Oprolećovana

Sećate se onih školskih sastava Proleće u mom gradu ili Proleće u mom parku? Danas nosimo ekvivalent toga na noktima. Pošto ne delim lakove po sezonama, morala sam da proleće na noktima dočaram na neki drugi način. Kako nisam talentovana za crtanje, mislila sam da će mi pečatiranje bolje ići, ali sam zaboravila da je me teško čak i da bojim unutar linije, što sam planirala da radim. No šta je tu je, ovo je moj prolećni manikir.

In Serbia, a staple theme for essays in primary school used to be Springtime in my city or Springtime in my park. Today we are translating that theme to our nails. Since I don't separate my polishes by season, I had to depict springtime on my nails in a different way. Not having a tallent for painting, I thought stamping should be a way to go, but I forgot I can't even colour inside the lines, which is what I was planning to do. It is what it is, and what it is is my spring mani.

China Glaze Con-fused?

Pre teksturnih lakova, prolazni trend su bili magnetni lakovi, mada je pitanje koliko je trend bio prolazan. Iako nikada nisu bili masovno prisutni kao teksturci, magnetni lakovi se još uvek mogu naći kod mnogih indie proizvođača. No pre deset godina je bio trenutak kada su mnogi opšteprisutni proizvođači odlučili da ubace i magnetne lakove u svoju ponudu kroz jednu ili dve kolekcije. Jedan od tih proizvođača je i China Glaze, koji je kroz dve edicije Magnetix lakova ponudio 12 nijansi i dva magneta sa po tri šare. China Glaze lakovi na žalost već godinama više nisu dostupni kod nas, odnosno nove kolekcije se ne nabavljaju, a postojeće zalihe se rasprodaju. Tako se ovaj lak može nabaviti za prilično smešnih 190 dinara u Aleandar Cosmetics.

Before textured polishes, the biggest passing trend in nail polishes was magnetic polishes, although it is debatable how passing it was. Even though they have never been as widespread as textured polishes, they can still be found in many indie lines. However, 10 years ago many mainstream manufacturers made a collection or two of magnetic polishes. One of them was China Glaze, who offered 12 shades and 2 magnets with 3 patterns each in two editions of Magnetix polishes.

Wycon Sugar Effect 808 Blu Glitter

Ne znam zašto nisam ranije objavila ovaj članak, imajući u vidu da sam slike snimila još 2017. godine i da je Wycon u međuvremenu stigao u Srbiju. No to sada nije važno. Važno je da su nažalost za proizvođače teksturci bili samo prolazni trend za sezonu-dve, a meni su među omiljenim lakovima i za njima posežem kada ne znam šta bih namazala.

I don't know why I haven't published this post earlier considering that I have taken these photos in 2017. and that Wycon has since come to Serbia. However, that doesn't matter. What matters is that, sadly, textured polishes were just a fad for manufacturers, and they turned out to be among my favourite polishes and that they are my go-tos whenever I don't know what to wear on my nails.

Born Pretty Chameleon 212

Ne bih ja bila ja da ne unapredim krem lak. Uvek sam volela sedefaste i šljokičave lakove, a sa raširenom pojavom duohrom, multihrom, holo i ostalih finiša mislim da sam postala veoma razmažena i krem lakovi mi više nisu dovoljni sami po sebi. Zato ih koristim skoro isključivo kao osnovu za crtanje ili pečatiranje ili moram preko njih staviti neki toper. Pošto mi stoji stotinak neisprobanih lakova, uzela sam jedan od neisprobanih topera u mojoj omiljenoj kombinaciji boja da namažem preko Catrice koji sam namazala u petak.

I wouldn't be me if I hadn't upgraded a creme polish. I have always loved shimmery and glittery polishes, and with duochrome, multichrome, holo and other finishes being more accessible, I think I got very spoiled and creme polishes are no longer enough on their own. That is why I use them almost exclusively in nail art, stamping or as a base for a topper. And since I have about a hundred of untried polishes, I took one of the untried toppers in my favourite colour combo to use over the Catrice I applied on Friday.

