Giveaway reminder and Orly On the list

Samo da vas na brzinu podsjetim da se još danas možete prijaviti na moj piCture pOlish giveaway! I da ubacim jedan brzinski swatch. Ne znam u kojoj je kolekciji izašao Orly on the list, mislim da nije božićni, a i zašto postoji samo u mini verziji. On the list je bordo-ciklamasti jelly pun rozih šljokica, kao tamnija i crvenija verzija Zoye Roxy. Ne sjećam se kako se nanosi ali mislim da bi ga zapamtila da je iskustvo nanošenja bilo prestrašno, tako da pretpostavljam da je vjerojatno OK :D. Uživo je naravno puno ljepši (moj fotić (kao i ja) baš ne voli umjetno svjetlo). Za točniji swatch, bacite oko na ovaj post na nailjuice.blogspot.com.

Just a quick reminder - you have until midnight to enter my piCture pOlish giveaway! And to throw in a quick swatch. I don't know if Orly On the list was part of any collection or why there's only a mini version. On the list is a dark red to dark magenta jelly full of pink glitter, like a darker and more red version of Zoya Roxy. I don't really remember what the application is like but I suppose I would remember if it was a nightmare so I suppose it was fine :D. It's much more beautiful in person (my camera is not to fond of artificial light (just like me). If you'd like to see a more accurate swatch, check out the one by nailjuice.

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Orly Meet me under the mistletoe

Malo kasnim s ovim lakićem jer Božić je prošao odavno, ali još je zima i ova mi boja jednostavno paše. Meet me under the mistletoe (ime mi je divno :x) je zimzeleni staklasti glitter u jelly bazi. Kao sofisticiraniji rođak China Glaze Emerald sparkle. Duochrome koji je prisutan u bočici nažalost nije vidljiv na noktima ali boja je svejedno predivna. Na fotkama su tri sloja i sloj brzosušećeg laka. Sorry na packi na kažiprstu - uzbuđenje pri nanošenju. :D

I'm way behind swatching this cause Christmas is far behind us, but it's Winter and I'm still drawn to shades like these. Meet me under the mistletoe (I looooove this name :x) is a forest green glass-fleck glitter suspended in jelly base. It's like China Glaze Emerald Sparkle's sophisticated cousin. Unfortunately, the duochrome that's visible in the bottle, doesn't show on the nail, but the color is amazing nonetheless. There are three coats and a layer of fast-drying top coat in these pics. Sorry for the smudge on my index, I was too excited to try it. :D

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Christmas mani: Jolly Holly & Party Hearty

Sretan Božić!
Merry Christmas!

Nadam se da ste imale lijep Božić, fino papale i uživale! Još ako ste imale i snijega... :)

Ah, toliko je lijepih božićnih Blogger predložaka a ja sam (zbog glupog Intense debate sistema za komentare) zaglavila s ovim, očito zauvijek. Jedini način da ovom blogu dam malo božićnog ugođaja je s malo svjetlucavog teksta i swatchevima božićne manikure. Naravno, glavni junak je Party Hearty. :D Nije neko iznenađenje da sam izabrala ovaj lakić ali ako za Božić neću nositi ovu šljokičavu bombu, kad ću? ;)

I hope you all had a wonderful and snowy Christmas! :)

I see so many beautiful Christmas Blogger templates but I'm stuck with this one, probably forever (because I made a mistake of installing the Intense debate commenting system). The only way to add some Christmas atmosphere to my blog is to add some sparkly text and some holiday swatches. Of course, China Glaze Party hearty is the star of the mani. :D It's hardly a surprise I chose this polish - if I won't wear this glitter bomb for Christmas, when will I? ;)

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OPI Merry Midnight

OK, sa mnom sigurno nešto nije u redu. Gledam ovaj lak - na prvi pogled ima sve što bih mogla poželjeti u laku: ljubičast je, ima brončane flakieje, sitni plavi i srebrni staklasti glitter i... ništa. Jednostavno mi kod njega nešto fali, ostavlja me totalno hladnom. I svaki put kad sam ga nosila, u nadi da ću ga zavoljeti, na kraju sam preko njega puknula sloj nekog nadlaka - Gosh Rainbow ili CND Crimson Sparkle, da ga malo oživim. Sav taj glitter i flakieji se u ovoj bazi nekako utope, ne dolaze do izražaja i kad ovako pogledam svoje ruke, izgleda mi kao da mi je netko prebio nokte. Inače mi na swatchevima na netu izgleda savršeno ali meni jednostavno ne stoji. Anyhow... na slikama su tri sloja i Seche Vite. Malo je rijedak, ali sve se da srediti s tri sloja. Izašao je prošle zime u Holiday Wishes kolekciji. Zijev... (:|

OK, there's definitely something wrong with me. I'm looking at this polish and at first glance it has everything I could want from a polish: it's purple, it has pinkish-bronze flakies and tiny silver and blue glitter and.... nothing. It just... lacks something, it leaves me totally uninterested. Every time I wore it, hoping I'd grow fond of it, I'd end up slapping a layer of something blingy to liven it up (Gosh Rainbow or CND Crimson sparkle). All that flakies and glitter somehow get lost in the base. When I look at my nails, they look bruised. I loved the swatches I saw online but it doesn't look good on me. Anyhow... this is 3 coats and Seche vite. It's a bit thin but nothing a 3rd coat wouldn't fix. It was released last winter in Holiday Wishes collection. Yawn... (:|

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OPI Smitten with mittens - take I.

