China Glaze Heroine Chic

Da li vam se nekada desilo da ste kupile lak za nokte i onda čim ste ga uzele odustale od njega? Meni se to dešavalo prilično često u jeku mog lakoholizma, delom zato što sam lakove uzimala zato što su na popustu, delom zato što me je prošla želja za određenom bojom ili završnicom. Heroine Chic je takav lak, zato mi je bilo potrebno pet godina da ga namažem po prvi put. To je tačno bio period kada sam se hladila od lakova generalno, a posebno od krema i šimera i više se usredsredila na multihrome i holiće. Sada nemam predstavu zašto sam ga uopšte kupila. Verovatno reda radi, da ne bude da na sajmu nisam uzela ništa.

Have you ever bought a nail polish and as soon as you had it gave up on it? It used to happen to me a lot at the peak of my polishaholism, partly because I would buy polishes on sales, partly because I no longer cared for certain colours or finishes. Heroine Chic is one such polish, which is why it took me five years to wear it for the first time. I bought it right at the time when I was cooling down from polishes in general, and especially from creme and shimmer finishes and focused more towards multichromes and holos. Now I don't know why I even bought it in the first place. Probably just because, just so that I buy something at cosmetics expo.

Avon Nailwear Pro Mandarin Magic

Prošle nedelje smo, pošto je vreme bilo prilično sumorno, nosile lakove da rasteramo sivilo. Meni je narandžasta najveselija boja i uz žutu odličan antidepresiv. Lak koji sam za ovu priliku odabrala je bio Avon lak koji sam dobila od Male Palčice kada smo se pre pet godina upoznale. Avon ne kupujem te ne mogu reći sa sigurnošću, ali verujem da se ova boja, verovatno cela ova linija, više ne proizvodi. Možda imaju nešto slično u ponudi.

Last week we wore our favourite antidepressant polishes to help us cope with bad weather. I find orange the happiest colour, and it has been an antidepressant for me along with yellow. The polish I picked for this theme is and Avon Polish I got from Mala Palčica when we met five years ago. I am not an Avon customer so I can't say for certain, but I believe that this colour, possibly this whole line, has been discontinued.

Chanel Mimosa

Postoje brendovi koji kod mene izazivaju averziju i na vrhu te liste je Chanel. Ne samo lakovi - odeća, asesoari, šminka, štagod. Dovoljno mi je da vidim ili čujem ime i da ne želim ništa da znam o proizvodu. Iracionalno je, ne tražite objašnjenje. No pre tri godine sam od drage mi Jelene dobila Mimozu na poklon, jer Jelena zna da volim žute lakove. Zašto je tri godine stajao neisproban? Pa, ta averzija nije nestala sa posedovanjem. No prošlog petka smo za tematski manikir mazale nasumično odabrane lakove iz kolekcije, a ja sam imala poseban uslov da taj lak bude do sada neisproban. Otud Chanel na mojim noktima i blogu.

There are brands that I have a very strong aversion to, and on the top of that list is Chanel. Not just polishes - clothes, accessories, makeup, whatever. As soson as I hear the brand name, I don't want to know anything about the product. It is irrational, don't look for an explanation. However, three years ago, my dear Jelena gave me Mimosa as a gift, because she knows I like yellow polishes. Well, the aversion didn't go with owning of a product. But last friday we had a theme of a randomly chosen polish from our collection, and I had an additional condition of choosing from my untrieds. That is how a Chanel polish ended up on my nails and on my blog.

Givenchy Fatal Plum

Nekada davno sam smatrala da ne vredi dati mnogo novca na lak za nokte jer postoje kvalitetne i jeftine opcije i posebno sam mislila da ne vredi davati novac na ime, na brend, jer lak je nešto što ću skinuti sa noktiju kroz nedelju dana ili manje. Stoga nisam kupovala high end lakove. No onda mi se 2014. ukazala prilika da kupim neke polovne HE lakove po, za mene prihvatljivoj ceni. Givenchy Fatal Plum je bio među njima i stajao mi je neisporban sve ove godine. Da, imam sklonost da kupujem stvari koje mi posle samo stoje (ne možete da vidite, ali bacila sam pogled ka polici na kojoj mi stoje društvene igre, od kojih oko 10% nisam nijednom igrala, ali sam morala da ih kupim).

