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...

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!

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.

Vodene nalepnice su, što se mene lično tiče, najbolje otkriće u nail art-u. Jeste da vas teraju da se ulenjite, ali ovo je savršen način da ukrasite svoje nokte, ukoliko niste vešte u šaranju.  In my opinion, water decals are the best discovery in nail art. Okay, it might force you to become lazy but this is a perfect way to decorate your nails if you`re not skilled in decorating.

Povod za ovaj starinski manikir je predstavljanje vodenih nalepnica sa sajta Born Pretty Store.com . Nažalost, jedne od njih više nisu na raspolaganju na sajtu, ali to nije razlog da ne podelim dizajn sa vama. The cause I did this old fashioned manicure is a representation of water decals from the site Born Pretty Store.com. Unfortunately, one of them is no longer available on the site, but that`s no reason not to share the design with you.

Nakon nege noktiju, ovo je bilo vrlo često postavljeno pitanje u inbox moje Fejsbuk stranice. Odlučila sam da snimim video tutorijal o tome šta radim ukoliko mi jedan od noktiju nezgodno pukne, a ne želim da zbog jednog žrtvujem preostalih devet. This was often asked question in the inbox of my Facebook page. I decided to do a video tutorial on what I do if one of the nails break, and I don`t want to sacrifice remaining nine.

Ponekad ume da dosadi ukrašavanje noktiju, ali to isključivo važi kada ukrašavam nokte samoj sebi (dešava se da se prezasitim, ali nikada mi se nije desilo da mi dosadi da ukrašavam nokte drugim devojkama). Za sada, to radim sestri, drugaricama i dragim osobama, jer duplo više uživam u nail art-u kada ga ne radim sebi. Takođe, mnogo sam srećnija kada dobijem kompliment od posmatrača da je dizajn dobar, a uradila sam ga drugoj devojci. Neopisivo lep osećaj, zbog kojeg sam sve zaljubljenija u moj hobi. Sometimes I get tired of decorating the nails, but that only counts when I decorate nails to myself  (it never really happened to me to be bored by decorating nails to other girls).  For now, I'm doing nails to my sister, friends and to loved ones, because I enjoy twice doing nail art to the others.  Also, I am much happier when I get a compliment from observers that the design is good, and I did it to another girl.  Indescribably beautiful feeling, which made me...

Dugo se nisam pridružila usklađenim manikirima, ali s obzirom da mi je tema jako zanimljiva, odlučila sam da učestvujem. Naime, obožavam da pretražujem manikire na Pinterestu, na svom profilu imam tablu na koju kačim ono sto sam poželela da rekreiram ( klik! ). Long time I haven`t joined the balkan beauty bloggers - matching manicures sunday, but since this theme is very interesting to me, I decided to participate. In fact, I love to browse manicures on Pinterest - on my  profile I have a board, where I pin designs which I want to recreate one day.