Jelly Sandwich

Jelly sendvič nije tehnika koja mi se preterano sviđa, pre svega zato što ne volim jelly lakove. Pre mesečak dana nam je upravo ovo bila tema za tematski petak te sam htela da vidim imam li nešto u kolekciji što bi poslužilo. Rezultat je... u redu. Sasvim u redu.

Jelly sandwich is not a technique I particularly like, mostly because I don't like jelly polishes. However, about a month ago this was a theme for our thematic mondays so I wanted to see whether I had something in my collection that could serve this purpose. The end result is... fine. It's just fine.

Nfu.Oh 60

Nfu.Oh je godinala imao u ponudi najrazličitije, a potpuno fantastične lakove sa ljuspicama, sve spakovano u prekrasne bočicama u obliku haljine sa korsetom. Nažalost, pre nekoliko godina su prestali da proizvode ove lakove, ali se pojedini još uvek mogu naći na Ebay ili Amazonu ili po drugim online prodavnicama. Ovo je poslednji koji sam uzela, a kao utehu što sam propustila da uzmem #51.

For years, Nfu.Oh had a wide range of fantastic polishes with flecks, all packaged in gorgeous corseted dress bottles. Sadly, several years ago they stopped making them, but you can still find some shades on Ebay, Amazon or some other online stores. This is the last one I got, and I bought it as a consolation after I had missed #51.

Layla Ceramic Effect 53 Killing Red

Pre nekoliko godina sam bila u Milanu i tamo sam posetila Layla Land. Uzela sam nekoliko njihovih lakova i narednih par godina žalila što nisam uzela još jedan. Srećom, iskoristila sam drugaričino putovanje da ipak ispravim taj propust i sada vam konačno pokazujem Layla Ceramic Effect 53 Killing Red. Layla lakovi nažalost nisu dostupni kod nas, ali se mogu naručiti sa njihovog sajta, a ima ih i kod nekih online prodavaca. Ceramic Effect linija je spakovana u bočice od 10 ml, a lakovi koštaju oko 8 €. Ukoliko putujete u Milano, od srca preporučujem da posetite njihovu prodavnicu Layla Land, koja se nalazi veoma blizu ključnih znamenitosti, jer tamo imaju tester za svaki lak, a možete i na licu mesta da dobijete profesionalni manikir.

Several years ago I went to Milan, where I visited Layla Land. I got several of their polishes and lamented over not getting one more for the next two years. Fortunately, a friend was going there so I had taken that opportunity to get it and now I am finally showing you Layla Ceramic Effect 53 Killing Red. Layla polishes can be ordered from their website, but some e-tailers carry them too. Ceramic Effect line comes in 10 ml bottles, with price tag of around 8 €. I honestly recommend you to visit their store Layla Land in Milan if you happen to travel there. It is situated quite near the key monuments, they have testers for all polishes and you can get a professional manicure on the spot.

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.

China Glaze Riveting

Lak koji predstavljam danas je jedan od onih oko kojih sam se dugo premišljala jer mi se boja mnogo svidela, ali sam bila sigurna da će mi stajati loše. To moje vaganje je trajalo skoro tri godine, s tim što sam se zadržala na "ne" kada su cene China Glaze lakova povećane, no kada su određene boje stavljene na sniženje znala sam da ga ipak moram uzeti. China Glaze lakovi imaju 14 ml, ne sadrže "veliku trojku" loših sastojaka i koštaju 489 dinara. Ovaj, uz još dosta drugih boja, do kraja godine možete nabaviti po ceni od 349 dinara u Alexandar Cosmetics prodavnicama i na sajtu, ali nažalost ne i kod distributera po drugim gradovima.

The polish I am showing you today is one of those I that was long thinking of buying because I loved the colour, but I was also certain that it wouldn't suit me. And while I was weighing all the pros and cons, the prices increased and I decided not to buy it, but now that it was on sale I knew I had to get it. China Glaze polishes are big three-free and come in 14 ml bottles.

Matching Manicures - Glitter Sandwich

Nova je nedelja, nov je usklađeni manikir na redu. Današnja tema spada u ono što ja nazivam lenjim nail artom jer ne zahteva veštinu već samo materijal i zbog svoje jednostavnosti bi trebalo da mi odgovara. Da li je bilo tako možete videti u nastavku teksta.

