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.

New in - Summer

Hello!

I've acquired a lot of polishes this summer, so I'm showing you their swatches.

Pozdrav!

Nakupilo se lakova koje sam kupila za ovo ljeto, pa vam donosim swatcheve istih.

Titles and bigger picture you can see below... I suggest clicking on the picture for original picture size :)

Naziv i veće slike svake nijanse pogledajte u nastavku... Predlažem klik na sliku za originalnu veličinu :)

OPI - All that razz-berry

Hello!

It's been long since I've reviewed an OPI. After we've reviewed a bunch of them, 31 to be exact, I've decided to spend some time with other brands in this blog. However, today I'm bringing you an OPI's beauty - All that razz-berry.

Pozdrav!

Dugo nisam recenzirala neki OPI. Nakon što smo ih recenzirale hrpu, točnije 31, odlučila sam se posvetiti i drugim brendovima na ovom blogu. No danas vam ipak donosim jednog od OPI-jevih ljepotana - All that razz-berry.

LOVE manikura

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

Nokti su mi zadnjih 2-3 mjeseca katastrofalni. Ne pucaju, ali strašno se listaju. Uredno ih pokušavam spasiti rašpanjem 'rascvalih' dijelova, ali koliko ja rašpam, toliko oni cvjetaju dalje. Mogla bih evetualno za to okriviti svu silu sredstava za čišćenje u kojima su mi se ruke danima točale u vrijeme preseljenja, ali istina je da su meni nokti u komi čim dođe toplije vrijeme. Doslovno, u 4. mjesecu svake godine kreću muke, a situacija se smiruje tamo negdje krajem 9. mjeseca/početkom 10 kada nokti budu izvrsni. Godinama pokušavam dokučiti što mi to u toplijem dijelu godine nedostaje, ali ne. Da je obratno, još bih shvatila, ali ovako... :/ Imate li vi takvih iskustava i jeste li u tom slučaju iznašle neki razlog? Inače nemam ništa protiv kratkih noktiju, dapače, čak su mi i simpatičniji od dugih, a i mislim da mi bolje stoje. Uvijek radim neki cirkus na njima pa mi je puno ljepše dok su kraći jer na dugima bi to što radim meni osobno bilo malo preagresivno. No kakvi god da su, samo nek su više zdravi! :)

GR Galaxy 12

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

Curke moje, kakav sam lak otkrila... <3 Odmah sam pohitala ovamo da se pohvalim i pokažem svijetu tu divotu! Radi se o jednom primjerku iz nešto novije kolekcije brenda Golden rose - Galaxy. Već neko vrijeme po stranim blogovinama viđam tu okruglu bočicu laka za nokte i zapravo mi je palo na pamet kako u Golden roseu sada već izmišljaju toplu vodu. Ta kao da nemaju dovoljno kolekcija, linija, različitih bočica i ne znam čega sve ne. Realno, koji brend ima toliko kolekcija lakova za nokte (ovdje izuzimam LE)?! Međutim swatch laka broj 12 me posebno zaintrigirao pa sam odlučila malo pronjuškati.

Na suncu

A little bit of nail art III

On todays menu are another 4 manicures.

Na današnjem meniju su još 4 manikure.

A little bit of nail art I

Between classic manicures and ones with additional nail art, I'll allways choose the second ones. It's not like I don't appreciate or like having only one nail polish on my nails, it's just that doing some drawing and nail art relax me and when I see how it turnes up, I feel better and proud somehow. Solid manicures are reserved for days when I really don't have time for anything. Today I decided to show you some manicures that turned up just fine and people liked it a lot, but I haven't got enought time to write posts and share them with you.

Između jednobojnih manikura i onih s dodatnim nail artom, uvijek ću izabrati ove druge. Nije da ne cijenim ili ne volim jedan lak na svojim noktima, nego me neko crtkaranje i nail art jednostavno opuštaju, a kad vidim kako ispadnu, osjećam se bolje i nekako ponosno. Jednobojne manikure su rezervirane za dane kada stvarno nema vremena ni za što. Danas sam vam odlučila pokazati neke manikure koje su ispale baš fino i svidjele su se mnogima, ali nisam imala dovoljno vremena pisati postove i podijeliti ih s vama. 

