China Glaze Heroine Chic

Da li vam se nekada desilo da ste kupile lak za nokte i onda čim ste ga uzele odustale od njega? Meni se to dešavalo prilično često u jeku mog lakoholizma, delom zato što sam lakove uzimala zato što su na popustu, delom zato što me je prošla želja za određenom bojom ili završnicom. Heroine Chic je takav lak, zato mi je bilo potrebno pet godina da ga namažem po prvi put. To je tačno bio period kada sam se hladila od lakova generalno, a posebno od krema i šimera i više se usredsredila na multihrome i holiće. Sada nemam predstavu zašto sam ga uopšte kupila. Verovatno reda radi, da ne bude da na sajmu nisam uzela ništa.

Have you ever bought a nail polish and as soon as you had it gave up on it? It used to happen to me a lot at the peak of my polishaholism, partly because I would buy polishes on sales, partly because I no longer cared for certain colours or finishes. Heroine Chic is one such polish, which is why it took me five years to wear it for the first time. I bought it right at the time when I was cooling down from polishes in general, and especially from creme and shimmer finishes and focused more towards multichromes and holos. Now I don't know why I even bought it in the first place. Probably just because, just so that I buy something at cosmetics expo.

Dance Legend Big Bang

Još jedan lak koji dugo čeka da ga isprobam je Dance Legend Big Bang. Uzela sam ga za rođendan 2015. godine sa Hypnotic Polish sajta, koji više nažalost ne dostavlja za Srbiju. Cela Galaxy kolekcija se još uvek proizvodi i može se nabaviti preko zvaničnog Dance Legend sajta.

Another polish that has been waiting for a long time to be worn is Dance Legend Big Bang. I got it for birthday in 2015. from Hypnotic Polish. The entire Galaxy collection is still manufacuted and can be ordered from the official Dance Legend website.

Skittle Manis

Prošlog petka smo za temu imali skittle manikir. Ovo je nešto što volim da radim i imala sam odličnu ideju te sam odmah izvukla svoje China Glaze holo lakove i krenula da ih mažem. Onda sam se setila da sam istu sjajnu ideju imala i pre nekoliko godina te sam izvukla druge lakove i mogu reći da sam ovom drugom verzijom daleko zadovoljnija. Sigurna sam da i sami možete videti zašto.

Last week's thematic mani theme was skittle mani. This is something I like to do and I had a great idea so I took my China Glaze holo polishes out and started painting my nails. Then I remembered I had that same idea years ago so I picked other polishes and I had to say I am far happier with this other version. I am sure you can see why.

China Glaze Con-fused?

Pre teksturnih lakova, prolazni trend su bili magnetni lakovi, mada je pitanje koliko je trend bio prolazan. Iako nikada nisu bili masovno prisutni kao teksturci, magnetni lakovi se još uvek mogu naći kod mnogih indie proizvođača. No pre deset godina je bio trenutak kada su mnogi opšteprisutni proizvođači odlučili da ubace i magnetne lakove u svoju ponudu kroz jednu ili dve kolekcije. Jedan od tih proizvođača je i China Glaze, koji je kroz dve edicije Magnetix lakova ponudio 12 nijansi i dva magneta sa po tri šare. China Glaze lakovi na žalost već godinama više nisu dostupni kod nas, odnosno nove kolekcije se ne nabavljaju, a postojeće zalihe se rasprodaju. Tako se ovaj lak može nabaviti za prilično smešnih 190 dinara u Aleandar Cosmetics.

Before textured polishes, the biggest passing trend in nail polishes was magnetic polishes, although it is debatable how passing it was. Even though they have never been as widespread as textured polishes, they can still be found in many indie lines. However, 10 years ago many mainstream manufacturers made a collection or two of magnetic polishes. One of them was China Glaze, who offered 12 shades and 2 magnets with 3 patterns each in two editions of Magnetix polishes.

