Minty Dotticure

Uporedo sa povratkom blogu, vratila sam se i Instagramu, mada iz sasvim drugih razloga. Ranije sam imala dosta slobodnog vremena i to sam vreme rado provodila na Instagramu. Onda sam imala sve manje vremena i prolazili bi dani, nedelje pre nego što bih pokrenula aplikaciju. Sticajem okolnosti, poslednjih nekoliko meseci zbog posla često idem na Instagram te tako osim poslovnih stvari vidim i ponešto od onoga što meni dragi ljudi kače. Takođe je sada skoro godinu dana otkako radim od kuće te pauze ne mogu da provodim u razgovoru sa kolegama, ali zato mogu da gledam razne lepe slike. Tako sam naišla na nagradni izazov koji je pokrenuo sajt Whats Up Nails. Trenutna tema za izazov su tačkice.

As I returned to my blog, I returned to Instagram as well, although due to a different cause. I used to have a lot of free time, which I loved to spend on Insta. Then I had less and less time and days and weeks would go by without me even starting the app. However, it happened that I actually need to use Instagram for work quite often, which means that alongside business-related stuff, I also catch a glimpse of what people I follow shared. And it is now almost a year since I've been working from home, whiche means that I am no longer spending my breaks talking to my coworkers, but I can spend them now looking at pretty pictures. That is how I found a nail art challenge by Whats Up Nails, and the current theme is dotticure.

Matching Manicures - Polka Dots

Stigle su na red i tačkice, za koje sam mislila da su tema za prošlu nedelju, tako da je ovo zapravo manikir od prošle nedelje. Ionako ove nedelje ne bih stigla da pravim nov manikir jer sam od petka na Beokonu, a i vas pozivam da svratite jer i danas ima zanimljivih tribina i predavanja, a tu je i cosplay.

Finally we're doing dots, which I thought were the theme for last week, so this is actually a week-old mani. I wouldn't be able to make a new one anyway, because I've been on Beokon since Friday.

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.

Matching Manicures - Spots & Dots

Ne znam za vas, ali ja jedva dočekah lepo vreme, ma kako sveže bilo. Još bih više uživala da nisam u sred renoviranja stana i da ne moram da živim u isparenjima različitih lepkova i farbi i u neoperivoj prašini od maltera. No da ne idem u digresiju, danas se u sklopu usklađenih manikira tačkamo, a meni se nešto radio veseo manikir. Nadam se da će vam se svideti.

I don't know about you, but I am so happy nicer weather finally started, despite it being quite chilly. I'd enjoy it more if I was not in the middle of home renovations and if I was not forced to live in paint and glue fumes and in fine dust from wall paint. But I digress. We are doing dotted manis for this week's theme. I hope you'll like it.

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.

Simples - kombinovanje

Poslednji segment koji smo pokrili tokom Simples manikira je kombinovanje tačkanja i drugih jednostavnih tehnika koje smo prošli. Tako smo tačkali preko saran wrap baze i kombinovali smo tačkanje i skittle manikir i tačkanje i gradijent. Većinu ovih manikira ste imali prilike da vidite u recenziji N.Nails tačkalica, ali ovde se neki detalji bolje vide.

Zoya Payton (baza), Essence Where's The Party (saran); Manhattan Liquid Metals 101z i Essence Where's The Party (tačkice)

The latest segment we have covered in Simples is combining dotting and other simple nail art techniques we have previously done. We have dotted over saran wrap base and we've combined dotting and skittle manicure and dotting and gradient. You have already seen most of these manicures in N.Nails dotting tools set review, but some details can be better seen here.

N.Nail tačkalice

Od svih načina za ukrašavanje noktiju smatram da je tačkanje najjednostavniji i uz to pruža najveći spektar mogućnosti. Zato verujem da je dobro uložiti u dobar set tačkalica koji će vam omogućiti da izvedete više različitih šara ili kombinacija dezena. Poslednjih nedelja sam sa uživanjem isprobavala ovaj petodelni set N.Nail tačkalica, a rezultate možete videti u nastavku članka.

Out of all nail art techniques I find dotting to be the simplest and the most versatile one. That is why I firmly believe that it is good to invest in a good set of dotting tools that will let you do a diverse selection of patterns. I have had the pleasure to try this five piece N.Nail dotting tools set and you can see the results after the page break.

