Masura Sapphire of Heaven

Magnetni lakovi su lakovi na koje sam se primila čim su se pojavili i kupovala sam ih kad god sam mogla da ih nađem na našem tržištu. Ovaj efekat je zamro kod mejnstrim proizvođača, ali indie i boutique brendovi ih i dalje prave, a verovatno najveći doprinos je dao ruski brend Masura.

Magnetic polishes are the one bandwagon I jumped on as soon as it showed up and I used to buy them whenever I could get them on Serbian market. While mainstream manufacturers have soon abandoned this trend, indie and boutique brands still keep it alive. Russian brand Masura is probably one of the most important contributors.

A England Tristam Revisited

Plavi lakovi su nam trenutna tema za usklađene manikire na Ani. Plavo nije moja boja, ali volim teget i odmah sam suzila izbor na dva laka - omiljeni mi China Glaze Strap on your Moonboots ili A England Tristam, koji nisam prošlog puta mogla lepo da uhvatim jer nije bilo sunca. Zato danas dobija čestite slike.

Our current theme for manicures is blue polishes. Blue is not my colour, but I do like navy blues and I immediately got my selection down to two polishes - a favourite of mine China Glaze Strap on your Moonboots or A England Tristam, which I couldn't capture well because there was no sun. That is why today it is finally getting some decent photos.

ILNP Reminisce H

Od svih boutique brendova, ILNP mi je omiljen. Sećam se kada su izbacili kolekciju Ultra Chrome™ lakova, a potom i unapređene verzije sa holo česticama. Obe kolekcije su bile toliko uspešne da su ovi lakovi i dalje u ponudi i mogu se nabaviti direktno sa proizvođačevog sajta ili kod bilo kog od mnogih distributera.

Our of all the boutique nail polish brands, ILNP is my favourite. I remember when they first launched their Ultra Chrome™ collection, and then holo versions of those polishes. Both collections were so successfull that those polishes are still available on their website and from any of their distributors.

Catrice Noir Vert & Noir Bleu

Taman kada nam je u DM prošle godine stigao Catrice, u ponudu su uveli liniju Noir Noir lakova - 6 veoma tamnih, zacrnjenih lakova čije boje se kreću od crvene i ljubičaste preko sive do plave i zelene. Meni su ovi stigli od Suzi i da ih nisam dobila od nje, sasvim sigurno ne bih sama uzela nijedan jer me sa police nisu mamili. Sada se ovi lakovi povlače iz proizvodnje pa je moguće naći ih po sniženoj ceni u činijama kod kase u DMu.

Just as Catrice hit our DM stores last year, they had added Noir Noir line of polishes to their range. Noir Noir line consists of 6 very dark, blackened polishes that range from red and purple to grey to blue and green. I have gotten these two from Suzi and if it weren't for her, I would not have tried them at all, because they didn't call to me from the shelf. Now this line has been discontinued so you can probably get them for just a fraction of price in DM stores and other retailers that might carry them.

Zoya Olivera

Kada su zimus posle dugog, predugog čekanja konačno stigle nove kolekcije Zoya lakova u Ultra Sun, imala sam spisak lakova koje sam uzela u razmatranje za kupovinu. Olivera nije bila među njima, ali je jedan pogled uživo na nju bio dovoljan da budem sasvim očarana te sam je bez razmišljanja ponela kući. Oliveru i druge Zoya lakove možete kupiti u Ultra Sun-u i kod njihovih distributera po ceni od 949 dinara.

When, after too long a wait, new Zoya collections finally arrived in Ultra Sun, I went there with a list of polishes I considered buying. Olivera was not on that list, but a single glance at it in person was quite enough to charm me, so I had to take her home with me.

Kiko 464 Essential Sky Blue

Pre nekoliko meseci sam imala veliko zadovoljstvo da se upoznam Tanju sa bloga Raggio di Luna Nails, koja me je tokom veoma prijatnog razgovora iznenadila i poklonom u vidu Kiko lakova. Tropsko vreme i vreme odmora su me bacili u morsko raspoloženje pa sam probala jedan od dva plavca iz Denim kolekcije koja sam dobila tom prilikom.

Several months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Tanja of Raggio di Luna Nails, who surprised me with a gift of Kiko nail polishes during our pleasant talk. Tropical weather and summer holiday season got me in seaside mood, so I tried one of two blue polishes from Denim collection that I got on that occasion.

