OPI - Angel with a leadfoot

Dear readers,

I know I haven't written in a while, but I managed to find a bit of time to introduce you to another classic in OPI world.

Dragi čitatelji,

znam da se dugo nismo čitali, ali uspjela sam uloviti nešto vremena da vam danas predstavim jednog klasika iz OPI svijeta.

Miss Sporty - 120 in Pearly Pink

Hello ladies!

For everyone feeling ladylike, I'm bringing you a nail polish just like that. It's Miss Sporty number 120.

Pozdrav dame!

Za sve one koji se osjećaju damski donosim upravo takav lak. Radi se o Miss Sporty broj 120.

Essie - Blanc

Hello!

I believe that one white nail polish comes in handy in her collection to every true fan of well-manicured nails. One of my recommendations is Essie Blanc.

Pozdrav!

Vjerujem da svakoj ljubiteljici lijepo nalakiranih noktiju jedan dobar bijeli lak dođe dobro u kolekciji. Essie Blanc je u tom slučaju jedna od mojih preporuka za nabavku.

Round 2

To continue from last time... :) Today I've got three manicures for show-and-tell so let's go! :)

Nastavljam dalje... :) Danas imam nove tri manikure za pokazati vam pa hajdmo! :)

NYX - Mother of Pearl

Hello!

Since I've recently put up only reviews of polishes starting with "M", today I'm reviewing a polish starting with "N": NYX - Mother of Pearl.

Pozdrav!

Obzirom da sam vam u zadnje vrijeme izredala recenzije po jedne nijanse od svih lakova na "M", danas vam donosim za "N": NYX - Mother of Pearl.

Miss Sporty- 350 in Pearl White

Greetings!

Miss Sporty polishes have somewhat smaller volume and in accord with it, somewhat smaller prices. Before arrival of Smart Girls Get More to Croatia, Miss Sporty has been taking their place in volume, price and audience. I believe they can't be bought here, but I've been to BiH and there they can be bought at a very affordable price and from nice palette of shades.

Pozdrav!

Miss Sporty lakovi su lakovi nešto manje mililitraže i sukladno manje cijene. Prije nego što su Smart Girls Get More stigli u Hrvatsku, Miss Sporty je držao njihovo mjesto količinom, cijenom i publikom. Mislim da ih više nema za kupiti kod nas, no bila sam u BiH i tamo ih možete nabaviti vrlo povoljno i s lijepim izborom nijansi.

Nail Art - Moon Phases

Hello!

So today I went ahead and did a manicure I wanted to do for a very long time but never had the "courage" to try it since it is a bit demanding. I am not as happy with the results as I wanted and expected to be but I did do quite well. It's the moon phase manicure and I've seen a few pictures of this online but there are not as many as for other types of manicures.

For this I used:

• Eveline 8 in 1 Base Coat
• OPI Black Onyx
• Sinful Colors Snow White
• Nars Night Flight
• a small piece of a sponge
• a toothpick 
• Seche Vite Top Coat

I started off with the base coat and did 2 coats of OPI Black Onyx on each finger except the pinky finger which I covered with 2 coats of Nars Night Flight. After it dried I took a toothpick and dipped it into Sinful Colors Snow White and made the white shapes of the moon. I mixed together Black Onyx and Snow White (1:1). With the help of some tweezers I dipped the tiny piece of sponge into it and started basically blending the edges of the moon shapes into the black. After it dried I applied my top coat and Voila! Done. Hope you like it. :)

 

Akrilne boje

To all our readers - this post will be in Croatian only!