Simples - Mixed Dots

Nisam imala prilike da objavljujem pojedinačne članke za protekla dva Simples manikira, ali pošto su sve vreme tema razne tačkice onda ću danas objediniti tri teme. Prvo smo imali mešane tačke, što sam odlučila da interpretiram kao tačke različitih veličina, mada je ideja bila da budu različitih veličina i na nepravilnim razmacima. U kombinaciji boja koju sam odabrala pravilni razmaci su mi delovali prihvatljivije. Koristila sam Golden Rose Matte 07 i OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby. Šta sam dalje tačkala možete videti u nastavku članka.

I was unable to do individual posts for previous two Simples manicures, but since we've been doing dots all the time I shall incorporate three themes in this post. First we had mixed dots, which I decided to take as dots of different sizes, although the idea was to do dots of different sizes, but irregularly placed. I felt that equidistantly placed dots worked better with my chosen colours. I have used Golden Rose Matte 07 and OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby. You can see what else I did after page break.

Pool Party Polka Dots

Danas u grupi Simples, posvećenoj jednostavnom dekorisanju noktiju, počinjemo četvoronedeljno ispitivanje sveta tačkica i tačkalica. Prva nedelja je, naravno, posvećena osnovnim, jednostavnim tufnama. Sticajem okolnosti, i na Ani je ovo aktuelna tema tako da je meni ovo duplo iskorišćen manikir. Moje tufne su nešto krupnije jer sam koristila najkrupniju tačkalicu koju imam. Za bazu sam upotrebila China Glaze Pool Party koji je bio kod mene na čuvanju, a za tačkanje sam koristila Flormar True Color 027. Nisam nanela nadlak jer mi se svidela tekstura tufnica. Za više informacija o tačkanju i tačkalicama možete nam se pridružiti u grupi (nije potrebno da imate blog) ili možete baciti pogled na sledeće linkove:
http://www.the-crumpet.com/2014/06/simples-what-are-dotting-tools-and-how.html
http://www.thedigitaldozen.com/2014/06/dotting-tools-101-how-to-use-dotting-tools-for-nail-art.html

Today us in Simples - Nail Art From Muggle To Mastery group embark on four weeks long exploration of dotting tools and dotticures. This first week is, naturally, dedicated to basic dotticure. As it happens, the theme for this Friday at Ana.rs was dots, so to me this is twice used manicure. My dots are on the larger side because I have used the largest dotting tool I have. I have used China Glaze Pool Party that was left to me for safekeeping as base colour and Flormar True Color 027 for dots. I didn't use top coat because I liked the texture. You can find more info about dotting tools and dotting in general at following articles:
http://www.the-crumpet.com/2014/06/simples-what-are-dotting-tools-and-how.html
http://www.thedigitaldozen.com/2014/06/dotting-tools-101-how-to-use-dotting-tools-for-nail-art.html

Or you can join us in the group (you don't have to have a blog to join us).

Matching Manicures - tačka, tačka, tačkica

Nisam dala svoj doprinos prošlom Matching Manicures, posvećenom podizanju svesti o raku dojke. Nemam ružičaste lakove, a i šljokice u toj boji sam prosledila. No danas tačkamo nokte i to je nešto što rado činim. Ovog puta sam pokušala da uradim uklapanje dve boje poput slagalice. Nije ispalo savršeno, ali nisam nezadovoljna. Ovaj manikir posvećujem Di jer ona voli neutralne boje i veoma lepo ih nosi. Za manikir sam koristila Don Juan One Coat lakove u nijansama 229 i 230.

I didn't contribute to the last week's Matching Manicures, which was BCA-themed. I don't have any pink polish and I also gave away all of my pink glitters and decorations. But today we are doing a dotticure and that is something I gladly do. This time I tried to do combine two colours like puzzle pieces. It didn't turn out perfectly, but I'm not dissatisfied. I dedicate this mani to Di because she loves neutral shades and wears them so well. I used Don Juan One Coat polishes in shades 229 and 230.

Kosmički petak

Za današnji tematski petak pravimo kosmički dizajn, odnosno nebula ili galaxy nail art. Ovo je prvi put da sam koristila sunđer za pravljenje šara. Mada mi se tehnika dopada, nisam se proslavila i dezeni na mojim noktima ne liče na nebule ili galaksije nego samo na zanimljive mrlje. Koristila sam ovo uputstvo http://nailsandnoms.com/2011/11/galaxy-nails-tutorial/.

