Essence Love Letters 05 Inkheart

Primetila sam da već dosta dugo Essence lakove uzimam isključivo sa idejom da ih koristim u pečatiranju ili za nail art i uopšte ih ne nosim kao normalan lak za nokte. Tako mnogi Essence lakovi ne budu predstavljeni na blogu, a budu spomenuti više puta. Jedan od njih je i Inkheart iz Essence Love Letters trend kolekcije - u svetu aktuelne početkom 2014. godine, a kod nas par meseci kasnije i mislim da ostaci još uvek mogu da se nađu u DMu u činijama sa robom na popustu.

I have noticed that I've been buying Essence polishes purely as stamping or nail art polishes for quite some time now and that I don't wear them as regular polish any more. Because of that many Essence polishes that I've mentioned many times haven't gotten a post of their own. One such polish is Inkheart from Love Letters trend edition, which was in stores in January and February 2014.

Kada sam predstavljala OPI Fifty Shades of Grey kolekciju rekla sam da nemam mnogo sivih lakova. Jedan od retkih sivaca u mojoj kolekciji je Inkheart. Ovo je grafitno sivi krem lak i jedini iz kolekcije koji odskače svojom jakom bojom. Pošto je na samoj bočici opisan kao savršen za pečatiranje (u ovoj kolekciji se nalazio i set za pečatiranje) nisam ga ni koristila u druge svrhe, a po svemu sudeći tako će i ostati. Ovo je pre svega odlično pigmentisan lak i zaista je kao stvoren za pečatiranje. Konzistencija mu nije pregusta, ali mi se ne sviđa za mazanje noktiju. Gumast je, nema punoću i nema sjaj. Dva sloja su mi bila potrebna za punu pokrivenost, ali ako imate neke nepravilnosti na noktima savetujem da ga mažete preko debelog sloja baze ili preko odlične popunjavajuće baze. Slike su snimljene na dnevnom svetlu. Imam dva sloja laka i nemam nadlak.

In post about OPI Fifty Shades of Grey collection I mentioned that I don't have many grey polishes. One of the few is Inkheart. This is a graphite grey creme polish and the only one from this TE that stands out with its strong colour. Sticker on the bottle describes it as "perfect for stampy set" (there was a stamping set in this collection) and I have only used it as stamping polish so far and it looks as if it will stay that way. It is extremely pigmented and really perfect for stamping. Formula is not thick, but I don't like it for painting my nails. It is rubbery, lacks fulness and shine. It took me two coats to get full coverage, but if you have some imperfections on your nails I'd suggest you wear this polish over thick layer of base coat or over a good ridge filler. Photos were taken in natural light. I have two coats of polish and no top coat.