Saturday, June 15, 2013

Stud nail art

Već duži vremenski period nisam radila nikakav "nail art". Uglavnom sam brzinski lakirala nokte nekim već viđenim nijansama i nosila po nekoliko dana, sve dok ne moram skinuti.
Ali evo, uhvatila sam malo vremena za igranje sa noktima i taman iskoristila priliku da probam nitne koje sam nedavno dobila sa KKCenterhk (klik) online prodavnice.
Evo šta sam iskombinovala...

For a long time I didn't do any nail art. I mostly painted my nails with some shades you have already seen.
But, I caught some time to play with my nails and just took the opportunity to try out the studs I recently got from KKCenterhk (click) online store.
Here is my combination...









Za ovaj manikir sam koristila:
Golden Rose Rich Color 32
Flormar Nail Art lak za crtanje NA11
Okrugle nitne boje rozog zlata prečnika 2mm NNail - DRN665 (klik)

Prvo sam stavila dva sloja ljubičastog GR laka, sačekala 5 minuta da se osuši a zatim na svaki nokat pojedinačno dodavala srebrne linije i nitne. Trudila sam se da nitne stavljam na što vlažniji lak da bi duže trajale. Na samom kraju sam dodala dva sloja nadlaka koji je ponegdje napravio balončiće (zbog nitni) ali ne vidi se puno, pa nije strašno.
Što se tiče nitni, držale su se na noktima puna tri dana i vjerovatno bi još da ja nisam došla u napast da ih poskidam. Dolaze u maloj plastičnoj kesici. U pakovanju ih dodje svega pedesetak, i mogu se koristiti više puta ukoliko se pažljivo uklone. Ali, primjetila sam da ukoliko se skidaju acetonom, skinuće im se roza boja i ostaće nitne boje srebra. 

For this manicure I used:
Flormar Nail Art NA11
Circular studs in light pink (2mm) NNail - DRN665 (click)

First I applied two coats of purple Golden Rose nail polish, waited a few minutes for it to dry and then added a silver line and studs on each nail. It's very important to place the studs on wet nail polish, so they would stay longer. At the very end I added two layers of top coat.
As for the studs, they held up really good. I had them on my nails for a three days, and they could last longer if I hadn't removed them by myself. They come in a small plastic zip lock bag which contains about fifty studs. You can use them a few times if you remove them carefully. But, if you use nail polish remover on them the pink color will come off and they will become silver colored studs.

Ukoliko vam se sviđaju ove nitne ili nešto drugo na KKcenterhk možete iskoristiti 10% popusta na kupovinu. Samo ukucajte "COMN10" u prostor za kod prilikom plaćanja i to je to.

If you like this studs or anything else from KKCenterhk you can use a 10 % coupon code. Just enter "COMN10" on your checkout and that's it.  
 

Friday, May 24, 2013

Aura Lux Glitter - Shade Queen

U prošlom postu sam spomenula novitete među lakovima, a danas ću vam pokazati jednog od njih. Radi se o Aura Lux Glitter laku u nijansi 53 Shade Queen. Lux Glitter kolekcija lakova se sastoji od osam nijansi. Ja nisam imala priliku da biram izmedju svih osam, a od ponuđenih nijansi najzanimljivija mi je bila upravo Shade Queen.

In my last post I mentioned some novelties among nail polishes I own. Today I'll show you one of them. It's Aura Lux Glitter nail polish in shade 53 Shade Queen. The Lux Glitter collection consists of eight shades. I didn't have an opportunity to choose between all eight, but from the offered shades Shade Queen was the most interesting to me.


Lak se sastoji od sitnog okruglog glitera nešto hladnije ljubičaste boje u providnoj bazi. U zavisnosti od osvjetljenja ponekad može izgledati i tamno plavo. 
Već sam ga kombinovala sa par različitih lakova, ali najljepši efekat sam dobila kombinujući ga sa Flormar Supershine 21. Evo par sličica...

