Distressed Nails

Pre tačno šest meseci sam imala čast i zadovoljstvo da budem kuma srednjoškolskoj drugarici, partneru u kafanisanju i društvenim igrama i koleginici zahvaljujući kojoj sam našla svoj prvi stalan posao. Zbog pandemije je proslava bila veoma mala, ali zato veoma prisna. Izašla sam malo iz svog uobičajenog crnila i nosila sam medenu šarenu bluzu te su i nokti morali da se slažu sa njom.

Exactly six months ago I had the honour and pleasure to be maid of honour to a highschool friend, drinking and boardgaming buddy and a person thanks to whom I found my first permanent job. Because of the pandemic, the guest list was extremely short, which made the entire day more intimate and truly lovely. I stepped out of my usual black clothes and I wore a cute colourful blouse, so my nails had to match.

Minty Dotticure

Uporedo sa povratkom blogu, vratila sam se i Instagramu, mada iz sasvim drugih razloga. Ranije sam imala dosta slobodnog vremena i to sam vreme rado provodila na Instagramu. Onda sam imala sve manje vremena i prolazili bi dani, nedelje pre nego što bih pokrenula aplikaciju. Sticajem okolnosti, poslednjih nekoliko meseci zbog posla često idem na Instagram te tako osim poslovnih stvari vidim i ponešto od onoga što meni dragi ljudi kače. Takođe je sada skoro godinu dana otkako radim od kuće te pauze ne mogu da provodim u razgovoru sa kolegama, ali zato mogu da gledam razne lepe slike. Tako sam naišla na nagradni izazov koji je pokrenuo sajt Whats Up Nails. Trenutna tema za izazov su tačkice.

As I returned to my blog, I returned to Instagram as well, although due to a different cause. I used to have a lot of free time, which I loved to spend on Insta. Then I had less and less time and days and weeks would go by without me even starting the app. However, it happened that I actually need to use Instagram for work quite often, which means that alongside business-related stuff, I also catch a glimpse of what people I follow shared. And it is now almost a year since I've been working from home, whiche means that I am no longer spending my breaks talking to my coworkers, but I can spend them now looking at pretty pictures. That is how I found a nail art challenge by Whats Up Nails, and the current theme is dotticure.

EnjoyOurs Nail Vinyls

U nail art svetu su lepljivi šabloni veoma popularni u poslednjih par godina i proizvođači se stalno utrkuju ko će izbaciti originalnije motive. I na EnjoyOurs sajtu se mogu nabaviti proizvodi ovog tipa te sam ja iskoristila priliku da neke isprobam.

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Nail vinyls have been very popular for the last couple of years and manufacturers keep competing who will offer more original designs. EnjoyOurs has a selection of these products and I took a chance to try some of them.

Nurbesten Gears

Osim dvodimenzionalnim, volim ponekada da se poigram i trodimenzionalnim ukrasima poput nitni, bodlji ili ovih zupčanika.

Besides two dimensional, I like to play around with three dimensional decorations such as studs, spikes or these gears and sprockets.

Matching Manicures - Studs

Nova nedelja, nov nedeljni manikir. Ove nedelje nosimo nitne na noktima, a ja sam još uvek pod utiskom prošlonedeljnog gradijenta tako da sam morala i to da uključim.

Matching Manicures - Gradient

Po ko zna koji put radimo gradijent u sklopu usklađenih manikira, ali ne bunim se. Ovo je tehnika koju veoma volim i rado koristim i kada nam nije tema, a današnja izvedba mislim da mi je omiljena do sada. Nadam se da će se i vama svideti.

We've had gradient as a theme for Matching Manicures for who knows how many times, but I'm not complaining. This is a technique I am quite fond of and I resort to it gladly. The one I did today has to be my current favourite. I hope you'll like it as well.

Matching Manicures - Blobbicure

Blobbicure po drugi put među Matching Manicures temama. Da, ponovo radimo ovaj simpatični manikir, nadam se sa više uspeha nego prošli put.

For the second time as a Matching Manicures theme - I give you blobbicure. Yes, we're doing this cute mani again, hopefully with more success than the last time.

Matching Manicures - Polka Dots

Stigle su na red i tačkice, za koje sam mislila da su tema za prošlu nedelju, tako da je ovo zapravo manikir od prošle nedelje. Ionako ove nedelje ne bih stigla da pravim nov manikir jer sam od petka na Beokonu, a i vas pozivam da svratite jer i danas ima zanimljivih tribina i predavanja, a tu je i cosplay.

Finally we're doing dots, which I thought were the theme for last week, so this is actually a week-old mani. I wouldn't be able to make a new one anyway, because I've been on Beokon since Friday.

Matching Manicures - Halloween

Ne znam za vas, ali ja sam uveliko u veštičjenoćnom raspoloženju - dakle nosim šišmašnu, klasične avatare sam promenila u rogate i opskrbila sam se mračnom literaturom. :D Red je da i manikir bude u skladu sa ostatkom.

