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.

Essie - Aruba blue

Hello!

Today I'm bringing to you a classic blue - Essie Aruba Blue. Even if you have only a few polishes, chances are you've got a blue one. I've got a bunch of them, like every other color, but I think I've got the most blue-ones. This classic doesn’t stand out from other blues, and yet it's so beautiful in color that people notice the manicure because blue nails aren't the most common scene in the world so it makes for a nice shift from more common red and pink. How about wearing blue spiced up with glitter or stars for holydays?

Pozdrav!

Danas donosim jedan klasični plavac - Essie Aruba Blue. Čak i ako imate samo nekoliko lakova, velika je vjerojatnost da posjedujete i neki plavi lak. Ja ih imam hrpu, kao i svih drugih boja, no mislim da plavih zaista imam najviše. Ovaj klasika se ničim ne ističe od drugih plavaca, a opet je tako lijepe boje da ljudi primijete manikuru jer plavi nokti nisu najuobičajeniji prizor na svijetu pa čine dobar odmak od recimo uobičajenih crvenih i rozih. Što kažete da za blagdane nosite plavu boju začinjenu glitterom ili zvjezdicama?

Essie - Formal affair

Hello my dear readers!
How are you doing? Here is such a lovely weather this entire week, I'm loving it! Sunshine, all nice an springy in pleasant 20°C. For bright weather I've decided to present you swatch of bright red - Essie Formal affair.

Pozdrav dragi čitatelji!
Kako ste? Ovdje je tako divno vrijeme čitav ovaj tjedan, baš uživam! Sunčano, pravo proljetno uz 20°C. Za tako veselo vrijeme odabrala sam i lak vesele crvene boje - Essie Formal affair.

Essie - Curtain call

Curtain call is another romantic shade from Essie. Color is medium to light nude and it has a pearl finish. Suitable for every occasion and age, but also when you want polish that will suit your different clothing combinations during few days.
With two layers, that you can see on pictures, nail line is still visible. If I had layered 3, it would be opaque.

Curtain call je još jedna romantična nijansa od Essija. Boja je srednje do svijetlo bež/boja kože te ima sedefasti finiš. Odgovara svakoj prilici i godinama, no također i ako želite lak koji će vam pristajati na razne odjevne kombinacije jer vam se recimo ne da mijenjati lak sljedećih nekoliko dana.
Sa dva sloja kako vidite na slici, još uvijek se može vidjeti bijela linija nokta. Da sam nanijela 3, lak bi bio u potpunosti neproziran.

If you want to see all of my Essie swatches, click here.

Ako želite vidjeti ostale recenzije Essie lakova, pogledajte ovdje.

Dark blue comparison (Dupe)

I love blue color, so I have lots of polishes in blue that look similar. Also, I do not limit my self, so you can see very similar polishes from low end to high end brands. This make it possible for you to adjust polish to your preference :)
I've done only one polish comparison post, which you can see here (pink shades). This time I've compared dark blue polishes of this brands: Selene, Catrice, OPI and Essie.

Obožavam plavu boju, što uzrokuje to da imam gomilu plavih nijansi od kojih je dosta njih vrlo slično. Također, kad se radi o lakovima ne volim se ograničavati, tako da možete vidjeti slične lakove od nižeg do visokog ranga. Zbog toga možete lakše prilagoditi lak karakteristikama koje vi volite :)
Prije ovog sam napravila samo jednu usporedbu, koju možete pogledati na ovom linku (roze nijanse). Ovog puta uspoređujem tamno plave nijanse sljedećih marki: Selene, Catrice, OPI i Essie.

Other useful comparisons can be found here.
Ostale korisne usporedbe možete naći ovdje.

