Oprolećovana

Sećate se onih školskih sastava Proleće u mom gradu ili Proleće u mom parku? Danas nosimo ekvivalent toga na noktima. Pošto ne delim lakove po sezonama, morala sam da proleće na noktima dočaram na neki drugi način. Kako nisam talentovana za crtanje, mislila sam da će mi pečatiranje bolje ići, ali sam zaboravila da je me teško čak i da bojim unutar linije, što sam planirala da radim. No šta je tu je, ovo je moj prolećni manikir.

In Serbia, a staple theme for essays in primary school used to be Springtime in my city or Springtime in my park. Today we are translating that theme to our nails. Since I don't separate my polishes by season, I had to depict springtime on my nails in a different way. Not having a tallent for painting, I thought stamping should be a way to go, but I forgot I can't even colour inside the lines, which is what I was planning to do. It is what it is, and what it is is my spring mani.

Alessandro ManiQURE Hand and Nail Mousse

Alessandro je proletos ponudio celu novu liniju proizvoda za profesionalnu negu ruku i noktiju za potrebe mlade, odrasle i zrele kože. Pod imenom ManiQURE krije se kupka za ruke i nokte, piling, krema i pena za ruke, ulje za nokte i zanoktice, učvršćivač noktiju i sredstvo za otklanjanje zanoktica. Kod nas je ova linija predstavljena proletos na sajmu kozmetike, a mus za ruke od tada ne napušta moju torbu. Sada mi je tuba na izdisaju pa sam spremna da podelim utiske sa vama.

This spring Alessandro developed a new line for professional hand and nail care that covers needs of young, adult and mature skin. You can find manicure bath, exfoliant, hand cream, hand mousse, nail and cuticle oil, nail strengthener and cuticle remover, all under line name ManiQURE. I've been trying out Alessandro ManiQURE Hand and Nail Mousse since I got it at cosmetics expo (it hasn't left my bag since then), and since it is now nearly used up, it is time to share my thoughts about this product.

Harunouta L020

Kašmirska šara mi je među omiljenim dezenima, što zbog jasno prepoznatljivog oblika samog po sebi, što zbog raznolikosti detalja u sklopu te šare. Jedna od boljih pločica za pečatiranje upravo ovog motiva je Harunouta L020, koja na Nur Besten sajtu trenutno košta 2,99 € umesto 5,39 €.

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Paisley is among my favourite patterns, partly because clearly recognisable motif itself, partly because of the variety found among individual designs. One of better paisley stamping plates is Harunouta L020, which currently retails for €2.99 instead of €5.39 at Nur Besten website.

Alessandro Gelactic Set Secret Red

Od jesenas se u stalnoj Alessandro ponudi nalaze reformulisani lakovi za nokte i Gelactic nadlak. Proletos su se na sajmu mogli nabaviti što pojedinačno, što kao set koji čine lak i nadlak. Na sajmu sam videla samo dva seta, ali na sajtu postoje tri - Secret Red, Nude Elegance i Bubble Gum. Cena svakog seta je 990 dinara, dok sam nadlak košta 711 dinara, što je cena i pojedinačnog laka. Sve Alessandro proizvode možete naručiti direktno od proizvođača.

Since autumn, Alessandro has had reformulated nail polishes and Gelactic top coat in their permanent range. Apart from individual top coat and polishes in 99 colours, there are also prepack sets - Secret Red, Nude Elegance and Bubble Gum that consist of nail polish and top coat. I have the red set to show you today.

Alessandro Go Magic Crystal Punk Green Underground

Magic City u svojoj ponudi Alessandro proizvoda ima i više setova lakova, često sa nekin posebnim efektom. Crystal Punk setovi se sastoje od crnog krem laka i topera sa ljuspicama u četiri boje, a ja imam Green Underground da vam pokažem. Lakovi su od po 5 ml. Moguće je da će se ovi setovi naći na Alessandro štandu na sajmu za vikend.

There are many Alessandro nail polish sets, most of them with some special effect. Crystal Punk sets consist of a black creme polish and a topper with flakes in four colours, and I have Green Underground to show you today. Polishes are in 5 ml bottles and can still be found on Ebay and similar websites.

