china glaze - winter holly (holiday joy collection)

dok smo još mislili da holiday joy kolekcija od china glaze nikad neće stići u srbiju, winter holly je bio taj za kojim sam najviše patila. drago mi je da je konačno sunčano, pa da mogu da pokažem ovaj lak u svoj njegovoj lepoti.

while we had the information that china glaze's holiday joy will never come to serbia, winter holly was the one i was really pining for! so, i'm happy that it's finally sunny so that i can look at it in its full beauty!

mogu da vidim zašto je ovaj lak odličan za zimske praznike, baš ima nekakav praznični izgled. sitne zelene šljokice su gusto raspoređene u bezbojnoj bazi, sa zlatnim holo šljokicama kao dodatkom koji ga čini divno svetlucavim!

iako je pokrivenost prilično slaba posle prvog sloja, sa drugim se odlično nadogradi. namazala sam malo deblji drugi sloj, i bila sam sigurna da imam savršenu pokrivenost, ali na slikama se malo vidi linija nokta, koja je gotovo neprimetna uživo. za duže nokte ipak preporučujem ili treći sloj, ili nekog dugog zelembaća kao bazu,

kada se osiši, ima nekako mat teksturni finiš (poput liquid sand), kao što se može videti na slikama na kraju stranice. pošto sam htela sjajnu završnicu, dodala sam jedan sloj nadlaka, pa posle par sati još jedan.

prirodna svetlost:

i can see why this one is perfect for winter holidays, it really has a sort of festive look about it. the tiny forest green glitter is really densely suspended in a clear base, with some gold holographic glitter that really makes it sparkle.

even though the first coat is a bit thin, it builds up nicely. i added a bit thicker second coat and thought i had a perfect coverage, but you can see some visible nail line in the pics, although it's minimal in real life. so, for longer nails, i reccomend either three coats or maybe a green polish as a base.


on its own, it has a matte, textury finish (liquid sand-type), as you can see from the pics at the end of the post. i really wanted to have it glossy, so i added one layer of top coat, and after a couple of hours, a second.


natural light:

 veštačka svetlost-artificial light

bez nadlaka - no top coat

koristila sam bazu (opi start to finish) + dva sloja laka + 2x top coat (essence better than gel nails top sealer fast dry).

i used base (opi start to finish) + two layers of polish + 2x top coat (essence better than gel nails top sealer fast dry).