Essence Colour Boost Instant Match

Nije prošlo ni pola godine kako je Essence ubacio Colour Boost lakove u ponudu, a već im sprema izbacivanje iz asortimana, makar nekim bojama. Četiri (pet u zemljama sa dvostrukim i trostrukim stalkom) od osam ovih jednoslojaca, uključujući i boju iz današnjeg članka, našlo se na listi za izbacivanje iz ponude i, koliko vidim, neće biti zamenjeni novim nijansama iz ove linije (zapravo uopšte ne vidim da će ova linija dobijati nove nijanse te možemo očekivati da će i preostala četiri laka biti izbačena pri narednoj smeni proizvoda). Ako vam se neka boja sviđa, iskoristite dok još možete da je nabavite u DM-u i Liliju, po ceni od 239 dinara za 9 ml proizvoda, odnosno 129 dinara kada bude počelo sniženje.

It hasn't even been six months since Essence introduced Colour Boost polishes and they are already discontinuing some shades. Five of these one-coaters, including the one I am writing about today, will no longer be available and, from what I can see, there will not be new seasonal shades added, so I expect the rest to be discontinued by next seasonal change of products.

EnjoyOurs Nail Vinyls

U nail art svetu su lepljivi šabloni veoma popularni u poslednjih par godina i proizvođači se stalno utrkuju ko će izbaciti originalnije motive. I na EnjoyOurs sajtu se mogu nabaviti proizvodi ovog tipa te sam ja iskoristila priliku da neke isprobam.

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Nail vinyls have been very popular for the last couple of years and manufacturers keep competing who will offer more original designs. EnjoyOurs has a selection of these products and I took a chance to try some of them.

Born Pretty BP-L054

Kada pomislim na pločice sa geometrijskim dezenima, nešto poput ove pločice mi nije baš prva pomisao. To je dobro jer znači da nisu u pitanju baš česti motivi.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-126cm-rectangle-stamping-template-geometry-design-manicure-nail-image-plate-l054-p-36312.html

When I think of stamping plates with geometric designs, something like this image plate does not exactly spring to mind, which is good because it means that there are not many like it out there.

Matching Manicures - Match Your Outfit

Danas manikire usklađujemo sa odevnom kombinacijom. Nešto nisam danas raspoložena da nosim crno niti crveno (moje glavne boje), i na GamesCon danas idem u jednostavnoj kombinaciji ljubičaste pletene majice i plavih farmerki. Otud su mi i nokti u plavo-ljubičastom izdanju, sa motivom tkanine.

Today we're matching our manis to our outfits. I am not in the mood to wear black or red toady (my go to colours), and I am going to GamesCon in a simple combination of purple knitted shirt and blue jeans. That's why my nails are in purple-blue, with textile pattern.

Matching Manicures - Delicate Print

Danas po drugi put ove godine za temu imamo nežni print (prethodni možete videti ovde). Ovog puta nisam išla na očekivane motive čipke već sam se okrenula orijentalnim motivima, što i nije neočekivano s obzirom na to da nisam odustala (još uvek) od studija turskog jezika (i književnosti i kulture).

Today is the second time this year that we are doing fine print for our Matching Manicures (you can have a look at the previous one here. This time I did not go for the obvious lace prints, but opted for Oriental motifs, which is not unexpected considering that I have not (yet) given up on my Turkish language (literature and culture as well) studies.

MoYou Nails 432

MoYou Nails s vremena na vreme organizuje takmičenje/izazov za blogere i ovog puta sam se i ja priključila i mogu reći da zaista jeste bio izazov. Dobila sam dve pločice po izboru MoYou Nails i trebalo je sa njima da napravim dovoljno reprezentativne manikire da mogu da ih podelim sa svetom. Jedna pločica mi je bila prilično neinspirativna, a ova sa motivima za francuski manikir mi se svidela, samo sam se plašila da neću moći ništa da izvedem zbog trenutne dužine noktiju. No snašla sam se i zapravo sam zadovoljna rezultatom, a nadam se da će se i vama svideti ovo što sam spremila.

https://moyounails.com/shop/image-plates/image-plate-432/

From time to time, MoYou Nails holds a contest/challenge for bloggers and this time I took part in it and I can honestly say that it was challenging. I received two image plates chosen by MoYou Nails and was supposed to make manis that would look good enough to share. One stamping plate didn't really speak to me, but this one with French tips designs I liked, I was just worried that wouldn't be able to showcase it with my current nail length. However, I did manage to come up with something I like and I hope you'll like it as well.