This nail polish consists of small round purple glitter in a clear base. Depending on the light it can look dark blue.
I already combined it with few nail polishes, but the most beautiful effect I got combining it with Flormar Supershine 21. Here are the photos...






Zaboravih spomenuti i da sam oduševljenja pakovanjem ovog laka. Bočica je čvrsta i kvalitetna, meni definitivno najljepša u odnosu na ostale Aura lakove koje imam.
Sadrži 12 ml laka, a cijena kod nas u BiH je 4,80 KM (oko 2,50 EUR).
Na slikama imam dva sloja Flormar laka i dva sloja šljokica. Za one koje vole diskretnije, jedan sloj bi bio sasvim dovoljan.

I forgot to mention that I really love the bottle of this nail polish. It's the most beautiful of all Aura nail polishes I own.
Contains 12 ml of nail polish, and the price were about 2,5 EUR. 
In the pictures I have two layers of Flormar and two layers of Aura glitter. For those who love something more discreet one layer would be enough.


I maci se sviđa bočica :D. 

A šta vi mislite? Imate li koji Aura lak?
Puno pozdrava do sledećeg posta!

Cat likes the bottle, too :D.

What do you think? Do you like this combination?
Till next post...

Sunday, May 5, 2013

New in: Nails related :)

Opet sam napravila neplaniranu pauzu. Ovaj put, pored raznih problema lične prirode, još mi je i pukao nokat. To ne bi uopšte bio problem da je pukao normalno i da se može odsjeći, već je pukao "u meso" i morala sam ga lijepiti da izraste do dužine kada ga mogu odsjeći. Od tada je prošlo petnaestak dana i još uvijek nije dostigao dužinu ostalih koji su takođe skraćeni do maksimuma.

Ali, kako blog ne bi ispaštao odlučila sam napisati malo drugačiji post. Post o stvarčicama koje sam prethodnih dana kupovala, a vezane su za nokte. Evo i sličice...

I made a huge break, again. This time, besides my personal problems, my nail broke. It wouldn't be a problem at all if it has broken above the nail line where I could cut it off. But, the crack was a few millimeters below the nail line so I had to use glue and tea bag while it grows to a normal length. It has been fifteen days since then, and it's still shorter than the others who have also been shortened to the maximum.

That's the reason for writing a bit different post today. It's about a few products that I bought, nail related of course. Here's the picture...


Prvi proizvod s lijeva na slici je: Eveline Maximum Nail Growth - lak za njegu i ubrzavanje rasta noktiju.

First product (from left to the right) is Eveline Maximum Nail Growth - nail polish for care and nail growth acceleration. 


Kupila sam ga da ubrzam oporavak puknutog nokta koji sam spomenula na početku posta. Ne znam koliko je zapravo ubrzao rast, ali sam jako zadovoljna ukupnim efektom na nokte. Čini mi se da nema puno razlike između ovoga laka i Eveline 8u1 (koji sam koristila prethodnih godinu dana).
Cijena ovog laka je 5,60 KM (2,80 EUR) i kupljen je u Didaco shopu (Banja Luka). Detaljniju recenziju sa fotografijama planiram napisati nakon dužeg perioda korištenja.

I bought it to accelerate my broken nail recovery. I can't tell exactly how much influence it had on nail growth, but I'm very satisfied with the overall effect. It's very similar to Eveline 8in1 which I've been using for more than a year.
The price was about 2,80 EUR. I will write a full review of this product after a long period of use.


Na slici iznad je Balea Dark Glamour losion za ruke. Jedan jako praktičan i povoljan proizvod. U bočici ima 300 ml. a cijena je čini mi se bila oko 3 KM (1,5 EUR). 
Sviđa mi se što ima pumpicu i što se jako brzo upije. Ne volim kada su mi ruke masne od kreme, pa mi ovaj losion u potpunosti odgovara. Koristim ga više puta na dan, i obavezno prije slikanja za blog jer brzo nahrani čak i kožicu oko nokta. 
Ali, mislim da neće riješiti probleme suve kože ruku pa je uz njega svakako potrebna još neka bogatija krema za ruke.

