BY DANIJELA

Da li znate onaj osećaj kad odlučite da uradite nešto "za svoju dušu", bez obzira na to šta će drugi ljudi pomisliti? Takav osećaj imala sam bezbroj puta u svom životu, jer sam uživala (i dalje uživam) da eksperimentišem, budem drugačija i autentična, a to je slučaj i sa današnjim manikirom.  Steampunk, urban exploration (urbex), abandoned places research  su moja strast od detinjstva i da nisam antropolog definitivno bih bila fotograf/istraživač napuštenih, potpuno zaboravljenih mesta. To je moja današnja inspiracija. Do you know that feeling when you decide to do something "for your soul", regardless of what other people think? I had that feeling many times in my life, because I enjoyed (and still enjoying) to experiment, be different and authentic, as in the case of today`s manicure.  Steampunk, urban exploration (Urbex), abandoned places research are my passion since childhood and if I'm not an anthropologist I would definitely be photographer/researcher...

Ove praznike obeležilo je popriličan broj prazničnih manikira, u odnosu na prethodne godine, s obzirom da ranije nisam imala običaj da ukrašavam nokte u skladu sa događajima i godišnjim dobima. Danas vam donosim tutorijal i fotografije lakiranja noktiju u vodi sa božićnim bojama: zelenom, crvenom i belom! These holidays were marked by a cosiderable numer of festive manicures, compared to the previous years, considering that I didn`t have the custom to decorate my nails according to the events and seasons. Today I bring you a tutorial and photos of water marble nail art, which is done with Christmas colors: green, red and white!

Volim zelene lakove u takozvanoj boji "školske table". Zbog toga mi se na prvi pogled i dopao Roller coaster. I love green nail polishes in this so-called "school board" color. Therefore, I liked Roller coaster at the first site.

Ovo parče starinskog zlata dobila sam za Dan zaljubljenih ove godine. Ne znam ni sama zašto ga do sada nisam probala. Verovatno jer nisam bila raspoložena za ovu nijansu - koju inače jako volim, mada retko nosim. This piece of antique gold I got for Valentine`s Day, this year. I don`t know why I haven`t tried it yet. Probably because I wasn`t in the mood for this shade - which is, by the way, loved but rarely worn by me.

Retko nanosim plave lakove, ali kada nalakiram jedan, zadesi me prava plava manija te ih lakiram non stop. U tom duhu, danas vam predstavljam Essence #129 The boy next door , predivan plavi safir. I don`t wear blue nail polishes very often, but once I polish my nails blue it becomes a real blue mania, so I put blue on my nails non stop. Going with this flow, today I represent Essence #129 The boy next door, a beautiful blue sapphire.

Ljubičasti period je, nadam se, iza mene. Ne bi valjalo da mi dosadi jedna od omiljenih boja. Danas za vas imam ulov sa sajta Moje krpice.rs, iz Essence kolekcije koja, nažalost, više nije dostupna u prodaji, ali putem interneta sigurno možete doći do svog primerka. Violet period is, hopefully, behind me.  It wouldn`t be nice if I get bored of one of my favorite colors.  Today, I've got for you a catch from the site My krpice.rs, from the Essence collection which, unfortunately, is not available anymore, but on the Internet you can surely reach your copy.

Već viđen dizajn, koji sam ugledala na internetu i poželela da rekreiram. Potrebna vam je traka za nail art, koju možete pronaći u kineskim radnjama po ceni od 80 i više rsd.   Already seen design, which I saw on the internet long time ago and decided to recreate it.  You`ll need a tape for nail art, which you can find in Chinese stores (here in Serbia costs around 100 serbian dinars).

Fantastičan mesec, pre svega na privatnom planu, a onda i po pitanju novih drugara u mojoj kolekciji. Iako nisam planirala veliku kupovinu, prikupilo ih se dosta ovaj mesec. Neki od njih su pokloni. A fantastic month, primarly for my private life, and then for new friends in my collection. Although I was not planning a big purchase, I collected a lot of nail polishes this month. Some of them are gifts.

Mornarski manikir je nešto što sam oduvek želela da imam na svojim noktima. Konačno, Born Pretty Store  mi je to omogućio, i bila sam beskrajno srećna dok sam nosila ove prelepe vodene nalepnice. Nalepnice sam osvojila u nagradnoj igri, na njihovom YouTube kanalu. Sailor's manicure is something I've always wanted to have on my nails.  Finally, Born Pretty Store made it possible, and I was really happy during this manicure & these adorable water decals.  These water decals I won in a contest on their YouTube channel.