A long time ago I thought it wasn't worth it to spend a lot of money on nail polishes because there are inepensive good quality options out there, and I especially thought brand name was not worth the money because nail polish is something I would remove within a week or less. That is why I was't buying high end nail polishes. However, in 2014. I had a chance to buy some second-hand HE polishes for what I considered a good price, so I went for it. Givenchy Fatal Plum was one of those polishes aaand it sat there utried all these years. Yes, I do have a tendency to buy thing that will just end up unsed (you can't see it, but I just glanced toards my board games shelf, about 10% of which I hever played, but I just had to buy them).

Essie Tribal Text-Styles

Verovatno ste primetile u proteklih godinu dana da je Essie ponuda u Srbiji sve siromašnija i da se nove kolekcije ne uvoze. Essie stalci po drogerijama stoje poluprazni, sa lakovima sumnjivog stanja koji izgledaju kao da im treba dobro brisanje prašine i spolja i iznutra. Tužan prizor. Svako zamiranje brenda kod nas me malo rastuži, mada za Essie mi nije preterano žao jer su im kolekcije vazda sigurne i dosadne - malo nude, malo roze, nešto crveno i jedna boja koja odskače od ostatka. Verujem da to može biti jedan razlog za smanjenj interesovanja kupaca za ove lakove. Drugi je sasvim sigurno cena. Puna cena je povremeno povećavana, ali lakovi su skoro stalno bili na sniženju, što je dobar pokazatelj stepena prodaje - jednostavno nisu išli po novoj punoj ceni.

Essie nail polish range available in Serbia has been diminishing consistently for a year or two now and we haven't been getting new collections. Essie stands are half-empty, with suspiciously-looking polishes that look like they need a good dusting both on the outside and on the inside. A sad sight indeed. Every time I see a brand fail in certain market I get a bit sad, although I am not too sad about Essie because I find their collections safe and boring - some nudes, some pinks, some reds and one colour that does not match the rest of them. I believe that to be one of the reasons buyers aren't as interested in these polishes. The other one is definitely price. When they first introduced drugstore range of Essie, they were about half the price they are now, but nowadays they are on sale quite often, showing that they weren't selling at full price.

A England Briarwood

A England nije među mojim omiljenim boutique brendovima, jer mislim da se drže veoma sigurnih boja i suptilnih efekata, sa ponekim časnim izuzetkom. To znači da povremeno pokleknem i uzmem neki od njih, a ponekada mi je veoma teško da odolim samoj temi koju Adina odabere bez obzira na boje u toj kolekciji. Ona inspiraciju vuče iz raznih oblasti umetnosti (književnost, slikarstvo, ples), ali i iz istorije. Burne-Jones Dream, kolekcija iz koje je ovaj lak, inspirisana je serijom slika Legenda o Trnovoj Ružici, a ovaj lak je inspirisan slikom koja prikazuje usnule vojnike prekrivene ružinim trnovitim granama.
A England se može nabaviti preko Hypnotic Polish i preko Nail Land. Cena na oba mesta im je €10.5 za 11 ml laka.

A England is not among my favourite boutique brands because I find their colours and effects too safe and subtle for me, with several honourable exceptions. That means that sometimes even I succumb and get a polish or two, although sometimes I find it difficult to resist the theme, despite colours in that collection. Adina draws inspiration from various lines of art (literature, painting, dance), but history as well. Burne-Jones Dream, collection this polish comes from, is inspired by Edward Burne-Jones' series of paintings The Legend of Briar Rose, with this polish representing the image of sleeping soldiers covered by briar rose thorns.
I got this polish from Hypnotic Polish, but you can also order it from Nail Land and many other etailers.