On the picture above is Balea Dark Glamour hand lotion. Very practical and affordable product. Bottle contains 300 ml, and the price is about 1,5 EUR.
I like the pump on the top. It makes it very easy to use. I also like it absorbs very quickly into the skin. Those greasy hand creams are not my "cup of tea", especially during the day. I use this lotion a few times a day, and before taking pictures for blog because it makes even my cuticles moisturized.
But it will not be enough for dry hands, so you'll need some richer cream besides it.


A ovo iznad su moji omiljeni odstranjivači laka za nokte zadnje dvije godine (ako ne i više): Ebelin odstranjivač laka bez acetona (rozi) i Ebelin odstranjivač sa acetonom (plavi). Plavi koristim isključivo za skidanje šljokičastih lakova pomoću folije, a rozi za sve ostalo jer ne isušuje kožicu a dovoljno efikasno uklanja lak. Ranije su oba bila u pakovanjima po 125ml, a sada je rozi dostupan i u pakovanju od 200ml. Bilo bi dobro da ima još veće, lakoholičarsko pakovanje od jedno pola litre :D.
Što se tiče cijena, čini mi se da je ovaj veći 2,90 KM (1,50 EUR) a manji 2,40 (1,30 EUR). Dostupni su isključivo u DM trgovinama.

And, these above are my favorite nail polish removers for the last two years (and more): Ebelin nail polish remover without acetone (rose) and Ebeline remover with acetone (blue). I use the blue one for removing glitter nail polishes, and the pink one for everything else because it doesn't make my cuticles dry. Previously, both were in packaging per 125ml, and now the pink one is available in packaging from 200ml
As for the prices, I think the larger one was about 1,5 EUR and the smaller 1,30 EUR. You can find those only in DM stores.


Ova tri laka sam kupila odvojeno, na različitim mjestima, tražeći nešto sasvim deseto. Rozi lak je Gabrini Multivitamin 365, koji je uživo dosta intenzivniji nego na slici. Već vidim kako će mi zadavati glavobolje prilikom hvatanja realne boje :). Koštao je samo 1,10 KM (0,60 EUR) :).
U sredini se nalazi jedan šljokičasti lak, na koji sam slučajno nabasala u apoteci. Nisam ni znala gdje zapravo da tražim Aura lakove u Banjaluci, a kako sam u zadnje vrijeme po apotekama puno više nego što bih htjela našla sam i njih. Ovo je nijansa 53 Shade Queen iz Lux Glitter kolekcije. Cijena ovog laka je 4,80 KM (2.50 EUR).
Zeleni lakić je takođe Aurin, ali je dio She Bunny kolekcije. Njega nađoh u svom naselju, u jednoj od lokalnih prodavnica :). Cijena mu je bila, ako se ne varam, 1,90 KM (1 EUR). Preslatka mala bočica od samo 5 ml. Ne znam samo koliko će mi biti slatko lakiranje sa još manjom četkicom :). Nijansa je broj 515.
Swatcheve ovih lakova ćete vidjeti za koji dan, čim mi nokti budu za pokazivanje :D

Za sam kraj, želim da se zahvalim Nives sa A little make up obsessed (klik), i Deniri sa Purple Glow (klik) bloga na još dvije Liebster nagrade. Mislim da su svi blogovi koji mi padaju na pamet bili nominovani bar 3-4 puta, pa nema smisla da se ponavljamo. Zato, još jedno veliko hvala ovim divnim curama na nominacijama a vi svakako zavirite na njihove blogove jer šminke nikad dosta :)...

Eto, to je to za danas. Napišite mi šta mislite o ovakvim postovima? Zanimaju li vas? Volite li ih čitati?  
Do sledećeg puta, puno pozdrava!!!

