picture polish mermaid (collaboration shade)

this august has been busy so i wasn't as regular here as i wanted, but i will try to be more consistent. for today, i chose one of the newest picture polish collaboration shades, mermaid. it was made together with hungarian online shope, nailland.hu.

when a polish is called mermaid, it has to be awesome! mermaid is a blue jelly base filled with hex glitter and scattering holo effect. it is very very pretty. dries a bit gritty, but one layer of a top coat was enough for a smooth finish.

essence time for romance (color and go 72)

well, essence time for romance from their original color and go collection, might just be the oldest polish i never swatch in my collection (but i am half afraid that something older may pop out).

i have no idea how this came to happen, because this time i basically used up all the last drops of polish. it appeared in their first color and go edition, somewhere back in 2011, but it made a reappearance in their revamped color and go collection in a new bottle.

it is a wine red jelly base with some rosy hexagonal and tiny glitter. it was well pigmented, the glitter didn't sink and you didn't need to chase it in the bottle. it was a bit gooey and prone to shrinking, as you can see from my tips. nevertheless, it was a very fun polish.

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picture polish big bang (collaboration shade)

vreme je za još jednu picture polish kolaboraciju, ovaj put big bang, kreiran u saradnji sa la npa mouton.

it's time for another picture polish collaboration shade, this time big bang, created with la npa mouton.

big bang je kompleksni lepotan! nijansa je blurple sa nešto jačim plavim tonom, i raznobojnim šljokicama. i zaista mislim raznobojnim, jer nema boje koja se ne pojavljuje. lak je dubok, bogat i kompleksan, pravo savršenstvo.

formula je odlična, pokriva u dva sloja i jedan je od mojih omiljenijih novijih pp lakova. na žalost, moje slike ne dočaravaju potpuno njegovu lepotu.

prirodna svetlost:

big bang is such a complex beauty! the shade is blue leaning blurple, with multicoloured, and i mean multicoloured because i can see pretty much everything, glitter. it is deep, rich, complex, in one word, a stunner!

formula is awesome, opaque in two coats, and one of my favourite recent pp shades. my pictures, sadly, don't do it justice.

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dance legend chumash (malibu)

osećam kao da je vreme za neki veseli lak, tako da pokazujem dance legend chumash iz njihove malibu kolekcije.

i felt like it's time for something cheerful, so i'm showing you dance legend chumash from their malibu collection.

chumas je vrlo veseo lak. srednje zelena nijansa, ispunjena interesantnim šljokicama: roze i žutim kvadratnim, ponekim velikim belim romboidastim i malim belim šljokicama.

formula je solidna za ovaj tip laka, ali je nadlak definitivno neophodan, i zbog sjajnog finiša i da izjednači površinu. sve u svemu, vrlo zanimljiv i šašav lak.

prirodna svetlost:

chumash is such a fun polish. a medium green, filled with such interesting glitter: pink and yellow square glitter, occasional large white diamond, and small white.

formula is decent for such a polish, but it definitely needs a top coat, both for the glossier finish and to even things out. overall, it is an interesting and a bit crazy polish.

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china glaze water you waiting for (cirque du soleil worlds away)

cirque du soleil worlds away je bila vrlo zabavna china glaze kolekcija, i jedan od lakova koje sam uzela je water you waiting for.

cirque du soleil worlds away was a really awesome china glaze collection, and one of the polishes i got is water you waiting for.

water you waiting for je prelepa šljokičava bomba u plavoj jelly bazi sa plavim i zelenim šljokicama.

ako vas podseća na  nicole by opi kendall on the catwalk, to je zato što su skoro pa identični. šljokice u nopi laku su gušće, i to je otprilike cela razlika.

u svakom slučaju, ovo je vrlo lep i zabavan lak, sa pristojnom formulom, dobrim pokrivanjem u dva sloja i suši se pomalo teksturno.

prirodna svetlost:

water you waiting for is a gorgeous, glittery bomb of blue jelly base and blue and green glitter.

if it reminds you of nicole by opi kendall on the catwalk, let me say, they are very, very close to being dupes. the glitter in nopi is slightly denser, and that's about it.

nevertheless, it is a great and fun polish, with a decent formula, opaque after two coats, and dries into sort of texture.