China Glaze Girls Just Wanna Have Sun

Zimus se draga Suzana potrudila da mi skine nekoliko lakova sa liste želja (hvala Suzi 💋), a verujem da je iznenađenje što se na toj listi našao i ovaj lak jer nije moja tipična boja. China Glaze Girls Just Wanna Have Sun je bio deo prošlogodišnje prolećne kolekcije House of Colour, koju i dalje možete nabaviti u Alexandar Cosmetics, a na sajmu ćete moći da se opskrbite i lakovima iz dve nove kolekcije - Shades of Nude i Spring Fling. China Glaze lakovi koštaju 498 dinara.

My dear friend Suzana put a lot of effort into getting me some polishes off my wish list last winter (thank you Suzy 💋) and I trust it was odd that this polish was on that list in the first place as it is not my typical colour. China Glaze Girls Just Wanna Have Sun was part of House of Colour collection for spring 2016. and should still be available for purchase even though there is a new spring collection called Spring Fling, as well as Shades of Nude collection.

China Glaze Howl You Doin'

China Glaze ove godine za Noć veštica ne izbacuje pravu kolekciju već ponavljaju neke od postojećih boja i spremaju posebne setove, ali uvoz tih setova nije planiran za naše tržište. Zato se danas prisećamo jedne od starijih Halloween kolekcija, Monsters Ball iz 2013. godine. China Glaze Howl You Doin' je do mene neplanirano došao zahvaljujući Jeleni i drago mi je što sam imala priliku da ga probam. Iako je konkretno ovaj lak rasprodat, neke boje su još uvek dostupne u Alexandar Cosmetics-u po ceni od 349 dinara, a po toj ceni ćete moći da ih uzmete i na predstojećem sajmu Dodir Pariza. Od noviteta nas na sajmu očekuju Rebel i Seas and Greetings kolekcije.

There won't be a new collection from China Glaze this Halloween, only re-realeases of some old colours and sets of polishes. That is why we're having a throwback post to one of their older Halloween collections, Monster's Ball from 2013. China Glaze Howl You Doin' came to my possession thanks to Jelena and I am glad that I had a chance to try it.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by a Tutorial

Danas inspiraciju tražimo na najboljem mestu - među uputstvima, najradije onima za neki konkretan nail art. Da li to znači da sam tražila inspiraciju i među instrukcijama za nešto drugo? Naravno. Ipak sam se odlučila da ne komplikujem sebi zadatak previše i ipak sam se odlučila za sasvim normalan nail art, ali kakav do sada nisam radila, što je za mene donekle i smisao ovih nedeljnih manikira.

Today we are looking for inspiration among tutorial, preferably nail art tutorials. Does that mean that I have looked form mine among some other instructions? Naturally. However, I decided not to overcomplicate this task so I opted for a normal nail art, albeit the one I haven't tried before, which in a way is the point of these weekly manis.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Flag

Današnju inspiraciju nam pružaju zastave. Pošto sam od onih koji ne razumeju zašto bi iko želeo da nosi zastavu neke zemlje osim svoje, a ni za svoju nešto ne marim, odlučila sam se za fiktivnu zastavu. Zapravo, prvo su mi na pamet padale zastave nekih veoma stvarnih organizacija ili pokreta koje podržavam, ali sam na kraju ipak prelomila i uradila zastavu Galaktičke imperije iz sveta Ratova zvezda.

Today we are looking for inspiration among flags. Since I am one of those people who don't understand why anyone would wear any country's flag except their own, and I don't care that much for my own country's flag, I opted for a fictitious flag. Actually, I initially had some very real organisations' and causes' that I support flags in mind, but instead I chose to do Galactic Empire flag, from Star Wars universe.

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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.

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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.

China Glaze We Got The Beet

Taman pred Sajam, stigao mi je paketić iz Alexandar Cosmetics sa par NYX proizvoda za usne i China Glaze lakom iz letnje kolekcije. Ovu kolekciju sam planirala da preskočim pa mi je drago što mi se ukazala prilika da ipak probam nekog njenog predstavnika. China Glaze lakovi imaju 14 ml, koštaju 498 dinara i mogu se nabaviti u Alexandar Cosmetics ikod njihovih distributera.