I bough those three nail polishes separately, in different places, looking for something completely different. Pink nail polish is Gabrini Multivitamin 365. It's much more intense color than it looks in the picture. I can already see myself going crazy capturing it's real color. It was only 0,60 EUR.
In the middle there is one glittery nail polish, that I accidentally stumbled upon in a pharmacy. I actually had no idea where to find Aura nail polishes in Banjaluka (the city I live in), but lately I've been at pharmacies a lot more than I would love to be so I found them. This is 53 Shade Queen, part of the Lux Glitter collection. Price was 2,50 EUR.
Green nail polish is also by Aura, but from the She Bunny collection. It's a no. 515. I found it in one of the local stores near my house. The price was about 1 EUR. Cute little bottle contains only 5 ml, and really really tiny brush. 
You will see swatches of these three in my next posts...

In the end, I want to thank Nives from A little make up obsessed (click) and Denira from Purple Glow (click) for Liebster award nomination. I think all the blogs I can remember already were nominated at least three or four times, so it doesn't make sense to repeat it. So, another big thank you to these amazing girls on nominations and you certainly take a look at their blogs because you can never have enough makeup :) ...

That's it for today. Tell me what do you think about posts like this? Do you love to read them, or not? 
Till next post... Bye!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Fish egg accent manicure

Nakon nešto duže pauze, donosim vam moj prvi pokušaj "fish egg" (riblja jaja) manikira. Ovo mi je prvi put da radim tako nešto, pa su "jajašca" samo na jednom noktu. 

After a few days long break, I bring you my first attempt of fish egg manicure. This is the first time I'm doing it, so the "eggs" are only on my fingernails. 





Za ovaj manikir koristila sam Golden Rose Rich Color 26 i male ljubičaste perlice kupljene u jednoj od lokalnih kineskih prodavnica. Davno sam ih kupila pa se ne sjećam tačne cijene, ali mislim je bila 1 KM (0,50 EUR). 

For this manicure I used Golden Rose Rich Color 26 and small purple beads bought in one of the local Chinese stores. It's been a while since I bought them so I forgot the exact price, but I think it was about 0,50 EUR. 


Kao što vidite na slici, pakovanje je jako malo. Nisam sigurna da li bi bilo dovoljno za sve nokte, ali svakako može poslužiti za par kombinacija.
Što se tiče postupka, jako je jednostavno. Ja sam na vlažan lak sipala perlice direktno iz bočice. Ispod sam držala list papira kako bi ih lakše vratila u bočicu.
Na prst sa perlicama nisam stavljala nadlak jer im skida boju. Ne znam da li je to slučaj sa svim perlicama, ili samo sa ovim mojim.

I na samom kraju ovog posta želim da se zahvalim blogerici sa bloga Polished Elegance na nominaciji za Liebster Award. Na žalost, trenutno nisam u mogućnosti da ispunim uslove preuzimanja pa se zahvaljujem na ovaj način.

Do čitanja...
As you can see on the photo above it's a very small jar. I'm not sure it would be enough for all nails, but it's good for making a few interesting combinations. 
The procedure is very simple. I just poured the beads directly from from the jar while nail polish was still wet. It's very important to have a piece of paper below so you could pour them back in the jar.
I have no top coat over the beads because it removes color from them. 

At the very end of this post I want to thank the blogger from Polished Elegance on Liebster Award nomination. Unfortunately, I'm not currently able to fulfil the conditions for taking over so I'll thank her in this way.

Till next post... 

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Striping Tape Manicure

Ranije sam spominjala kako sam kupila trakice za nail art, a prvi pokušaj sa njima ste mogli da vidite u ovom postu. Naravno, desio se još jedan pokušaj i to sa nešto više trakica nego prošli put...

I have previously mentioned that I bought striping tape for nail art, and you could see my first attempt with them in this post. Of course, I had to try again. This time I used more stripes than the last time...