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a england heathcliff (to emily bronte)

današnja zvezda je heathcliff iz a england kolekcije to emily bronte.

the star of the day is heathcliff from a england's to emily bronte collection.

heathcliff je definitivno atipičan lak za a england, što je jasno svima koji su bar malo uppućeni u brend. ipak, po meni kod njih nema greške.

heathcliff je crn, dobro pigmentovan jelly pun raznobojnih šljokica. koliko ja vidim, tu su plave, srebrne, crvene, ljubičaste i zlatne šljokice. zaista lep lak sa poprilično solidnom formulom za šljokičavi lak.

prirodna svetlost:

heathcliff is a bit atypical polish for a england range, if you are even a bit familiar with the brand. nevertheless, they can do no wrong in my book.

heathcliff is a black, well pigmented jelly filled with various microglitter. i can see blue, silver, red , purple and gold glitter. it is a very pretty polish with quite a solid formula for a glittery polish.

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china glaze liquid crystal (prismatic)

prismatic kolekcija od china glaze iz davne 2012 je veoma interesantan skup duohrom šljokičavih lakova, i liquid crystal je bio moj izbor.

prismatic collection by china glaze back in 2012 was a very interesting collection of duochrome glitters, and liquid crystal was my pick.

liquid crystal je zaista interesantan lak i "plavac" ove kolekcije. glavna nijansa je svetlija plava, ispunjena svim mogućim šljokicama, od srebrne, zelene, ljubičaste, narandžaste, ma sve što vam padne na pamet! suši se gotovo kao teksturac ali ne previše grbavo.

duohrom efekat nije pretarano izražen, ali opet vidljiv. odlučila sam da ne nosim nadlak.

prirodna svetlost:

liquid crystal is a really interesting polish and the "blue" one of the collection.  the main shade is a soft blue, filled with multicolored glitter. really, you can find everything here: silver, green, purple, orange, you name it. it dries almost textured but not too gritty!

the colour shift is not that strong but it's still visible. i decided to pass on the top coat here.

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picture polish paradise (collaboration)

paradise je jedan od prvih picture polish blogerskih saradnji, napravljen po ideji liquid jelly.

paradise is one of the first collaboration shades by picture polish, this one with liquid jelly.

paradise je vrlo jedinstven i neobičan lak. bazna boja je plava sa primesama petrolej, uz blagi duohrom efekat, koje se može videti na slikama u seci. dodajte na to prelepe ljubičaste šljokice i roze holo čestice, i dobijate nešto posebno.

iako slike možda daju drugačiji utisak, suši se glatko. teško je uhvatiti sve njegove aspekte, ali je zaista prelep lak.

prirodna svetlost:

paradise is a very unique and special polish. the base colour is a teal leaning blue, with some duochrome effect as well, as you can see in the shade. add to that various gorgeous purple regular glitter and pink holo glitter, and you have a winner.

also, it doesn't dry gritty, as pictures may suggest. it is hard to capture the true effect, but it is an awesome polish.

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nopi kendall on the catwalk (kardashian kolors collection)

kendall on the catwalk je jedan od mojih najstarijih lakova koji još čekaju na objavu. deo je kardashian kolors kolekcije za nicole by opi davne 2011te.

kendall on the catwalk is one of my oldest polishes that are waiting for the review. it was a part of the kardashian kolors collection for nicole by opi back in 2011.

kendall on the catwalk je baš zabavan lak. u jelly plavoj bazi su se skupile plave, ljubičaste i zelene šljokice. kombinacija boja je odlična i upečatljiva.

dobra vest je da su dva sloja dovoljna. suši se pomalo hrapavo pa je potreban nadlak, ali je jedan sloj dovoljan. naravno, smatram da sve šljokice moraju da se matiraju, kao što vidite na donje dve slike.

prirodna svetlost, nadlak

kendall on the catwalk is a really fun polish. blue, purple and green glitter are suspended in a blue jelly base. i love the glitter combination, it really pops out.

good news, two coats are enough. it dries a bit dull so it requires a top coat, but one layer is enough. of course, glitter should also be mattified, which i did in the pictures below.

