Reto 2013 - Inspired by Cartoons

Hi there!

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

Ticket to the show

Hi there!

It's really shame how I'm so behind my scheduler . The only good news is that I just realized that I'm not on any scheduler .
This is one really old polish, I have it for some time but as I already said... you know what I mean.
Svarno je sramota kako kasnim za rasporedom . Dobra vijest je da sam upravo skužila da baš i nisam na rasporedu .
Ovaj lakić imam već dugo, ali kao što sam već rekla... ma znate što mislim.

This is essence 'ticket to the show' nail polish from their colour3 line, that is already out of range. On pics you see two coats with no topcoat. The base color is black and it's full of multicolored and super tiny glitters. Formula is ok, brush is narrow comparing with the other essence brushes, drying time decent too... pretty cool polish if you ask me. Now, on the other side of these polishes is another polish, usually glitter for adding some spice to your manicure, in this case it's dark golden glitter called 'front row or backstage?'. I added one coat over nails on ring finger and pointer.
Ovo je essence 'ticket to the show' lak iz njihove colour3 linije, koja je već van prodaje. Na fotkama ga vidite u dva sloja, bez nadlaka. Osnovna boja je crna i puna je raznobojog i prilično sitnog glittera. Formula je ok, četkica je uža nego u drugim essence lakovima, vijeme sušenja pristojno... ma super lak ako mene pitate. E sad, s druge strane ovih lakova je još jedan, obićno glitter kao začin vašoj manikuri, u ovom slučaju to je tamni zlatni glitter nazvan 'front row or backstage?'. Dodala sam jedan sloj na prstenjaku i kažiprstu. 

This way polish looks more brownish but like I said, the base color is still black. I can't be objective here, I love polishes, love black color, so this polish is great anyhow - with or without the additional glitters . These double bottles look interesting, but honestly, they are not so practical, especially when you have to storage it.  

What do you think about it?

Ovako lak izgleda nekako smećkast ali kao što rekoh, osnovna boja je crna. Teško mi je biti objektivna, znate da ludo volim lakove, volim crnu boju pa mi je ovaj lak krasan u obje verzije - sa ili bez dodatnog glittera . Ove duple bočice izgledaju interesantno, ali iskreno, baš i nisu praktične, naročito kad ih trebate negdje spremiti.

A što vi mislite?

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

Random ramblings... while waiting for hungry friends to come

Hi there!

My nails are still in recovery, but maybe I can intrigue you with some other stuff .
Moji noktići se još uvijek oporavljaju, no možda vas mogu zaintrigirati nekim drugim stvarima.

I love to start my day with yogurt and müsli, Pikachu makes me company sometimes.

Volim dan započeti s jogurtom i müslijem, a Pikachu mi koji put pravi društvo.

I didn't like the way my new mobile phone looks (the old faithful Nokia died ) so I decided to put some dressing on it... it looks so much better now .

Uopće mi se ne sviđa izgled mog novog mobitela (stara i vjerna Nokia je preminula) pa sam odlučila malo ga popraviti... sad izgleda puuuuuno bolje.

It's a sunny day so I washed some of my brushes and put them in the sun for drying. 

Na sunčan dan šteta je ne oprati kistove i staviti ih vani na sušenje.

It was too hot for Gricko, so he hides in the shade.

I Gricku je prevruće pa se skriva u sjeni.

Collecting the items for my next giveaway .

Skupljam stvarčice za iduće darivanje.

Reading time with cappuccino and apple. The book's original title is The Armageddon Rag, the author is clearly visible at the photo .

And finally, as reward for your patience, it's time for some polish.

Vrijeme za čitanje uz cappuccino i jabuku. Originalni naziv knjige je The Armageddon Rag, a autora možete vidjeti i na fotki.

I konačno, kao nagrada za vaše strpljenje, slijedi i lak.

This is a franken of mine, and I'm finally happy with the way it looks .  It used to be Catherine Arley 801, it looked like this and it was shown in this post:

Ovo je moj posljednji franken, i konačno sam sretna kako izgleda. Nekad je to bio Catherine Arley 801, i izgledao ovako, a mogli ste ga vidjeti u ovom postu.

Hope you survived today's rambling, come and visit me again .

Nadam se da ste ipak preživjeli današnje brbljarije i da ćemo se vidjeti opet. 

Love, Žana