Kada krenu ljetne vrućine do sada sam obično objavljivala pauzu nail artu i bilo kakvim črčkanjima. Prvenstveno zato što mi je prevruće da bih išta kompliciranoga radila po noktima s previše rizika da mi manikuru napadnu mjehurići što se uredno događa. Sjećam se da sam prošle godine čak jednu manikuru radila u podrumu i onda mi se upalila lampica da mi više ne pada na pamet. Drugi razlog za pauzu od nail arta je bio taj da sam ljeti na godišnjem odmoru pa mozak radije na pašu ode, a skupa s njim očito i inspiracija. Ništa, 0 bodova, a neugodno mi je stalno kopirati nečije radove (kao ovo danas :D). Pauzu sam uredno koristila kako bih isprobala nekolicinu lakova koje do sada nisam još 'načela' i divila se za promjenu jednobojnim noktima. :) E, pa ove sam godine pauzu malo odgodila jer je dugo bilo ono kišovito vrijeme pa nije bilo prestrašno vruće, a i napokon sam sama svoj gazda i nikome nisam pod nogama kada se pokušavam za lakiranje skloniti s vrućine. :)

Misslyn - Vanilla cream

If you are into nice light shades, you might be interested in this one. Misslyn Vanilla cream is shade suitable for every occasion, and for every age. I highly recommend it even for beautiful touch in french manicures, in one layer.

Ako volite svjetlije nijanse, mogli bi biti zainteresirani i za ovu. Misslyn Vanilla cream je nijansa pogodna za svaku priliku i svaku životnu dob. Preporučujem također jedan sloj ovog laka preko francuske manikure kako bi ju dodatno naglasili.

If you care to see other Misslyn polish reviews, please check here.
Ostale recenzije Misslyn lakova možete pronaći ovdje.

Striped manicures

Hi girls ! :) Last few days I'm all in the pastels! I know it's December and that everybody have began with Christmas manicures, but I've never been that kind of a girl so if I'll do something related to Christmas, then it will really be before Christmas and will generally be a parade of red, glitter, a snowman, Santa Claus and Rudolph. Until that, I want to show you what I've currently had on my mind . 

Hej, ljudi! :) Zadnjih dana sam sva u pastelnom! Znam da je 12. mjesec i da su svi već lagano počeli s božićnim manikurama, no ja nikada nisam bila taj đir i ako ću napraviti nešto božićno, onda će to stvarno biti pred Božić i uglavnom će to biti parada crvene, šljokica, snješka, Djeda Mraza i obavezno Rudolfa. Dok do toga ne dođe, želim vam pokazati što mi je trenutno na pameti.

I've drastically trimmed my nails because they were too long for my taste, and then this circus manicures do not have the same charm. I've also struggled with cuticles that were total disaster. I've changed tires given that snow appeared and the old tires together with the wheels needed to be washed and prepared for spring. Of course problem was pushing hands in soapy water at a temperature of 0°C. Oh, what a nightmare! :( To make the long story short, here's the manicure.

Nokte sam drastično skresala jer su mi za moj ukus postali već predugi, a onda mi na njima ovakve cirkus manikure nemaju istu čar. Mučila sam se i s kožicom koja je totalna katastrofa. Mijenjala sam gume obzirom da nam se i snijeg ukazao pa je stare skupa s felgama trebalo oprati i spremiti za proljeće. Naravno da je u pitanju bilo guranje ruku u vodu s deterdžentom na temperaturi od oko 0 stupnjeva. Ajme, zla! :( Da ne duljim previše, evo manikura:

Cupcake manicure

I have a quick post for you today. I wasn't plannig on doing it but since the reactions were that good, why not share with all of you overhere? So, my dear mom was giving me the speach how it would be nice if I made some cookies or cake (whatever :/) for the weekend. I say dear because she knows that I am a totally antitalent for it. I mean I cook everything, simple and complicated and it turns up awesome but when it comes to cookies, brownies or cakes... OMG, I'm sick already! :D If I decide to make a cake for someones birthday, that means I really love him a lot (and I went a little crazy making decision). :D