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china glaze angel wings (holiday joy)

pošto ulazimo u prazničnu sezonu, china glaze holiday joy kolekcija mi odmah pada na pamet, i ovaj put biram lak angel wings.

as we are entering the holiday season, a polish from china glaze holiday joy collection seems to be a good choice, and i picked angel wings.

angel wings je definitivno zlatna verzija glistening snow.

ovaj lak je čisto zlato: zlatne šljokice, zlatne holo čestice, sve smućkano u providnu bazu. suši se vrlo brzu u hrapavi, teksturisani finiš. obično ne dodajem nadlak ovakvim lakovima jer ih obično "pojedu" a na kraju shvatim da mi se više sviđaju bez.

formula je dobra, vreme sušenja odlično i za mene je ovo odličan praznični lak.

prirodna svetlost:

angel wings is basically a gold version of glistening snow.

basically, this polish is gold all over: gold glitter, gold holo particles, all jumbled in a clear base. it dries really quickly in a gritty, textured finish. i don't add top coat to these types of polishes, they are usually a tc eaters and in the end i end up preferring them in their intended way.

formula is good,  drying time is great and i find it to be a perfect holiday polish!

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opi temptation (designer series)

danas imam pravu šljokičavu bombu za vas, temptation iz opi designer series kolekcije.

today i have a glitter bomb for you, temptation from opi's designer series.

temptation je bio deo designer series za 2011 i stvarno je šljokičava bomba!

baza je tamno ljubičasta jelly, sa dosta različitih šljokica: od malih do velikih plavih i ljubičastih uz poneku roze. trebala su tri sloje da bih imela pokrivenost uz moju dužinu noktiju. naravno, morala sam da ga matiram, slike su pri kraju posta.

prirodna svetlost:

temptation was part of designer series for 2011, and it sure is a glitter bomb.

it is a dark purple jelly packed with so much glitter, from large to tiny purple and blue and some pink even. it took three coats to make it opaque with my nail length. of course i had to mattify it, which you can see in the picture below.

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china glaze glistening snow (holiday joy)

holiday joy je bila zaista prelepa china glaze kolekcija iz 2012te. posle blue bells ring i winter holly, red je došao i na glistening snow.

holiday joy was a really awesome china glaze collection from back in 2012, and after blue bells ring and winter holly, i'm showing glistening snow.

mislim da su u china glaze "otkrili" teksturne lakove pre noge što su oni postali moderni, ali verovatno nisu bili toga svesni.

glistening snow ima šmirglastu strukturu zbog srebrnih i holo mikro čestica koje ga sastavljaju. holo efekat je nažalost jedva vidljiv na mojim slikama, i mnogo je lepši uživo.

formula je pristojna, dobila sam punu pokrivenost s dva sloja i ispostavilo se da mi ne treba folija da ga skinem.

prirodna svetlost:

i think that china glaze people invented textured polishes before they were a thing, but probably weren't aware of it.

glistening snow has this gritty texture, because it is made of silver and holo glitter. holo effect is, unfortunately, really drowned in my pictures and is much prettier in real life.

formula is decent, i got nice coverage with two layers and it turned out i didn't need aluminum foil to remove it.

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china glaze atlantis (specialty glitters)

china glaze atlantis je lak iz specialty glitter kolekcije iz 2009te.

china glaze atlantis goes back to 2009 and the specialty glitter collection.

atlantis je prvo bio limitirano izdanje, ali se probio kao lak u osnovnoj kolekciji. u tom međuperiodu, bio mi je tiha patnja. i onda, dobijem sms od marry koja ga je ulovila i za mene na sajmu kozmetike u beogradu! bukvalno sam skakala po kući od uzbuđenja!

pokazujem ga tek sad jer nikad nisam bila zadovoljna slikama. kada su u pitanju lakovi poput ovog, nije lako prikazati ih u svoj njihovoj lepoti.

