Date me! under skyscraper

Hi there!

While I'm still thinking about tomorrow's  manicure, let me show you the beauty what I wore with last one.

Dok još razmišljam o sutrašnjoj manikuri, dopustite da Vam pokažem ljepotana kojeg sam nosila s posljednjom. 

This is China Glaze 'skyscraper' in two coats, no topcoat. I love China Glaze polishes and this one is not an exception. It has nice formula, it's fully opaque in two coats, it dries in decent time... and looks awesome. Only problem comes when you need to remove it, but if you use the foil method you'll have no problem with that either. 

Ovo je China Glaze 'skyscraper' u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Obožavam China Glaze lakove i ni ovaj nije iznimka. Ima ugodnu formulu, poptunu pokrivnost dobijete već s dva sloja, čak se i osuši u pristojnom vremenu... a izgleda super! Jedini problem snađe Vas kad dođe vrijeme da ga skinete s noktiju, ali sjetite li se metode s folijom, ni to Vam neće predstavljati nešto strašno.  

But that's not all folks, only today, in this special offer, you can see another beauty from 8 ml bottle (while China Glaze polishes comes in a 15 ml bottles).

Here's another of my new pets - essence 'date me!' from Cute as Hell collection, few years back, as I can remember. I usually love bold colors, but this one is pure elegance, look at it.
Ali to nije sve narode, jer samo danas, u ovoj specijalnoj ponudi, možete vidjeti još jednog ljepotana iz bočice od 8 ml (dok China Glaze lakovi dolaze u bočicama od 15 ml i zato ih volim još i više).
Tu je još jedn od mojih novijih ljubimaca - essence 'date me!' iz Cute as Hell' kolekcije, koja je stara i par godina, ukoliko se ne varam. Obićno sam za jače i hrabrije boje, ali ovo je čista elegancije, pogledajte ga samo.

Don't mind my frozen hands, outside is freezing! I have two coats on my nails, no topcoat. The formula of this polish is perfect, the polish just glides over your nails, the brush is not as wide as new essence brushes, but it works just fine, drying time is decent, you can see how the polish is glossy even without the topcoat, the color is lovely, the pigmentation fine... this looks to me like a good quality polish, for a little ladies . As for color itself - it's kinda dusty washed lilac, not quite lilac, not grey... and I love it!

Ne zamjerite mi smrznute ruke, vani je baš bilo hlaaaadno! Na noktima opet imam dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Formula ovog lakića je super, lak Vam jednostavno klizi preko noktiju, četkica nije tako široka kao kod novijih essence lakića, ali i ova sasvim pristojno radi, vrijeme sušenja je ugodno, a vidite kako je lak sjajan čak i bez nadlaka. Boja je krasna (bar meni), pigmentacija isto takva... sve skupa ovaj malac daje dojam sasvim pristojne kvalitete, za damice svih uzrasta . A sama boja je - ispranoprljava lilasta, ne baš lila ali ne ni sasvim siva... ma super!

Which one is your favorite?

Za kojeg bi se Vi radije odlučile?

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

Matching Manicure Sunday #11 - V shape manicure

Hi there!

Yes, I know it's already tuesday, but it's better late than never, right . 

For this manicure I used essence Cute as Hell le 'date me!' and China Glaze 'bump in the night'. 'Date me' is super sweet and elegant so I added 'bump in the night', which is kinda rock style polish. So, here it is - elegance and style meet punk-rock star .
Ma znam da je već utorak, ali bolje ikako nego nikako, zar ne .
Za manikuru sam koristila essence Cute as Hell le 'date me!' i China Glaze 'bump in the night'. 'Date me' mi se čini baš elegantan i profinjen pa sam mu kao kontrast nabacila 'bump in the night', koji mi je, ono, totalno rockerski lak. Evo ih - stil i elegancija susreću punk-rock zvijezdu .

I'm only sorry that I ended up with topcoat, which hide the textured surface of this black beauty. But, don't worry, you'll see it eventually. 

Now, let's all go and check out what the other girls have done. 

Žao mi je jedino što sam na kraju stavila nadlak jer je sakrio teksturu ovog crnog ljepotana. No, ne brinite se, već ćete ga vidjeti.

Idemo sad, ukoliko već niste, provjeriti što su druge cure napravile.

Thanks for stopping by, Žana 

I'm bluetiful with ballerina's charm

Hi my friends!

Few days ago I bought two bottles of Essence polishes... I would bought more, but the ones I wanted were already gone. Both of these polishes are going out of range, so if you like any of it, hurry to find a bottle for yourself.

