essence 'wake up, spring!'

Bok cure!

Rimmel Moon Walking

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Feathery Manicure with BornPretty Stamping Image Plate BP-75

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Dress Code Happy in Green Garden and Vintage Lilly

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Among my overgrowth bunch of non-swatched nail polishes, I grabbed something with texture.

U svojoj zbilja prevelikoj hrpi lakova koje još nisam pokazala, zgrabila sam nešto hrapavo.

Wisteria

Hi there!

Guess what, I have another sand style polish for you today. You saw it with dots, but every polish deserves a chance to see it on its own, especially when it's polish as beauty as this one.

Zamislite, imam još jednog hrapavca za pokazati. Već ste ga vidjeli istočkanog, ali svaki lak zaslužuje priliku da ga se vidi samog, naročito ako ovako izgleda.

It's KIKO Sugar Mat 'wisteria'. I know you heard it all before, but everything I can say about this polish is awesome - super gorgeous color (wisteria color, just like the name says), fast drying time, great formula, lovely brush, covers perfectly with two coats... gotta love it . 

I'm still obsessed with sand polishes and pastel colors. The only problem is - which one to choose next .

I'd like to show you few pics from today's walk in my hometown - Solin. It was a warm and pleasant day and it would be a shame to spent it inside. 

Ovo je KIKO Sugar Mat 'wisteria'. Znam da ste sve ovo već čuli, ali o ovom laku mogu govoriti samo u superlativima - fantastična bojica (glicinija, baš kao što mu i ime kaže), brzo se suši, odlična formula, ugodna četkica, prekriva savršeno s dva sloja... ma morate ga voljeti .

Još uvijek me drži groznica za hrapavcima i pastelnim bojicama. Jedini problem mi je - kojeg idućeg odabrati .

Htjela bih Vam pokazati i par fotki s današnje šetnje po mom rodnom gradu - Solinu. Dan je bio prekrasan i šteta bi bila provesti ga unutra.

How was your day?

Kako ste Vi provele dan?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

Happy birthday... to me!

Hi there!

Today is my birthday... 44th in a row. Yes, I'm an old lady, but I still love to paint my nails . Let me introduce myself.

Još koji sat mi je rođendan... i to četrdesetičetvrti po redu. Ok, već sam stara žena, ali još uvijek volim lakirati nokte . A sad bih Vam se htjela predstaviti.

As you can see, I was pretty serious baby. Luckily, that didn't last too long...

Kao što vidite, bila sam baš ozbiljna beba. Srećom, to nije potrajalo predugo...

From the early years I knew how to draw attention .

Od malih nogu sam znala kako privući pozornost .

My teenage years were bumpy... guess like with the rest of the world's population.

Tinejđerske godine su bili nemirne... pretpostavljam kao i kod ostatka svjetske populacije.

Later, I had a lots of reason to be happy, merry, loud, crazy, goofy...

Kasnije sam imala dovoljno razloga da budem sretna, vesela, glasna, luda, blesava...

guess I enjoyed the life . And that's the way it should be!

valjda sam uživala u životu . Tako bi to i trebalo biti!

And this is me, now, at the age of 44. I'm married for 20 years, I'm mother of boy of 18, currently unemployed (judging by situation here this is going to be permanent condition), and yes - I'm a polish addict . 

This is the most personal post I have ever wrote, maybe this is fever talking, maybe I'll even regret it, but after blogging for 3 years, I guess you deserve to see a face behind the blog... along with my birthday manicure.

A evo me i sad, u dobi od 44. Ove godine sam proslavila i 20 godina braka, majka sam momka od 18, nezaposlena već neko vrijeme (sudeći po situaciji u lijepoj našoj to će biti i trajno stanje) i da - ovisnica sam o malim, šarenim bočicama s lakovima .

Ovo je najosobnije post koji sam napisala, možda groznica govori iz mene, možda sutra i požalim, ali mislim da nakon bloganja od 3 godine zaslužujete vidjeti i lice iza bloga... zajedno s rođendanskom manikurom.

I had a chocolate cake with chocolate dressing. I'm fighting a battle with some viruses, and this one is pretty easy to bake. Few people asked for second piece, guess it was tasty enough . This one on my nails also looks tasty. Do you celebrate your birthdays? What kind of cake do you prefer?

