove kolekcije na vreme (Golden Rose) i uvezu nove stvari sa zakašnjenjem (Zoya). Deo noviteta sam nabavila preko foruma, deo sam kupila na sniženjima, a nešto sam dobila na poklon. Noviteti u ponudi u Srbiji su Golden Rose Holiday i Impression kolekcije, zatim Essence Floral Grunge kolekcija, letnji L'Oreal Color Riche lakovi, kao i dugo očekivane Ornate i Pixie Dust Zoya kolekcije, praćene letnjim Pixie Dust lakovima i kolekcijama Stunning, Irresistible i Lovely. Vredi pomenuti da su Zoya klasični lakovi sada u Ultra Sunu 560 dinara, a Pixie Dust 700 dinara, što je 30% jeftinije nego što su bili. Shvatila sam da će ovo biti stalna cena. U Alexandar Cosmetics (i kod njihovih distributera) stigli su China Glaze Sunsational lakovi, a možemo očekivati i NYX lakove (šminka je već stigla). U Primax apoteke su stigli OPI Minnie Mouse lakovi. Essie lakovi su ubačeni i u DM drogerije, ali ono što sam videla je smešteno van direktne linije pogleda nas nižih od 180 cm - pored i iznad Miss Sporty štanda.

In June I let myself loose and I got quite a few polishes but I did give some of my old ones away. I blame the importers who decided to give 20% discount (Essie), import new collections in time (Golden Rose) and import new stuff with delay (Zoya). I got some of the new stuff through forum, I bought some on sale and I got some as a gift.