Alessandro Striplac Care & Gloss Finish Pen

Ove jeseni je Alessandro umesto mazalica za nokte u preslatkim kutijicama (poput ove i ovih) ponudio nešto prefinjeniju, a podjednako praktičnu negu za nokte i zanoktice. Osim činjenice da je u pitanju nova mazalica i da je pakovanje veoma elegantno, podatak da je ovo proizvod ograničene edicije je meni bio prelomni razlog da je uopšte kupim. Olovka je poskupa, na sajmu je koštala 800 dinara za 2,8 ml, ali sam pogled na nju mi je dovoljan da ne zažalim zbog tog izdatka.

This autumn, instead of nail care products in cute tins (like this one and these), Alessandro placed a more refined and just as practical nail and cuticle care product. Besides the fact that this a new nail care item and slick packaging, the selling point for me was the information that this is a limited edition product. The pen is on the pricey side, retailing for about €7 for 2.8 ml of product, but a glance at it makes it worth wile.

Alessandro All About Love Nail Creams

Prošle godine sam sa jesenjeg Sajma donela jednu Alessandro kremicu za nokte, a proletos dve. Mislim da je iz toga već jasno koliko mi se sviđaju ova mala pakovanja zgodna za tašnu i jedina mana koju ima nalazim je što ne postoji neka u stalnoj ponudi već su sve limitirane kolekcije. All About Love se sastojala od dve kreme za ruke i dve kreme za nokte. Kreme za nokte su spakovane u limene kutijice od 15 ml i koštaju 550 dinara. Možete ih kupiti direktno od uvoznika preko zvanične Facebook stranice. Nažalost, sada nas na sajmu ne očekuje nova kolekcija sličnih proizvoda, ali zato će biti predstavljeni drugi noviteti, među kojima i olovka za negu noktiju i zanoktica.

Last year I brought an Alessandro nail cream from beauty expo, and this spring I got two. I believe it speaks enough to how much I like these small packages that are convenient for purse. The only fault I can find is that they are always limited editions. All About Love collection consisted of two hand creams and two nail creams. Creams come in practical tin pots that hold 15 ml of product and retail for about €5. New collection with similar products can be expected at the start of next year.

Harunouta Stamping Plate L008

Trenutno poslednja Harunouta / Spring Song pločica koju imam je pločica za koju verujem da je među popularnijima. Na prvi pogled ženstvena i delikatna, može se podjednako koristiti i za nežne nevestinske manikire, ali i za opake rokerske nokte.

http://www.nurbesten.de/born-pretty-12565cm-rechteck-schablonen-stamping-platte-schneeflocken-l008-p-30339.html

The last Harunouta / Spring Song image plate I have to show is the one I believe is among the more popular ones. At a glance feminine and delicate, it can be used for gentle bridal manis as well as for edgy rocker nails.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Supernatural

Posle letnje pauze, vraćaju se i Usklađeni manikiri. Nastavljamo gde smo stali sa temama za Izazov 31 dana, što znači da je na redu manikir inspirisan natprirodnim. Pošto sam i dalje prilično nevešta u crtanju, morala sam da se ograničim na ono što mogu da izaberem sa pločica koje imam i brzo sam našla motive koji mi se sviđaju. Iako sam zamišlju zadovoljna, izvedbom baš i nisam, a u nastavku možete pročitati zašto.

Matching Manicures are returning after summer break. We're picking up from where we'd stopped with 31 Day Challenge themes, which means that this week it is turn to be inspired by supernatural. Since I am still bad at drawing, I had to limit myself to motifs I could find on my stamping plates and I was actually quick to find suitable images. However, even though I am happy with my particular idea, I am not as pleased with how it turned out. You can read why after page break.

Alessandro Heavy Metal Knockin On Heaven's Door

Kao što sam u jednom od prethodnih članaka spomenula, potrudiću se da u istoj meri predstavljam aktuelne lakove i one koji nisu više dostupni ili koji mi dugo stoje neisprobani. Do sada je najstariji neisprobani lak u mojoj kolekciji bio Alessandro Heavy Metal Knockin On Heaven's Door. Samo su mi dve godine i koji mesec bile potrebne da prođem kroz sva četiri Alessandro Go Magic Heavy Metal laka. Neki od njih su i dalje dostupni kod uvoznika, ali nisam sigurna da li je i ova nijansa među njima.

As I have mentioned in one of previous articles, I shall try to show you current polishes and those that are no longer available / that have been untried for a long time in equal measure. Up until now, the polish that had been among my untrieds the longest is Alessandro Heavy Metal Knockin On Heaven's Door. It had only taken me two years and some months to go through all four Alessandro Go Magic Heavy Metal polishes. This was a limited edition collection and I am unsure if it can still be found somewhere.

