Orly Royal navy, unshaken

Jedan brzi post, samo da se javim da sam živa :">. Sorry na nedostatku postova ali u ludnici sam stalno a i nekako mi ne uspijevaju slike. Royal navy sam već fotkala ali obožavam ga i htjedoh ga pokazati i u drugoj varijanti. Naime, ako nemate živaca luđački mućkati bočicu prije nanošenja, i vaš Royal navy će uskoro izgledati ovako. Ja osobno nemam apsolutno ništa protiv! :x Dva sloja laka i sloj nadlaka.

Just a quick post to let you know I'm still alive :">. Sorry for the lack of posts but it's been a bit hectic lately plus I've been making some weird blurry swatches. I already posted a swatch of Royal navy but I just love it and I wanted to show you a different version of it. If you don't feel like shaking the bottle like a crazy person before each application, your Royal navy will probably look like this soon. I don't mind at all! :x These are two coats and a layer of top coat.

Shimmer slegnut na dnu bočice.
Shimmer settled at the bottom.

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Zoya Apple

Nešto sam spora s ovim Zoya swatchevima - sve sam ih već nosila ali fotke mi nikako ne uspijevaju, kao da sam zaboravila fotkat. Ove bar nečem liče pa da ih stavim... Lakić iz Zoya haula kojeg sam zadnjeg isprobala i od kojeg sam najmanje očekivala ispao je ugodno iznenađenje. Iako nisam neki obožavatelj ove nijanse zelene i bila sam sigurna da mi neće stajati, oduševio me na fotkama na netu a sad i uživo. Na fotkama su tri sloja i sloj INM Out the door nadlaka. Nanošenje je lako, sušenje malo sporije (vjerojatno zbog tri sloja :D). O postojanosti još ne mogu jer ga imam tek jedan dan. Fotke ne mogu dočarati koliko ovo čudo blješti. Baza je prozirna i prepuna zelenih i zlatnih staklastih šljokica. Zoya Apple je dio Zoyine ljetne kolekcije za 2011. Hoću ih sve! :x
I'm way behind in posting these Zoya swatches - I've tried them all but the photos just don't look right, like I lost my swatching mojo or something. These aren't that bad so I thought I'd post them... The polish from my Zoya haul I tried the last and the one I expected the least from turned out to be a big surprise. I'm not a big fan of this shade of green and I was sure it wouldn't look good on me. But the swatches I saw online were amazing and it is even more amazing in real life. There are three coats (it's a bit on the sheer side) and a layer of top coat in the pictures.  I've only had it for a day so I can't speak of the wear. The application was smooth, drying time a bit slower (probably because of the three coats :D ). The pictures just can't show how unbelievably glowy it is! The transparent base is chock full of green and gold glass-fleck glitter. Zoya Apple was released in Zoya's Sunshine Summer 2011 collection. I want them all! :x

U hladu...

In the shade...

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Zoya Phoebe (take I)

Trebala bi staviti neko upozorenje na blog jer već sam dosadna i vama i sebi stalnim ponavljanjem kako je ovaj ili onaj lak 100x bolji uživo i kako moj fotić opet ne kuži što je plavo a što ljubičasto, kako čini boje bljedunjavima... :( No, što je tu je... Phoebe je lakić koji me najviše oduševio iz cijelog nedavnog Zoya haula. Divna intenzivna ljetna plava mat bojica sa sitnim shimmerom koja super stoji uz lagano (ili jače) preplanulu kožu. Super je i s nadlakom (to ću pofotkat u Take II) ali najljepši je u originalnoj, mat verziji. Formula je koma, kao i kod većine mat lakova koje sam probala, ali nije me briga. Nosim ga već treći dan, s tim da sam ga tri puta popravljala. Svakako preporučujem da, ako mat lakovi i na vašim noktima kratko traju, ponesete Phoebe sa sobom u torbi. Ja sam ga nanijela navečer i već sam oko 10 ujutro imala chip na jednom noktu. Sad mi je na rukama u sjajnoj verziji i nanesen preko Nfu Oh Aqua base i puno se bolje drži nego prošli put ali još nisu prošla 24 sata pa ću pratiti daljnji razvoj situacije :D. Sve u svemu, ako volite plavo, mat i imate dobre živce, svakako preporučujem ovu divotu! :x Eh da, i boja naginje malo na tirkizno, što se ne vidi na fotkama ali opet je prava plava.

I should put some kind of disclaimer on my blog since my constant apologizing for my camera's behavior and the washed-out pics is probably becoming annoying. :( Anyway... Phoebe is my favorite polish from the recent Zoya haul. A gorgeous summer blue with a slight shimmer that goes wonderful with a slight tan. I love it with a top coat too but I think matte looks much better. The formula sucks, as with most mattes I tried, but I don't care. I am wearing it the third day and I did some repairs each day. If mattes chip easily on your nails too, I definitely recommend taking Phoebe with you in your handbag for some quick fix-ups. I had the first chip the next morning. I'm wearing it with a top coat now and over Nfu Oh Aqua base so it's holding much better but it hasn't been 24 hours yet, so I'll keep you posted. :D. All in all, if you like blue and mattes and can handle the quick chipping, I definitely recommend this beauty :x. Ah, and the color leans a bit more towards turquoise than it shows in the pics, but it's still a true blue.