Danas za vas imam brzinski post. Nisam ga planirala pisati, ali obzirom da su reakcije bile tako dobre, zašto to ne podijeliti sa svima vama ovdje? Znači, moja draga mama mi je držala prodiku kako bi bilo lijepo kada bih i ja jednom napravila neke keksiće ili kolač (što god :/) za vikend. Kažem draga jer zna da sam totalni antitalent za to. Mislim, sve kuham - jednostavno i komplicirano i ispadne sjajno, ali kada se radi o kolačima, keksima ili tortama... Ajme majko, već mi je loše! :D Ako odlučim napraviti tortu nekome za rođendan, to znači da ga stvarno jako volim (i da sam malo sišla s uma kada sam odlučivala). :D

Flormar pretty P25

Helooo! Summer and heat took place so I decided to put some nail polish that remind me on summer! Untill now I tried to cheat myself with "winter" manicures but it doesn`t have sense anymore. I really don`t like summer, heat, impossibility of normal life, summer studying and also bubbles on my manicured nails. Disaster! So I paint my nails under air conditioner! :)) And I did it.
Today I want to show you this beauty- Flormar pretty shade- P25.

Boook! Ljeto i vrućine su uzele maha pa reko da napokon namažem neki ljetni lak! Dosada sam se pokušavala zavarati s nekim "zimskim" manikurama ali to više nema smisla. Stvarno ne volim ljeto, vrućine, nemogućnost normalnog funkcioniranja, ljetno učenje ali i mjehuriće na nalakiranim noktima. Katastrofa! Tako da trenutno nokte lakiram pod klimom! :)) I ide nekako. 
Danas bih vam htjela pokazati ovog ljepotanka- Flormar pretty u nijansi P25.

Flormar Selection 14 in Pearl pink

This is another from my Flormar collection. Flormar 14 is pearl pink that leans towards white. It's very sophisticated, which makes it suitable for people of all ages, and all type of jobs. Yes, it is a great business color, but even can be worn on weddings!

Evo recenzije još jednog laka iz moje Flormar kolekcije. Flormar 14 je biserno roze boje koja graniči s biserno bijelom. Boja je dovoljno klasična da ga mogu nositi ljudi od 8 do 80 godina, prikladan je čak i za sve poslove. To je klasik koji se može nositi na posao, ali i na vjenčanje, čak i vlastito!

Jelly sandwich mani

Hi all!
Here I go again. I wanted to present a jelly sandwich manicure, something I really like to do. I'm sure you already know this, but jelly sandwich is made like this (or at least I make it this way): layer or two of base color, preferably cream, layer of glitter polish, layer or two of jelly polish.
For this specific manicure I used two coats of cream white polish, one layer of glitter polish and two layers of white jelly polish.

Pozdrav!
Evo mene opet. Danas sam vam htjela pokazati nešto već viđeno, jelly manikuru, koju jako volim raditi. Sigurna sam da ste već upoznate s procesom, ali svejedno ću vam opisati kako ja to radim: sloj ili dva bazne boje, sloj glitter laka, sloj ili dva jelly laka.
Za ovu manikuru sam koristila dva sloja kremastog bijelog laka, jedan sloj šljokica i dva sloja bijelog jelly laka.

Challenge - Three colors: Porcelain coffee cup inspired

So... Challenges are just not my thing! When someone (or in this case something) says you'll do this or that, I block out. Any kind of rules when it comes to my hobbies, especially my nails aren't welcome. Luckily I had an idea of three color manicure before I knew about the challenge and the guest post. Am I one lucky bastard or what? :))

Izazovi jednostavno nisu moj đir! Ako mi netko (ili u ovom slučaju nešto) dirigira što ću raditi, blokiram. Bilo kakva pravila po pitanju mojih hobija, a posebno ako su nokti u pitanju, nisu dobrodošla. Srećom, imala sam ideju za trobojnu manikuru prije nego sam saznala za izazov i gostujući post. Zar nemam sreće? :))

Guest post

 Fellow blogger Pandora from blog Pandora nails has charmed me with her manicures, so I've invited her to write guest post on my blog. Let's see what she has prepared...

Bloggerica Pandora s bloga Pandora nails očarala me je svojim manikurama pa sam je pozvala na gostovanje na moj blog. Pogledajmo što nam je pripremila...