atlantis je tirkizni žele sa holo šljokicama. prilično je transparentan, pa nije loše imati bazu u boji ispod njega, mada se meni najviše sviđa ovako, sa tri sloja. suši se pomalo grupo, pa je nadlak obavezan.

prirodna svetlost:

starting as a limited edition polish, it made its way into the core collection. in this in between period, it was a huge lemming of mine. then, i got an sms from marry that spotted it at the cosmetics' fair in belgrade and got one for me! i was jumping around the room from excitement.

i am showing it only now, because i was never happy with the photos. when it comes to polishes like this one, it is hard to present them in their true beauty.

atlantis is an turquoise jell base filled with holo glitter. it is quite see trough and it benefits from a coloured base, but i prefer it like this, with three coats. it dries a bit gritty, so a top coat is a must.

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dance legend grey britain (smoky)

danas pokazujem grey britain is dance legend smoky kolekcije.

today i'm showing grey britain, from dance legend smoky collection.

iskoristila sam jednu od llarowe rasprodaja da uzmem grey britain, ali mi se toliko svideo da sam dodala još dva na listu. kolekcija se zove smoky i zaista je zadimljena. grey britain je zanimljiva nijansa sive, i donje slike su dosta verne. sitne, crne šljokice (u nedostatku boljeg izraza), daju laku spomenuti zadimljeni izgled.

formula je nešto tečnija, tako da nosim tri sloja,

direktno sunce:

i took advantage of a llarowe sale to get grey britain, but got so in love that i already put two more on the list. the name of collection is smoky, and it sure is! grey britain is an interesting shade of grey, and bottom pictures are more accurate. the tiny black glitter, in lack of a better word, is running through it, creating the said smoky effect.

formula is a bit runny, so i had to go with three coats.

direct sunlight:

alessandro brazillian nights over opi do you have this color in stock-holm

obično, kada ponovo slikam neki lak, samo zamenim fotografije na blogu a da ne pravim novi post. za alessandro brazillian nights moram da napravim izuzetak! pošto ću izbrisati stari post, koristim isti tekst.

usually, when i reswatch a polish, i just replace the images in the blog without making a new post. with alessandro brazillian nights i had to make an exception. since i will delete the old one, i am using the same text.

kad sam videla brazillian nights iz alessandro-ve enjoy me kolekcije, zaljubila sam se istog trenutka. probala sam da nađem neke slike na netu pre nego što ga kupim, ali u tom trenutku nije bilo nikakve informacije o njemu, što me nije sprečilo da ga uzmem. rešila sam da ga pokažem kao nadlak preko opi do you have this color in stock-holm.

ovo je lak kog istovremeno i mrzim i volim. mrzim ga zbog bočice, u kojoj je samo 5ml laka, a to je ništa za šljokičavi lak. čak sam ga prvi put nosila samostalno, i iako je izgledao savršeno, sad se kajem jer sam time potrošila dva sloja. pretpostavljam da je jasno odakle dolazi ljubav. providna baza je puna sitnih gustih ljubičastih šljokica i većih malinastih šestougaonih šljokica. pokrivenost sa samo jednim slojem preko nekog laka u boji je fantastična . nekad imam želju da ga nosim stalno, a nekad da ga nikad više ne namažem i čuvam zauvek!

prirodna svetlost:

when i saw brazilian nights from alessandro's enjoy me kolekcije, i fell in love instantly. i tried to find some some swatches online, but at that time, there was none, which didn't stop me from getting it. i decided to layer it over opi do you have this color in stock-holm.

this is a polish i have a love-hate relationship with. the hate comes from the bottle, it is only 5ml and that is nothing for a glitter polish. and i also wore it once on its own, which was great except that with that i used two coats of this perfection. 

the love part is quite obvious i think! it is a clear base filled with tiny dense purple particles and larger magenta hexagonal glitter. the coverage with only one coat over another polish is amazing. i sometimes want to wear it all the time, and sometimes i want to keep it and treasure forever.

