Reto 2013 - Inspired by Make-up

Hi there!

First thing that cross my mind when someone mention make-up are lips, red lips to be specific. The only way I could wear red lipstick is on my nails.
Prva stvar koja mi padne na pamet kad netko spomene make up su usne, crvene usne da budem određena. Jedini način na koji bih ja nosila crvene usne je na noktima.

But honestly, biggest inspiration for this nail art was my cell phone . I used silver polish as a base color, then draw some zebra stripes with black acrylic paint. At the end I draw, or at least I tried to draw some red lips, ready to be kissed. I finished up with topcoat.

Silver polish is Avon 'silver foil' from 'mirror shine' line. He came to me by courtesy of dear Suzana and I use this opportunity to thank her one more time . 'Silver foil' on its own:

Iskreno, najveća inspiracija za ovu manikuru je bila maska mog mobitela . Za bazu sam uzela srebrnu boju, pa iscrtala zebrine prugice s crnom akrilnom bojom. Na kraju sam nacrtala, ili barem pokušala nacrtati, crvene usne spremne za ljubljenje. Završila, naravno, s nadlakom.

Srebrni lak je Avonov 'silver foil' iz 'mirror shine' linije. Do mene je stigao ljubaznošću drage Suzane pa koristim i ovu priliku da joj zahvalim . 'Silver foil' sam ovako izgleda:

The bottle holds 8 ml of polish, the brush is medium size and I didn't had any problems using it. On photos you see two coats without topcoat, first two are taken in the sun, last two in the shade. It has soft touch finish, not shiny and not matte all the way. As for drying time... I'm speechless, this polish literally dries while you polishing! And silver color suits me perfectly . Only my Gricko is not so thrilled by its smell, he doesn't like any of my polishes. But I feed him and he sleeps in my bed for free, so he doesn't have no vote on this subject. 

Let's go and see what the other girls have done!

Bočica sadrži 8 ml laka, četkica je srednje veličine i nije mi stvarala nikakve probleme. Na fotkama su dva sloja bez nadlaka, prve dvije pofotkane na suncu, zadnje dvije u hladu. Finish bih opisala kao soft touch ili semi-mat, lak suh nije ni sjajan ali ni sasvim mat. A što se tiče vremena sušenja... ostala sam bez teksta, lak se doslovno suši dok povlačite kist! I da znate, srebrna boja mi savršeno stoji . Samo moj Gricko baš i nije oduševljenom mirisom laka, njemu se ne sviđa ni jedan moj lak. Ali dok god ga hranim i puštam da bez naknade spava u mom krevetu nema pravo glasa o ovoj temi.

Idemo sad pogledati što su druge cure napravile!

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

p.s. I have reached 1001 followers! I'm so excited about it, thank you guys  

p.s. Prešla sam čarobnu brojku od 1000 sljedbenika! Hvala vam ljudi, svakom od vas 

Reto 2013 - Inspired by Cartoons

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Just in time to end up this week with manicure for this round of challenge with theme - cartoons. I had to do something super simple, because my left hand is still not in photo shape, so the nail art must be on my right hand. At the end I wasn't so pleased with what I've done so I'll show you my left hand, you'll have to excuse me for uneven nails. Anyway, the older among you will remember this cartoon. Here is my version of 'La linea'. 

Taman na vrijeme da ovaj vikend zaključim s ovotjednom temom izazova a ta je - crtići. Morala sam napraviti nešto super jednostavno, jer mi lijeva ruka još nije u formi za fotkaje, pa je nail art trebao biti na desnoj. Na kraju uopće nisam bila zadovoljna s onim što sam napravila pa ću vam ipak pokazati lijevu ruku, a vi ćete morati zanemariti neravne nokte. Nego, starije među vama će se sigurno sjetiti ovog crtića. Evo moje verzije 'La linea'.

Gorgeous blue polish in background is Catrice 'It's All I Can Blue', perfect blue color, not too light and not too dark.
Ova prekrasna plava u pozadini je Catrice 'It's All I Can Blue', savršena plava nijansa, ni presvije- tla, ni pretamna.

On pics are two coats, no topcoat. I just love the brush from Catrice's polishes, it's wide and rounded and it's really easy to work with it. Formula is great, the polish looks pretty glossy even without the topcoat, and drying time of this shade is really superb. I noticed on some photos that polish looks uneven, like it has bold spots... but in reality I really can't see it, I don't know, maybe that's just a game of light.  

What can I tell, hope I'll have more luck with next week's theme.

Na fotkama su dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Obožavam četkicu iz Catrice lakova, široka je i zaobljena i baš je jednostavno raditi s njom. Formula je super, lak izgleda sjajno i bez nadlaka, a vrijeme sušenja ove nijanse je vrhunsko. Na nekim fotkama sam primjetila da lak izgleda neujednačeno, kao da na mjestima nedostaje boje... u stvarnosti to stvarno ne vidim, ne znam, možda je samo riječ o igri svjetla. 

Što da kažem, nadam se da ću s temom idućeg tjedna imati više sreće.

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

Reto 2013 - Inspired by your own imagination

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Inspired by my own imagination? Really? But I feel such a lack of inspiration and imagination lately . It seems I should  begin with black color. Done... but what now? I start do draw polishes from my stash... and this is what I've done with it.
Inspirirani vlastitom maštom? Stvarno? Ali kod mene vlada totalni nedostatak inspiracije i imaginacije u posljednje vrijeme . Shodno tome, čini se najbolje započeti s crnom bojom. Sređeno... ali što sad? Počela sam izvlačiti lakove iz ladice... evo i što sam napravila s njima.

It was already dark outside and this is the only photo that looks like something... At the end this manicure looks even better then I expected. It's pretty simple, neon waves and dots on black background., but I like it. Guess my imagination is boring these days . What about yours?