Right before Cosmetics expo, I received a package from Alexandar Cosmetics containing a couple of NYX lip products and a China Glaze polish from summer collection. I meant to skip this collection, so I am happy that I had a chance to try at least one polish from it.

Matching Manicures - Flowers

Hvatam poslednji voz da učestvujem u ovonedeljnom usklađenom manikiru - za sutra imamo novu temu i potrudiću se da spremim taj manikir na vreme. Do tada možete baciti pogled na moju interpretaciju cvetne teme.

I am taking the last chance to take part in this week's matching manicures - we have another theme for tomorrow and I will do my best to prepare that mani in time. Until then you can take a look at my interpretation of floral theme.

Matching Manicures - Spots & Dots

Ne znam za vas, ali ja jedva dočekah lepo vreme, ma kako sveže bilo. Još bih više uživala da nisam u sred renoviranja stana i da ne moram da živim u isparenjima različitih lepkova i farbi i u neoperivoj prašini od maltera. No da ne idem u digresiju, danas se u sklopu usklađenih manikira tačkamo, a meni se nešto radio veseo manikir. Nadam se da će vam se svideti.

I don't know about you, but I am so happy nicer weather finally started, despite it being quite chilly. I'd enjoy it more if I was not in the middle of home renovations and if I was not forced to live in paint and glue fumes and in fine dust from wall paint. But I digress. We are doing dotted manis for this week's theme. I hope you'll like it.

China Glaze Tongue & Chic

Kako su zaposleni iz NailLanda odlučili da mi treba Tristam, tako su isto prelomili u moje ime i za China Glaze Tongue & Chic, još jedan lak koji mi je dugo bio na listi želja, a koji nisam uzimala samo zato što imam dosta sličnih lakova. China Glaze lakovi imaju 14 ml, kod nas se mogu nabaviti za 498 dinara, a na NailLand sajtu koštaju 4,95 €, s tim što su mnoge boje, uključujući ovu, trenutno na sniženju i koštaju 2,48 €. NailLand šalje robu širom sveta - za Evropu šalju GLS-om (General Logistics Systems) i mađarskom poštom (Hungarian Post), a za ostatak sveta samo preko mađarske pošte. Za Srbiju šalju preko mađarske pošte (sa praćenjem) i poštarina je 10 € za narudžbine do 5 proizvoda, odn. 15 € za narudžbine preko 5 proizvoda, a besplatna je za pošiljke preko 75 € odn. 100 €. Ako se nađete u Budimpešti, možete posetiti i njihovu radnju u centru WestEnd u Váci ulici. Takođe svake nedelje organizuju takmičenja na svom Instagram nalogu u kojima možete osvojiti kupone za popust na njihovom sajtu.

Just the way employees at NailLand had decided that I needed Tristam, they had made the same decision when it came to another polish that was on my wish list for long time - China Glaze Tongue & Chic. China Glaze polishes have 14 ml and cost 4.95 € at NailLand, but many shades, including this one, are currently on sale and cost only 2.48 €. NailLand ships worldwide - from Europe via GLS (General Logistics Systems) and Hungarian Post, and for rest of the world only via Hungarian Post. Shipping via Hungarian Post is with tracking and costs € 10 for orders up to five items and € 15 for orders larger than five items. They also offer free shipping for orders over €75 (up to five items) and € 100 (over five items). If you are in Budapest, you can visit their shop at WestEnd City Center at Váci street. They also organize weekly contests on their Instagram and you can win discount for shopping on their website.

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Predugo nisam uradila predstavljanje neke pločice za pečatiranje i krajnje je vreme da to promenim. Pošto sam ovu pločicu već koristila za jedan tematski manikir mislim da je red da ona prva dobije zaseban članak.

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It's been too long since I last did an image plate review and it's about time I changed that. I chose to show you this stamping plate since I have already used it in a matching manicure and I think it deserves a blogpost of its own.