Another newcomer...

Hello everybody!

I'm just another entusiastic girl wish to spend more time playing with her nail polishes. After I recieved kind invitation from author of this blog, I decided do join in and contribute with my works.

As a beginner in the nail art, please forgive me for the simplicity of my manicures, as well as my photographs taken by cell phone :D but I hope in time I will improve in both areas. I will start this post with simple manicure, untill I improve my skils and share with you more complexed and interesting creations.
 
Pozdrav svima i od mene!  

Evo još jedne entuzijastice koja je počela svoja češća druženja s lakovima za nokte. Na ljubazni poziv autorice, odlučih se svojim doprinosom pridružiti ovom blogu.

Kao počeniku u svijetu nail arta, morat ćete mi oprostiti na jednostavnosti mojih manikura, a bome i samih fotografija snimanih mobitelom :D ali nadam se da ću se vremenom popraviti u oba područja. Kako sam po prirodi uredna i pedantna, započinjem svoje javljanje jednim jednostavnim izgledom, bar dok se ne izvještim dovoljno da budem zadovoljna pa i s vama podijelim neke složenije i interesantnije kreacije. 

Water color nails

There is a competiton on a forum that I wanted to participate.
Subject was: Water color nails and this is my interpretation.

Sudjelovala sam na natjecanju s temom: Nokti s vodenim bojicama. 
Ovo je moja interpretacija.

First, I've painted my nails with white color to serve as a canvas for nail art.
I've used white polish I've bought in Refan.

Prvo sam nalakirala nokte s bijelim lakom da postignem efekt platna za slikanje. Koristila sam bijeli lak iz Refana.

After that you need to put top coat over your white polish so you don't end up with bald spots afterwards. Then I've painted my nails with water color technique as follows:

• put little drop of polish on your nail
• take the brush and dip it into acetone
• take that brush into that drop of polish and put dots that are now diluted all over your nail
• repeat procedure for all nails
• repeat procudure with all colors you want to use

First I've dotted my nails with purple - Catrice Heavy Metallilac.

Poslije bijelog laka svakako nanesite top coat da kasnije ne bi imali prozirna mjesta na noktu. Nakon toga sam oslikala nokte sa tehnikom vodenih bojica:

• stavite kapljicu laka na nokat
• umočite kist u aceton
• taj kist umočite u tu kapljicu i točkajte po noktu
• ponovite proceduru za sve nokte
• ponovite proceduru za sve boje koje želite koristiti

Prvo sam potočkala nokte sa ljubičastom -  Catrice Heavy Metallilac.

L.A. Girls – Frosty Iris

If you are still not ready to walk away from the winter here comes color you can wear for this transient period - L.A. Girls – Frosty Iris.

Ako još uvijek niste spremni za toplije vrijeme ovo je boja koju možete nositi u ovom prijelaznom razdoblju i prisjećati se zime - L.A. Girls – Frosty Iris.

This is nice pearly white color with a touch of pink/lilac that is suitable from 6 year girls to womans in their 60ies. It really suits everyone. You can even wear it to work and feel elegant.

Ovo je lijepa biserno bijela boja sa trunkom roze/lila koju možete nositi ako ste curice od 6 godina pa sve do žena u 60ima. Stvarno pristaje svakome. Možete ga nositi i na posao za elegantan izgled vaših noktiju i ruku.

Yolizul – 779 in Silver

Another cheap polish brand you can buy in Croatia is Yolizul from Offertissima. For the difference of L.A. Colors - Blue Velvet and Purple polish I bought in China store, I am O.K. with Yolizul polishes. They are not great, but for 6kn~1$ you cannot expect much more. Some actually surprise me like this silver one I'm going to review and swatch for you in this post. Others are more transparent, so they need few more layers, but they do not leave bad strokes on your nail like cheap polishes I reviewed recently so it's acceptable :)

Before any additional swatches, allow me to apologize for my bad cuticles.