OPI Washington DC Mini Set

Aktuelna OPI kolekcija je Washington DC jesenja kolekcija napravljena u saradnji sa Kerry Washington. Kolekcija sadrži dvanaest standardnih lakova i tri limitirane boje. Iako finiši nisu baš za padanje u nesvest (skoro sve su kreme), izbor boja je zanimljiviji nego obično, što je lepo, a nekoliko boja je baš u mom fazonu, što je još bolje. Osim same kolekcije, u ponudi se nalazi i ovaj set od četiri mini laka. Cela kolekcija će moći da se uzme na sajmu, po sajamskoj ceni.

Current OPI collection is autumnal Washington DC collection, made in cooperation with Kerry Washington. It contains twelve regulat and three limited shades. Even though finishes are nothing to die for, choice of colour is more interesting than usual, which is nice, and several shades are right up my alley, which is even better. Along with regular polishes, they have made this set of four mini polishes.

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.

MoYou London Holy Shapes 03

Proletos me je Alexandar Cosmetics prijatno iznenadio novim brendom u svojoj ponudi - MoYou London je konačno dobio uvoznika za Srbiju. Iako su pločice prilično skupe, spremila sam se da na sajmu skoro sve novce dam upravo za njih, ali avaj, nisu poneli celu ponudu i uspela sam da nađem samo jednu pločicu sa svog podužeg spiska. U međiuvremenu mi se čini da je stigla dopuna i da su sada u dostupne i neke pločice kojih nije bilo proletos, na sajmu će biti izložene sve pločice trenutno u ponudi, a organizovaće i demonstraciju za one koji još uvek nisu upoznati sa ovim brendom koji je postao globalni fenomen. Redovna cena pločica je 990 dinara.

https://moyou.co.uk/products/holy-shapes-plate-collection-03

This spring we got local importer for MoYou London image plates. At the last cosmetics expo I was prepared to spend a lot of money on these plates, but they had only one of many I had on my wish list. However, this time they will bring the whole lot and I can't wait to get more of these.

Matching Manicures - Honour Nails You love

Današnjim manikirom završavamo skup tema iz tridesetjednodnevnog izazova. Od svih manikira koje smo radile tokom izazova treba da odaberemo jedan tuđ i da ga rekreiramo. Nisam sigurna koji stepen sličnosti se očekuje - da li naš treba da bude što približnija kopija ili samo treba da bude inspirisan tuđim, ali sam se iz više razloga odlučila za prvu varijantu.

With today's mani we're bringing to a close round of 31 Day Challenge themes. We have to choose a mani somebody else did during the course of the challenge and recreate it. I am not sure how similar they should be - if we should try to come as close to the original or if we should just look for the inspiration, but for several reasons I opted for the first option.

Harunouta Stamping Plate L008

Trenutno poslednja Harunouta / Spring Song pločica koju imam je pločica za koju verujem da je među popularnijima. Na prvi pogled ženstvena i delikatna, može se podjednako koristiti i za nežne nevestinske manikire, ali i za opake rokerske nokte.

http://www.nurbesten.de/born-pretty-12565cm-rechteck-schablonen-stamping-platte-schneeflocken-l008-p-30339.html

The last Harunouta / Spring Song image plate I have to show is the one I believe is among the more popular ones. At a glance feminine and delicate, it can be used for gentle bridal manis as well as for edgy rocker nails.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by a Tutorial

Danas inspiraciju tražimo na najboljem mestu - među uputstvima, najradije onima za neki konkretan nail art. Da li to znači da sam tražila inspiraciju i među instrukcijama za nešto drugo? Naravno. Ipak sam se odlučila da ne komplikujem sebi zadatak previše i ipak sam se odlučila za sasvim normalan nail art, ali kakav do sada nisam radila, što je za mene donekle i smisao ovih nedeljnih manikira.

Today we are looking for inspiration among tutorial, preferably nail art tutorials. Does that mean that I have looked form mine among some other instructions? Naturally. However, I decided not to overcomplicate this task so I opted for a normal nail art, albeit the one I haven't tried before, which in a way is the point of these weekly manis.

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.