For today's themed Friday we're doing nebula or galaxy nail art. This is the first time I've used sponge for making a design. Although I like the technique, I don't think I did it justice and the design on my nails doesn't look like nebula or galaxy, more like interesting smudges. I used this tutorial http://nailsandnoms.com/2011/11/galaxy-nails-tutorial/.

Maybelline mini Colorama Dark Chocolate i tačkice

Danas je na Ani petak posvećen tačkicama. Umesto da se igram bojama odlučila sam da kombinujem teksture. Već neko vreme sam htela da se igram na ovaj način, a onda je The Nailasaurus objavila ovaj post i konačno sam prelomila šta će biti moj doprinos temi. Takođe moram podeliti sa vama i ovu lepotu sa Lab Muffin bloga.



Today is dotticure Friday on Ana. I decided to combine textures instead of colours. I've been toying with that idea for some time now, but I finally made up my mind about what my entry should be after The Nailasaurus made this post. I also want to share this gorgeousness from Lab Muffin blog with you.

Lažeš, Cajo, krvavi ti nokti

Oduševljena sam trajnošću svog prethodnog manikira. Nepromenjen je stajao do danas, kada sam na franken nakalemila krvavi frenč. Koristila sam Color Club Ruby Slippers i tačkalicu za izvlačenje "krvavih" tragova. Sam Ruby Slippers mi se veoma dopada jer ima veoma mnogo šljokica. Na crnoj osnovi se ne vidi crvena baza laka, ali šljokice baš dolaze do izražaja.

krvavi frenč

 I am thrilled with longevity of my last mani. It lasted unchanged till today, when I added bloody French tips to my franken. I used Color Club Ruby Slippers and a dotting tool to create bloody marks. I like Ruby Slippers because it is packed with glitter. Its red base colour is lost on black, but glitter is more visible.

Essence Colour & Go 60 Fateful Desire

Ne dešava mi se često da vidim lak na nekom blogu ili na osobi i da poželim odmah da ga kupim, a i kada mi se desi to je uglavnom neki lak do kog ne mogu doći. Ovde to nije slučaj jer je lak veoma lako dostupan - ima ga u svakom DM-u. Slučajno sam na njega naletela na Nihridinom blogu i narednog dana sam odjurila u najbliži DM da ga kupim. Lakovi iz Essence Colour & go kolekcije koštaju 169 dinara, a pakovanje je od 5 ml. Essence lakovi ne sadrže toluen, dibutilftalat, kamfor, formalin i formalinski rezin. Ne testiraju se na životinjama.

It doesn't happen very often that I see polish on someone or on a blog and that I instantly have to buy it, and when it does happen it is usually something I can't get. That was not the case this time because the polish in question is available in every DM store. I accidentally stumbled upon it while browsing Nihrida's blog and the next day I rushed and bought it. Essence nail polishes are 5-free and don't contain Formaldehyde, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Toluene, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.  They are not tested on animals.

Essence Colour & go 60 Fateful Desire

Color Club Explosive

Na sajmu sam uzela i svoje prve Color Club lakove - Explosive i Ruby Slippers. Uvoznik UniTech ih je stavio na rasprodaju jer im ističe rok trajanja naveden na deklaraciji. Svi Color Club lakovi su koštali 99 dinara (redovna cena ima je bila oko 400 dinara). Pakovanje je od 15 ml. Color Club lakovi ne sadrže dibutilftalat, toluen i formalin. Ne testiraju se na životinjama i ne sadrže sastojke životinjskog porekla.

I got my first Color Club polishes at Cosmetics fair on Belgrade this spring. I picked Explosive and Ruby Slippers. Color Club polishes are 3-free and don't contain formaldehyde, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) and Toluene. They are not being tested on animals. They also don't contain animal products so they are vegan-friendly.

Gabrini Diamond D63

Moj prvi Gabrini lak posle mnogo godina. Ranije nisam imala nijedan iz Diamond kolekcije i na sajmu sam iskoristila priliku da uzmem jedan da isprobam kakav je. Nigde u centru Beograda ne mogu naći ove lakove, a da nisu veoma sumnjivog izgleda, tj. da ne deluju kao da su otvarani i/ili stajali godinama. Ne ide mi se u Zemun ili blok 70 samo zbog kupovine nekoliko lakova za nokte.

This is my first Gabrini polish in years. I haven't had one from Diamond collection and the Cosmetic fair in Belgrade was an opportunity for me to buy one and try it out.

Gabrini Diamond D63