Essie - Rock star skinny

Yes, I'm crazy about vamp colored polishes! That's why I probably have so many. And this is another prove for that. Essie - Rock star skinny is beautiful dark red, vamp color that will lift up any outfit. It's a deep, chocolate cherry burgundy red. It's dark, but not so dark you can't still see that it's a deep, deep red.
Also, if you care for time of year when choosing your nail polish, this one is perfect for autumn, but also good for winter.
To bad it is part of Essie LE shades, it will be HTF soon, if not already... 

Oh da, ja sam luda za vamp lakovima za nokte! Zato ih vjerojatno i imam toliko. A ovo je još jedan dokaz. Essie - Rock star skinny je krasna tamno crvena vamp boja koja će podići svaku odjevnu kombinaciju. Boja je duboka kombinacija vruće čokolade, višanja i finog burgundca. Meni pri ovom opisu već rastu zazubice, a vama? :) Iako je tamna, još uvijek je dovoljno "nježno" tamna da možete doživjeti dubinu te crvene u potpunosti.
Ako pratite godišnja doba za kombinaciju manikura, ovaj lak će se odlično uklopiti u jesenje kombinacije, a dobar je i sa zimskima.
Šteta što je dio ograničene serije (LE) Essija, tako da će uskoro doći na listu onih koji se teško pronalaze...

 

If you want to see all of my Essie swatches, click here.

Ako želite vidjeti ostale recenzije Essie lakova, pogledajte ovdje.

Essie - Buy me a cameo

Essie is again on my repertoire. There was a sale in a farmacy, so I went and choose from many beautiful colors most of the Essie polishes that I own today. Even with only classic color selection they had, and fact that I prefer non classic colors, I was dazzled with great selection of Essie classics they've had. Colors was simply stunning.
And in that selection I've chosen Essie Buy me a cameo that I'm reviewing for you today.

I opet Essie na mom repertoaru. Evo i malo priče iza toga - zašto toliko Essie. 
U jednoj ljekarni sam naišla na popust, pa sam ušla i iz njihove velike kolekcije sam odabrala većinu Essie lakova koje danas posjedujem. Čak i sa činjenicom da su imali samo klasične boje lakova i time što ja zapravo preferiram neobičnije boje, bila sam zapanjena izborom klasika koje su imali. Boje su bile prekrasne. 
U toj selekciji sam odabrala i Essie Buy me a cameo koji vam predstavljam danas.

Essie - Midnight Cami

Hi again!

Here in Croatia we feel autumn comming with all this rain and chill outside. Nails are following that picture in dark blue way. Today I'm presenting you beautiful midnight blue from Essie.

Pozdrav!

Vani se osjeća jesen zbog kiše koja je stigla skupa s hladnoćom. Također i moji nokti slijede tu sliku na jedan tamnoplavi način. Danas vam predstavljam prekrasno ponoćno plavu od Essie.

Essie - Berry hard

Hi! Today I will present you my favorite vamp(y) colored polish - Essie Berry hard.This is deep vine color with high gloss finish. It's a deep, true berry, like a plump, ripe berry just waiting to burst! With this polish your nails will look very sexy and sophisticated.

Pozdrav! Danas vam predstavljam svoj najdraži vamp lak - Essie Berry hard. Lak je boje vina s vrlo visokim sjajem. Boja je duboka, boja zrele bobice koja samo čeka da prsne! Sa ovim lakom svačiji nokti izgledaju elegantnije, čak i sexy.

Cool challenge - Essie Funny face

Next challenge required cool manicure color. Again I didn't had much time so I've made simple manicure with this beautiful polish - Essie Funny face. It is classic pink cream that suits every skin tone. I've made pictures with just two layers of Essie, and Seche Vite fast drying top coat on top of it.

Ovaj izazov zahtjevao je manikuru hladnog tona. Ponovo nisam imala puno vremena tako da sam napravila jednostavnu manikuru s ovim divnim lakom - Essie Funny face. To je klasična pink boja kremaste teksture, bez ikakvog shimmera ili šljokica te odgovara svakom tonu kože. Slike su napravljene sa samo dva sloja Essie laka te jednim slojem Seche Vite laka za brzo sušenje. Ako netko želi kupiti ovaj lak, korišten je samo za ovu recenziju, te za blogerice je cijena 20% povoljnija te iznosi samo 40kn!

