Oriental nails

Not necessarily oriental, but... I had to name this manicure somehow! :) Do you like oriental jewelry? I do a lot! It looks really gorgeous. Ofcourse, I don't wear it in real life because no matter the occasion, it's just too much. The other day I saw this Bollywood video on youtube and was stunned once again by the beauty of their hair jewelry so I thought: why wouldn't I wear it at least on my nails?

Ne nužno orijentalni, ali... Morala sam nekako nazvati manikuru! :) Sviđa li se vama orjentalni nakit? Meni jako! Izgleda božanstveno. Naravno, ne nosim ga nikada jer je u svakoj situaciji jednostavno previše. Neki dan sam gledala neki Bollywood video na youtubeu i opet bila zaprepaštena ljepotom njihovog nakita za kosu pa sam pomislila zašto ga ne bih nosila barem na noktima?

Maybelline Colorama - 140 in purple

Hello! :)
First, I want to thank dear Illy that call me to write on this blog. I am crazy about nail polishes and nail art. I love to do that because it calms me down in a little free time I have :D This manicure I made with Maybelline colorama 140 nail polish and I stamped with essence stampy set.
 
Lijep pozdrav :)
Kao prvo, htjela bih se zahvaliti dragoj Illy što me je pozvala da pišem na ovom blogu. Luda sam za lakovima i nail artom. Obožavam to raditi jer me smiruje u ono malo slobodno vremena što ga imam :D 
Današnju manikuru napravila sam sa Maybelline colorama 140 lakom za nokte i pečatirala sa essenceovim setom za pečatiranje.

Rock star

Hi!

Today I wanted to show something glitterish. I chose pink as a base color because I'm participating in a theme contest on forum.hr, and the theme of the week was PINK.

I've added some scotch tape in the combination, and here's what it turned out.

Pozdrav svima!

Danas sam vam htjela pokazati divan glitter lak u nekakvoj kombinaciji. Ružičastu sam kao bazu uzela zbog tematskog natječaja na forumu na kojem sam htjela sudjelovati, a tema je bila PINK. Malo scotch tape-a u kombinaciji, i ispalo je ovo.

Challenge - Two colors in gradient

Hi girls!
This is my interpretation of summer - tropical gradient. It started to be little chilly here, so we need to call warm weather by any means :)
I've made it from two colors to participate into polish contest defined in picture above.

Pozdrav!
Ovo je moja interpretacija ljeta - tropski gradient. Postalo je malo hladno u Hrvatskoj pa da malo dozovemo toplije vrijeme :)
Napravila sam je u dvije boje radi teme natjecanja (pogledati sliku gore).

Saran wrap manicure

Hi guys!

Thanks to dear Illy and her invite to join her blog, I have an opportunity to hang out with you and show you some of my manicures. I've never blogged in my life, so please don't resent me if I make some mistakes.

Today I'll be showing you saran wrap manicure, as the title says. Saran wrap is a technique I picked up reading some foreign nail blogs, and it's very simple but effective. You can see a tutorial right here

Pozdrav svima!

Zahvaljujući pozivnici koju mi je uputila draga Illy, imat ću priliku družiti se s vama i pokazati vam pokoju manikuru. Nikad nisam blogala pa ne zamjerite eventualnu grešku u koracima.

Danas je na redu tzv. saran wrap, kao što naslov kaže. Saran wrap je jedna od tehnika koju sam 'pokupila' na stranim blogovima, jako je jednostavna, a efektna. Tutorial možete vidjeti na slijedećoj adresi

Decent little manicure

My first idea of todays manicure was something crazy... Black base with some rainbow color star shaped rhinstones. I'm really in the mood for extra manicures these days since it's raining all the time and it's a little bit cold for this time of the year... Mmmm, love it! When the weather clicks, I become inspirational. But in the end my manicure turned up like this:

Moja prva ideja za današnju manikuru je bilo nešto ludo... Crna baza sa zvjezdastim cirkončićima u duginim bojama. Taman sam raspoložena za extra manikure ovih dana jer stalno kiša pada i malo je prehladno za ovo doba godine. Mmmm, obožavam to! Kada mi vrijeme klikne, dobijem inspiraciju. Ali na kraju je moja manikura ispala ovakva:

Nubar - Violet sparkle

I love love love sparkling/glitter polishes! They make my day brighter :)
The one that really can make your day is Nubar Violet sparkle. It is made of purple glitter in dark purple transparent base. Because there is really huge amount of glitter particles, polish it self isn't transparent at all!
I really love Nubar as a nail polish brand. Every polish I have from them is really beautiful to apply and colors really pops out wonderfully.