Pred par dana sam si kupila dvije bočice Essenceovih lakića... ma kupila bih ja i više, ali oni koje sam htjela već su bili rasprodani. Oba ova laka idu van iz prodaje, pa ako vam se koji svidi, požurite pronaći bočicu za sebe.

On upper pics you can see Essence 'ballerina's charm', two coats without topcoat. This polish was indeed a pleasant surprise. It applies like dream, covers perfectly in two coats, drying speed is great, color is so awesome and elegant... it reminds me of famous Channelesque, it's that type of color but this one is bit lighter and with tiny golden shimmer. Just awesome, great job for Essence... that's why I can't understand why they pulling it out.  

Na gornjim fotkama je Essence 'ballerina's charm', dva sloja bez nadlaka. Ovaj mi je lakić zbilja bio ugodno iznenađenje. Formula mu je savršena, nanosi se kao san, savršeno pokriva u dva sloja, brzina sušenja je super, a boja zbilja prekrasna i elegantna... podsjeća me na slavni Channelesque, to je taj tip boje ali ovaj je svjetliji i sa zlatnim shimmerom. Predivno, odličan posao od Essencea... tim više ne razumijem zašto ga povlače.

This blue is Essence 'i'm bluetiful', gorgeous smokey blue shade with blue shimmer and silver glitter. On pics are two coats, no topcoat. Everything I said already goes for this shade too. Great brush, awesome drying time, covers in two coats... gotta love this one. 

I need to get my hands on 'i love bad boys' before it's gone too. I even have few color3 bottles that  aren't opened yet, and they are going out of range already.

Guess we all need some space for new bottles. Have you bought any of the shades that are going out?

Plavac je Essence 'i'm bluetiful', krasna zadimljena plava nijansa s modrim shimmerom i srebrnim glitterom. Na fotkama u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Sve što sam rekla gore, vrijedi i ovdje. Super četkica, brzo sušenje, savršeno pokrivanje u dva sloja... ma morate ga voljeti.

Još se trebam dočepati 'i love bad boys' prije no što nestane u povijesti. Imam čak i par color3 bočica koje nisam niti otvorila, a one već izlaze iz prodaje.

Izgleda da nam svima treba mjesta za nove bočice. Jeste li vi kupile koju od nijansi koja izlazi iz prodaje?

Love, Žana  

The one with tons of pictures

Hi my friends!

Well my girls, this is the post for real polish addicts . Just wait and see!
I must start with this gorgeousness, it's Catrice 'Steel My Soul' and it really took my soul .
Drage moje, evo i posta za prave lakoholičarke . Samo ostanite sa mnom pa ćete vidjeti!
Moram početi s ovom krasotom, Catrice 'Steel My Soul', koji mi je stvarno ukrao dušu .

On pics two coats, no topcoat. This one have a satin finish, but with lots of golden, green and red shimmer that really gives it deep and 'that special' look. It's almost one coater, and this taupe color is extra elegant. Catrice has really done awesome job with this one, love it!

How about that ring? It's from Essence's nail art 'create your own ring' set. 

Na gornjim fotkama su dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Ovaj ima satin finiš, ali brdo zlatnog, zelenog i crvenog shimmera daje mu dubinu i onaj 'poseban' izgled. Gotovo da je dovoljan jedan sloj, ako stavljate išta deblji nanos od mene (a u mene su zbilja tanki) onda će vam taj jedan biti dovoljan, a ova puderasta boja je zbilja elagantna. Catrice je s ovim lakom napravio predobar posao, obožavam ga!

Sigurno ste primjetile i prsten!? I to je dio noviteta u Essence asortimanu, set 'kreirajte vlastiti... prsten'.

They come in three size. And if you like match your jewelry with nail polish, then this is 'must-have' for you.

Just polish the inner side of ring, let it dry and you have perfect match with your nails. When you're tired of this model, remove the color with acetone and make a new one! You can even play with some nail art on it. 

But, let's get back to nail polishes . Have you tried any of  'colour and change' polishes by Essence?

Dolaze u tri veličine. Ukoliko volite slagati nakit prema laku za nokte, ovo bi vam trebao biti obavezan dio kolekcije nakita. Samo nalakirajte unutrašnji dio prstena, pustite ga da se dobro posuši i imate savršeni prsten za novi lak. Kad vam taj dosadi, odstranite lak s acetonom i napravite novi! Možete se čak poigrati i s nail art tehnikama. 

Nego, idemo mi natrag na lakiće . Jeste probale koju od nijansi 'colour and change' Essence lakova?

