Textured gradient nails

Nakon jako duge pauze, koja se, eto, desila spletom raznim prilika, neprilika, okolnosti, nedostatka volje, inspiracije, vremena, snage itd..., vraćam se sa oporavljenim noktima i jednim manikirom koji sam već neko vrijeme htjela napraviti.

Pošto mene još uvijek drži groznica teksturisanih lakova, naročito onih ljetnih/vedrih nijansi, evo šta sam iskombinovala sa par omiljenih iz Golden Rose Holiday kolekcije (75, 61 i 83) i komadićem spužve :)

ENG: After a very long break that happened due to various circumstances, lack of will, inspiration, energy, etc...., I'm coming back with recovered nails and interesting gradient manicure I wanted to do for a while.

Since the textured nail polish mania still didn't let me go, especially when it comes to summer/bright colors, here's how I combined I few my favorite ones from the Golden Rose Holiday collection (75, 61 and 83) using a little piece of sponge :)

Catrice - Be My Violetine & Luxury Lacquer Million Briliance - Lost n' Roses

Kao veliki ljubitelj ljubičastih i šljokičastih lakova jako sam se obradovala kada sam ugledala ova dva Catrice ljepotana među proizvodima koje sam dobila na recenziju od Ovnak d.o.o. Oba su dio jesenje/zimske dopune asortimana brenda Catrice.

#65 Be My Violetine je dio standardne Catrice kolekcije lakova koji dolaze u prepoznatljivim valjkastim bočicama i koji krase police već par godina sa čestim izmjenana nijansi. U jednoj od izmjena prije godinu, dvije, promjenili su i četkicu koja bi sada trebala da omogući jednostavnije i preciznije nanošenje, ali meni je samo napravila probleme. Nikako nisam mogla da se izborim sa njom, a kako mi je ovo prvi Catrice lak nakon te promjene, prosto to moram da spomenem. 

As a big fan of purple and glittery shades, I was very exited when I saw these two beauties among the products I received from Ovnak d.o.o.. Both of them are part of Catrice autumn/winter collection update.

#65 Be My Violetine is part of the standard nail polish collection by Catrice, and I suppose you already know they come in round bottles and that they are on the shelves for a few years now, with frequent shade updates. In one of those updates they changed the brush, and it's supposed to be much easier to use, but for me it only caused problems. I could not handle with it, and since this is my first Catrice nail polish after the change I just have to mention it.

Essence Hello Foils - 01 Hello Flashy!

Nedavno sam od kompanije Ovnak Vitez d.o.o na recenziju dobila paketić sa Essence i Catrice novitetima za jesen/zimu 2014. Naravno, svi proizvodi su namjenjeni noktima, i u narednih nekoliko postova ćete ih moći vidjeti, a ono što ću vam prvo predstaviti je Essence transfer folija 01 Hello Flashy! 

ENG: A few days ago Ovnak Vitez company sent me some Essence and Catrice products for review purposes. Of course, all the products are nail related and they are part of the autumn/winter product update for this year.  You'll see all the products in my future posts, but the first one I'm going to show you is Essence transfer foil 01 Hello Flashy!

AVON Stardust Nail Polish Collection Swatches

AVON nas je ove zime obradovao odličnom kolekcijom lakova pod imenom Stardust, popularnog teksturisanog tj. pješčanog završetka. Kolekciju čini sedam različitih nijansi, a lakovi dolaze pakovani u predivne bočice koje sadrže 12 ml proizvoda. Četkica je kao i kod ostalih Avon lakova, nešto pljosnatija i šira nego kod ostalih proizvođača. Sve nijanse imaju jako dobro formulu i u kombinaciji sa četkicom jako lako se nanose. Neke su više a neke manje pigmentirane, ali o tome više u nastavku...

ENG: This winter AVON surprised us with another excellent nail polish collection called Stardust. There are seven textured shades in it. They come in beautiful diamond shaped bottles containing 12 ml of product. The brush is like in other Avon varnish, slightly flatter and wider than with other manufacturers. All shades have a very good formula and combined with a great brush, they are very easy to apply. Some are more and some less pigmented, but I'll talk about that later...