I don't know about you, but I've been in Halloween-ish mood for some time - I've been wearing my bat-bow, I've changed my regular avatars to the one with horns and I have enough dark literature at hand. :D It is only natural that my nails should match the rest.

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.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Artwork

Svaki put kada radimo tematski manikir težimo tome da napravimo malo umetničko delo. Danas nam umetnička dela pružaju inspiraciju. Pošto bi mi bilo teško do nemoguće da izvedem nešto u stilu omiljenih mi starih majstora, okrenula sam se jedom od podjednako dragih, ali nešto savremenijih slikara - Vasiliju Kandinskom.

Every time we do a matching manicure we strive to create a piece of true artwork, but today it is existing artwork that we turn to for inspiration. Since it would be hard to impossible for me to do something in line of my favourite old masters, I have turned to one of my equally favourite, but a bit more modern painters - Wassily Kandinsky.

Matching Manicures - Inspired by Color

Danas za odgovor na nedeljnu temu inspiraciju tražimo u određenoj boji. Ili u mom slučaju u odsustvu boje. :D Od početka sam znala da ću za ovu temu raditi crni manikir. Izdvojila sam tri omiljena crna laka i verujem da sam ih iskombinovala na ukusan i zadovoljavajući način.

For this weeks theme we are looking for inspiration in colours. Or, in my case, in absence of colour. :D I knew from the start that for this theme I was going to do a black mani. I have selected three of my favourite black polishes and I trust that I have combined them in a tasteful and pleasing way.

Matching Manicures - Halfmoons

Nova nedelja, nova tema, ovog puta sasvim po mom ukusu. Iako ovaj tip manikira ne nosim često, radim ga sa uživanjem. Smatram ga veoma nosivim, sa velikom mogućnošću kombinacija boja, od diskretnih preko prefinjenih do hipermodernih. Ja sam se po običaju držala jednostavnosti i nadam se da će vam se svideti ova izvedba.

Another Sunday, another theme, this time right up my alley. Even though I don't wear this form of mani often, I do it gladly. I consider it to be quite wearable, with a wide variety of combinations, from subtle to refined to hyper-modern ones. I have kept to simplicity, as usual, and I hope that you'll like my take on this manicure.

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.

Matching Manicures - Proleće

Kalendarski danas na našoj hemisferi počinje proleće i to nam je povod i tema za ovonedeljni usklađeni manikir. Sa lepšim vremenom meni dolazi i bolje raspoloženje pa sam bila spremna za nešto malo komplikovanije od onoga što inače radim za tematske manikire. Nadam se da će vam se svideti.

Astronomically, today is the day Spring begins in our hemisphere and that is the cause and theme for this week's matching manicure. My mood improves with better weather so I was willing to do a bit more complicated than what I usually do for these manis. I hope you'll like it.

Matching Manicures - Valentine's Day

Danas se u jednom delu sveta "slavi" jedan od velikih konzumerističkih praznika, jedan od mnogih datuma za koje ne marim. Kako je manikir za dan zaljubljenih svake godine bio tražen kao tema za Matching Manicures onda neću biti kvariša, ali ću učestvovati na svoj način.

Today a part of the world is celebrating one of great consumerist holidays, one of many dates I don't care about. Since Valentine's Day mani theme is requested every year for Matching Manicures I will not be a spoilsport, but I'll take part in my own way.

LadyQueen 3D dekoracije

Pre par nedelja mi je sa LadyQueen sajta stiglo nekoliko metalnih dekoracija za nokte o kojima, naravno, danas pišem.

A couple of weeks ago I got several metal decorations for nails from LadyQueen website and, naturally, I am writing about them today.

Matching Manicures - narandžasto

Danas na noktima nosimo jednu od najveselijih boja - narandžastu. Moj manikir je po običaju jednostavan, ali se nadam da će vam se svideti uprkos svojoj jednostavnosti.

Today we are wearing one of the cheeriest colours - orange. My mani is simple, as usual, but I hope you'll like it nevertheless.

OPI Color Paints

Letos nam je uz jesenju OPI kolekciju stigla i kolekcija lakova za nail art. Pod imenom Color Paints krije se osam prozračnih lakova u boji i srebrna podloga, od kojih se svaki pojedinačno može kupiti u bočici od 15 ml po standardnoj ceni OPI laka. Takođe postoji i mini set, u kome se nalazi pet boja i srebrni lak (6 x 3,5 ml) po ceni od 2340 dinara. U Prima apoteci na Terazijama sam videla i da se neki od ovih mini lakova mogu naći i van seta, po ceni od oko 250 dinara.

This summer alongside autumnal OPI collection we also got a collection of blendable polishes for nail art. Color Paints collection consists of eight sheer polishes and silver base. They can be bought individually or as a set of silver polish and five colours in mini bottles.