Dupe: OPI, Essie and Catrice in pink

I always love to find some cheaper od better quality dupes when I'm searching for some nail polish shade, don't you? And since I have many similar shades, I've decided to make a comparison of the most similar nail polish I own. I'm starting with these pink ones.

Super je naći jeftiniju ili kvalitetniju verziju laka za nokte, ovisno o tome što tražite, zar ne? A kada već imam puno sličnih nijansi za nokte, odlučila sam napraviti usporedbe sa najsličnijim nijansama iz moje kolekcije. Počet ću s rozima.

Nail art - Christmas tree or Unzipping nails?

Wellcome to another post :) I couldn't decide how to call this one, since my idea for this manicure was nails that started to unzip the zipper, but after I've finished this manicure, it reminded me of christmas tree.What do you think this is? :D

Dobrodošli u još jedan post :) Nisam mogla odlučiti kako nazvati ovaj post, obzirom da sam počela s idejom otvaranja "zatvarača" na noktu, ali nakon što sam završila manikuru podsjetila me na božićno drvce. Što vi mislite što je ovo? :D

Essie - Damsel in a dress

If you are looking for a great vamp color, you should take Essie Damsell in a dress into consideration.

Ako tražite savršenu "vamp" boju, trebali biste pogledati Essie Damsell in a dress.

First I had pearl pink Flormar on my nails, so I thought layering this Essie would make a great combination, and it did :) Damsel in a dress has great opacity so there is only one layer of it over Flormar.

Prvo sam na noktima imala biserno rozi Flormar, pa sam pomislila da bi nail art s Essie bio odlična kombinacija i meni se jako sviđa kako je ispalo :) Damsel in a dress ima odlično prekrivanje pa je ovo samo jedan sloj preko Flormara.

Essie - Jag-U-Are

Ok readers, be prepared, because this is one of my favorite reds... Essie - Jag-U-Are has the perfect qualities that puts her in this place: it has great and pigmented color, one layer is enough to become opaque and it has awsome glossy finish.

Dragi moji, budite spremni, jer ću vam predstaviti jednu od svojih najdražih crvenih... Essie - Jag-U-Are ima savršena svojstva koji ju stavljaju na to počasno mjesto: prekrasne je i iznimno pigmentirane boje, jedan sloj je dovoljan da je lak neproziran i ima divan sjajni finiš.

Swatches are done with only one layer of Essie, except little finger where there are 2 layers just so you can see that there is no big difference.

Fotografije su napravljene sa samo jednim slojem Essie-a, osim na malom prstu gdje su 2 sloja samo da vidite da nema neke velike razlike.

Nail art - Sexy nails

Dear readers!

There was a contest of Sexy nails, so this is my interpretation. I had in mind black and red corset and this is how it turned out.
It is not very precise cause I had nor the tools or the time, but I hope you got the idea :)

Valentine's nail art

Dear readers!

I'm very busy lately, so I don't manage to post as much as I did before.
This week I did Valentine's manicure

First I've polished Eveline Maximum growth base polish.

After that I've layered 2 layers of Deborah Lippmann - Nefertiti that I've got as a gift from my darling, thank you!

And then I've painted hearts with Essie - Jag-U-Are in only 1 layer like this:

• Scotch tape for defining border of the down (narrow) part of the heart
• Painting upper part of the heart with two strokes with red nail polish
• Fill the empty parts between upper part of heart and scotch tape if needed
• Remove scotch tape

I've finished manicure with Seche Vite top coat for fast drying.

Rainbow stripes Nail art

Dear readers!

I'm sure you're going to love this manicure :) I've put so much effort in it and I think it turned out really good. But I hope you will leave comments of your option about it.