This simple kind of nail art consist of two steps. Step 1 is 'an ordinary' nail polish, in this case 'wonderlicious green'. 

Ova vrlo jednostavna nail art tehnika sastoji se od dva koraka. Prvi bi bio 'obićan' lak za nokte, kod mene 'wonderlicious green'. 

I don't see any green here, but it's nice cold blue and grayish shade, satin finish, on pics two coats. You may wear it like this, or go to Step 2, take the nail art bottle (hiding in a cardboard) and add some magic over this polish. 

Ne vidim ja tu nikakvu zelenu, već sivkastoplavu hladnu boju, satin finiša, na fotkama u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Možete ga nositi i samog, naravno, ili prijeći na drugi korak, poslužiti se drugim lakom (koji se krije u kartonu) za malo magije. 

When you applied this one, pretty soon you'll see your nail polish changes. Make any design you want, have fun, I even made a ring. It's much more visible if you use a thicker coat. After this you mustn't  put a topcoat, it said so on the packaging too. But I wanted to see what will happened if I do so. 

Kad nanesete sloj ovog nadlaka, za tren ćete vidjeti kako se vaš lak mijenja. Napravite bilo kakav uzorak, zabavite se, ja sam čak i prsten napravila. Efekt će biti uočljiviji ako koristite deblji sloj. Nakon ovog ne smijete koristiti nadlak, i na pakiranju piše tako. Ali mene je zanimalo što bi se desilo kad bih ga ipak stavila.

The magic effect fades, it's hardly visible anymore. So, if you want to see it, skip the topcoat. Here I used 'glow in the dark' topper, I'm only sorry I don't have a black light in the house to show you how it glows, but it can be used as an ordinary topcoat, it dries normally, not so fast as 'better than gel nails' top coat (the best you can buy in Croatian's drugstores) but it's pretty glossy. 

Učinak magije blijedi, jedva da je vidljiv. Dakle, ako ga hoćete vidjeti, preskočite nadlak. Tu sam koristila 'glow in the dark' nadlak, žao mi je što doma nemam crna svjetla da vam pokažem kako svijetli, ali može se koristiti i kao običan nadlak, suši se normalno, ne tako brzo kao 'better than gel nails' nadlak (najbolji kojeg možete nabaviti u hrvatskim drogerijama) ali je prilično sjajan. 

This is 'naughty and pink!', two coats, no topcoat. It's semi-jelly, I would say, it's not so transparent and it shines like crazy. If you like pink shades, hot pink in particularly, then this one must find a way to your collection. 

Na gornjim fotkama je 'naughty and pink!' u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Polu jelly je, čini mi se, nije tako proziran ali se sjaji kao lud. Ukoliko vam se sviđaju roze nijanse, hot pink osobito, onda ovaj lak mora biti dio vaše kolekcije. 

This blue beauty is 'the boy next door', two coats, no topcoat. It also have that jelly looks, but after two coats my nails lines are not visible. It shines just great, lovely color, drying time pretty decent.  

Ovaj plavi ljepotan je 'the boy next door', u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Takođe ima taj jelly izgled, ali nakon dva sloja linija nokta nije vidljiva. Ima fantastičan sjaj, krasna boja, vrijeme sušenja sasvim pristojno.

Let me tell you a few words about new bottles. More polishes inside, that's definitely a big plus in my book,  although I'm not quite sure what to think about the bottle design. Love this branding on the cap. New brush seems wide but it's rounded and it really awesome for polishing, especially if you're not fan of cleaning up your cuticles after polishing, like me. And when you close the polish, you'll know it closed properly when you hear that 'click' sound, love this new function. Now, there's just no way of leaving the bottles half-closed.  

Dozvolite i par riječi o novim bočicama. Unutra je više laka, što je za mene definitivno veeeeliki plus, iako baš i nisam sigurna što da mislim o novom dizajnu bočica. Sviđa mi se ovo brendiranje na čepu. Nova četkica se čini široka ali je zaobljena što je super za lakiranje, naročito ako niste neki fan čišćenja zanoktica nakon lakiranja, poput mene. A kad lak zatvarate, znat ćete da je dobro zatvoren kad čujete onaj 'klik' zvuk, ovo obožavam! Sad nema šanse da ostavite bočicu poluzatvorenu i nađete zgusnut lak. 

Have you already found your favorites on new Essence displays?

Jeste li i vi već pronašle svoje favorite na novim Essenceovim policama?

Till we meet again, keep those nails polished, Žana 

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