Napravila sam čokoladnu tortu, s čokoladnom glazurom. Trenutno se borim s nekim virusima, a ovo mi je bilo najlakše napraviti. Par ljudi je zatražilo i drugi komad, znači da je ipak bila dovoljno ukusna . A ni ova na noktu nije ispala loše. Slavite li i Vi svoje rođendane? Kakvu tortu najviše volite?

That's all folks, thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Matching Manicure Sunday #8 - Galaxy

Hi there!

This Sunday Balkanic blogosphere is full of galaxy manicures. I'm a big fan of those!
Ove nedjelje balkanska blogosfera trebala bi biti puna galaxy manikura. Osobno ih obožavam!

Like so many times before, it seems like I did better job with my left hand .

Kao i puno puta do sada, čini mi se da sam bolji posao odradila lijevom rukom .

For this manicure I used: KIKO Sun Pearl 'blue spot' as background, tiny piece of sponge for China Glaze 'snow', essence sun club 'sunny side up', essence Cute as Hell 'date me!' and R.H Victoria 303... and dotting tool. Simple and gorgeous!

I'm running to see what the other girls have done, join me! Here you can found them:

Za manikuru sam koristila: KIKO Sun Pearl 'blue spot' kao pozadinu, sićušni komadić spužve za China Glaze 'snow', essence sun club 'sunny side up', essence Cute as Hell 'date me!' i R.H Victoria 303... i točkalicu. Jednostavno a tako efektno!

Trčim provjeriti što su druge cure napravile, pridružite mi se! Naći ćete ih ovdje:

Searching For Spark

Nina's nails

Fantazija

Good morning, gorgeous!

Little things that make me happy

So Shpeksyy

Ruž - Rouge

Lickanje

Beauty blog by Tina

Sanjin ŠminkeRaj

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Matching Manicure Sunday #6 - Polka Dots

Hi there!

You've probably seen the headline so you know what to expect in this post.
Vjerojatno ste vidjeli naslov pa znate što možete očekivati od ovog posta.

The weather is fine, it's warm and sunny... maybe that's why I can't let go of this kind of colors. Polishes that helped me with this manicure are my favorite textured polishes: deBBy colorPLAY SAND 04, KIKO Sugar Mat Wisteria and perfect Sand Lacquer 79. Don't they look great together!?

Please, check out the other's participants manicures:

Vrijeme je još uvijek lijepo, sunčano je i toplo... možda mi se zbog toga teško odreći ovakvih bojica. Lakovi koji su mi pomogli pri kreiranju manikure su trenutno omiljeni hrapavci: deBBy colorPLAY SAND 04, KIKO Sugar Mat Wisteria and perfect Sand Lacquer 79. Zar ne izgledaju super zajedno!?

Obavezno provjerite i manikure na drugim blogovima:

Sasvim obična devojka

Nina's nails

Head In The Clouds

Good morning, gorgeous!

A litle make up obsessed

Searching For Sparks

Cajkine kandže i sve njihove boje

Lendoxia

Fantazija

Pudrijerica

Petite Cherie

By Danijela

Lickanje

Mrs Fox's Beauty Box

T's World of Colors

Sanjin ŠminkeRaj

World Of Happy Nails

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

March Sweet Candy Colors from BornPretty Store

Hi There!

Remember these beauties?
Sjećate se ovih slatkiša?

Aren't these the sweetest bottles you've ever seen!? When I saw them on BornPretty Store site, I knew they'll be mine. I received this babies quite some times ago, and now it's time to show them properly.

Zar nisu najslađe bočice koje ste vidjeli!? Kad sam ih ugledala na BornPretty Store stranici, znala sam da će biti moje. Doputovale su pred neko vrijeme, a sad ih konačno pokazujem kako spada.

March Sweet Candy Color #5, two coats with no topcoat, inside...

March Sweet Candy Color #5, dva sloja bez nadlaka, unutra...

outside, in the shade...

vani, u sjeni...

out, in the sun. 

vani, na suncu. 

The formula of this polish is great! The brush is wide and it's very easy to work with it, the polish just glides on your nails and coverage is perfect after two coats. Drying time is pretty good too. 

