Essence Effect Nail Polish 22 I Love Magic

Kako sakriti mehuriće u laku za nokte? Šljokicama, naravno. Essence Effect Nail Polish 22 I Love Magic je još jedan od mnogih lakova za koje nisam sigurna zašto sam ih kupila. Do tog momenta sam već ustanovila da nisam neki ljubitelj šljokica, a ni rasutog holo efekta. No kupila sam ga, namazala na štapić, ustanovila da je pregust za moj ukus i zaboravila na njega. Sada sam ga konačno namazala kako bih ga makar slikala i sakrila mehuriće na Noir Noir.

How to hide bubbling in nail polish? Cover it with glitter. Essence Effect Nail Polish 22 I Love Magic is one of the many polishes I am not sure why I bought. By the time I got it, I already determined that I was not a big fan of glitter polishes or scattered holo effect. However, I bought it, painted it on a swatch stick, determined it was too thick for my liking and I forgot about it. I finally used it to at least get some photos and cover the bubbles in Noir Noir.

Zoya Godiva

Posle niza upadljivih i jakih boja sam želela da nosim nešto mirnije na noktima, a pritom i da sprovedem mali eksperiment sa teksturisanim lakovima te sam posegnula za Godivom. Pre pet godina sam zažalila što je nisam uzela (i potom uzela Tomoko kao utehu), ali mi se posrećilo kada je Jeca odlučila da smanji svoju kolekciju te je Godiva ipak našla put do mene.

After a succession of strong, bold colours, I wanted to wear something more subtle on my nails, and also to conduct an experiment with textured polishes, so I reached for Godiva. Five years ago I regretted not getting it in time (and bought Tomoko as consolation), but I lucked out when Jeca decided to destash some of her collection so a bottle of Godiva did find its way to me.

Trend It Up Prisma Tip 030

Naravno da nemam ništa novo da vam pokažem. Mislim, ovo jeste novo na blogu, ali lak je po običaju star. Čini mi se da je ovaj iz 2017. godine i naravno da ga više nema u ponudi, ali ne žalite ako ga niste uhvatili jer... pa... videćete.

Of course I don't have anything new to show you. I mean, this is new to the blog, but the polish is old, as usual. I think this one is from 2017. and long discontinued, but don't regret if you have missed it because... well... you'll see.

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.

Zoya Carter

Ko me duže prati zna da redovno učestvujem u festivalima i konvencijama koje organizuje NVO Sakurabana, a poslednja manifestacija na kojoj sam bila je Pottermania pre skoro mesec dana. Pošto nisam ljubitelj serijala o Hariju Poteru, svesno sam htela da izbegnem da nosim lak u boji neke od kuća. Otud je ljubičast lak bio prirodan izbor, a Carter prvi i jedini lak za kojim sam posegnula. Zoya lakove možete nabaviti u UltraSun radnjama, kao i na njihovom sajtu. Cena klasičnih lakova je 949 dinara, a PixieDust i Matte lakovi su 1070 dinara. Usput, sutra obeležavamo svetski Star Wars dan, pa svratite u Dom omladine da uživate u bogatom programu.

Those of you who've been following my blog for some time know that I regularly take part in conventions organised by Sakurabana NGO, and the last one I visited was PotterMania nearly a month ago. Since I am not a big fan of series about Harry Potter, I wanted to avoid wearing polish in colour of any of houses. So purple was a natural choice and Carter the first and only polish I reached for.

Zoya Elphie

Još jedna kolekcija Zoya lakova koju sam željno iščekivala je Enchanted, pre svega zbog novih Pixie Dust nijansi jer su Zoya teksturci moji omiljeni teksturci. Enchanted je bila praznična kolekcija za 2016. godinu i čine je četiri PixieDust i dva klasična laka. Sa novim lakovima su stigle i nove cene, ali ovi lakovi vrede svaku paru. PixieDust i Matte linije su 1070, a klasične linije su 949 dinara, a na sajmu će važiti popust od 10%. Van sajma ih možete uzeti u Ultra Sun prodajnim mestima u Beogradu ili preko sajta.