Mislim da sam Smitten nosila već bar 10 puta ali nakon trećeg pokušaja (promašaja) fotkanja ipak sam odlučila staviti swatcheve kakvi god da jesu (sorry zbog izlizanih vrhova i mutnjikavih slika). Možda ću jednog dana ipak uspjeti uloviti čaroliju Smitten with mittens, ostaje mi nadati se idealnim svjetlosnim uvjetima i/ili SLR fotiću. Meni najdraži božićni lak i jedan od mojih najdražih lakova uopće, Smitten with mittens ima tamnocrvenu bazu krcatu sitnim staklastim zlatnim šljokicama! Često ga uspoređuju s China Glaze Ruby pumps, ali meni nisu toliko slični (nekome tko nije ovisnik o lakićima vjerojatno bi bili :D ). Smitten je, bar meni, puno kompleksniji i ljepši. Smitten je izašao lani kao dio Holiday Wishes kolekcije. Ako se mene pita, ovaj bi lakić trebao izlaziti svakog Božića. :x

I think I wore Smitten with mittens about 10 times, but after my third attempt (and fail) at swatching, I decided I should post some swatches, as bad as they are (sorry for the tip wear and blurry pics). I just hope I will succeed in capturing the magic of Smitten some day (in some perfect lighting or when I buy an SLR camera). This is my favorite Christmas polish and one of my top 20 polishes of all time. Smitten has a dark red base loaded with gold glass-fleck glitter. It's often compared to China Glaze Ruby pumps but I don't think they are too alike (someone who's not addicted to nail polish would probably think they are :D ). In my opinion, Smitten is much more beautiful and more complex. It was released last winter as part of the Holiday Wishes collection. If you ask me, OPI should release this every Christmas. :x

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Red nubbins & Essence Thirsty!

Nemam pojma ni kako se dogodilo... samo sam došla doma i vidjela da mi fali pola nokta na srednjaku. :D I tako sam ih morala sve izrašpati i sad izgledaju kao batrljci. Srećom, s ovim lakićem ne izgledaju tako strašno. Essence Thirsty! je predivan krvavo-crveni jelly iz Eclipse kolekcije. Moram priznati da mi nije baš jasno zašto Thirsty dolazi s uskličnikom a drugi lak iz iste kolekcije, Undead - s upitnikom. Možda je tipfeler jer imena Thirsty? i Undead! (ili Undead.) meni bi zvučala bolje i imala više smisla. Thirsty se nanosi kao san - lijepo je izgledao i sa samo jednim slojem, osim što se lagano nazire linija nokta (VNL). Na fotkama se vidi i s dva sloja, ali uživo ne. Anyway, iako nisam luda za Twilight sagom, jesam za vampirima a i za ovim lakom. :x :x

I don't even remember how it happened... I just came home and noticed half the nail on my middle finger was missing. :D I had to file them all down. Luckily, they don't look that bad with this polish. Essence Thirsty! is a gorgeous blood-red jelly from the Eclipse collection. I don't quite get why Thirsty! comes with an exclamation point and the other polish from the collection, Undead? - with a question mark. Shouldn't it be the other way around?! Anyhow, Thirsty! applies like a dream and if there wasn't a slight VNL, it could easy be a one-coater. VNL is visible in the two-coat pics too, but not in reality. Although I'm not nuts about the Twilight saga, I am about vampires and this polish: :x :x

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Essence Once upon a time

Iz mog jučerašnjeg shoppinga vjerojatno bih se vratila bijesna (smrzla se čekajući tramvaj a nisam našla ništa od stvari koje sam tražila) da nisam na odlasku skoknula u Mueller i upikirala ovaj slatkiš. Božićno-crveni jelly s glass-fleck šljokicama za 13.90 kuna? ;;) Njam, može! Nisam uopće obožavatelj crvene ali obožavam jelly lakiće, a još kad se u miks ubaci i sitni staklasti glitter, jednostavno poblesavim. Plus, podsjeća me na moj voljeni OPI Smitten with mittens. Smitten je tamniji i ima više pigmenta i u Smittenu šljokice skoro podsjećaju na flakieje, veće su nego u Essenceu ali formula je dosta slična. Dodatni plus (kao da ih uopće još treba) je što je ovaj mališan 1-coater, tj. pažljivim nanošenjem savršeno izgleda s jednim slojem. Ja sam dodala još jedan, za fotkanje. Ovaj lak dio je blagdanske Fairytale kolekcije.

