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...

Kineska robna kuća u mom kraju je već uveliko otvorena, pa je to bilo i obeležje moje prošlomesečne kupovine. Iako su lakovi nešto što nikako ne preporučujem da se kupuje u kineskim radnjama, ostala manikir oprema je vrlo jeftina i dostupna kod njih. Planiram još dosta toga da kupim, ali za sada sam izabrala ovo.  Big chinese shop in my neighborhood is already open, so it was the hallmark of my last month purchase. Although I don`t recommend you to buy nail polishes at Chinese shops, other manicure stuff is very cheap and available. I plan to buy a lot more, but for now, I chose this. 

CR (Cairuo/Care Romeis) su kineski lakovi koje možete pronaći vrlo jeftino u većini kineskih prodavnica, kao i na uličnim tezgama. Ova bočica koštala me je 50 dinara, ali taj novac sam žrtvovala kako bih vam prenela svoje utiske i pokazala da su ovo lakovi koje ni pod tačkom razno ne smete kupovati, koliko god vam se pakovanje dopadalo.  CR (Cairuo/Care Romeis) are chinese nail polishes, which you can find very cheap in most Chinese stores here in Serbia, and also on street stalls. This bottle cost me 50 serbian dinars, but I sacrified that money in order to tell you my impressions and to show you that these polishes are really bad. Don`t buy them because you liked packaging, you`ll regret it.

Matirani nokti postali su veoma popularni tokom jeseni i zime 2013. godine, a posebno su bili popularizovani crni mat nokti širom socijalnih mreža kao što su Pinterest i Instagram. U tom periodu sam snimila i postavila na kanal video kako matirati nokte u kućnoj radinosti ( klik! ). Ubrzo nakon toga na tržište su plasirani matirajući nadlakovi, koji služe da se bazna boja/manikir matira nakon 60 sekundi. Danas za vas imam video u kojem sam vam prenela mišljenje o dva matirajuća nadlaka. Matte nails became very trendy during fall/winter of 2013, where black matte nails were especially popularized across social networks such as Pinterest and Instagram.  During this period, I recorded and set the video on my channel with that topic: how ro matte your nails at home ( click! ).  Shortly thereafter there were launched mattifying top coats, which serves to mattify base color/manicure after 60 seconds.  Today I have for you a video in which I have quoted the opinion  a...

Pločice za pečatiranje su za mene definitivno nešto novo, jer ih do sada nisam koristila niti kupovala, ali sam odlučila da se u narednom periodu tome posvetim. Bila sam podstaknuta prelepim pečatiranjem našeg mastera u tom polju - Vedrane ( klik! ). Ovo mi je praktično prva pločica, a na fotografijama je moje prvo pečatiranje. Smatram ga uspešnim. Koristila sam jedan motiv sa Born Pretty 0 9 pločice sa sajta Born pretty store . For me stamping plates are definitely something new, because so far I have not used or shopped any, but I decided to get into it in future. I was encouraged by beautiful stamping nail art done by serbian master - Vedrana (click!).  This is practically my first stamping plate, and on the photographs is my first stamping.  I think it`s successfull.  I used a pattern from Born Pretty 09 plate from the site Born Pretty store.

Iako su praznici uveliko prošli, iskoristila bih ovaj januar za postavljanje fotografija poslednjeg prazničnog manikira koji sam snimila i objavila na kanalu. Bila sam inspirisana prazničnim vencima koji se kače na ulazna vrata. Nadam se da se i vama dopada! Although the holidays are already gone, I would like to share with you these photos of my last festive manicure, which I recorded and released on the youtube channel. I was inspired by those festive wreaths which hung on the front doors during the holidays. Hope you like it!

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!

Iako mi je ova godina proletela za tili čas, moram priznati da je bila vrlo plodonosna što se tiče kako blogovanja, tako i privatnog života. Sve velike želje s početka 2014. godine u potpunosti su se ostvarile, stoga sam ja jedno srećno biće koje u narednu godinu ulazi potpuno ispunjeno. Isto želim i vama! Although this year flew fast, I must admit I was very fruitful as far in blogging, as well in private life. All the great wishes I had in beginning of 2014 have been fully came true, therefore I`m one happy person who will be completely fulfilled in the next year. I wish the same to you!

D o 10. januara 2015. godine na fejsbuk stranici Essie Serbia  ( klik! ) održava se foto konkurs, gde možete postaviti fotografiju svog manikira, a jedini uslov je korišćenje Essie lakova. Žiri bira 30 najlepših fotografija i nagrađuje ih jednim Essie lakom. Prva fotografija je ona sa kojom ja učestvujem u tom konkursu. Until 01/10/15 facebook page Essie Serbia ( click! ) will held a photo contest where serbian girls can upload a photo of their manicures, and the only requirement is to use Essie polishes. The jury will select the 30 most beautiful photos and reward them with one Essie nail polish. F irst photo is the one with which I participate in this contest.