Another Zoya collection that I was eagerly awaiting was Enchanted, mostly because of new PixieDust shades. After all, PixieDusts are my favourite textured polishes. Enchanted was holiday 2016. collection and consists of four textured and two classic polishes. They retail for $10 and are worth every penny.

Matching Manicures - Winter Wonderland

Današnja tema za nedeljni manikir je prava sezonska i predstavlja zimsku čaroliju. Prva pomisao mi je bila miran planinski krajolik, pokriven snegom, ali pošto je to van mojih sposobnosti ipak sam završila sa daleko jednostavnijim i diskretnijim manikirom. Nadam se da će vam se svideti.

This weeks matching manicures theme is a true seasonal theme. My first thoughts when I saw that we're doing winter wonderland were of a peaceful snowed in mountain scenery, but since that is beyond my abilities, I ended up with far more simple and delicate mani. I hope you'll like it.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Flag

Današnju inspiraciju nam pružaju zastave. Pošto sam od onih koji ne razumeju zašto bi iko želeo da nosi zastavu neke zemlje osim svoje, a ni za svoju nešto ne marim, odlučila sam se za fiktivnu zastavu. Zapravo, prvo su mi na pamet padale zastave nekih veoma stvarnih organizacija ili pokreta koje podržavam, ali sam na kraju ipak prelomila i uradila zastavu Galaktičke imperije iz sveta Ratova zvezda.

Today we are looking for inspiration among flags. Since I am one of those people who don't understand why anyone would wear any country's flag except their own, and I don't care that much for my own country's flag, I opted for a fictitious flag. Actually, I initially had some very real organisations' and causes' that I support flags in mind, but instead I chose to do Galactic Empire flag, from Star Wars universe.

Born Pretty Chameleon 32

Koliko purpurno-zelenih multihrom lakova mi je potrebno? Izgleda svi. :D Ovaj je iz dodatka Born Pretty Chameleon kolekciji lakova, u kojoj se nalaze zapravo već viđene boje, ali obogaćene šljokicama. Born Pretty Chameleon lakovi su zbunjujuće spakovani u bočice sa natpisom Holo Polish, a pakovanje je od 6 ml. Cena im je previsoka i za količinu i za kvalitet ($15,88), ali često su na sniženju te se ovaj trenutno može kupiti za "samo" $6,99.

How many purple-green multichrome polishes do I need? Apparently all of them. :D This one is from the addition to the Born Pretty Chameleon collection, which contains already seen colours, but enriched with glitter. Born Pretty Chameleon polishes come in 6 ml bottles with confusing Holo Polish label. I find the price of $15.88 too high for this amount and quality, but they are often at some sort of discount and at the moment this one retails for "just" $6.99.

Born Pretty Chameleon 33

Nedavno sam dobila paketić sa nekim lepim Born Pretty proizvodima, a među njima je bio i duohromatski lak koji danas predstavljam. Born Pretty Chameleon lakovi su zbunjujuće spakovani u bočice sa natpisom Holo Polish, a pakovanje je od 6 ml. Cena im je previsoka i za količinu i za kvalitet ($15.88), ali često su na sniženju te se ovaj trenutno može kupiti za "samo" $6.99.

I have recently received a package with some nice Born Pretty goodies, and this duochromatic polish was among them. Born Pretty Chameleon polishes come in 6 ml bottles with confusing Holo Polish label. I find the price of $15.88 too high for this amount and quality, but they are often at some sort of discount and at the moment this one retails for "just" $6.99.

Matching Manicures - Glitter

Kasnim, kasnim sa današnjim člankom. Iskreno, mislia sam da ću ovonedeljnu temu preskočiti jer su mi dve zamisli propale, ali snađoh se nekako da ipak ne propustim nedeljni manikir.

I'm late, I'm late with today's mani. To be honest, I thought that I'll have to skip this theme because two of my ideas failed, but I managed to do something in order not to skip matching manicure.