Kao podlogu za trakice koristila sam crni Flormar lak br. 313 (dva sloja). Preko trakica sam stavila dva sloja nadlaka, i to: jedan sloj Manhattan Pro Shine i jedan Essence Better than gel nails. 
Dva različita nadlaka su tu zbog toga što sam primjetila da BTGN ponegdje "otopi" boju sa trakica ako se nanese direktno na njih. 
E sad, prošli put sam rekla kako su mi trakice izdržale samo nekoliko sati na noktima. Ovaj put je bilo nešto bolje, uspjele su pregurati noć i polovinu sledećeg dana prije nego što su se počele odvajati na krajevima (vidi se na zadnjoj fotografiji). Dobila sam utisak da će duže da traju ukoliko se krajevi odmaknu koji milimetar od ivice nokta, iako to može malo neuredno izgledati. 
Trakice sam kupila na ovdje i stigle su mi za sedam dana.

Šta vi mislite? Koristite li ove trakice i jeste li našle neki način da potraju duže na noktima?
Puno pozdrava do sledećeg posta... :***

As a base for the stripes I used black nail polish - Flormar No. 313 (two coats). Over the stripes I applied two coats of the top coat. There was one layer of Manhattan Pro Shine and one layer of Essence Better Than Gel Nails. That's because I have noticed that BTGN top coat can "melt down" the color of the stripes if it's applied directly on them. 
Last time I said that the stripes fell off after a few hours. This time it was a little bit better, they managed to last the whole night and half the next day before they started to separate at the ends (you can see it in the last photo). I got the impression that they last longer if you apply them a few millimeters from the edge of the nail, even it could look a bit messy. 
I bought the stripes here and they arrived in seven days. 

What do you think? Do you use this kind of nail art decorations and have you found some method to make them last longer?
Till next post... :***

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Flormar 394

Flormar 394 je definitivno jedan od "must have" lakova iz Flormar asortimana. Jedan od onih za koje nije baš lako naći zamjenu kod drugih brendova. Ja ga imam već par godina i obično ga koristim preko nekog laka ili za nail art. Ali, ovaj put sam se odlučila da ga nosim samostalno jer bi bilo šteta da takvu ljepotu ne podijelim sa vama prije nego ga potrošim :). 

Flormar 394 is definitely one of the "must have" varnishes from Flormar assortment. One of those for which is not very easy to find a replacement with other brands. I have it for a few years and I usually use it for layering or nail art. But, this time I wanted to wear it on its own because it would be really shame not to show you this beauty before bottle goes empty :). 






Na slikama imam tri sloja laka jer je nešto rjeđe formule. Zato ga najčešće i koristim za layering preko nekog blatnjavca, nude ili smeđeg laka. Doduše, efekat je najbolji kada se nosi sam :).
Suši se mat pa je potrebno dodati sloj nadlaka za sjaj. 

Nadam se da vam se sviđa... 
Do čitanja :*

It's very sheer, so I had to apply three coats. That's the reason I like to wear it over some mud, greige, nude or brown nail polish. But, it looks the best on its own :).
It dries matte and you'll need a layer of top coat for shine.

Hope you like it...
Till next post :*

Friday, March 15, 2013

Nude/Brown Gradient Nails

Već neko vrijeme nisam radila gradient nokte pa sam u nedostatku bolje ideje ponovo posegnula za spužvicom i bacila se na lakiranje. Prvo sam nanijela dva sloja Golden Rose Rich Color 05 laka, sačekala da se osuši u potpunosti, a zatim koristeći malo parče spužvice (kuhinjske) i OPI Wooden Shoe Likes To Know lak napravila postepeni prelaz prema prema vrhu nokta. Rezultat mi se učinio pomalo dosadnim, pa sam dodala dva sloja Essence The Huntsman (Snow White kolekcija) laka. 
Evo i slike...

I didn't do any gradient nails for a while so I reached for some sponge and started painting my nails. First I applied two coats of Golden Rose Rich Color 05, waited for it to dry and then added OPI Wooden Shoe Likes To Know on the tips of my nails using the kitchen sponge. It looked kind of boring so I added two coats of Essence The Huntsman (Snow White collection) nail polish.
Here are the photos...