Essence Glow & Care Go For Glow & Berry Caring

Nova linija Essence lakova, od proletos dostupna i u Srbiji, nosi naziv Glow & Care. Sadrži sedam relativno neutralnih, nosivih lakova, a kod nas su dostupna četiri. Na sajtu se ne vode kao lakovi za nokte već kao nega noktiju, što je zanimljivo. Nalepnica na poklopcu nas obaveštava da ovi lakovi sadrže kukui ulje, ali ne i šta ono radi (niti šta uopšte traži u laku), no ja sam tu da priskočim u pomoć. Lakovi imaju 10 ml i koštaju 309 dinara. Mogu se naćii u Lilly i u DM prodavnicama.

Essence Glow & Care line of polishes contains seven relatively neutral, wearable polishes, with four of them available in Serbia. On website they are not placed under nail polishes, but under nail care, which I find interesting. Bottle cap informas us that they contain kukui oil, but not what that oil does, or what it is doing in nail polish in the first place, but I am here to help you with that. Polishes come in 10 ml bottles.

OPI Midnight in Moscow

Moja averzija prema braon lakovima ne jenjava, ali nađe se ponekad neki koji je tako lep da ga moram imati. U ovom slučaju ulogu je odigrala i činjenica da već imam nekoliko tamih OPI šimera i da se ovaj savršeno uklapa u moju kolekciju. Imajući u vidu moju nesklonost prema braon boji, nije mi se plaćala puna cena za nov primerak te sam uzela polovan za siću. OPI lakove inače možete kupiti u Primax i nekim drugim apotekama, Nail Line-u, Sefori, a od pre nekoliko meseci nekih boja ima i na Lilly sajtu. Polovne primerke, kakav je ovaj moj, možete uzeti na Krpicama i forumima poput Ane.

My aversion to brown polishes is still going strong, but from time to time I run into a brown polish that is so pretty that I just have to have it. In this case, it was also partly due to the fact that I already have quite a selection of dark OPI shimmers that this one fits into perfectly. I did not want to pay full price for new polish (what with my aversion to brown and all), so I got it second hand for peanuts.

CND Vinylux PrePack & Dark Lava

U par navrata sam u izveštajima sa Sajma kozmetike spominjala CND setove, uključujući i PrePack, koji mi se učinio zanimljivim jer ostavlja mogućnost kupcu da mu priključi lakove po sopstvenom, a ne proizvođačevom izboru. U susret predstojećem 29. Dodiru Pariza, predstavljam vam upravo ovaj set. CND Vinylux PrePack čine čistač/dehidrator nokatne ploče ScrubFresh (59 ml), skidač laka Offly Fast (59 ml) i Vinylux nadlak (15 ml), a kutija ima prostor da im priključite i dva Vinylux laka. Cena seta u redovnoj prodaji je 1034 dinara (bez lakova), ali na proteklom sajmu je bio svega 620 dinara. Cena samo Vinylux nadlaka u redovnoj prodaji je 1117 dinara, tako da se ovaj set veoma isplati.

I have mentioned CND gift sets a couple of times in my reports from Cosmetics Expo, including PrePack, which attracted my attention because it leaves room for buyer to pick colours, instead of having manufacturer's choice of shades. CND Vinylux PrePack consists of cleanser/dehydrator ScrubFresh (59 ml), Offly Fast nail polish remover (59 ml) and Vinylux top coat (15 ml), with space for two Vinylux polishes of your choice.

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede

Još jedan od lakova, tačnije cela kolekcija, koju nisam primetila dok nije bila povučena bila je Suede linija OPI lakova iz 2009. godine. U vreme dok su se još mogli nabaviti uspela sam da nađem Russian Navy, ali do Lincoln Park After Dark je tada već bilo nemoguće doći. No drugarica lakoholičarka je odlučila da proda svoj primerak i ja sam tu priliku odmah iskoristila. Iako kod nas ne može da se nabavi, ima ga još ponegde na Ebayu i Amazonu.

Another polish, entire collection in fact, that I haven't noticed until it was discontinued, was a Suede line of OPI polishes from 2009. I managed to get Russian Navy while there were still some leftovers here, but even the it was impossible to find Lincoln Park After Dark. However, a fellow polishaholic decided to sell hers so I took that opportunity. Even though it has been disontinued, you can still find hem on Ebay and Amazon.