Nisam se posebno posvetila širenju kolekcije ovog meseca, većinom zbog nekih drugih životnih okolnosti, a ovakva situacija će se nastaviti najverovatnije i narednog meseca. Trudim se da isprobam bar trećinu novih lakova, koji dugo čekaju svoj red, pre nego što kupim neke nove. Ipak, tu je probrana družina - par lakova i akrilne boje. I wasn`t especially devoted to the expansion of my collection this month, mostly because of some other life circumstances, and this situation will probably continue next month.  I want to try at least one-third of new nail polishes, which had a long wait to try it out, before I buy some new ones.  However, there is exquisite troupe - a couple of nail polishes and acrylic paint.

Ima li svrhe da ponavljam koliko volim retro stil i koliko obožavam sve što se odnosi na prethodne dekade? :) Mnogo mi se dopao ovaj oranž Catrice lak #2 For Bright guys , da sam morala da ga upotrebim kao bazu za neki dizajn. U pitanju je limitirana kolekcija "NEONaturals" izbačena u prelazu decembar 2012 - januar 2013. godine. O tom laku, koji sam kupila putem sajta Moje krpice.rs , možete čitati ovde ( klik! ). Konkretno, ideja za ovaj dizajn došla je spontano nakon što sam u ruke uzela još dva laka i nail art traku. Nakon izrade dizajna sam se osmehnula i ugledala boje sedamdesetih i retro print iz te dekade. Nadam se da vam se dopada? Do I need to mention one more time how much I love retro style & how much I adore everything ex-decades related? :) I really fell in love with this orange nail polish by Catrice #2 For Bright guys, so I needed to use it as a base color for any design. This nail polish is a part of limited edition, "NEONaturals", which...

Često sam dobijala pitanje, što u inbox na FB stranici, što na drugim mestima: Kako da uradim gliter gradijent? Mnogo volim gliter gradijent i ta tehnika nanošenja glitera mi je praktično izgovor za korišćenje glitera, jer ga obično ne volim stavljati na nokte u velikim količinama. Gliter gradijent je diskretan i šljokičav akcenat na noktima, koji se obično koristi kada je baza jednobojna.                   I`ve got this question frequently on my FB page & other social network places: How to do glitter gradient effect on my nails? I really love to do glitter gradient technique because that`s an excuse for me to use glitters, even though I never put it too much on my nails. Glitter gradient is discrete & sparkly accent on your nails, which you can use mainly on solid nail base for good looking manicure .

Moram priznati da sam za ovaj članak i video bila inspirisana prelepim člankom blogerke Lacquerissima ( klik! ) i videom YouTube-rke  HannahRoxNails  ( klik! ). Odlučila sam da dam svoj predlog od 24 nijanse lakova za nokte koje će biti vrlo zapažene ovog proleća, oslanjajući se na moju kolekciju i lakove koje posedujem. Nažalost, izostavila sam žuti lak (obzirom da nisam ljubitelj te boje na noktima i ne razumem se preterano u to koja će nijansa žute biti "in" ovog proleća).  I must confess that for this post I was inspired by beautiful article from Lacquerissima blog ( click! ) & by this video of HannahRoxNails ( click! ). I decided to represent my 24 nail polish shade list, which you can surely use on your nails this spring. I must apologize for taking off the list a yellow nail polish shade (it`s because I don`t use that shade on my nails very often, so I`m not into it & I can`t express my opinion).

Divan mesec, ili bolje da kažem najlepši i najbogatiji do sada što se tiče blogovanja. Dosta kupovine, ali i lepih poklona bilo je proteklih 30 dana. Još jedan novitet je što ću od sada snimati video i u njemu prikazati novitete na kraju meseca, a u ostatku teksta ću pisati o favoritima i/ili razočarenjima meseca, ukoliko ih bude bilo. A beautiful month, or should I say the best month ever since I`m blogging. A lot of shopping and cute gifts I got in last 30 days. One important info is that from now on I will capture a "new in" videos at the end of every month, while in the rest of the blog post you`ll be able to see my favorites and/or disappointments of the month, if there are any.

Iako lak koji predstavljam nije u ponudi na prodajnim mestima Essence kozmetike, jednostavno sam morala podeliti recenziju na blogu, jer sam oduševljena ovom taupe  nijansom koja ima ljubičasti podton, a deo je LE (engl. limited edition ) jesenje kolekcije iz 2012. godine Essence Wild craft. Although this Essence nail polish is not in the offer anymore, I just had to share a review of it on blog, because I`m thrilled with this taupe shade with a purple undertone (it`s a part of the LE, Fall 2012 Essence Wild craft).