China Glaze We Got The Beet

Taman pred Sajam, stigao mi je paketić iz Alexandar Cosmetics sa par NYX proizvoda za usne i China Glaze lakom iz letnje kolekcije. Ovu kolekciju sam planirala da preskočim pa mi je drago što mi se ukazala prilika da ipak probam nekog njenog predstavnika. China Glaze lakovi imaju 14 ml, koštaju 498 dinara i mogu se nabaviti u Alexandar Cosmetics ikod njihovih distributera.

Right before Cosmetics expo, I received a package from Alexandar Cosmetics containing a couple of NYX lip products and a China Glaze polish from summer collection. I meant to skip this collection, so I am happy that I had a chance to try at least one polish from it.

CND Vinylux Nordic Lights

Sigurno imate neke ljude koji vam prosto ulepšaju dan. Ne mislim na porodicu i bliske prijatelje, već na poznanike, možda povremene poslovne saradnike koji, kad god ih vidite, učine da se osećate bolje, veselije. U mom slučaju je to Verica iz Unitech-a, brend menadžer za CND, koja me svaki put na sajmu dočeka širokim osmehom i paketićem pažljivo odabranih CND proizvoda. Ovog puta se u njemu našao i lak iz prazične kolekcije koji sam već mesecima merkala. Vinylux lakovi se mogu nabaviti u Unitech-u po ceni od 1034 dinara, koliko košta i nadlak.

I am sure you have some people that just make your days better. I don't mean family or close friends, but acquaintances, maybe occasional business associates that make you feel better, more cheerful whenever you meet. In my case that is Verica, brand manager for CND, who always greets me with a smile and a selection of CND products on expos. This time in her CND package there was a polish from holiday collection that I've been planning to get for months.

OPI Center of the You-Niverse

Sutra i prekosutra se održava sajam kozmetike, za koji očekujemo da nam stignu nove kolekcije OPI lakova, a dok se ne nađu u prodaji predstavljam vam jedan lak iz poslednje kolekcije koju je Primax uvezao. OPI lakovi imaju 15 ml i koštaju 1300 dinara u apotekama, ali se pojedine nijanse mogu naći upola cene. Na sajmu će se neke boje naći u čuvenoj korpici, a ostale će se sigurno prodavati sa sajamskim popustom.

During this weekend a cosmetics expo will be held in Belgrade and we expect new OPI collections to arrive, but until they hit the shelves I am going to show you a polish from the last collection that Primax has imported. OPI polishes come in 15 ml bottles and in Serbia they retail for about €10, but some shades can be found at half the price.

Matching Manicures - Metallic

Današnja tema je jedna od najlakših za mene jer imam zaista mnogo metalik lakova, ali sam trenutno malo zbunjena po pitanju svojih metalik sklonosti. Naime, otkrila sam čari mesinga i htela sam da uradim nešto inspirisano nakitom koji sam nedavno kupila, ali nisam mogla da tu zamisao sprovedem u delo jer imam samo jedan lak takve boje i skoro ništa što se sa njim uklapa. Zato sam se vratila svojim hladnim metalnim tonovima za jednostavan manikir.

Today's theme is one of the easiest ones for me because I have so many metallic polishes, but I am currently a bit confused regarding my metallic affinities. I have discovered charms of brass and I wanted to do something inspired by jewellery I have recently bought, but I couldn't do it because I only have one polish that matches the coloour and barely anything else that would complement it. Therefore, I returned to my cool-toned metals for a simple mani.

Essie Toggle To The Top

Sećate li se vremena pre nego što je Essie stigao u naše drogerije? Salonske boje smo nabavljali u Nail Line-u iz Subotice, ali se ne sećam da li su oni uvozili sezonske kolekcije. Sve i da jesu, krajem 2012. godine je nastalo zatišje, nastupio je uvoznički interregnum te nam zimska kolekcija za 2012. nikada nije stigla, a tako ni lak Leading Lady. No naredne godine, kada se Essie već udobno smestio u Lilly drogerije, stiže nam Shearling Darling kolekcija, a u njoj Toggle To The Top - tamnija verzija Leading Lady. Davno sam ga nosila i bezuspešno fotografisala. Danas mu konačno dajem mesto na blogu.