Catrice Hyde In The Park

Catrice nam je sada dostupan u odabranim DM prodavnicama, a nadam se da nas sezonske kolekcije neće zaobilaziti jer u njima mogu da se nađu zbilja zanimljivi proizvodi, a dovoljno smo do sada propustili. Takav je bio slučaj sa Check & Tweed kolekcijom za jesen 2014. godine iz koje je ovaj lak. Naravno, više se ne može nabaviti sem ako, poput mene, ne naletite na njega na nekom sajtu poput Krpica.

Catrice is now available in Serbia and I hope that limited editions will be arriving regularly because they tend to contain truly interesting products and we have already missed so much. That was the case with Check & Tweed collection from autumn 2014. that this polish comes from. Off course, it is unavailable now unless, like me, you run into it on Ebay or similar website.

Misslyn Edgy

Misslyn je italijanski brend koji se trenutno nalazi u vlasništvu firme ArtDeco. Mada im se neki proizvodi u ponudi poklapaju, kada su lakovi u pitanju Misslyn nesporno ima originalniju ponudu, što me je i privuklo. Misslyn lakovi dolaze u bočicama od 10 ml i mogu se nabaviti u više zemalja širom sveta u Müller, Douglas i drugim drogerijama. U našem bližem okruženju ih ima u Hrvatskoj, Bosni, Rumuniji i Mađarskoj.

Misslyn is an Italian brand of cosmetics, currently owned by ArtDeco. While these two companies share some of the products, Misslyn undoubtedly has more original range of polishes, which is what had drawn me to them. Misslyn polishes come in 10 ml bottles and can be found in many countries worldwide in Müller, Douglas and other stores.

Flormar 399

U poslednjih nekoliko godina retko kupujem Flormar lakove. Ne zbog onog uvoznika već zbog nepostojanja uzbudljivih novih boja na našem tržištu. I pored toga sam proletos uzela dva, više zbog toga što su pametno postavljeni pored kase u DM-u i zato što su bili 99 dinara nego zato što mi je neki zaista trebao. Realno, da li mi ijedan lak više treba? Sve u svemu, računala sam da neću propasti za toliko i da mogu da isprobam još koji Flormar. Redovna cena u DMu im je oko 140 dinara, a bočice su od 11 ml.

I haven't been buying Flormar polishes much these last several years. Not because of that importer, but because there are no new and exciting colours on the market. Despite all that, I did get a couple this spring, more thanks to their smart position next to the POS in DM than because I needed them. To be honest, do I need any more polish? Anyhow, I knew that the world won't end because of it and that I could give Flormar a go again.

I Heart Makeup Nail Geek Vintage

Mala Palčica je moj izvor lakova koji nisu dostupni u Srbiji, ali ih ima u Hrvatskoj. Tako mi je proletos spakovala par I Heart Makeup Nail Geek lakova. Ovaj brend mi nije preterano poznat, ali izgleda da su sestrinska firma Makeup Revolution. Očigledno ih ima u Hrvatskoj, a možda i u Sloveniji i Crnoj Gori.

Mala Palčica is my main source that are not available in Serbia, but can be found in Croatia. So this spring she packed a couple of I Heart Makeup Nail Geek nail polishes for me to try. I was not overly familiar with this brand, but it seems that they are a sister brand to Makeup Revolution. They are available in Croatia, and possibly in Slovenia and Montenegro.

Cuccio Glasgow Nights

Ova tamna lepota je bila među prvim Cuccio lakovima koje sam uzela, a nekako je ispao poslednji od njih koji predstavljam. Cuccio lakovi imaju 13 ml, koštaju 750 dinara i mogu se nabaviti u salonima koji koriste ovaj brend, a o detaljima se možete raspitati kod uvoznika Silver Line doo.

This dark beauty was among the first Cuccio polishes that I bought, and somehow it is the last one I am showing of the lot. Cuccio polishes come in 13 ml bottles and are available at salons and salon supply stores.

Matching Manicures - omiljeni lak

Današnja tema bi mi pod nekim drugim okolnostima bila veoma nezgodna i prezahtevna, jer ova lakoholičarka nema omiljeni lak. Kako da imam omiljeni kada imam preko pet stotina lakova? No neki lakovi mi jesu miliji od drugih, a ovaj je svakako među najdražima.