OPI Suzi & the 7 Düsseldorfs

For my last birthday I bought myself my very first OPI nail polish. Till then I was drooling over other girls pictures because they were a bit too expensive for me. I always wondered what is it that makes these nail polishes so desirable. Yup, their bottles are pretty elegant and simple, brushes are mostly classic (so they said). The amount of 15 ml is also a big plus, I guess. What should be the most interesting is the multitude of different colors and finishes... And their names, ofcourse, which are pretty awesome! :D But now when I have my own experience which isn't based on only one OPI nail polish (I got a few more in the meanwhile :D), I have to say that I'm still wondering what is it that makes these polishes so desirable.

Za svoj posljednji ročkas sama sam sebi kupila svoj prvi OPI. Do tada sam slinila nad fotkama drugih cura jer su mi oni bili preskupi. Uvijek sam se pitala što je to što OPIće čini tako poželjnima. Da, bočice su im prilično elegantne i jednostavne, četkice su većinom klasične (tako su rekli). Količina od 15 ml je isto, pretpostavljam, veliki plus. Ono što bi trebalo biti najzanimljivije je mnoštvo različitih boja i finisha te naravno njihova imena koja su stvarno super! :D No sada, kada imam nešto svog iskustva koje se ne temelji samo na jednom OPIću (u međuvremenu sam nabavila još par :D), moram reći da se i dalje pitam što je to što te lakiće čini tako poželjnima. 

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.

Most expensive challenge - OPI Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow

My most expensive polishes are definitely O.P.I.'s. Here in Croatia they cost around 18$, so I always buy them in some other way, most oftenly by Ebay. For this challenge I've choosen dark green beauty OPI Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow. LOTR, anyone? :)

Najskuplji lakovi koje posjedujem su marke O.P.I. Ovdje u Hrvatskoj se mogu naći u Mulleru, Bipi i još ponegdje, a cijena im je vrtoglavih 100kn. Zato ih ne kupujem na taj način, nego najčešće posegnem za Ebayom. Za ovaj izazov odabrala sam ovog tamnozelenog ljepotana OPI Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow. Mene je odmah podsjetilo na LOTR :)

Nail art - Colorful puzzle

When I started this manicure, I wanted to do something entirely different, which included making quite complex gradient. While trying to find a sponge for the gradient, I came accross my dotting tool and decided to go this way. „Go with the flow“ style :)

Kad sam krenula u izradu ove manikure, imala sam nešto totalno drugačije na umu. Namjeravala sam napraviti kompleksni gradient, no nisam mogla naći spuživce koje su mi trebale. Dok sam ih tražila naišla sam na svoje točkalice i dobila ideju za manikuru koju ćete vidjeti u nastavku. Kako se kockice nekad zanimljivo poslože :)

Essence - Copperize me

This manicure is so girly that will definitely wake up your inner child that likes dolls and barbies. What else do you expect from rainbow glitter layered over pink polish? :)

Ova manikura podsjeća na nokte za djevojčice toliko da će probuditi dijete u vama koje se voljelo igrati s lutkama i barbikama. A što drugo očekujete od šarenih šljokica nanesenih preko rozog laka? :)

OPI - Bronzed to perfection

 Hi! This warm weather pulled out another one of polishes leaning on the warm side - OPI Bronzed to perfection.

Pozdrav! Ovo toplo vrijeme prizvalo je još jedan topli lak - OPI Bronzed to perfection.

Shade compliments my neutral skin tone a lot, and I simply love how this one looks on my skin! There are two layer of OPI here, but even with one this one is opaque, althrough a bit lighter in shade.

Ova nijansa odlično paše mom neutralnom tonu kože, apsolutno me oduševljava svaki put kad ga stavim! Na slikama su dva sloja laka, ali čak i sa jednim lak je neproziran, iako je tada svjetlije nijanse.

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.

OPI - I'm indi-a mood for love

Spring finally came in Croatia! I'm celebrating it with cheerfull colors, including nail polish. One of the perfect examples is OPI - I'm indi-a mood for love.

Proljeće je napokon došlo u Hrvatsku! Slavim to sa veselim bojama, što uključuje i lakove za nokte. Jedan od odličnih primjera je OPI - I'm indi-a mood for love.

