Alessandro Gelactic Set Secret Red

Od jesenas se u stalnoj Alessandro ponudi nalaze reformulisani lakovi za nokte i Gelactic nadlak. Proletos su se na sajmu mogli nabaviti što pojedinačno, što kao set koji čine lak i nadlak. Na sajmu sam videla samo dva seta, ali na sajtu postoje tri - Secret Red, Nude Elegance i Bubble Gum. Cena svakog seta je 990 dinara, dok sam nadlak košta 711 dinara, što je cena i pojedinačnog laka. Sve Alessandro proizvode možete naručiti direktno od proizvođača.

Since autumn, Alessandro has had reformulated nail polishes and Gelactic top coat in their permanent range. Apart from individual top coat and polishes in 99 colours, there are also prepack sets - Secret Red, Nude Elegance and Bubble Gum that consist of nail polish and top coat. I have the red set to show you today.

Gelactic Top Coat Ingredients: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Acrylates Copolymer, MEK, Ci 60725 (Violet 2).

Gelactic sistem se sastoji iz dva koraka - na čist nokat treba naneti dva sloja laka i sloj nadlaka. Baza nije potrebna, ali ja zbog brazdi na noktima bazu moram naneti. Sudeći po sastavu, Gelactic nije hibridni nadlak (ne vidim fotoinicijator među sastojcima), a i ne reklamira se kao takav, ali tamna bočica i GEL u nazivu svakako navode na pomisao da može biti. Nije. Ovo je prilično dobar brzosušeći nadlak koji produžava trajanje laka. Inače on ne obećava brzo sušenje već samo produženo trajanje i visok sjaj, a prema mom iskustvu to obećanje u potpunosti ispunjava. Brzo sušenje je bonus. I lak i nadlak su veoma fleksibilni, u čemu verujem da je tajna trajnosti i razlog zašto ne savetuju da se koristi baza. Ukoliko imate nefleksibilnu bazu, ona može da poremeti celu strukturu na njoj.

Gelactic system contains two steps - you apply two coats of nail polish to clean bare nails and top it off with top coat. You don't need base coat, but I have to use one because of my ridges. Judging from ingredients list, Gelactic is not a hybrid top coat (I don't see a photoinitiator among ingredients), and it is not advertised as such, but dark bottle and GEL in name clearly suggest that it might be. It is not. What it is is a really good quick dry, long wear top coat. In fact it does not promise fast drying, just prolonged wear and high gloss, and it delivers on both those accounts. Quick drying is just a bonus. Both polish and top coat are very flexible, which I believe is the secret behind their durability and also the reason they advise against wearing base coat with them. A rigid base might disturb the entire structure on it.

Alessandro Secret Red je jedna od standardnih Alessandro boja. Ovo je sasvim klasična jarka crvena krema, prilično plastičnog izgleda. Pigmentacija laka je odlična. Puna boja se dobija već iz jednog sloja, ali dva sloja su ipak potrebna za potpunu ujednačenost. Lak se sam po sebi suši veoma brzo. Sjaj mu je visok, ali plastičan pa sloj nadlaka nije na odmet. Već sam spomenula da je lak veoma fleksibilan, što mojim noktima odgovara, a veoma se lepo i maže.

Alessandro Secret Red is one of standard Alessandro colours. This is a classic bright red creme, with rather plastic overall look. It has great pigmentation. Single layer is enough to get full colour, but two coats are needed for entirely even coverage. The polish dries fast on its own. It dries to a glossy, but plastic finish, so a layer of top coat wouldn't go amiss. I have already mentioned that it is very flexible, which suits my nails, and formula is great as well.

Slike su snimljene na prirodnom svetlu. Imam dva sloja laka i nemam nadlak.

Photos were taken in natural light. I have two coats of polish and no top coat.