Another Sunday, another Matching Manicure. This week's theme is what I call lazy nail art because it doesn't require any skill, but only materials and it should suit me because of its simplicity. You can read whether that was the case after the page break.

Zoya Nori

Videli ste u poslednjem mesečnom pregledu da sam dobila iznenadni poklon od Ultra Sun, a u njemu se našla i Zoya Nori. Nori je Magical PixieDust iz Wishes kolekcije. Kao i drugi PixieDust lakovi sada košta 950 dinara i može se nabaviti u Ultra Sunu i njihovim distributivnim centrima. O novitetima i povremenim posebnim ponudama se možete informisati na Zoya Srbija Facebook stranici. Zoya lakovi ne sadrže toluen, dibutil ftalat, formalin, formalinski rezin, kamfor, sastojke životinjskog porekla i ne testiraju se na životinjama. Svi lakovi dolaze u bočicama od 15 ml.

You have seen in my last monthly overview that importer of Zoya polishes for Serbia had sent me an unexpected seasonal gift. One of polishes I was gifted was Zoya Nori. Nori is a Magical PixieDust from Wishes collection. Like other PixieDusts it retails for $10. Zoya polishes come in 15 ml bottles. They don't contain toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and animal products and are not tested on animals.

Golden Rose Paris 56 i 84

Danas na brzinu predstavljam jedina dva Golden Rose Paris laka koja imam, ali koja neće dugo ostati u mojoj kolekciji. Paris linija Golden Rose lakova ima bočicu koja mi se ne dopada na oko, nezgodna je za slaganje, a i u ruci mi je veoma neugodna. Neće mi biti teško da ih se rešim.

Today I have quick swatces of the only two Golden Rose Paris nail polishes I have, but that haven't gotten a permanent place in my collection. Paris line of Golden Rose polishes has a bottle I don't like, that is inconvenient to hold and difficult to stack.

Nfu.Oh 46

Letos sam u momentu racionalnosti odlučila da ne kupim Layla Ceramic Effect 53 Killing Red, ali sam po povratku iz Italije zažalila zbog te odluke i iskoristila priliku da uz zelene Nfu.Oh ljuspice naručim i crvene ljuspice. Nisu iste kao Layla, ali su lepe.

Last summer I had a moment of rational thought so I decided not to buy Layla Ceramic Effect 53 Killing Red, but after I had returned from Italy I had regretted that decision. So I took the opportunity to order red flakies along with green Nfu.Oh flakies. These aren't the same as Layla, but they are just as pretty.

Don Juan Nail Stars LK183

Don Juan LK183 je jedini Nail Stars lak koji sam proletos dobila u paketiću od Don Juan tima. Nail Stars linija je, ako sam dobro primetila, unapređena linija običnih Don Juan lakova. Pošto mi je ovo bio jedini neisproban i neuslikan Don Juan lak, njega sam nosila kada smo na forumu imali Don Juan tematski petak. Don Juan Nail Stars lakovi imaju 15 ml i koštaju oko 120 dinara.

Don Juan LK183 is the only Nail Stars polish I received this spring from Don Juan team. If I'm not mistaken, Nail Stars line is actually improved line of regular Don Juan polishes. I wore this polish for Don Juan theme because it was the only Don Juan polish I hadn't tried. Don Juan Nail Stars come in 15 ml bottles and cost about 1 €.

Lak simpatičnog imena LK183 (molim vas, molim vas, molim vas dajte im prava imena) u bočici deluje kao boja crvene šljive. Mada je boja u bočici prelepa, a i na noktima je veoma lepa, ipak me nije oduševila. Na mahove mi je bila suviše braon, na mahove nedovoljno ljubičasto, a sve vreme nedovoljno vamp za moj ukus. U pitanju je prozračan sirupast lak, tako da od njega ne treba da očekujete puno pokrivanje i ujednačenu boju iz dva sloja. Očekujte veoma visok sjaj. Ja na slikama imam dva sloja laka i nemam nadlak. Nisam nanela treći sloj jer sam ovaj lak iskoristila kao bazu za pečatiranje i nisam želela suviše slojeva na noktima.

The polish that bears charming name LK183 looks like plum red polish in the bottle. While the polish looks gorgeous in the bottle and the colour is very pretty on nails too, it didn't thrill me as much as I expected it to. At times it looked too brown, at times it didn't look purple enough and overall it didn't look vamp enough for my taste. This is a jelly polish, so one shouldn't expect full coverage and even colour in just two coats. One can and should expect very glossy finish. In photos I have two coats of polish and no top coat. I didn't apply the third coat because I wanted to stamp over this polish and I didn't want too many coats on my nails.