There was a time before Essie came into Serbian drugstores. We could buy salon versions in Nail Line ina Subotica, but I can't remember if they imported seasonal collections or just core colours. Even if they did, by the end of 2012. there was a sort of importers interregnum for Essie and we never got Leading Lady and its eponymous star. However, the following year, when Essie was comfortably settled in Serbian drugstores they released Shearling Darling collection and in it the darker version of Leading Lady - Toggle To The Top. I have worn it long ago and fruitlessly tried to photograph it. Today I am finally giving it a blogpost it deserves.

Look by Bipa Glitter Turquoise

Mada vidim da trend teksturisanih lakova kod nas polako jenjava, mene i dalje snažno drži sklonost ka ovakvim lakovima. Znajući to, Mala Palčica me je za praznike iznenadila izborom od četiri Look by Bipa teksturca. Okej, nije me baš toliko iznenadila jer smo se proletos dogovarale oko toga koje da mi pošalje, ali jedan je zaista bio potpun neočekivan - upravo ovaj koji vam danas predstavljam. Look by Bipa je robna marka Bipa drogerija, kojih znam da ima u Austriji, Hrvatskoj i Nizozemskoj, verovatno i drugde. Ovi peskasti lakovi dolaze u pakovanju od 7 ml, a cena im je oko € 2.

Even though I can see that textured polish trend is steadily waning, I still like them a lot. Being aware of it, Mala Palčica surprised me for holidays with a choice of four Look by Bipa textured polishes. Okay, it wasn't that much of a surprise as we have previously discussed which shades I would like, but one of them was entirely unexpected - the one I am showing you today. Look by Bipa is Bipa store brand. I know they have shops in Austria, Croatia and the Netherlands, probably elsewhere as well. These gritty polishes come in 7 ml bottles and retail for about € 2.

Matching Manicures - Crveno

Sa novom godinom krećemo u nove usklađeno manikirske poduhvate. Za početak inspiraciju tražimo u bojama, a prva na redu je moja omiljena boja za zimu. Većina mojih džempera je crvena, kao i kape, a crveni karmin i rumenilo češće nosim zimi nego leti. Samo još da nađem dobar crveni kaput.

With new year we embark on new matched manicures. For start we are looking for inspiration among colurs and the first one is my favourite colour for winter. Most of my sweaters are red as are my winter caps and I tend to wear red blusher and lipstick more often in winter than in summer. Now I only need to find a good red winter coat.

OPI Color Paints

Letos nam je uz jesenju OPI kolekciju stigla i kolekcija lakova za nail art. Pod imenom Color Paints krije se osam prozračnih lakova u boji i srebrna podloga, od kojih se svaki pojedinačno može kupiti u bočici od 15 ml po standardnoj ceni OPI laka. Takođe postoji i mini set, u kome se nalazi pet boja i srebrni lak (6 x 3,5 ml) po ceni od 2340 dinara. U Prima apoteci na Terazijama sam videla i da se neki od ovih mini lakova mogu naći i van seta, po ceni od oko 250 dinara.

This summer alongside autumnal OPI collection we also got a collection of blendable polishes for nail art. Color Paints collection consists of eight sheer polishes and silver base. They can be bought individually or as a set of silver polish and five colours in mini bottles.

Matching Manicures - Fireworks

Poslednji ovogodišnji usklađeni manikir je prigodno inspirisan Novom godinom, konkretno vatrometima kojima obznanjujemo da je nova godina počela. Ovo je motiv koji nikako nisam mogla da nacrtam, ali na svu sreću u pomoć je uskočila jedna od novijih MoYou Nails pločica.

The last matched manicure of this year is appropriately inspired by New year, fireworks in particular. This is a design I can't paint, but fortunately I didn't even have to try to do it because I can use one of newer MoYou Nails image plates.