Iskrena da budem, ne volim animal print (na svojim noktima), što zbog toga jer nisam ljubitelj toga, što zbog već izvikanog i milion puta rekreiranog leopard printa na noktima. Jedini dizajn koji je asocijacija na životinju, a koji mi se mnogo dopada, je žirafa print. To be honest, I don`t like animal print (on my nails), because I`m not a fan of that, but also because of the notorious milion times recreated leopard print. The only design that associates to the animal, which seems cute to me, is giraffe print.

U poslednje vreme moji nokti dobili su žućkastu boju, tako da sam morala nešto da uradim po tom pitanju. Umesto kupovine za to namenjenog tretmana, odlučila sam da odradim recept u kućnoj radinosti. Najpre sam istražila koje kućne kuhinjske namirnice mogu pomoći pri žutilu noktiju i to sam primenila u tutorijalu ispod.  Lately my nails became yellowish, so I had to do something to prevent that.  Instead of buying intended nail care treatment, I decided to do a home recipe.  First, I researched which kitchen goodies can help in preventing yellowing nails and I applied it in the tutorial below. 

Jedna od najpoznatijih tehnika ukrašavanja noktiju zastupljena je i u vašim čestim pitanjima. Kako bi pisanje bilo poprilično dugačko, odlučila sam da vam ispričam sve što imam na ovu temu i posavetujem vas kako da najlakše ukrasite nokte u vodi, a da ne napravite grešku. Donosim vam 7 saveta koji su bazirani isključivo na mom ličnom iskustvu.

Mnoge poruke na fejsbuku su mi dolazile za željom da uradim nešto jednostavno i zanimljivo na kratkim noktima, a u tom momentu definitivno prvo pomislim na tačkalicu. Tako je nastao i ovaj dizajn, a postupak pogledajte u video tutorijalu. Many messages on Facebook came to me with desire to do something simple yet interesting on short nails, and in that moment definitely my first tools is dotter.  Thus was created this design, and procedure you can see in the video tutorial.

Moj prvi pokušaj ombre manikira nazivam i više nego uspešnim, s obzirom da se nisam nadala da će ovako ispasti. Odlučila sam da iskombinujem mint nijanse. Detaljan postupak možete videti u video tutorijalu. My first try of doing ombre manicure came out pretty much good, considering that I have not expected that result. I choose to combine all my mint nail polish shades. The process of making is shown in video tutorial.

Želela sam da uradim nešto brzo, jednostavno i šljokičavo. Ne volim da nosim šljokice često, ali to je bio momenat kad sam poželela da mi nokti šljašte. I wanted to do something quick, easy and sparkly. I don`t like to wear glitter very often, but this was the moment when I wished my nails spark.

Tokom leta uradila sam jedan dizajn prijateljici koja je sutradan putovala u Kušadasi i želela je neki prigodan manikir. To je bila prilika da probam mornarske nalepnice sa sajta Born Pretty Store . During the summer, I did a design to my friend who traveled to Kusadasi next day and wanted some occasional manicure. It was an opportunity to try out sailor water decals from the website Born Pretty Store.

Stikere koje predstavljam dobila sam na poklon od saradnica sa sajta Mogu ja to sama (klik!). Iako sam ih već jednom koristila, loše vreme me je sprečilo da napravim dobre fotografije, pa vam, samim tim, tek sada donosim recenziju.  Stickers that I represent to you I received as a gift from the contributors from the site Mogu ja to sama (click!). Although I have already used them, bad weather has prevented me from making good photograps so now I`m bringing you a review.

Iskoristila sam priliku da uradim dizajn upotrebom žutih lakova, s obzirom da ih retko koristim, a još ređe ili gotovo nikada ih ne nosim samostalno. I took the opportunity to do the design using yellow nail polishes, since I rarely use them, and even more rarely or almost never carry alone.

Biću krajnje iskrena, tehnika ukrašavanja noktiju lepljenjem stikera preko celog nokta nije moj ukus, tako da sam se jako čudno osećala dok sam isprobavala ove Sephora nalepnice. I will be utterly frank, the technique of decorating nails sticking stickers all over the nail is not my taste, so I had a really strange feeling when I was checking out these Sephora nail wraps. 

Već duže vreme sam želela da  probam ovu tehniku i konačno sam to učinila. Dopada mi se rezultat, a naročito kako manikir izgleda nakon matiranja. For a long time I wanted to try this technique and I finally did it. I like the result, especially after putting a layer of matte top coat.