Avon - Naked Truth

Hello ladies and gentleman, if there are any gents reading this!

Since our leading blog writer and beloved boss had been quite busy last few months, I wanted to write something here for quite some time. When the cat's away, the mice will play. I hope you’ll enjoy this small and friendly takeover because I’ve got an excellent reason. It’s called Avon Naked Truth.

Pozdrav dame i gospodo, ako koji čita!

Kako je naša glavna blogerica i voljena šefica proteklih mjeseci prilično zauzeta, već dugo sam htjela ponovo nešto napisati ovdje. Kad mačke nema, miševi kolo vode. Nadam se da ćete uživati u malenom, prijateljskom preuzimanju jer imam odličan razlog za to. Zove se: Avon Naked Truth.

Before I get started on our favourite subject, I apologise for the state of my nails, they’re not appropriate for a nail polish model. I believe the polish will succeed where my nails fail.

I’m addicted to sales and when Illy suggested a nail polish from the list of polishes on sale from catalogue, I browsed a little and went for a bit darker than suggested. Since I’m addicted to my Essie Demure Vixen, I happily picked something similar.

There’s something especially attractive in nude polish. I know a lot of female souls won’t agree with me, but its sincerity and invisibility until you’ve close enough I find irresistible. The title of this nail polish only confirms it to me. Is there anything as attractive as pure, naked truth?

Prije nego započnem o našoj omiljenoj temi, ispričavam se za nokte koji nisu primjereni modelu. Vjerujem da će lak popraviti gdje moji nokti zakažu.

Ovisna sam o akcijama i kad mi je Illy predložila lak za nokte s popisa akcijskih iz kataloga, malo sam razgledala i odlučila se za tamniji. Kako sam ovisna o svojem Essie Demure Vixen, rado sam odabrala nešto slično.

Ima nešto posebno privlačno u lakovima boje kože. Znam da se mnogo ženske čeljadi neće složiti sa mnom, no njihova iskrenost i neprimjetnost dok ne priđeš dovoljno blizu meni je neodoljiva. Naziv ovog laka za nokte meni samo potvrđuje taj stav. Ima li išta toliko privlačno kao čista, gola istina?

I suppose I ought to say something about its physical aspects. The colour, I hope, will be visible in the pictures: dark cream with cold undertone of pink and purple. This is the classic type with no special effects, just the way I like my nail polishes. Everything is in the colour that either suits your skin tone or it doesn’t. The polish is applied in two layers. No base or topcoat. My nails have been polished so applying was a breeze. The polish turns opaque with second coating. I was impressed with how quickly it dries. I hope that won’t result in nail polish that’s more solid than liquid in six months, especially since there’s no ball inside. However, Avon’s nail polishes hadn’t displayed that weakness so far. Moreover, this nail polish removed my previous objections to Avon’s nail polishes that I’d had for years and it was how slowly they dried. For 2,5€ how much I paid for it (its regular price is about 4€) and 10ml, I’m quite content and I think I should enjoy the view of my nails this week.

Vjerojatno bih trebala nešto reći i o fizičkim aspektima laka. Boju ćete, nadam se, vidjeti sa slika: krem s hladnim podtonom ružičasto ljubičaste. Ovo je „klasičar“ bez posebnih efekata baš kakve ja volim. Sve je u boji koja ili odgovara vašem tonu kože, ili ne. Lak je u nanesen u dva sloja. Bez baze i nadlaka. Nokti su prethodno polirani pa lakiranje nije bilo teško. Neproziran postaje sa drugim slojem. Mene je impresioniralo koliko se brzo suši. Nadam se da to neće rezultirati lakom koji će za pola godine biti više krut nego tekuć, pogotovo jer unutra nema kuglice, no Avonovi lakovi do sada nisu pokazali tu slabost. Štoviše, ovaj je otklonio jedinu zamjerku koju sam dugo godina imala prema Avonovim lakovima. Ta je bila da se sporo suše. Za cijenu od 19 kn koliko je koštao (redovna cijena je 30-ak kn) i 10ml sam itekako zadovoljna i vjerujem da ću uživati u pogledu na svoje nokte naredni tjedan.

What do you think? Can nude polishes be special enough to wear on its own or they should be buried underneath French manicure or other, colourful polishes?

Goodbye, until next time.

Što vi mislite? Mogu li lakovi u boji kože biti dovoljno posebni da se nose samostalno ili ih treba zakopati ispod francuske manikure i drugih, šarenih lakova?

Pozdrav, do iduće prilike.

Nessy