Layering: OPI Let me entertain you over Milani Totally cool

Čudan eksperiment... Već sam uploadala swatcheve OPI Let me entertain you ali nekako mi je, unatoč odličnoj formuli.... malo pre-pink.:D Zato sam ga odlučila isprobati preko nečeg tamnijeg i izabrala Milani Totally cool, indigo jelly koji i sam već ima malo glittera u sebi. Mislim da mi ipak bolje stoji ovako nego sam - čudno si izgledam s rozim noktima.

Here's a weird layering experiment... I already swatched OPI Let me entertain you but, in spite the lovely formula and the glass-fleck, for me it was a little... well - too pink. :D So I decided to layer it over something dark and I chose Milani Totally cool, an indigo jelly with some pink glitter. I think this suits me better layered than alone - I feel weird with pink nails.

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Zoya Savita

Zijev... koja dosadna i tmurna nedjelja. Sreća da sam jučer uspjela uloviti malo sunca i uslikati ovaj lakić. Zašto sam ga htjela prodati, stvarno mi nije jasno. :D Srećom, nedavno sam vidjela predivne swatcheve na Ivaninom blogu i u trenu se predomislila. (ako već niste, navratite do njenog bloga - super je! :) ) Savita je, uz Veruschku i Harlow, dio Zoya Matte Velvet prošlogodišnje zimske kolekcije. Lak je zbog prebrzog sušenja malo nespretan za nanošenje i brzo dolazi do otkrhnuća, ali mogu reć da sam se na to već navikla jer to je neizbježno kod mnogih mat lakova. Ovu boju bih opisala kao indigo s roskastim shimmerom. Na slikama su dva sloja Savite preko Nfu Oh Aqua base a na predzadnjoj slici i jedan sloj Seche Vitea, u sjajnoj verziji. Što kažete, koja je bolja - mat ili sjajna verzija?
I giveaway update: polako slažem vaše komentare i nadam se da ću stići sve napraviti idući tjedan tako da, ako dobitnica bude iz inozemstva, ipak stigne dobiti paketić do Božića. :)

Yawn... what a boring and gloomy Sunday. Luckily, yesterday I managed to catch some sun and take some swatches. Why did I ever want to sell this, it's beyond me. :D Fortunately for my Savita, I recently saw some swatches on Ivana's blog that changed my mind. (If you haven't yet, you should check out her blog - it's awesome! :) ). Savita, along with Veruschka and Harlow, is part of Zoya's 2009 Matte Velvet Winter collection. The application was a bit troublesome since it dries a bit too fast and it chips pretty fast but I guess that's something I'm used to, since it happens with a lot of mattes. I would describe this as indigo with some pinkish shimmer. There are two coats over Nfu Oh Aqua base, and a coat of Seche Vite in the last, shiny swatch.Which one do you prefer - matte or shiny?

And a giveaway update: I'm sorting your entries and I hope I'll be done by the end of the week so hopefully, if the winner is international, she can still get the package by Christmas. :)

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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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Essence Walk of fame

Ovom sam se lakiću baš veselila, činio mi se kao smeđi s malo rozog tona. No ništa od toga, meni izgleda kao standardna blatnjava-smeđa nijansa. S druge strane, skinula sam ga čim sam ga pofotkala pa ga nisam imala priliku vidjeti na dnevnom svjetlu. Lakić lijepo stoji, lijepo izgledaju nokti i ruke kad ga namažem ali nisam luda za njim. OK se i maže i dva su sloja sasvim dovoljna.

I was expecting this to be a brown with a pink twist, like it looked in the bottle. But it's a standard muddy-brown creme. On the other hand, I removed it immediately after swatching so I didn't have a chance to see how it looks in daylight. It's a nice polish, but I'm not nuts about it. It applies nicely and two coats are more than enough.

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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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