Flormar Supershine 14 Violet Pearl

Flormar Supershine 14 (u novom pakovanju ima ime Violet Pearl) verovatno je jedan od najpopularnijih, a po mom mišljenju svakako je jedan od najlepših Flormar lakova. Uspela sam da ga upecam u Kristabell po normalnoj ceni (120 dinara) i možda se tamo još uvek može naći koja bočica. Vredi potražiti ga jer je u pitanju zaista prelep ljubičasti žele ispunjen svetlije ljubičastim šljokicama koji me neodoljivo asocira na sirup od grožđa. Prvi sloj je prilično neujednačen, ali drugi sloj daje sasvim ujednačenu boju i dobru pokrivenost. Sjaj laka je veoma visok. Odmah sam nanela brzosušeći nadlak pa ne znam koliko se brzo suši, ali mogu reći da se ne slaže dobro sa Seche Vite. Lak mi se povlačio sa svih strana kako mi se nije nikada do sada povlačio.

Flormar Supershine 14 (in new packaging it also has a name Violet Pearl) is probably the one of the most popular Flormar polishes, and imho it is certainly one of their most beautiful. This is a truly gorgeous dark purple jelly filled with lighter purple glass flecks which irresistibly reminds me of grape syrup. First coat is rather uneven, but the second coat gives even colour and good coverage. I can't say much about the drying time because I immediately applied a coat of fast dry top coat, but I can say it doesn't go well with Seche Vite. I had severe dragging on all sides the likes of which I haven't experienced before.

Aura She Bunny 515

Zimus je Aura izbacila nekoliko novih She Bunny lakova živih boja. Ovo je jedini od tih koji sam uzela. Nisam nameravala da ga nosim samog već da ga iskoristim za mućkanje nečega što bi podsećalo na China Glaze Smoke & Ashes, ali tom poslu još nisam pristupila. She Bunny lakovi imaju 5,5 ml i koštaju oko 90 dinara.

This winter Aura placed several new She Bunny polishes on the market, but I only got this one. I didn't mean to wear it on its own but to use it for making a franken that would resemble China Glaze Smoke & Ashes, but I still haven't done that. She Bunny polishes come in 5.5 ml and cost under €1.

China Glaze Stroll

Stroll (80316) je lak iz Retro Diva kolekcije za jesen 2009. Izgleda da više nije u stalnoj ponudi, mada se kod nas još može naći u Alexandar Cosmetics i kod njihovih distributera u drugim gradovima. Ovaj sam lak na blic prikazala u poređenju sa Rimmel Fierce Cherry, ali evo detaljnijeg predstavljanja.

Stroll (80316) was part of China Glaze Retro Diva Collection for autumn 2009. and it seems that it is now sadly discontinued (I was convinced it is part of their core line). I have shown comparison pictures of this polish when I did a post on Rimmel Fierce Cherry and here comes more detailed post.

NailsIT Elizabeth

Elizabeth je lak iz NailsIT kolekcije Dark Shadows. Ovo je dražestan crni žele pun zlatnih, plavih i magenta i crnih šljokica različitih oblika i veličina. Šljokice su počele da se sležu na dnu bočice, ali dobro mućkanje ih je umešalo nazad u lak. Prvi sloj je bio veoma prozračan, jedva da je nešto boje ostalo na noktu, ali tri sloja su dala skoro punu boju. Sušio se veoma brzo tako da mazanje tri sloja nije predstavljalo problem. Plašila sam se da se zlatne šljokice neće dobro uklopiti sa nakitom koji nosim, ali ispostavilo se da su one veoma diskretne. Crne šljokice su krajnje neupadljive, a plave i magenta daju izgled kakav sam želela da postignem za poslednji tematski petak. Šljokice su osetne pod rukom, ali dva sloja nadlaka su izravnala površinu.

Elizabeth is a polish from NailsIT's Dark Shadows collection. This is a gorgeous black jelly filled with goldm blue, magenta and black glitter in different shapes and sizes. The glitter did start to settle, but a good shaking mixed it back in the polish. The first coat was very sheer, barely any colour transferred to the nail, but in three coats I could build up the colour to almost full opacity. It dried fast so application of three coats wasn't a problem. I was afraid that the gold glitter would clash with the jewellery I wear, but they turned out to be very discreet. The black glitter is barely visible, and blue and magenta glitter create a look I was going for for the last themed Friday. The glitter is palpable, but two coats of top coat evened the surface out.

