Teddy Bear

Hi there!

I finally took some time for nail painting, or rather drawing. When outside is pouring like there's no tomorrow, there's nothing better to do. To be honest, you can always take some book or watch a movie, but I feel like painting my nails . But what will I paint... it has to be something cute, I need cuteness today.

Konačno sam uzela vremena za pošteno lakiranje noktiju, odnosno crtanje. Kad vani pada kiša kao da sutra ne postoji, i nema se ništa bolje za raditi. Doduše, uvijek se može ugrabiti knjiga ili pogledati kakav film, ali meni se baš lakiraju nokti . A što da crtam... definitivno treba biti nešto slatko i medeno. 

Grey... but no anatomy here

Hi there!

Hope you all feel better than me... hope I'll feel better tomorrow . Anyway, this is an old swatch I haven't publish before... don't know why (maybe because the photos are not so great ). 

Nadam se da se svi osjećate bolje od mene... nadam se da ću se sutra i ja osjećati bolje . Nego, evo jednog starog swatch-a kojeg nisam objavila prije... nemam pojma zašto (valjda zato jer fotke i nisu bajne ).

On pics you can see Gabrini multivitamin #398 from Matte Nails line, three coats but no topcoat. To my surprise, the polish is pretty thin, so I needed a third coat too. Don't ask me about drying time, I really can't remember now. First two pics taken in the sun (it was shy sun, but still the sun), the last two in the shade. As you can see, this polish is not absolutely mat, it has kinda semi-mat finish, which I also like... Come to think of it, I love all finishes - extra gloss, shiny, half mat or mat . Oh boy, I really have low criterion . 

This kind of color exactly reflex my mood . I think I'm ready for a new manicure, although the balloons still looking good - but I'm kinda bored by it... hey, that means I really feel better .

Na fotkama je Gabrini multivitamin #398 iz Matte Nails linije, tri sloja i bez nadlaka. Na moje iznenađenje, lak je prilično rijedak, pa su mi trebala tri sloja. Ne pitajte kako je bilo sa sušenjem, sad se stvarno ne sjećam. Prve dvije fotke su sa sunca (doduše, bilo je to stidljivo ali ipak nekakvo sunce), a zadnje dvije iz sjene. Već vidite da lak i nije sasvim mat, ima polu-mat finish, koji meni i nije mrzak... Kad bolje razmislim, volim sve finish-e - extra sjajne, sjajne, polu-mat i mat . Ajme meni, stvarno su mi kriteriji niski .

Ova boja baš oslikava moje raspoloženje . Čini mi se da sam spremna za novu manikuru, iako se baloni dobro drže već su mi malo dosadili... jep, izgleda da se već osjećam bolje .

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

p.s. don't get sick, it's not healthy 

p.s. i nemojte se razboliti, stvarno nije zdravo 

Crystal Sand

Hi my friends!

While reading the news, I stumble upon this photo and article about upcoming OPI collection with liquid sand polishes:

Dok sam šetala netom, naletjela sam na ovu fotku i članak o nadolazećoj OPI kolekciji s 'tekućim pijeskom' lakićima:

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Then I remembered I already have something like this in my collection .  See it for yourself!
Sjetila sam se da nešto ovakvo već imam u svojoj kolekciji . Ne vjerujete? Pogledajte!

It's not as chunky as those OPIs, but it says 'Crystal Sand' on the bottle. I found this one on e-bay, some 'dong dong' brand, first time I hear of it, but this polish is awesome. It's one coater, it's glitter but it dries mat, so on pics - one coat, no topcoat! It dries so fast that the speed drying topcoat didn't even cross my mind . I love it! 

How about you? Have you recently found something you love?

Nije tako hrapav kao ovi OPIji, ali i na bočici stoji 'Crystal Sand'. Ovo sam slučajno pronašla na e-bayu, brand 'dong dong', prvi put čujem, ali lak je strašan. Jedan sloj, glitter, ali se suši mat, tako da na fotkama vidite baš to - jedan sloj, bez nadlaka. Suši se tako brzo da mi nadlak uopće nije pao na pamet . Ludnica!

A vi? Jeste nedavno pronašli nešto u što ste se zaljubili?

Till we meet again, keep those nails polished, Žana 

Just an awesome blue

Hi my friends!