Pre svega volim nauku, a zatim (kako pravila štrebera poput mene nalažu) i naučnu fantastiku. U detinjstvu, omiljeni film mi je bio Terminator 2 , koji je već poslužio kao inspiracija za jedan manikir ( klik! ). Treba li uopšte pominjati da sam tada bila zaljubljena u Edvarda Furlonga? ( klik! ). Ovaj put su mi, ipak, filmovi o vanzemaljcima bili inspiracija. Sve više mi se dopadaju jednostavni radovi na noktima (što valjda ide s godinama) i sva je prilika da ćete većinom takve nokte viđati u budućnosti na ovoj stranici. Za današnji dizajn sam iskoristila Essence Colour & go L.O.L.  (veliko razočarenje), a o tome u nastavku. First of all, I love science, and then (as required by the rules of nerds, like me) a science fiction too. In the childhood, my favorite movie was Terminator 2, which already has been the inspiration for one of the manicures done on this blog ( click! ).  Do I need to mention that I had a huge crush on Edward Furlong? ( click! ).   Nevert...

I evo - ga moj prvi holografski lak za nokte, i malo je reći da sam oduševljena. Dovoljno je pogledati fotografije ovog lepotana. S obzirom da nemam iskustva sa holo lakovima, recenziju ovog laka izneću u kratkim crtama. Izabrala sam da recenziram #12 jer smatram da je ovaj lak najlepši u celoj kolekciji. Sledi video o ovom proizvodu, koji sam dobila besplatno radi pisanja iskrene recenzije, sa sajta Born Pretty Store. And, here it comes, my first holographic nail polish. I`m in love with it! Just look at this pics, cuteness overload! As my experience about holo nail polishes is low, this review will be shorter then usual. I choosed to review #12 because I thing that this polish is the cutest in the BPS holo collection. Down below you`ll see video review of this product, which I got in order to write a honest review, from the site Born Pretty Store.

*Serbian language only! Danas ću na blogu da ugostim mladu Katarinu poznatiju kao  Pixie Padlock,  blogerku koja je već dobro poznata među  korisnicama sajta Tumblr. Na njenom blogu Pixie`s beauty lab ( klik! ) možete videti razne trikove u vezi sa negom i dekoracijom tela - kosa, nega kože, noktiju, make up članke, poput ovog ( klik! ) i mnoge druge.  Zajedno vam pišemo o turpijanju i dodatnoj negi noktiju pre izrade manikira, ali i trikovima za negu noktiju nakon skidanja laka.  Pokazaću moju rutinu pre lakiranja (četkanje noktiju i način na koji turpijam svoje nokte), a zatim i kako sređujem zanoktice bez upotrebe trimera za iste.

Ovu nedelju uskladjenih manikira jednostavno nisam smela da propustim. Mnogo volim  vintage  stil i odlučila sam da za danas odradim jedan karirani manikir, u starinskom obliku, koji podseća na one šarene kockaste stolnjake koje su koristile naše bake. Nadam se da sam uspela u toj nameri da ih prenesem na nokte jer sam se zaista trudila. Nadlak je malo povukao lak, ali to uživo nije uočljivo. Na kraju sam ceo dizajn matirala. Uradila sam i video tutorijal. Every sunday, Balkan beauty bloggers ( click! ) are matching their manicures. This week we voted for vintage style manicure, so this is my contribution. I adore vintage style, so I couldn`t wait for this day. My choice was recreation of a granny`s old colorful tablecloth. Hope I succeed. You can see that topcoat smudged a design a little bit, but it`s not visible live at all. At the end, I put a matte topcoat. I`ve also done a video tutorial.

Da, to je moj novi oblik noktiju koji sam premijerno podelila na Instagramu pre mesec dana ( *kasnim zbog pripremljenih članaka! ). Nikada do sada nisam imala ovakav oblik i zaista mi se dopada (bar za sada). Bademast oblik noktiju izuzetno je komplikovan za dovođenje do savršenstva, ali je mnogo lakši za održavanje od kvadratnog oblika (nokti mnogo ređe pucaju). Danas donosim tutorijal kako sam postigla taj oblik, ali i recenziju mog Essence Colour & go noviteta, #115  Redvolution , u kombinaciji sa klasičnim polka tačkama. Yes, this is my new nail shape which I already showed on my Instagram account about a month ago. I never had this nail shape before, until now & it`s great. Almond nail shape is kind of complicated in the process of making but once you finish it, it will make less damage to your nails due to longer maintenance. The process of making this shape is shown in the video down below, but tutorial is on serbian language only.