Dance Legend Big Bang

Još jedan lak koji dugo čeka da ga isprobam je Dance Legend Big Bang. Uzela sam ga za rođendan 2015. godine sa Hypnotic Polish sajta, koji više nažalost ne dostavlja za Srbiju. Cela Galaxy kolekcija se još uvek proizvodi i može se nabaviti preko zvaničnog Dance Legend sajta.

Another polish that has been waiting for a long time to be worn is Dance Legend Big Bang. I got it for birthday in 2015. from Hypnotic Polish. The entire Galaxy collection is still manufacuted and can be ordered from the official Dance Legend website.

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.

Born Pretty BP-L010

Mada generalno nisam ljubitelj etno motiva na noktima, ovi na Born Pretty BP-L010 pločici su toliko topli da sam morala da ih iskoristim za ovo lepo vreme.

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While I am normally not a fan of ethic patterns on nails, these from Born Pretty BP-L010 stamping plate are so warm that I had to use them for this nice weather.

Matching Manicures - Pink

Zbog slabog odziva na poslednjih nekoliko tema, pravićemo pauzu u izradi usklađenih manikira. Ovo je poslednja tema pre te pauze, a oslanja se na boju koju skoro i da nemam u kolekciji - roze.

We'll be taking a break from Matching manicures due to low turnout. This is the last mani before the break and it is based on one of the colours that I barely have in my collection - pink.

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.

Born Pretty BP-L050

Geometrijski motivi i optičke varke su popularni motivi na pločicama za pečatiranje i Born Pretty Store ne zaostaje za drugim proizvođačima kada su ovakve slike u pitanju.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-126cm-rectangle-stamping-template-wave-design-manicure-nail-image-plate-l050-p-36308.html

Geometric images and optical illusions are fairly popular designs on stamping plates and Born Pretty Store does not lag behind other manufacturers when it comes to these motifs.

ILNP The Road To Awe

Poslednjom nabavkom indie i boutique lakova dominirali su ILNP lakovi, a po prvi put sam uzela i nekoliko Ultra Chrome ljuspastih lakova. The Road To Awe je jedan od njih. Pakovanje je od 12 ml i košta €12,3 i na Hypnotic Polish i na NailLand.

ILNP polishes dominated my last order of indie and boutique polishes, and for the first time I got several Ultra Chrome Flakies polishes. The Road To Awe is one of them. It comes in 12 ml bottle and retails for €12.3 both on Hypnotic Polish and NailLand.

Born Pretty BP-L040

U poslednje vreme sve više viđam pločice sa geometrijskim motivima, ali uglavnom se drže poznatih motiva optičkih varki. Ova pločica, s druge strane, iako se donekle drži tog puta, ipak pravi iskorak sa njega, čime mi je privukla pažnju.

http://www.nurbesten.de/born-pretty-126cm-rechteck-nagelkunststempelschablonen-dreieck-diamant-entwurfs-bild-platte-l040-p-34589.html

Lately I've been seeing more and more image plates with geometric designs, but they mostly keep to well know optical illusion motifs. This stamping plate, on the other hand, even though it is along the same lines to an extent, steps out of it, which is why it had caught my eye.

Harunouta Stamping Plate 春の歌 L010

Sve znate za Born Pretty Store, ali znate li da postoji i nemačka verzija BPS-a, pod imenom Nur Besten? Oni nude iste proizvode kao BPS i imaju besplatnu poštarinu za ceo svet, ali im se cene i popusti razlikuju. Ne znam da li im se vreme isporuke razlikuje od BPS, ali se nadam da je kraće.

http://www.nurbesten.de/born-pretty-12565cm-rechteck-schablonen-stamping-platte-swallow-gird-l010-p-30341.html

You all know about Born Pretty Store, but did you know that there is German version of the website called Nur Besten? They have the same range of products as BPS and free worldwide shipping, but prices and discounts differ. I don't know, but I hope that their delivery times are shorter than from BPS.

Born Pretty BP-L006

Dok iščekujem da mi stignu nove Born Pretty pločice za pečatiranje, evo prikaza još jedne od starijih velikih BPS pločica. ONa je trenutno na sniženju od 50% i košta svega $2,59.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/selected-classic-patterns-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-l006-65cm-p-17924.html

While I am waiting for new Bor Pretty stamping plates to arrive, here's a review of one of the older large BPS image plates. It is currently on 50% discount and retails for only $2.59.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Artwork

Svaki put kada radimo tematski manikir težimo tome da napravimo malo umetničko delo. Danas nam umetnička dela pružaju inspiraciju. Pošto bi mi bilo teško do nemoguće da izvedem nešto u stilu omiljenih mi starih majstora, okrenula sam se jedom od podjednako dragih, ali nešto savremenijih slikara - Vasiliju Kandinskom.

Every time we do a matching manicure we strive to create a piece of true artwork, but today it is existing artwork that we turn to for inspiration. Since it would be hard to impossible for me to do something in line of my favourite old masters, I have turned to one of my equally favourite, but a bit more modern painters - Wassily Kandinsky.

Born Pretty BP-11

Ova mi je pločica stajala mesecima, ako ne i punu godinu, čekajući na predstavljanje. Koncentrični geometrijski motivi su mi bili komplikovani za precizno pozicioniranje i tek mi je prozirni pečat omogućio da pločicu dostojno upotrebim.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/radiating-patterns-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp11-p-17256.html

I've had this image plate for months if not for over a year and it has been waiting for a post about it ever since. I found concentric geometric shapes difficult to place precisely where I wanted and only clear stamper enabled me to use this stamping plate properly.