This polish looks so great that I just don't want to cover any part of it. My ladies, Depend 295!
Ovaj lak izgleda tako dobro da nije bilo šanse da ga pokrijem s ičim. Moje dame, Depend 295!

On the pics two coats, no topcoat, taken outside, in the shade. The color is fabulous! It's nice pigmented, one coat is almost enough, but I did two. The drying time is great! This was really pleasant surprise. On the pics taken in the sun you can even see this nice shimmer.
Na fotkama su dva sloja, bez nadlaka, snimljene su vani, u sjeni. Boja je fantastična! Dobro je pigmentiran, skoro da bi bio dovoljan jedan sloj, ali sam stavila dva. Vrijeme sušenja odlično! Ovo je stvarno bilo ugodno iznenađenje. Na fotkama sa sunca možete vidjeti i shimmer.

I love it! Thanks Maria, excellent choice . I'm just gonna wear it and watch it for some time .
Obožavam ga! Hvala Maria, izvrstan izbor . Samo ću ga nositi i gledati neko vrijeme .

Till the next polishing... Žana   

Layering

Hi my friends!


Here's my today's manicure.
Evo i današnje manikure.

And this is how it's made...

A nastala je ovako...

First I applied two coats of China glaze's 'Evening seduction', deep wine color with brilliant shine, no top coat here, outside, no sun...
Za početak sam nanijela dva sloja China glazeinog 'Evening seduction', tamne vinske boje, super sjajne, bez nadlaka, fotke vani, nema ni sunca...

Then I added one coat of Essence's 'Time for romance', and fast drying top coat... it was nice but I wanted something different... so I added coat of matte top coat .
Do you like it like that, or would you leave it shining? 
Dodala sam još i sloj Essenceovog 'Time for romance', i brzosušeći nadlak... nije loše ali ipak sam htjela nešto drugačije... pa sam dodala još i sloj matt nadlaka .
Sviđa li vam se ovakav, ili bi ga radije ostavili sjajnog?


Till we meet again, love yourself and respect everyone else!


Love, Žana

It's up to blue

Hi girls!

Ovaj lak sam jednom probala, zaključila da mi se ne sviđa i spremila ga... danas ga izvlačim po drugi put. Radi se o orly-jevom 'it's up to blue', totalno ludoj nijansi. Prvo što vam upadne u oči kod orly lakova je bočica - wow, 18 ml!!! Prvi sloj laka je jako proziran ali drugi rješi stvar, lako se maže, četkica je fantastična a boja... nekako mi nije legla :-( Ok, priznajem da sam navikla na tamnije lakove na noktima, možda zato, ali ovaj je stvarno preupadljiv, ne možete ga ne gledati. Prosudite same!
I tried this polish once and concluded that I don't like it and put it away... today I'm wearing it for the second time. It's Orly's 'it's up to blue', totally crazy shade. First thing you'll notice with orly polishes is the bottle - wow, 18 ml!!! The first coat of this polish is very transparent but the other solve the problem, it's so easy to apply it, brush is just fantastic... but the colour is not my kind of colour. Ok, I admit that I'm accustomed to a darker polishes, perhaps because of that, but this is really super striking colour, you can't not watch it. Judge for yourself!

Malo bolje izgleda u sjeni nego na suncu, zar ne!? Mislila sam ga malo sakriti pečatiranjem, ali na kraju sam odlučila probati nešto drugo - matirala sam ga... i sad ga već mogu podnijeti ;-)

It looks better in the shadow than on the sun, isn't it !? I thought to hide some of it wiht stamping, but in the end I decided to try something else - I put matt topcoat on it... and now it looks acceptable to me :-)

Bez obzira na činjenicu što je matiran, on se i dalje sjaji, možda zato što ima metalik finiš... ali ovako ga bar mogu gledati. Tko zna možda mi se do kraja dana i svidi pa ga počnem nositi malo češće ;-)
Šta vi mislite o ovoj boji, biste li je matirale ili ostavile da bode oči?
Matt or not it still shines, perhaps because of this metallic look... but now I can watch it without hurting my eyes. Who knows, maybe till the end of the day I'll like it and start to wear it a bit more often ;-)
What to you think about this colour, would you wear matt over it or just left it alone?

p.s. ovaj lak sam dobila s osvojenim prvim mjestom na natječaju za ljetnu manikuru, evo je :-D
p.s. this polish was the first prize at the contest for summer's manikure, this is the mani :-D



Till we meet again, love yourself...