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U poslednje vreme MoYou Nails stalno ima neke akcije, specijalne ponude, a ja sam malo posustala sa predstavljanjem njihovih proizvoda. Pa dok je još u toku akcija da se za dve kupljene pločice dobijaju još dve, hajde da predstavim jednu od njihovih pločica.

http://moyounails.com/shop/image-plates/image-plate-403/

MoYou nails has been having various special offers lately and I kinda neglected showcasing their stamping plates. So let's show you one while they are having "buy two, get two" special offer.

Moyra Nail Art Stamping Plate 07 Labyrinth

Ne mogu da se otrgnem utisku da pečatiranje noktiju polako uzima zamah u Srbiji. Em mi se čini da se žene i devojke sve više interesuju, em se i uvoznici više okreću etabliranim proizvođačima. Moram priznati da do pre par meseci nisam znala da mađarski brend Moyra ima pločice za pečatiranje, a čim sam se zainteresovala ispostavilo se da ih je naš uvoznik, Nail Line, imao i na stanju. Ukoliko ste u Subotici možete po njih otići lično, a za nas ostale preostaje naručivanje sa sajta http://www.nailline.rs/. Cena pločica je 795 dinara, a poštarina je oko 250 dinara.

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I can't escape the notion that there is more and more interest for nail stamping in Serbia. Not only are girls and women more interested in this form of nail art, but importers are turning to more established brands as well. I have to admit that up until several months ago I had no idea that Hungarian brand Moyra offered image plates as well, but as soon as I expressed interest in them, it turned out that our importer, Nail Line, has them in stock. If you are in Hungary, you can order them from the official website, and if you are elsewhere, http://www.nailland.hu/ ships internationally. Moyra stamping plates retail for 5.90 €.

Alessandro Heavy Metal Shake Your Head

Nisu prošle ni dve godine otkako sam kompletirala Alessandro Go Magic Heavy Metal četvorku, a već nosim taj poslednji kupljeni lak iz te linije. :D Nisam planirala da ga uopšte uzmem, ali bilo bi mi žao da ga nisam kupila, zbog celovitosti kolekcije. Ovih lakova još uvek ima (mada mislim da su ostale svega dve nijanse) i mogu se nabaviti direktno od uvoznika.

Not two years have passed since I rounded up the Alessandro Go Magic Heavy Metal foursome, and I am already wearing the one that I had bought last. :D At first I wasn't planning to get it at all, but it would be a shame had I not bought it because now I have the entire collection. This was a limited edition and I am unsure if it can still be found somewhere.

Alessandro Royal Stars Nail Art Set 3

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Alessandro Royal Stars kolekcija se pojavila u jesen 2014. godine i činila su je tri seta za nail art, tri gela i tri gel laka. Setovi se sastoje iz dva laka od po 5 ml, lepka i jednog ukrasa. Lakovi u njima su kombinacija jednog metalika i jednog laka/nadlaka sa posebnim efektom, a ukrasi se razlikuju i po boji i po obliku. Ovi setovi su iz ograničene kolekcije, ali se još uvek mogu nabaviti kod uvoznika po sniženoj ceni od 780 dinara, a verujem da ćete moći da ih kupite i na predstojećem sajmu kozmetike.

Alessandro Royal Stars collection was from autumn 2014. and it consisted of three nail art sets, three gels and three gel polishes. Sets consisted of two 5 ml nail polishes, nail glue and a metal decoration. Polishes an all three sets are a combination of a metallic polish and a special effect polish/top coat. Decorations differ in both colour and shape. While this was a limited edition collection, it is still available in some web shops.

Favoriti i promašaji 2015. godine

I ove godine su srpske blogerke glasale za svoje omiljene kozmetičke proizvode (možete ih videti ovde), ali kako su nokti tu svedeni na svega jednu kategoriju (omiljeni brend laka za nokte), ja ću ponovo napraviti svoju listu noktoproizvoda koji su mi se 2105. godine pokazali kao dobri, a koji kao nešto što treba preskočiti.

This was the second year that Serbian bloggers have voted for their favourite cosmetic products (you can see them here), but since nails are reduced to a single category (favourite nail polish brand), I shall make a list of my nail favourites and fails from 2015.