Naravno, imam i bazu i nadlak.

Nadam se da vam se sviđa ova moja "bajadera" kombinacija boja :D.
Do čitanja...

Of course, base and top coat are here too.

I hope you like this combination...
Till next post...

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

No name manicure

Kao što naslov kaže, manikir koji ćete danas vidjeti nema naziv a i nije baš uobičajen. Nastao je u nekim mojim momentima kada eksperimentišem sa lakovima pa mi svaki nokat izgleda drugačije :).
Pošto sam jako zadovoljna i nestrpljiva da vam pokažem rezultate, odmah ću preći na slike...

As the title says, manicure that you will see today has no name and it's not very common. It was created in one of those moments when I'm experimenting with varnishes, and when every single nail looks totally different :).
Since I'm very satisfied with the result I can't wait to show you pictures, here they are...






Ovo je ustvari trebao da bude Harlequin Hardware manikir (klik) u drugim bojama, ali sam se malo zaigrala i dobila to što vidite na fotografijama. Za one koje zanima, poslupak izrade je sličan kao za Harlequin Hardware. Na linku koji sam stavila iznad ima tutorial u slikama, pa pogledajte (prva četiri koraka)...

This actually supposed to be Harlequin Hardware manicure (click) in different colors, but I played a bit and got what you see in the pictures. For those who want to know, the procedure for making this manicure is very similar like the one for Harlequin Hardware. You can check the tutorial on the link above (the first four steps)...


Lakovi koje sam koristila su: Golden Rose Rich Color 18, Flormar 392 (holo) i Flormar 412 (providni bijeli). Zeleni sam kao što vidite koristila samo na ivicama noktiju (na način prikazan u tutorialu), zatim nanijela jedan sloj bijelog i dva sloja laka sa holo šljokicama (preko cijelog nokta).

Šta vi mislite? Sviđa li vam se ovaj manikir?
Do čitanja...

Nail polishes I used are: Golden Rose Rich Color 18, Flormar 392 (holo) i Flormar 412 (sheer white). I used the green one only on the nail edges (like in this tutorial), and then applied one coat of the sheer white polish and two coats of the holo polish (over the entire nail surface).

What do you think? Do you like this manicure? Would you wear it? 
Till next post...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Golden Rose Rich Color 05

U zadnje vrijeme sam počela praviti velike pauze među postovima. Ni sama ne znam koji je razlog, ali vjerujem da će me ta faza proći :). Još jedan problem je potpuni nedostatak inspiracije za nail art, pa uglavnom na noktima vrtim lakove koje sam već stavljala na blog i tako...
Prošli put sam spomenula da sam kupila dva nova Golden Rose Rich Color laka, od kojih sam vam jednog i pokazala a drugi  ćete moći vidjeti u nastavku ovog posta. U pitanju je kremasta nude nijansa pod brojem  05...

Lately I have begun to make the big breaks between posts. I don't even know what is the reason, but I believe I will pass this phase :). Another problem is the complete lack of inspiration for nail art, so I'm wearing nail polishes that you have already seen on the blog...
Anyway, last time I mentioned that I have bought two more Golden Rose Rich Color nail polishes and you could see the first one in my previous post. The second one is a creamy nude shade called 05, and you'll see it in this post... 
 





Formula laka je iznenađujuće dobra, s obzirom da je u pitanju nude lak. Dva tanka sloja daju potpunu pokrivenost. Za greške koje se vide na slikama nije kriv lak, nego nadlak koji se počeo zgušnjavati pa se teško nanosi.

Nosite li vi nude lakove? Sviđa li vam se ovaj?
Do čitanja...


The formula is surprisingly good for a nude polish. Two thin layers are enough for full coverage. Those small lines on my nails are not from nail polish, but from the top coat. It's a bit thicker because I need a new bottle.

Do you wear nude polishes, and how do you like this one?
Till next post...