Polish is almost perfect if you don't look at one thing - drying time. I've dried it for 3h without top coat, and it stil hasn't dried. That is why My nails aren't creamy and shiny as they were when I've polised my nails. They were really shiny. Seche Vite would make all the problems disappear :) And color is realy great, suiting many skin tones. It is very vibrant fuchsia pink. Color is much brighter and stronger than on the pictures.

Ovaj lak bio bi savršen da nije jedne stvari - brzina sušenja. Sušila sam ga 3h i još se nije osušio. Nakon što sam se probudila nestao je sjaj i kremastost laka upravo zbog tog slabog sušenja. A inače je lak sam po sebi iznimno sjajan. Seche Vite bi popravio sve probleme :) A i boja je divna te paše na sve tonove kože. Boja je vibrantna fuksija. Puno je intenzivnija nego na slikama.

OPI – Chocolate Moose

If you are tipical kind of people - you love chocolate! And for real chocolate/nail polish lovers - this is your candy: OPI – Chocolate Moose.

Ako ste tipična osoba, zasigurno volite čokoladu! A za prave čoko/lako-ljupce - ovo je slatkiš za vas: OPI – Chocolate Moose.

This is lovely cream brown with cream finish. Pictures are showing little bit warmer color than it is in real life. Swatches are done with this layering:

• Eveline Maximum Growth as a polish base
• 2 layers of OPI Chocolate Moose
• 1 layer od Seche Vite fast drying top coat

Boja laka je kremasto smeđa sa krem finišem. Na slikama je ispao nešto toplijeg tona nego što je u stvarnosti. Swatchevi su napravljeni sa sljedećom manikurom:

• 1 sloj baznog laka - Eveline Maximum Growth
• 2 sloja OPI Chocolate Moose
• 1 sloj završnog laka za brzo sušenje - Seche Vite

OPI – Lincon park after dark Suede

Another OPI from me... I know most my posts include OPIs, but you don't mind that for a such a nice polish brand, do you? After all, at my collection (check the tab next to Home page) you will find that most of polishes are OPIs.
And this is special one. It is part of the Suede types. That means it dries matte. Let's take a look at it...

Još jedan OPI od mene... Znam da većina mojih tekstova uključuje OPIće, ali ne smeta vam to obzirom da je to tako divna marka lakova, zar ne? Ako pogledate moju kolekciju (pogledajte tab pokraj Home page taba) vidjet ćete da je većina mojih lakova marke OPI.
A ovo je posebni iz tog dijela kolekcije. Dio je Suede lakova. To znači da se suši mat. Pogledajmo...

This is polish from OPI Suede Collection Fall 2009. Color is beautiful eggplant with bunch of silver metallic shimmer in it. Color reminds me of some natural stone, like granite.

Lak dolazi iz kolekcije OPI Suede Jesen 2009. Lak je boje patliđana s hrpom srebrnog metalik shimmera. Podsjeća me na prirodni kamen kao što je granit.

OPI – Do you lilac it?

Dear readers!

How are you today? Good or bad, I hope you'll feel better after looking at this lilac beauty - OPI Do you lilac it?

This polish is lilac cream with great texture, as most cream polishes have. Because of that, it applies evenly, doesn't leave any strokes, and it's smooth as a cream cheese :) It also dries very fast. For swatches I have used 2 layers.

OPI – Lunch at the Delhi

Dear readers!

Today I'm bringing you another of my lovely OPI-s - Lunch at the Delhi. You can find other ones here in list with all my collection - link.

This is red cream shade with a touch of pink. Color reminds me of strawberries, so I have painted one of my nails as a strawberry :)


I really adore the color and the application. Because that touch of pink in it, it is not as strong as classical red colored polishes.


I must emphasize that there is only one layer of OPI polish, and it is so shiny as you can see, because I haven't layered any top coat over it!

Really I need to grade it with 10/10 :D

OPI - Melon of troy

Dear readers!

I'm bringing you this nice spring OPI color in the shade Melon of troy, to brighten this cold weather we have here in Europe. It is nice peachy pink color with pearl finish.

I haven't got time and space to review this polish the same day I polished it on, so it got a little bit ruined after some time of wearing. But color and consistency can be seen in swatches so I'm still posting it :)