I would probably be mad as hell after my yesterday's shopping (I froze while waiting for the tram and didn't find any of the stuff I was looking for), but on the way back I spied this eye-candy in a drugstore. Red jelly infused with gold glass-fleck glitter for 2,5$? ;;) Yummy! I'm not a big fan of reds but I love jelly polishes, plus - when there's also glass-fleck glitter in the mix, I go crazy. Also, it reminds me of my beloved OPI Smitten with mittens. Smitten is more pigmented, darker and glitter particles in Smitten are larger, almost like flakies, but I'd say they are similar. Another big plus is the fact that this baby is a one-coater. I applied an extra coat for swatching purposes. This polish is part of Essence's holiday Fairytale collection.

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Layering: China Glaze Party hearty, Take I & Giveaway reminder

China Glaze Party hearty... prvi pokušaj. OK, ovo baš nije ispalo kako sam očekivala. Lakić je super ali drugi sloj bio je suvišan i pokvario je stvar, plus - od odsjaja lampe uopće se ne vide detalji - oblici i vrste šljokica. Izgleda da ću ga uskoro morati ponovno isprobati. :D
I podsjećam da se još večeras možete prijaviti za moj mini giveaway (tj. budući da je u Honoluluu 24. 11. još nekih 12 sati, ako ste s Havaja, imate malo više vremena ;) ).

So, this is my first and not so fabulous attempt at swatching China Glaze Party hearty. It didn't turn out like I expected. The polish is great but the second coat totally ruined the manicure and on top of that, the lamp reflection hides the detail - the shapes and colors of the glitter. Guess I'll have to try it again soon. I hope that will result in better swatches. :D
And a quick reminder: my giveaway ends soon, you still have a few hours to enter (or if you're from Honolulu, you still have 12 hours to enter ;) ).

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Ready for the holidays :)

Upoznajte China Glaze Jolly Holly, Novu, Party Hearty i Phat Santu.Božić još nije ni blizu a božićne kolekcije lakića su još malo pa rasprodane. Zato sam iskoristila zadnju priliku da ugrabim ovaj ludi glitter, pa makar i u paketu. Iako imam par božićnih lakova poput OPI Smitten with mittens, China Glaze Ruby pumps i Emerald sparkle, mislim da je Party hearty ipak najblagdanskiji od svih blagdanskih lakova (znam, ne postoji takva riječ :D ). Nova i nije iz božićne kolekcije ali svejedno odlično paše (osim čepa. Zašto crni??). Phat Santi ću vjerojatno naći novi dom (ja i crveni krem lak?!) ali morala sam ih pofotkati ovako slatke zajedno. ;) Koji ćete vi lakić nositi na Božić?

Meet China Glaze Jolly Holly, Nova, Party Hearty and Phat Santa. Christmas is more than a month away but most of the Christmas collections are almost sold out. So I took the opportunity and grabbed this crazy glitter, even if it meant I had to buy the whole Party Hearty pack. Although I have a few holiday polishes such as OPI Smitten with mittens, China Glaze Ruby pumps and Emerald sparkle, I must say Party hearty is the most festive of them all. Nova isn't a part of the collection but it matches nicely (except for the cap, that is. Why black??). Phat Santa will probably find another home (me and red cremes?) but I just had to take a picture of them together like this. ;) What polish will you be wearing for Christmas?

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China Glaze Emerald sparkle

Iako je do Božića još puno, ovaj hladni zrak mi miriše na snijeg i zimu i ova boja mi jednostavno paše. Smaragdno-zelena uopće nije moja nijansa zelene (moja bi bila bliže Watermelon Rind), ali svejedno si ne mogu prestati gledati nokte. :x Ako vam se ovo čini debelo, to je zato što i je. :D Zapravo sam stavila dva tanka sloja i nadlak ali kako kod mene tipwear (izliznuće vrhova ?) nastupi prije manje od 24 sata, za fotke sam dodala još jedan sloj laka i opet (dosta) nadlaka. Bez njega je zeleniji i šljokičaviji pa ga možda drugi put i neću staviti, ali i ovako mi je lijep. Još nisam izabrala, ali Emerald sparkle definitivno ulazi u moj uži izbor za ovogodišnju božićnu manikuru. Na fotkama mi ruke izgledaju nekako narančasto-crveno ali to nije ništa neobično s mojim fotićem i zelenim lakovima.

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China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Još jedan blještavi sunčani swatch za još jedan kišni dan... :) Prizivanje sunca nije uspjelo s Nfu Oh 59, no možda uspije s ovim lakićem. China Glaze Ruby Pumps zapravo i nije ljetni lak, nije mi ni božićni baš - presvijetli je. Na Božić me više asocira tamnocrveni glitter. Univerzalan je - mislim da paše u svako godišnje doba. Nadam se da ću, iako mi ga je mama maznula, uspjet jednom napraviti i usporedne swatcheve sa Smitten with mittens. Ruby Pumps je svakako svijetliji i ima baš crveni glitter za razliku od SWM koji ima zlatni glass-fleck glitter (koji u crvenoj jelly bazi izgleda crveno). Sve u svemu - lak je klasik! Nanosi se ko' putar, skoro bi i jedan sloj bio dosta ali ipak stavih dva za fotkanje. Skidanje je malo neuredno ali kad je ovakav ljepotan u pitanju, ako mene pitate - muka se isplati. ;)

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