Obožavam šljokicaste lakove! Takva manikura mi odmah uljepša čitav dan :)
Jedan koji u potpunosti spada u ovu skupinu je Nubar Violet sparkle. Napravljen je od ljubičastih šljokica koje se nalaze u tamno ljubičastoj pomalo prozirnoj bazi. Količina šljokica je tolika da sam lak nije neproziran uopće!
Nubar lakovi su mi jedni od najdražih. Odlično se mažu, a boje su zaista prekrasne i unikatne.

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? :)

Almost but not quite nude

Hi, guys! Today I'm showing you its highness Rimmel Lycra Pro 365 Beige Style. I didn't even plan on making a post about this nail polish but since I was so positively surprised by its brush and application easiness, I just had to. It ended with this simple manicure:

Bok, ljudi! Danas ću vam pokazati njegovo veličanstvo Rimmerl Lycra Pro 365 (je prošlo dana... :)) Beige style. Uopće nisam planirala postati o ovom lakiću, ali kako me stvarno oduševio svojom četkicom i lakom mazivošću, jednostvano sam morala. Rezultiralo je ovom jednostavnom manikuricom:

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. 

One more nail junkie overhere

Hi, everyone! I'm Mirtochka and I just loooooooove nail polishes, nail art, nail accessories... Everything nail related actually! Except nail files :) I'm very glad that Illy invited me to join her as an associate blog writer. Now I'll have a place where to go crazy when it comes to nails and polishes.

Bok, svima! Ja sam Mirtochka i obožavam lakiće, piplanje po noktima, popratni pribor... Zapravo sve vezano za nokte! Osim rašpe! :) Drago mi je što me Illy pozvala da joj se pridružim kao suradnica na blogu. Sada ću imati mjesto za ludorije po noktićima.

I can't say that I like nail polishes since I was younger compared to other girls that already are a part of nail blog world. With me it started a year and a half ago. Before that  I only used nail stickers sealed with some top coat. However, one glitter nail polish did its thing and voilà.

Ne mogu reći da volim lakiće otkako sam bila mlađa kao cure koje su već dio nail blogosfere. Kod mene je to počelo prije nekih godinu i pol. Prije toga moj su vrhunac bile naljepnice za nokte i preko bezbojni nadlak, a onda je jedan glitter lakić učinio svoje i voilà.

This is my new manicure! I finished it an hour ago. I hope you like it!

Ovo je moja nova manikura! Dovršila sam je prije nekih sat vremena. Nadam se da vam se sviđa.

Nail art - Reversed half moon dotted over nude

I'm not really into nude shades, I like stronger shades more, in nail art, make up and clothing. But nude as a nail art base can really be great, as in this example.

Nisam baš osoba za neutralne nijanse, puno više volim jače nijanse, kako u manikurama, tako i u šminci i odjeći. Ali neutralna nijansa kao baza za nail art može biti stvarno odličan izbor, kao u sljedećem primjeru.

Misslyn - Greenwood

I know this is not really a spring/summer shade, but it's nice for all of you that like to wear dark polishes over all year. I'm talking about this dark green beauty - Misslyn Greenwood.

Znam da ovo nije baš proljetno-ljetna boja, ali je lijepa za sve koji vole nositi tamne nijanse tijekom čitave godine. Radi se o Misslyn Greenwood.

Name of polish - Greenwood - is really good for this color. Color is really dark green, like pine tree leaves.
Polish application is really good, and it is very opaque - as it is expected from dark colors.

Ime laka odlično odgovara boji, Greenwood - "zelena šuma". Boja je jako tamno zelena, poput iglica borovog drveta.
Lako je bilo nanijeti lak jer je dobre teksture i neproziran, kao što se i očekuje od tamne boje.

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.

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

This blog has passed 100 followers!

Thank you all, my dear followers! Because of you there is 3 digit number following this blog :) For celebration I have prepared short review of blog life...

Hvala vam puno, moji dragi sljedbenici! Zbog vas ovaj blog ima troznamenkasti broj sljedbenika :) Za proslavu sam pripremila kratki pregled bloga...

Posts that had most views are these / Postovi koji su imali najviše pogleda su sljedeći:

1st place goes to OPI Italian Love Affair with over 1100 views! For details about rest, please click on picture :)

1. mjesto pripada OPI Italian Love Affair koji ima preko 1100 pogleda! Za detalje o ostalima, molim vas kliknite na slike :)

These are my choices / Ovo je moj izbor:

What polishes from this blog are your favorites?
p.s. I had quite a lot of problems arranging pictures, and links may not all work, just leave a comment and I will help :)

Koji su lakovi s ovog bloga vaši favoriti?
p.s. Imala sam puno problema s razmještanjem i linkanjem slika, tako da ako vas nešto zanima, a nisam uspjela linkati, napišite u komentaru :)

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.

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.