Under different circumstances, this week's theme would be difficult and too demanding, because this polishaholic doesn't have a favourite polish. How could I when I own over five hundred polishes? However, some of them are closer to my heart than others, and this one is definitely one of the dearer ones.

CND Vinylux Midnight Swim

Sajam nam je sve bliži, a na njemu kao i svake godine učestvuje Unitech. Znate da je meni kod njih najzanimljiviji CND program, pre svega za negu noktiju, a potom i Vinylux lakovi. Vinylux program ćete na sajmu moći da kupite sa popustom od 30% (redovna cena lakova i nadlaka je 1117 dinara), a osim standardne ponude očekuje nas i jesenja kolekcija Craft Culture. Pre neki dan sam najavila članak o meni trenutno najuzbudljivijem Vinylux laku. Dozvolite da vam ga predstavim.

Cosmetics expo is getting closer and closer, and like every year one of the exhibitors is Unitech, Serbian importer for CND. I love CND nail care and Vinylux products and am always looking forward to new collections. The latest one available in Serbia is autumnal Craft Culture, but today I am writing about a different polish. Several days ago I announced and article about currently the most exciting Vinylux polish I have. Allow me to introduce you to it.

CND Vinylux Serene Green

Kako mi je Vinylux nadlak vremenom postao omiljeni brzosušeći nadlak, tako sam sve više pažnju počela da obraćam i na boje. Brzo mi je za oko zapao ovaj tamno-zeleni lak sa finim šimerom, prvi put predstavljen u sklopu praznične kolekcije za 2013. godinu. Vinylux su prvi hibridni lakovi u svetu, a i kod nas, i njihov sistem se sastoji iz stotinak boja lakova i brzosušećeg nadlaka. Kod nas su dostupni u Unitechu, i u prodavnicama i preko sajta, a cena im je 1117 dinara za 15 ml proizvoda.

As Vinylux top coat became my favourite quick-dry top coat with time, I have started to pay more attention to their colours as well. This dark-green polish with shimmer, first released as part of Charmed collection for holidays 2013, was fast to catch my eye. Vinylux is the original hybrid nail polish and the system consists of over a hundred colours and top coat.

Essence I ♥ Trends lakovi

Kroz Essence ponudu lakova svake godine prođu desetine boja. Neke od njih se zadrže nekoliko sezona, druge svega par meseci. Među tim lakovima koji se često menjaju se nalaze lakovi iz I ♥ Trends linije. I same potkolekcije u sklopu ove linije se često menjaju, a pojedinačni lakovi se retko zadrže u prodaji duže od jedne sezone. Lakovi koje danas predstavljam su iz The Darks i The Metals podlinija. The Darks segment je povučen iz prodaje, a The Metals je još uvek aktuelan, u nešto izmenjenom sastavu. Nijedan od ova četiri laka nije više dostupan, mada se koji zaostali primerak Chrome Paradise možda još uvek može naći po sniženoj ceni u ponekom Liliju.

Each year dozens of polishes go through Essence range. Some of them stay for several seasons, while some ore withdrawn after only several months. Among those that are changed often are polishes from I ♥ Trends line. This line's sub-collections are also changed very often and individual polishes rarely stay in it for more than one season. Polishes I am showing today come form The Darks and The Metals sub-sections. The Darks is no longer available and The Metals is still available, albeit in somewhat changed line-up.

Zoya Yves

Poslednji od tri laka iz Zoya Matte Velvet kolekcije za jesen 2015. godine koji imam je ultramarin Zoya Yves. Ova kolekcija još uvek nije stigla kod nas i ne zna se ni da li će biti uvezena. Druge Zoje su do kraja meseca u Ultra Sunu na velikom sniženju i možete ih kupiti za 495 dinara (klasični lakovi), odnosno za 551 dinara (Pixie Dust, Ultra Pixie i Matte Velvet). Zoya lakovi su veganski i 5-free.

The last of three Zoya Matte Velvet polishes from winter 2015. collection I have is the ultramarine Zoya Yves. Zoya polishes are vegan and 5-free.