Catrice IcoNails 36 Ready to Grape Off!

Nov petak, nova tema za manikir i nov razlog da napišem koju na blogu. Danas mažemo poslednji lak koji nam je ušao u kolekciju. Poslednji put sam lak kupila u martu 2018. godine, ali sam dobila nekoliko na poklon u međuvremenu od prijatelja i kolega te je tako i ovaj lakić našao put do mene. Firma za koju radim već nekoliko godina organizuje Secret Santa i mene je zimus izvukao kolega sa kojim nisam blisko sarađivala tako da se konsultovao sa koleginicom koja mu je lepo rekla da ja volim nenormalne karmine. Kolega je mislio da ga zeza (muško je pa nije registrovao da sam zaista na posao dolazila sa plavim, zelenim i sivim karminima, ali želim da mislim da oni zapravo na meni izgledaju normalno te da možda zato niko ne zapaža ništa neobično) te mi je uzeo savršeno normalan crveni karmin (skoro djup za jedan od mojih omiljenih ruževa koji se više ne proizvodi) i podjednako normalan vampičan lak. Pun pogodak po obe stavke, ali moram da dodam da, ako tokom čitanja teksta budete imali utisak da ga je pisao Valdorf ili Stetler, to je samo zato što je Catrice uspeo da udari na nekoliko stvari koje me iritiraju. I zato što postajem sve starija.

Another Friday, another theme for a mani and another reason to put a word or two out on the blog. Today we are wearing the latest additions to our nail polish collections. Now, I last bought a polish in march 2018. but I did get some as gifts from friends and colleagues. Okay, just one colleague. The company I work for has been organizing Secret Santa for several years now and my Secret Santa was a coworker I haven't worked with particularly closely so he consulted another coworker who, quite rightly, told him I love crazy lipsticks. My Secret Santa thought she was pulling his leg (he's a guy so naturally he wouldn't notice that I was coming to work with green, blue or grey lips, although I like to think they look normal on me so that is why he didn't think it strange) so he got me a perfectly normal red lipstick (almost an exact dupe for one of my favourite discontinued lippies) and equally normal vampy polish. He hit bulls eye on both accounts, but I need to stress that, if you feel like this post was written by Waldorf or Statler, that is only because Catrice managed to trigger a couple of my peeves. And because I am getting older.

Galaxy 52 Wicked Witch & Galaxy Top Coat

O hai! Kako ste? Ja sam dobro, hvala na pitanju. Da, prošlo je nekoliko godina otkad sam poslednji put objavila nešto na blogu, čak i na Instagramu, ali to je samo posledica života koji je umešao svoje prste. To ne znači da sam prestala da marim za lakove, ali mi je sve ovo postalo veliko opterećenje, posebno držanje koraka sa aktuelnostima. Umesto da jurim za onim što je novo, odlučila sam da malo uživam u onome što već imam. Kolekcija je prošla kroz veliko čišćenje, jasno su se izdvojili neki favoriti, a pečatiranje i ukrašavanje su pali u zapećak. No na Ana forumu je nedavno spontano oživljena stara tema Tematski petak te mi je palo na pamet da bih mogla da malo (samo malo) oživim i blog. Potrefilo se da je tema odabrana za ovu nedelju omiljeni zeleni lak i da imam rado nošen, a nepredstavljen zeleni lak koji se još uvek može naći u prodaji, tako da danas pišem o Galaxy Wicked Witch.

Hello there! How are you? I'm well, thank you for asking. Yes, it's been several years since I last blogged, or even published something on Instagram, but that's life. It doesn't mean I stopped caring for nail polish, it just all became a bit too much for me, especially keeping up with new releases. So instead of chasing trends, I decided to take a step back and enjoy what I have. I culled my collection, some clear favourites emerged, and I put stamping and nail art on indefinite hold. However, an old topic for our Thematic Friday manis had been revived at Ana forum so I thought I might revie my blog a bit (just a bit). And it happened that our first theme is favourite green nail polish, and I have a well loved one that is still available in Serbia that I haven't posted about, so here I am, writing aobut Galaxy Nail Polish Wicked Witch.