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Layering: Nfu Oh 56 over Zoya Charla

Ovo je jedan od layering eksperimenata koje moram ponoviti ljeti. Iako je umjetno svjetlo uništilo velik dio ljepote ove kombinacije a fotić se zbunio i nije znao izoštriti, nadam se da se bar dio nazire. Uživo, ova manikura izgleda kao more! :x Dva sloja Zoye Charla i sloj Nfu Oh 56 - od ove dvije divote jednostavno ne može ispasti ništa loše.

Here's one of the layering experiments I will have to redo in the summer. Although the artificial light managed to ruin most of it's beauty and my camera got confused and couldn't focus, I hope you can at least see a bit of it. In real life, this looks like I'm looking at the ocean! Love! :x Two coats of Zoya Charla and one of Nfu Oh 56 - it couldn't look bad if it tried.

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Kiko Viola microglitter (255)

Nakon još jednog pastelnog i nježnog krem lakića, opet slijedi tamni i svjetlucavi. Ovaj Kiko (ili ovoga Kika ?!) sam uzela na jednodnevnom izletu u Italiji. Kiko je talijanska marka, a viđala sam ih i u Francuskoj. Ja sam došla vjerojatno par dana prije nego što su dobili proljetnu kolekciju. Šteta jer sad imaju divnih pastelnih bojica. 255 je tamnoljubičasti lakić pun holografskih čestica koji izgleda 10x bolje na suncu ali nažalost, bilo je rano proljeće i jedina opcija mi je bila slikanje pod lampom. Holografske čestice najbolje su vidljive na zadnjoj mutnjikavoj fotki. Tu su dva sloja laka a budući da je nekako hrapav i mat kad se osuši, dodala sam i dva sloja nadlaka. Na teksturu nemam primjedbi, za ovih par mjehurića sam si sama kriva jer sam opalila drugi sloj odmah nakon prvog. Lak je stvarno lijep ali nekako me ostavio ravnodušnom... toliko je divnih ljubičastih lakova, očito mi malo svjetlucavog glittera više nije dovoljno. :D Na njihovoj stranici piše da dođu 2.5€ ali ja sam prilično sigurna da sam ovaj platila 3.90€ :-/. Bočica ima 11 ml.

After another soft pastel creme, back to dark and sparkly. I got this Kiko on my one-day trip to Italy. I was there probably just a few days before their new Spring collection arrived. They have some beautiful pastels available now. 255 is a red-based dark purple filled with small holographic glitter particles that looks 10x better in the sun but, sadly, it was early Spring when I got it and the only option was photographing under a lamp. The holographic particles are visible in the last blurry pic. There are two coats here and since it dries semi-matte, I added two coats of top coat. The formula is just fine, the few bubbles are my fault - I slapped the second coat immediately after the first. It's a beautiful polish but it left me indifferent somehow... there are so many gorgeous purples out there, looks like just a little holo glitter isn't enough for me anymore. :D The price on Kiko's site is 2.5€ but I'm pretty sure I paid 3.90€ :-/. The bottle holds 11 ml/0,37 oz.

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Nubar Yellow primrose

Yay! :) Konačno sam našla putrastu, vanilija bojicu koju sam dugo tražila. Nubar Yellow primrose je nježno svijetložuti krem lakić s mrvicu jedva vidljivog srebrog shimmera. Sorry na neurednom nanošenju - kod ovako svijetlih krem lakova sve greške su ful vidljive. Nanošenje je bilo malo nespretno jer je lak dosta rijedak i ostaju pruge pri nanošenju ali uspjela sam sve izgladiti s trećim slojem.Uglavnom, boja je ful nježna a zahvaljujući shimmeru ne izgleda nimalo krečasto. Yellow primrose je  dio Nubarove Spring garden kolekcije.

Yay! :) I finally found a buttery, vanilla creme shade I was looking for so long. Nubar Yellow primrose is a soft light yellow with a teensy bit of barely visible silver shimmer. Sorry for the messy application but with colors this light, every mistake is so visible. Application was a bit clumsy since it's a bit watery and streaky but a third coat smooths everything nicely. Thanks to the tiny shimmer it doesn't look chalky at all. Yellow primrose was released as part of Nubar's Spring garden collection.

U hladu. Tu je i najtočnija boja

In the shade. This one is the most color accurate.

Pod umjetnim svjetlom, tu se shimmer čak i malo vidi.

In artificial light, it even shows a teensy bit of shimmer.

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Zoya haul (no-buy fail)

OK, moj no-buy je opet neslavno propao :"> . Ali toliko je divnih Zoya izašlo u zadnjih par mjeseci i jednostavno se previše nakupilo na wishlisti i morala sam popustiti. No mislim da sam se s ovim opskrbila za ljeto i da neću uskoro opet puknut :D.

OK, here's the result of my another no-buy fail :"> . But there are so many gorgeous Zoyas out there, my wishlist was growing and I had to give in. But on the other hand, I think this haul will keep me happy for the summer and I won't go crazy again :D.

Caitlin, Phoebe, Apple, Danii, Faye & Sara.

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