China Glaze Sun's Up Top Down

Od proletos sam se radovala Road Trip kolekciji China Glaze lakova i željno sam iščekivala da vidim žućka (letnja kolekcija nam je stigla pre ove). Nažalost, kada je kolekcija stigla u Srbiju, nije stigla i u Kiwi Sun. Kiwi Sun je inače moj omiljeni distributer proizvoda koje uvozi Alexandar Cosmetics, posebno njihova radnja u Despota Stefana. Tu me devojke uglavnom znaju, a čak i onima koje me ne poznaju nije teško da mi naruče proizvode koje u tom momentu nemaju na stanju i da me obaveste kada roba stigne. Izbegavam njihovu ispostavu u Ušću, gde je em osvetljenje loše, em su radnice krajnje nezainteresovane, em su cene više. Elem, Kiwi Sun je prošle godine smanjio broj polica za China Glaze pa mnoge lakove nemaju u radnji, a meni se ovaj žućko nije naručivao na neviđeno i zato sam čekala sajam da ga uzmem. Kao i svi drugi China Glaze lakovi, i ovaj ima 14 ml i košta 498 dinara.

Since last spring I've been looking forward to China Glaze Road Trip collection (the summer one was imported before this one) and I was so looking forward to seeing the yellow polish. Sadly, when it was imported, this polish wasn't available in my favourite store and I was unwilling to order it without having seen it in person first so I had to wait for autumn cosmetics expo to see and buy it. It comes in 14 ml bottle and retails for about € 5.

Matching Manicures - žuto

Lepo su nam se za usklađene manikire naređale vesele boje, vesele teme za tmurne dane. Danas na noktima nosimo žuto, a kako meni nedostaje sunce ova mi tema veoma odgovara.

It is nice that during these gloomy days we have cheerful colours, happy themes lined up for matched manicures. Today we are wearing yellow, which pleases me as I miss sunshine.

Dance Legend Spacecraft

Naravno da prilikom poslednje kupovine indie i drugih lakova kojih nema kod nas nisam odolela crnom hlo laku i morala sam da ga uzmem. Ovog puta je to Dance Legend iz New Prism kolekcije koji mi je dugo bio na listi želja - Spacecraft. New Prism lakovi su spakovani u bočice od 15 ml i na Hypnotic Polish koštaju 12,5 €.

Naturally, when I last had the opportunity to order some indie or polishes otherwise unavailable in Serbia, I couldn't resist a black holo polish and I had to get it. This time it was a Dance Legend from New Prism collection that has been on my wish list for a while now - Spacecraft. New Prism polishes come in 15 ml bottles and retail for € 12.5 on Hypnotic Polish.

Matching Manicures - Fireworks

Poslednji ovogodišnji usklađeni manikir je prigodno inspirisan Novom godinom, konkretno vatrometima kojima obznanjujemo da je nova godina počela. Ovo je motiv koji nikako nisam mogla da nacrtam, ali na svu sreću u pomoć je uskočila jedna od novijih MoYou Nails pločica.

The last matched manicure of this year is appropriately inspired by New year, fireworks in particular. This is a design I can't paint, but fortunately I didn't even have to try to do it because I can use one of newer MoYou Nails image plates.

Matching Manicures - jelka

Zbog obaveza nisam stigla da ovonedeljni manikir uradim za dan nedelju, ali zato ga predstavljam danas i nadam se da će vam se svideti. Ako danas slavite Božić, želim vam srećan praznik.

Because of other duties I had I couldn't do this week's mani on Sunday, but I am showing you today and I hope you'll like it. If you celebrate it, I wish you a very happy Christmas.

China Glaze Cabin Fever

Poslednjih nekoliko dana se kroz oblake promalja i neko svetlo te sam iskoristila priliku da malo nosim jedan od aktuelnih duohromatskih lakova. Ovo je China Glaze Cabin Fever, koji ne samo što je iz jesenje kolekcije (The Great Outdoors), nego je i u pravim jesenjim bojama. Možete ga nabaviti u Alexandar Cosmetics u pakovanju od 14 ml po ceni od 498 dinara, ili u mini bočici od 3,6 ml za 213 dinara.

These past few days we've had some light shining through clouds so I took the opportunity to wear one of current duochrome polishes. This is China Glaze Cabin Fever, which is not only part of an autumn collection (The Great Outdoors), but is in true autumnal shades.