July in pictures

Hi there!

Just a usual reminder of this month's manicures... not so many of them... but next one will be better, surely . Don't forget to hover over pics to zoom.

Tek mali podsjetnik što sam radila ovaj mjesec. Nema baš previše za pokazati, ali idući mjesec sigurno bude bolje . Pređite mišom preko fotke da je vidite uvećanu. 

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

Catherine Arley in #673

Hi there!

You probably can guess from the title what you're about to see, so here it is:
Vjerojatno iz naslova već znate što ćete vidjeti, pa evo fotki:

It's gorgeous and super awesome purple colored shattered holographic polish . On pics you see two coats, no topcoat, first three pics taken in the sun, last two in the shade. I had my dose of bad luck with this polish - every time I polished my nails with it, getting ready to take some pictures... the sun would hide behind some cloud. Seriously, this happened on two occasion, this is the third time I'm wearing it! With the weather lately, there's no chance for some cloud to appear in the sky . Never the less, we had out dose of clouds with heavy wind and rain tonight... but not as bad as in the capital of Croatia, where the wind pulled out the trees from the ground. But today they have a great weather, while here by the coast, we're still sweating our souls out in this heat . Well, I don't like summer, the heat, the sweat, yuck .

Anyway, I got this polish from Marijana, I won on her nail art contest (way back in february I think), but like I said - I had problems with weather while wearing this polish. Please, check her blog, her drawing is just great .

I had a compulsion to draw some roses over, I don't know what's going on with roses and me lately .

Ovo je prekrasan ljubičasti lakić s 'raspršenim' holo efektom . Na fotkama su dva sloja, bez nadlaka, prve tri fotke na suncu, zadnje dvije u debeloj hladovini. S ovim sam lakom imala svoju dozu nesreće - svaki put kad bih ga nalakirala i spremila se za fotkanje... odnekud bi se pojavio neki oblak. Ozbiljno, ovo mi se desilo u dva navrata, pa je ovo čak treći put da ga nosim! S vremenom kakvo imamo u posljednje vrijeme nema šanse da se nacrta koji oblak . Ipak smo noćas dobili svoju dozu oblaka, kiše i jakog vjetra... ali ne tako strašnu kao građani naše metropole gdje je vjetar čupao drveće. Zato oni danas uživaju u pristojnim temperaturama dok se ovdje na obali, mi još uvijek kupamo u vlastitom znoju . A što da vam kažem - ne volim ljeto, vrućine, znoj, ma bljaks .

Nego, lak sam dobila od Marijane, osvojila ga na nail art natječaju (još tamo u veljači čini mi se), no kao što rekoh - bilo je nekakvih problema s vremenom dok sam nosila ovaj lak. Obavezno provjerite Marijanin blog, cura ima krasne nokte i super crta .

A onda sam osjetila neodoljivu potrebu da nacrtam ruže, ne znam što je to s ružama i sa mnom u posljednje vrijeme. 

Those on my right hand look good too, I must brag a little .

I ove na desnoj ruci dobro izgledaju, moram se malo praviti važna .

That's all folks, join me next time in another adventure .

Nema više, pridružite mi se i u idućoj avanturi .

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Nail Addict

Hi there!

Just wanted to show you update of one of Born Pretty Store's eco-friendly, water based nail polishes. 

Evo mene, samo da vam pokažem update jednog od Born Pretty Store ekološkog, na vodenoj bazi laka za nokte.

I decided for something super simple, so I just added some glitter. I reached for one of bottles that I've got on Famous Make Up online store.

Odluka je pala na super jednostavno, pa sam samo dodala glitter. Posegnula sam za jednom od bočica koje su stigle s Famous Make Up online trgovine.

My choice was the purple glitter. Although it looks purple in the bottle, it's actually pink and blue, which looks very beautiful. These polishes have really appropriate name  (but no individual name or number on these bottles).

Let's make this clear - this manicure lasted for three days, I removed it because I got bored.

Ljubičasti mi činio najprikladnijim. Iako u bočici izgleda ljubičast, glitter je zapravo dvobojan - pink i plavi i na noktima super izgleda. A definitivno imaju i prikladno ime  (premda ne i pojedinačno ime ili brojčanu oznaku).

I da ne bi bilo zabune - s nadlakom je ova manikura izdržala tri dana, a išla je dolje jer mi je dosadila.

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Eco-friendly, water-based nail polished from Born Pretty Store

Hi there!

Few months ago, I received these cuties from Born Pretty Store.
Pred neka dva mjeseca, dobila sam ove slatkiše od Born Pretty Store-a.

I admit, I was so seduced with the looks of this babies that I didn't think twice of what's inside. Well, inside is 8 ml of eco-friendly water-based nail polish! What that means? That means that these babies are odorless, they don't have bad smell like 'normal' polishes and you even don't need nail polish remover for removal, how cool is that . Let's see them in action!