*Teal Glitter*

Predivna, predivna nijansa! Iako se često teal prevodi kao tirkizna, ja bih rekla da je petrolej zelena u pitanju. Sadrži sitni ljubičasti, plavi i zeleni gliter. Na slikama imam dva sloja, iako je jako pigmenovan i jedan deblji sloj može u potpunosti prekriti nokat. 

ENG: Beautiful, beautiful shade! True teal color with purple, blue and green glitter. There are two coats on the pictures, even though it's very pigmented and it could provide full coverage with one thicker coat.

Avon Nailwear Pro - Refined Ruby

AVON Refined Ruby je jedan od četiri nove nijanse Nailwear Pro lakova, i ujedno poslednji koji ću vam pokazati kada se radi o ovoj kolekciji. Za sada.

Metalik/satenski finiš nije izostao ni kada je ova nijansa u pitanju, čak bih rekla da je i najuočljiviji. Boju baš ne bih nazvala rubin crvenom, kao što su to u Avonu uradili. Ali je svakako jedna elegantna crvena nijansa, sa nekakvim momentima boje rđe, i definitivno će bolje stajati djevojkama toplijeg podtona.

ENG: AVON Refined Ruby is one of four new Nailwear Pro shades, and the last one I'm going to show you, for now. 

You can clearly see it's metallic/satin finish. I would even say it's the most noticeable in this particular shade. And, about the color. I wouldn't call it ruby like Avon did, but it sure is one beautiful, elegant red color with some rusty moments. It will suit girls with warm undertone better. 

Avon Nailwear Pro - Emerald Elegance

U prošlom postu sam vam pokazala jednu od novih AVON Nailwear Pro nijansi pod imenom Lavished Blue, i pretpostavljam da znate da su se u paketiću koji mi je nedavno stigao na recenziju našla još dva nova laka iz iste kolekcije.

Danas ću vam ukratko prenijeti utiske o nijansi pod nazivom Emerald Elegance. Jedan, za moje pojmove, pravi zimski lak i iako nisam ljubitelj metalik/satenskog finiša ova nijansa mi se jako dopala.

ENG: In my last post I showed you one of the new Avon Nailwear Pro nail polishes, called Lavished Blue, and I suppose you know that I got two more from the same collection.

So, today I'll share my thoughts about shade Emerald Elegance. It's one, in my opinion, true winter color and even I'm not the biggest metallic/satin  finish fan I really love the color.

Avon Nailwear Pro - Lavished Blue

Ukoliko me pratite na facebook-u, mogli ste vidjeti da sam dobila tri od četiri nove nijanse iz Nailwear Pro+ kolekcije lakova kozmetičke kuće Avon, a kako je plavi dio trojca meni djelovao najzanimljivije, završio je na noktima u rekordnom roku. Dakle, u ovom postu ću vam prenijeti svoje utiske o nijansi pod nazivom Lavished Blue...

ENG: If you follow me on my Facebook page, you could see that I got three new shades from Avon Nailwear Pro+ nail polish collection, and since the blue shade seemed the most interesting to me, it was on my nails in no time. So, in this post I'll share my thought about shade called Lavished Blue...

Golden Rose Holiday 75

U svojoj kolekciji nemam baš mnogo neon pink lakova, a nije da ih ne volim :). Razlog je to što su većinom rijetki i što im za potpuno pokrivanje treba najmanje 3 sloja, a sa tim dolazi i sporo sušenje i brzo pucanje laka.

Ali, kada sam vidjela da u Holiday kolekciji postoji takav jedan primjerak, koji je pritom teksturisan, znala sam da ga moram imati. Dakle, Golden Rose Holiday 75.

ENG: I don't have a lot of neon pink in my collection, and it's not that I don't like them :). I suppose the reason for that is that they often have a very thin consistency, so for full coverage you have to apply at least three coats. Also, they dry really slowly, considering the number of layers and at the very end they don't last long on nails.

But, when I saw that Holiday collection has a neon pink, which is, by the way, textured, I knew I had to have it. So, here is Golden Rose Holiday 75.