Formula je predobra! Četkica je široka i lako je raditi s njom, a lak samo klizi preko noktiju i savršeno ih pokriva nakon dva sloja. Čak je i vrijeme sušenja prilično dobro.

March Sweet Candy Color #1, three coats without topcoat, inside...

March Sweet Candy Color #1, tri sloja bez nadlaka, unutra...

outside, in the sun...

vani, na suncu...

and in the shade.

i u sjeni.

Formula of blue polish is a bit thinner than the one in color lilac, so you'll need three coats for perfect coverage. Again, wide brush does all the work, drying time great.  

Both polishes are really shinny even without topcoat, but after taking the photos, I always put the topcoat on. I can say that the durability is pretty good, I'm wearing the blue for two days and I could take these photos today, the polish looks perfect. Although I choose these polishes because of their cute bottles, the quality of them is a great surprise! As for colors, I'm absolutely in love with this blue, it looks like perfect summer color! Ok, I love the lilac too... but the blue one just took my heart .

These polishes you can found here (if you're gonna shop, don't forget to use my X10X31 code for 10% off), on my nails you saw the shades #1 and #5. All colors from this line look great, they are bright and fun. The look of the bottle is great addition, but what impressed me the most is quality of these polishes. They're really compatibility with my nails. I'm always for surprises like that!

Now I'd like to show you a little trick, take a look at following pics.

Formula plavog laka je malo rjeđa nego onog ljubičastog, pa će vam trebati tri sloja za savršeno pokrivanje. Opet široka četkica radi sav posao za vas, vrijeme sušenja super.

Oba su laka prilično sjajna i bez nadlaka, ali nakon što odradim fotkanje, uvijek stavim nadlak. Moram reći i da je trajnost baš dobra, plavac nosim već dva dana i slobodno sam mogla manikuru poslikati i danas, lak izgleda savršeno. Iako sam lakove izabrala primarno zbog bočica (plitka sam i padam na izgled ), kvaliteta je baš bila super iznenađenje! Što se tiče samih boja, apsolutno sam zaljubljena u ovu plavu, izgleda savršeno za ljeto! Ok, sviđa mi se i lila isto... ali plavac je osvojio moje srce .

Lakove možete pronaći ovdje (ako ćete i kupovati, ne zaboravite iskoristiti moj X10X31 kod za 10% popusta), a na mojim noktima ste vidjeli nijanse #1 i #5. Sve boje iz ove linije su krasne, vesele i jake. Izgled bočica je zgodan dodatak, ali ono što me zbilja impresioniralo je kvaliteta lakića. Odlično se slažu s mojim noktima. Uvijek sam za ovakva iznenađenja!

A sad bih vam pokazala i jedan trik, pogledajte iduće fotke.

Does this manicure reminds you of textured nails? Wanna have effect like this without buying expensive polishes? Then let me tell you how, but hush, don't tell anyone .

First you apply the usual two coats of polish, in this case it was color lilac. When it's dried, apply one coat of any color, I used blue. Then press it with sponge, as simple as that. Some of wet polish will stay on your sponge, but some of it will stay on your nail creating the rough texture. If you want the stronger effect, apply one more coat of base color and press it with sponge. You can see that it's not just one color on nails, but you can't distinguish one from the other... and the texture will stay that way if you don't put topcoat on top. How does this sounds to you, will you try it?

Podsjeća li vas ova manikura na nove teksturne lakiće? Želite ovakav efekt i na svojim noktima bez kupovanja skupih lakova? Dopustite da vam kažem kako, ali pst, sačuvajte tajnu .

Za početak nalakirate uobićajena dva sloja laka, kod mene je to bio ljubičasti. Kad se osuši, stavite još jedan sloj u nekoj drugoj boji, ja sam stavila plavi. Onda ga pritisnete spužvom, tako jednostavno. Nešto mokrog laka ostat će na spužvi, ali nešto od njega će ostati i na noktu stvarajući grublju teksturu. Želite li jači efekt, nanesite još jedan sloj prvobitne boje i opet pritisnite sa spužvom. Možete jasno vidjeti da na noktu nije samo jedna boja, ali ne možete ih razlikovati... a tekstura će ostati ovakva ako ne stavite nadlak poviše. Kako vam ovo zvući, hoćete probati?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

p.s. the product were send to me for review

p.s. proizvodi dobiveni u svrhu recenzije