Francuski manikir

Ako čitate Elle možda ste u majskom broju prepoznale imena i linkove moje malenkosti i Jelene. Jeca je pisala o crvenom laku za nokte, a ja o francuskom manikiru. Moj tekstić koji je objavljen je prilično neutralan i prilagođen širokoj publici Ela, a ovde sa vama delim tekst koji bih volela da je mogao biti objavljen.

Jelena and yours truly had the pleasure to write an article for Serbian Elle magazine. We wrote about classic manicures - red polish and French manicure respectively. My text had to be adjusted for readers of Elle magazine, and now I want to share with you the text I wish could have been published.

http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/2013/04/don-juan-gradijent.html

Francuski manikir: čist, elegantan, klasičan, nosiv, siguran, neutralan, dosadan. Meni je pre svega dosadan. Ne ide uz mene. Makar nije dok nisam otkrila da mu se može dodati boja, da se može igrati teksturom, finišom, da to nisu nužno neutralne boje i oštre linije i da može da se prilagodi svakom stilu. Tako se rađa ljubav prema nečemu što je prezirano. Frenč prestaje da bude bezbedan i postaje provokativan uklapanjem crne osnove i metalik vrhova, intrigantan kombinovanjem mat osnove i sjajnih vrhova, veseo uklapanjem dve jarke boje, zanimljiviji promenom oblika smajli linije. Moj favorit? Crvena osnova, crni vrhovi, bez oštre granice.

French manicure: clean, elegant, classic, wearable, safe, neautral, boring. To me it is boring above all. It is not my style, at least it wasn't until I found out that you can add colour to it, that you can play with texture, that it isn't necessarily neutral colours and sharp lines and that it can be adjusted to every style. That is how one starts to love something that they had despised. It stops being safe and becomes edgy when you combine black base and metallic tips, intriguing if you combine matte base with shiny tips, cheerful when you use two bright colours, more interesting if you change the shape of smiley line. My favourite? Red base with black sponged tips.

http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/2013/08/game-of-thrones-mani.html

Na odmašćen nokat nanesite zaštitnu bazu i dva sloja crvenog laka, pazeći da vam lak ne dospe na zanoktice. Pustite svaki sloj da se dobro osuši. Na sunđer za šminku (i kuhinjski može da posluži) nanesite crni lak i sunđerčićem tapkajte po vrhu nokta. Ponavljajte postupak na svakom noktu i dok ne dostignete željenu pokrivenost vrhova. Ne morate paziti da sve bude uredno. Preko još vlažnog laka nanesite sloj brzosušećeg nadlaka kako biste još više zamutili smajli liniju. Tankom četkicom i čistim acetonom očistite prste ako je lak zalutao na njih. Namažite ruke omiljenom kremom. Za još zanimljiviji izgled izaberite crveni lak sa šljokicama i ceo izgled matirajte specijalnim nadlakom. Et voilà!

Apply a layer of base coat and two coats of red polish to clean nails, making sure not to get polish on your cuticles. Let each layer dry thoroughly. Apply some black polish on the make up sponge (kitchen sponge will do as well) and tap lightly over tips of your nails. Repeat over each nail and until you reach desired coverage. It doesn't have to be perfectly neat. Put a layer of quick drying top coat over still somewhat wet polish to further blur smiley lines. Use thin brush and pure acetone to clean around nails if needed. Apply your favourite hand cream. For more interesting look use glittery red polish and mattify the entire manicure with matte top coat.