NailsIT Daisy

Napokon su lakovi koje sam dobila na NailsIT blogu stigli do mene. Dobila sam pet njenih lakova po mom izboru i Nfu.Oh 61. Ovo su prvi lakovi nezavisne proizvodnje koje imam i veliko mi je zadovoljstvo da ih predstavim. NailsIT lakovi su dostupni samo u SAD i, pretpostavljam, zemljama koje imaju PayPal.

The polishes I won at NailsIT giveaway finally reached me. I got five of her polishes of my choice and Nfu.Oh 61. These are the first indie polishes I have and it is my great pleasure to present them. NailsIT polishes are available in USA and, I guess, countries that have PayPal.

Teget Flert sa zelenim šljokicama

Flert lakovi su najnovije čedo, ili možda nedonošče, kompanije Londessa. Poslednjih nekoliko meseci ponuda njihovih Venezia i Color line lakova je veoma loša, a Flert su se pojavili. Koliko sam mogla da vidim, boje su manje-više iste kao Color line, ali pakovanje je veće. Color line imaju 5 ml, a Flert 10 ml. Šta upadljivo nedostaje Flert lakovima je ikakva oznaka boje - broj, šifra, naziv. Ne mogu reći gde ih sve ima u nabavci jer sam i ja sasvim slučajno naletela na ovaj po pljačkaškoj ceni od 120 dinara na Palilulskoj pijaci. Čujem da su drugde oko 70 dinara. Znam samo da ih nema u Višnjica parfimerijama, koje su držale Londessa lakove.

Flert is the latest product from Londessa. In the last several months Venezia and Color line polishes are hard to find, and Flert showed up. From what I could see, the colours are more or less the same as Color line, but the packaging is bigger. Color line are 5 ml and Flert 10 ml. What Flert polishes are quite prominently missing is any sort of colour identification - number, code or name.

teget Flert

Fashion Make Up Nº 31

Fashion Make Up Nº 31

Pre nekog vremena sam svratila u Višnjicu kod Ateljea 212 da vidim da nisu tamo dobili Flert lakove i nađem se u čudu. Postavljen je ceo nov stalak sa nekom francuskom kozmetikom po više nego povoljnim cenama. Firma se veoma inventivno zove Fashion Make Up. Proizvođač je Raphael Cosmetic Consulting, a uvoznik je Chile komerc DOO. Bacila sam pogled na lakove. Imaju neonce pa oni veoma uspešno privlače pažnju, dva prozirna sa šljokicama (zlatni i srebrni), a ostatak su, na prvi pogled, klasični (i prilično nezanimljivi) krem i sedefasti lakovi. Đavo mi nije dao mira i morala sam da uzmem jedan da isprobam. Bočica je od 11 ml i košta 134 dinara.

Fashion Make Up Nº 31 - sastojci

I found a brand new make up counter at a local beauty store. It displays product line called Fashion Make Up by French company Raphael Cosmetic Consulting. I took a quick glance at nail polishes and saw several bright neons, two glitter polishes (silver and gold) and the rest were rather boring creme and shimmer polishes. Nevertheless, I couldn't resist and I had to take one to try. They come in 11 ml bottles and cost about 1.5 €.

Maybelline mini Colorama 17 Redcurrant Jelly

Maybelline Mini Colorama lakovi spadaju u meni omiljenu grupu lakova. Do sada sam bila zadovoljna njihovim kvalitetom, četkica mi odgovara, a i pakovanje mi se dopada. Bočica je od 7.5 ml. Zbog povlačenja iz proizvodnje (na zvaničnom Maybelline sajtu ih više nema) bili su na znatnom popustu u Lilly drogerijama (ne u DM-u). Očekujemo da uskoro na njihovo mesto stignu, ako već nisu, novi Maybelline lakovi - Color Show.

Maybelline Mini Colorama polishes are among my favourite polishes. I've been satisfied with their quality, the brush suits me, and I like the packaging. They come in 7,5 ml bottles. This line seems to be discontinued (they can't be found on official Maybelline website) and replaced with new Color Show line.

Maybelline mini Colorama 17 Redcurrant Jelly