Vani se već smračilo dok sam se ja smislila i ovo je jedina pristojna fotka... na kraju manikura izgleda čak i bolje no što sam očekivala. Jednostavna je, neonski valovi i točkice na crnoj pozadini, ali meni se sviđa. Čini se da mi je mašta ovih dana baš dosadna . A vaša?

Let's check it out how the imagination of other participants in this challenge looks like.

Provjerimo i kako radi mašta drugih cura koje sudjeluju u ovom izazovu.

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Reto 2013 - Inspired by Water

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My last manicure was too sweet, so I didn't want to remove it . But it's time for new one.
Zadnja mi je manikura bila preslatka pa mi se nije dalo mijenjati ju . Ali vrijeme je za novu.

This is my water manicure. I thought about it from monday... all I could think is to be under water, swimm, dive, make bubbles and let my soul feast from all that blue around me, feeling nothing but peace, feel like one of the nature's creature. Oh boy, I wish I was in the sea now .
I started with two coats of China Glaze 2nite, than did some sponging with Essence 'choose me!', baby blue franken, China Glaze aquadelic and Flormar Graffiti #01. At the end I stamped bubble design from KKcenterhk.com image plate B20. The only thing left is to clean cuticles and put topcoat. By the time I finished, there was already dark outside, so we're all stuck with the pics of manicure under artificial light. Really guys, it looks so much better live.
By the way, today we have a sunny day, after... it's raining here, it seems like century already . So, your favorite nail polish addict finally spent the whole day out .... and while having fun broke one or her nails ... but I still have nine of them .
Ovo bi bila moja vodena manikura. Razmišljala sam o njoj od ponedjeljka... i sve što mi je padalo na pamete je želja da budem pod vodom, ronim, plivam, pravim mjehuriće i pustim da mi se duša napuni svim tim plavetnilom oko mene, osjećajući samo mir, osjećajući se dijelom prirode. Ajme, sad bi valjalo biti pod morem .
Započela sam s dva sloja China Glaze 2nite, spužvom dodala malo Essence choose me, baby blue frankena, China Glaze aquadelic i Flormar Graffiti #01. Na kraju sam dodala i mjehuriće s KKcenterhk.com pločice B20. Jedino što je preostalo je očistiti zanoktice i dodati nadlak. Dok sam završila vani je već bio mrak, tako da smo zaglavili s fotkama pod umjetnom rasvjetom. Ali stvarno, ovo uživo izgleda puno bolje. 
I samo da znate, nakon... nemam pojma koliko vremena, čini mi se da kiša pada već čitavo stoljeće imali smo sunčan dan, pa je vaša omiljena lakoholičarka čitav dan provela vani ... i zabavljajući se slomila nokat ... srećom, imam ih još 9 .

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

Please, check out what the other participant have done.

Reto 2013 - Inspired by Colors

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Recently I bought one of Essence's new polishes - 'upper green side', I fell in love with color instantly as I saw it on the display. Of course, I had to wear it the first chance I had . This week's theme is 'Inspired by Colors', since is spring (somewhere at least) I decided for this spring color with colors of the rainbow on it. Here it is!
Nedavno sam kupila Essenceov novi lakić - 'upper green side', zaljubila sam se u njega čim sam ga vidjela na polici. Naravno, morala sam ga nositi prvom prilikom . Ovotjedna tema izazova je 'inspirirani bojama', a kako je proljeće (barem negdje) odlučila sam se za ovu proljetnu bojicu i dodala joj još i dugine boje. Evo i manikure!

Not so creative but cute, in my humble opinion. Maybe you'll disagree, but I can't help it there.
About Essence 'upper green side'...
Nisam bila baš nešto posebno kreativna, ali manikura mi je ipak slatka. Možda se nećete složiti, ali tu pomoći ne mogu. A što se tiče Essence 'upper green side' lakića...

First two pics taken in the sun (but it's gloomy day outside), the last two in the shade. This is pastel green polish with almost invisible blue shimmer. Formula is great, one coat enough, but I did two, it looks better in pictures, no topcoat here. Love the wide brush, drying time is surprisingly good... this baby is already among my favorite colors for this spring . Which colors would you wear?
Let me remind you of other girls manicures, take a look at those too.
Prve dvije fotke sa sunca, odnosno punog svjetla jer je vani oblačno, posljednje dvije iz sjene. Ovo je pastelno zelena bojica sa jedva vidljivim plavim shimmerom. Formula je super, jedan sloj dovoljan, ali tu su dva jer bolje izgledaju na fotkama, bez nadlaka. Volim ovu široku četkicu, čak je i vrijeme sušenja iznenađujuće dobro... ova bebica je već uletjela u moje favorite za ovo proljeće . Kakve ćete vi boje nositi?
Dozvolite da vas podsjetim na druge cure, pogledajte i njihove manikure.

Thanks for stopping by, Žana

Reto 2013 - Inspired by Brand

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Honestly, this week's theme is hard... how to choose from so many brands that surround us, every day, everywhere we look, everything we touch... at the end I decided for brand that literally changed my life, I'll bet all of you recognize it without any problems.
Iskreno, ovotjedna tema mi je teška... kako uopće izabrati išta od tolikih brandova koji nas okružuju, gdjegod da pogledamo, štogod da taknemo... na kraju sam se odlučila za brand koji mi je doslovno promijenio život, i kladim se da ćete ga svi prepoznati bez problema. 

Did you recognize it, have I finished this mission with success?

Prepoznale ste, jesam li uspješno odradila ovaj zadatak!?

Thanks for stopping, Žana

p.s. of course, I invite you to take a look at other girls manicures with this theme