Priznajem, bila sam totalno zavedena izgledom ovih bebica pa nisam previše razmišljala o njihovom sadržaju. E pa, unutra je 8 ml laka na bazi vode, sasvim ugodnog za okoliš! A što to znači? Pa recimo da su bebice bez mirisa, nemaju onaj loš miris 'normalnih' lakova i čak vam neće trebati ni odstranjivač laka da ih se rješite. Šta to nije cool . Da ih vidimo!

This is shade #29, gorgeous deep shimmery blue color. On photos you see two coats, no topcoat. The polish is highly pigmented, it looks almost the same with just one coat. As I said, it has no odor, the brush is medium wide and it's easy to work with it, nice formula, drying time is ok, super cute bottle... pure love! 

Plavac je nijansa #29, prekrasna tamnoplava sa shimmerom. Na fotkama su dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Lak je dobro pigmentiran, i izgleda gotovo identično i sa samo jednim slojem. Kao što rekoh, nema mirisa, četkica je srednje širine i neće vam praviti probleme, formula je krasna, kremasta, vrijeme sušenja sasvim pristojno, preslatka bočica... ma čista ljubav!

Here is the other shade, #38. This is reddish brick color, everything I said before goes for this shade too - the brush is easy to work with, the polish has no odor, drying time is decent, the polish is highly pigmented, I added the second coat just out of habit, but this on pics the polish is with topcoat. 

Now that you seen how they look, let me tell you a little story... of me and these polishes .

Since these are water-based polishes, I had my dose of suspicion how will they get along with 'ordinary' polishes. So, I applied the blue one alone, with no base coat, no topcoat. Few hours later, with a little help of washing dishes...

Evo i druge nijanse - #38. Radi se o crvenkastoj boji cigle, i sve što sam gore navela vrijedi i za ovu nijansu - četkicom se rukuje bez problema, lak nema mirisa, vrijeme sušenja je pristojno, lak je baš kremast i pigmentiran, drugi sloj je tu više iz navike, ali na fotkama je još i nadlak.

Sad kad ste vidjele kako izgledaju, ispričat ću vam i priču - o sebi i lakićima .

Kako su ovo lakovi na bazi vode, sumnjala sam da će se dobro složiti s 'normalnim' lakovima... pa sam plavac nanijela sasvim sam, bez baze i bez nadlaka. Par sati kasnije, uz malu pomoć pranja suđa, desilo se ovo...

Major disappointment! Then I tried to scrap the rest of polish of my nails... that didn't went so great either... so, what am I doing wrong? Maybe I should try it with base coat, maybe even a top coat? So I did. Guess what? That worked! 

Strašno razočaranje! Onda sam pokušala sastrugati ostatak laka... no ni to nije prošlo bajno... pa u čemu griješim? Možda sam ipak trebala probati s bazon, možda čak i nadlakom? Pa sam tako i učinila! I znate što? Ovaj put je upalilo!

So, here are the rules: apply your base coat as usual, put coat or two of eco-friendly water-based nail polish and seal it with topcoat. This way the polish will last at least two day on your nails (I wear it for three days), and removal will be piece of cake. Just push the polish on one side, when it's lifted you can pull it off. If it doesn't come of in one piece, scrap the rest with your nail or just use a nail polish remover. Although, the point is in avoiding any bad chemicals, but you can use nail polish remover. If you have young girls who love to play with polishes, but you're worried because the nail polishes are not that healthy (no matter how we love them) this is ideal solution . 

Only fault that I found is that the brush fall out from the cap, but I fixed that with some glue .

These polishes are worthy of my recommendation. If you'd like to try these eco-fiendly water-base nail polishes, you can found them here at Born Pretty Store for 3.59$ each. I think I need more colors from these babies .

So, have I interested you in trying one of these cuties?

Dakle, evo i pravila: nanesite bazu, kao i obično, stavite sloj do dva vašeg eco-friendly lakića na bazi vode i obavezno sve zatvorite nadlakom. Na ovaj način lak će vam potrajati barem dva dana (ja sam ga nosila tri), a ni odstranjivanje neće biti bogzna kakav problem. Jednostavno zgurajte lak s jedne strane i kad se podigne počupajte ga dolje. Ukoliko ne ode u jednom komadu, zagrebite lagano noktom da se rješite ostatka, a u krajnjem slučaju možete upotrijebiti i odstranjivač laka. Premda, poanta bi bila u izbjegavanju štetnih kemikalija, ali ako nemate volje za grebanje i čupanje poslužite se odstranjivačem laka. Ukoliko doma imate klinke koje se vole igrati lakovima, ali niste sigurni da je to baš zdravo za njih (bez obzira koliko mi naše bočice volimo), evo idealnog rješenja .

Jedina mana koju sam im našla je da je četkica ispala iz čepa, ali to sam sredila uz pomoć ljepila 

Lakovi sigurno zaslužuju preporuku. Ukoliko bi i vi rado probale ekološke lakiće na bazi vode, naći ćete ih ovdje, na Born Pretty Store stranici za 3.59$. Sve mi se čini da i meni treba još koja bojica .

Jesam vas zainteresirala da probate koji od ovih ljepotana?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

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