Born Pretty Stamping Polish - Purple & Peachblow

Evo nečeg neuobičajenog za mene. Bez obzira na to što ne nosim lilave i ružičaste tonove, ovakve boje mi povremeno zatrebaju za nail art, a u mom slučaju to znači da mi zapravo trebaju za pečatiranje. BPS za moje potrebe ima pristojan izbor takvih boja pa sam dva odabrala da testiram i, ako se pokažu dobro, nastavim da koristim. Ovi Born Pretty lakovi za pečatiranje su spakovani u bočice od 15 ml i puna cena im je 10,99 $, što mislim da je preskupo za lakove za pečatiranje, ali se često mogu naći i na sniženju.

Here's something unusual for me. Despite of not wearing lilac-y and pink tones, from time to time I do have need for them for nail art, and in my case it means that I need them for stamping. For my needs, BPS has a solid selection of such colours so I chose two to test and, if they perform well, to keep on using them. These Born Pretty polishes for nail stamping come in rectangular 15 ml bottles. They retail for $10.99, which I find too expensive for a stamping polish, but they are often at discount.

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.

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 Cabin Fever

Poslednjih nekoliko dana se kroz oblake promalja i neko svetlo te sam iskoristila priliku da malo nosim jedan od aktuelnih duohromatskih lakova. Ovo je China Glaze Cabin Fever, koji ne samo što je iz jesenje kolekcije (The Great Outdoors), nego je i u pravim jesenjim bojama. Možete ga nabaviti u Alexandar Cosmetics u pakovanju od 14 ml po ceni od 498 dinara, ili u mini bočici od 3,6 ml za 213 dinara.

These past few days we've had some light shining through clouds so I took the opportunity to wear one of current duochrome polishes. This is China Glaze Cabin Fever, which is not only part of an autumn collection (The Great Outdoors), but is in true autumnal shades.

Sephora The Magic Game

Prethodnih dana ste mogli na srpskim blogovima da čitate o prazničnim novitetima u Sefori. Među njima je bilo malo stvari za nas noktoljube, a draga Šminka je ljubav mi je učinila radost prosledivši mi jedan od tih malobrojnih, ali vrednih, prazničnih setova za nokte. Dozvolite mi da vam predstavim Sephora The Magic Game - praznični komplet od osam Sephora Color Hit lakića (8x5 ml) sa knjižicom sa predlozima za jednostavan nail art. Spakovan u kutiju ukrašenu pahuljicama, ovaj set na poklopcu ima kazaljku koju možete zavrteti kako biste prepustili slučaju da vam odabere lak. Ovaj set bi trebalo da se već nalazi u prodaji, a cena mu je 2662 din.

Last weeks Serbian bloggers have been informing us about holiday arrivals in Sephora. There were only a few items for polishaholics and I was happy to receive one of those from my dear Šminka je ljubav. Allow me to present to you Sephora The Magic Game - holiday set consisting of eight Sephora Color Hit nail polishes (8x5 ml) with booklet containing ideas for simple nail art. Packed in a box with snowflake decorations, this set has a "magic wand" that you can spin and let the fate decide which polish you'd wear. This set should be available in Sephora stores worldwide and it retails for about 25 €.

Born Pretty BP-L008

Danijela mi je proletos za rođendan poslala paketić u kome se našla i jedna velika Born Pretty pločica za pečatiranje. Trebalo mi je malo vremena da smislim kako da je upotrebim jer je veoma pogodna za lead lighting tehniku, sa kojom ja nisam baš vešta. Na kraju sam je koristila za najklasičnije pečatiranje i, mada možda deluju jednostavno, zapravo sam zadovoljna krajnjim manikirima.

https://www.bornprettystore.com/various-arabesque-pattern-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-l008-65cm-p-17926.html

This spring I was sent a birthday gift from Danijela that contained, among other things, one of the large Born Pretty stamping plates. It took me some time to think about the way to use it, as it is well suited for lead-lighting technique, which I'm not that comfortable with. In the end I did some regular stamping and, even though they might look simple, I am pleased with my manis.

Aura Amazingly Resistant - utisci i poređenja

U velikom i hrabrom potezu, Aura je tri od četiri linije svojih postojećih lakova za nokte, kao i sve stare baze i nadlakove, povukla iz proizvodnje i zamenila ih novom kolekcijom. Sve ove nove proizvode sam vam ove nedelje pokazala, a danas sumiramo utiske i volela bih da čujem šta vi mislite na ovu temu. Slike pokazuju poređenja koja sam spominjala u samim člancima o lakovima.

In a big and brave move, Aura has discontinued three of four of their nail polish lines, as well as all older base and top coats and substituted them for new collection. I have shown you all these new products this week. Today we summarise impressions and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this subject. Photos are showing comparisons I have mentioned in articles on polishes.

Aura Amazingly Resistant - pink i ljubičasti lakovi

Danas nastavljam predstavljanje Aura Amazingly Resistant lakova. Na redu su roze i ljubičaste nijanse, kojih u ovoj liniji ima i najviše. Svi lakovi imaju 11 ml i koštaju 309 dinara. Četkica im je pljosnata, ravno sečena i dobro raspoređuje lak.

Today I am continuing to show you new Aura Amazingly Resistant polishes. This time I am focusing on pinks and purples, which are the most abundant colours in this collection. All polishes come in 11 ml bottles. They rave flat straight-cut brush and it spreads polish quite nicely.