Alessandro NailSpa Mango Nail Serum

Tek pošto sam objavila članak o novembarskim novitetima primetila sam da sa slike nedostaje jedan proizvod. Svakog meseca sve novitete odlažem u kutijicu i na kraju meseca slikam sve što je u njoj. Ovaj proizvod, Alessandro NailSpa Mango Nail Serum, nije stigao do kutije - odmah je završio na mom noćnom stočiću, na kome mi stoje aktuelni prozivodi za negu ruku i noktiju. Pakovanje je u vidu bočice od 14 ml sa pipetom. Možete ga nabaviti direktno od uvoznika preko zvanične online prodavnice po ceni od 1586 din.

Only after I published my monthly news article for November have I noticed that a product is missing from photo of my new arrivals. Every month I place all the new items I get in one box and at the end of the month I take a photo of everything that's inside. This item, Alessandro NailSpa Mango Nail Serum, was never put into that box - it ended on my night table, where I keep all the nail care items that I use at the moment. It comes in a 14 ml bottle with a dropper. It retails for around € 17.

Alessandro Red Carpet

Jedan od Alessandro lakova koji su mi jesenas stigli je ovaj veoma klasičan crveni lak, koji mi je savršeno poslužio kao osnova za crveni usklađeni manikir. Alessandro lakovi imaju 10 ml, koštaju 711 dinara, a mogu se kupiti u Sefori i na uvoznikovom sajtu.

One of Alessandro nail polishes that I got this autumn is this classic red polish, that perfectly served me as a base for the last red matching manicure. Alessandro polishes come in 10 ml bottles and retail for about 6 €.

Matching Manicures - Crveno

Sa novom godinom krećemo u nove usklađeno manikirske poduhvate. Za početak inspiraciju tražimo u bojama, a prva na redu je moja omiljena boja za zimu. Većina mojih džempera je crvena, kao i kape, a crveni karmin i rumenilo češće nosim zimi nego leti. Samo još da nađem dobar crveni kaput.

With new year we embark on new matched manicures. For start we are looking for inspiration among colurs and the first one is my favourite colour for winter. Most of my sweaters are red as are my winter caps and I tend to wear red blusher and lipstick more often in winter than in summer. Now I only need to find a good red winter coat.

Alessandro Go Magic! Twist Wild Purple

Davno, kada sam pisala opšti članak o magnetnim lakovima, spomenula sam da i Alessandro ima ovaj proizvod, ali godinama nisam mogla da se nakanim da i sama kupim neki. Delom je na to uticala cena, koja je u to vreme u Lilly drogerijama bila skoro 1500 dinara za komplet lak i magnet, a delimično je bilo i do izbora boja i šara na magnetu. No u paketu koji mi je od uvoznika stigao našao se i jedan od ovih magnetnih lakova pa sam se prisetila kako i zašto sam ih uopšte i zavolela. Ne znam da li se u Liliju i u Sefori ovi lakovi još uvek mogu naći, u zvaničnoj online prodavnici ih nema, ali zato ima dosta drugih proizvoda. Sve ih do 25. decembra možete kupiti sa 20% popusta ako upotrebite kupon kod CajkineKandze.

A long time ago, when I wrote my article about magnetic polishes, I mentioned that Alessandro also has this product, but for years I couldn't bring myself to actually buy one. It was partly because of price, which at the time was around €15 for set of one polish and magnet, and partly because of choice of polish colour and magnet pattern. But one of them ended up in the package that I got from importer and now I remember how and why I fell in love with magnetic polishes in first place.

Alessandro Hands!Up kreme Jasmine, Pashmina i Hemp Seed

Preletos sam na sajmu kozmetike na Dijaninu preporuku zagledala, isprobavala i njuškala Alessandro kreme za ruke. Sećam se da sam se dvoumila između Amazonia i Jasmine mirisa iz Flower Bar linije i na kraju uzela Jasmin. Nedavno su mi stigle još dve Alessandro Hands!Up kreme - jedna iz Flower Bar, jedna iz Herbal Bar linije i pošto sam ih ovih dana rado testirala sada bih volela da sa vama podelim neka zapažanja o njima. Ove kreme možete nabaviti direktno od uvoznika preko zvanične online prodavnice. Pakovanja su od 75 ml i koštaju 910 dinara, a na sajmu koštaju 700 dinara.

This spring at the cosmetics expo I took Dijana's recommendation to look, smell and try Alessandro hand creams. I remember being torn between Amazonia and Jasmine scents of creams from Flower Bar line and in the end I got Jasmin. Recently I have gotten two more Alessandro Hands!Up creams - one from Flower Bar and another from Herbal Bar lines and since I've been using them these days I'd like to share my thoughts about them with you. All of these creams come in 75 ml tubes and retail for around 9 €.