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ysl nuit noire (désir de jour)

današnja zvezda je nuit noire, iz ysl prolećne kolekcije za 2015, désir de jour.

today's star is nuit noire, from ysl's spring collection for 2015, désir de jour.

aktivirala sam svu maštu koju imam da shvatim kako se ova dva laka mogu smatrati prolećnim, ali sve što ja vidim su zimski praznici. (sećate se prošlogodišnje prolećne kombinacije, koja je bila savršena za jesen? :)) u svakom slučaju, nisam mogla da preskočim ovaj duo.

nuit noire se sastoji iz crne, pomalo providne baze sa srebrnim okruglim šljokicama. potrebna su dva deblja sloja za potpunu pokrivenost. suši se bez sjaja (ali ne teksturno), tako da je potreban nadlak. sve u svemu, fin, sladak lak ali ne za padanje u nesevest (takav postaje kad mu se doda nuit blanche, ali to je prila za neki drugi dan).

prirodna svetlost:

i tried to summon all the imagination i have to see how these two polishes could be considered spring-y, but all i see is winter holidays. (remember last year's spring collection, soooo perfect for autumn? :)). nevertheless, there was no way i would miss this duo.

nuit noire  consists of a black, rather sheer base with silvery round glitter. it takes two thicker coats to make it fully opaque. it dries rather dull (but not in a texture way) so it needs a top coat. overall, it is a nice, cute polish, but not superawesome. (adding nuit blanche makes it that way, but that's a story for another day).

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picture polish nebula (collaboration shade with the nail polish project) over china glaze bizarre blurple

jedan od novijih picture polish kolaboracija je nebula, nastala u saradnji sa the nail polish project.

one of the newer picture polish collaboration shades is nebula, created with the nail polish project.

pošto je zamišljen da se nosi ili samostalno u 3 sloja, ili kao gornji sloj, možda sam pogrešila što sam ga ipak mazala na drugi način. definitivno ću morati da probam ovog lepog želatinka samog.

pošto sam ga namazala u jednom sloju preko dva sloja china glaze bizarre blurple, glavni ton je postala tamno blurple nijansa. samostalno bi svakako bio laganiji, i po boji i po teksturi. fuksija i tirkiz šljokice su takođe postale nešto tamnije.

morala sam da ga matiram, ali je moj miss sporty matte top coat izgubio snagu pa mi nokti izgledaju selektivno matirani, kao šo se može videti na slikama u sredini. morala sam da dodam još par slojeva, i konačni rezultat se vidi na poslednje dve sliek u senci. oduševljena sam matiranom verzijum.

prirodna svetlost:

being intended to be worn either solo, with 3 coats, or as a layering polish, i maybe made a mistake of wearing it in the second fashion. i will definitely have to try this pretty jelly on it's own.


since i wore one coat over two coats of china glaze bizarre blurple, the main tone became darker blurple shade. on it's own, it would definitely look a bit lighter in both color and coverage sense. fuchsia and turquoise glitter also became somewhat darker.

i had to mattify it, but my miss sporty matte top coat lost it's power, so some nails in the images in the middle seem to be selectively mattified. i had to add a few more coats of it, and the end result is seen in the last two pictures in shade. i loved it in matte version.

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dance legend tetraodon (caviar)

dance legend mi je vrlo brzo postao jedan od omiljenih brendova. danas prikazujem tetraodon iz caviar kolecije. inspirisana je ribama, i malo ispod možete videti tetraodon.

dance legend quickly became one of my favourite brands. today i'm showing tetraodon from the caviar collection. it is fish inspired, and a little bit down, you can see tetraodon.

izvor/source

meni je ova kolekcija preslatka. ideja je ista: gusta jelly baza, u ovom slučaju srednje zelena, sa istim crnim šestougaonim i belim kvadratnim mikro šljokicama.

uživo izgleda vrlo interesantno. iako su u pitanju šljokice, je jede nadlak, izgleda baš simpatično i mislim da ću uzeti još neki lak iz ove kolekcije.

prirodna svetlost:

this collecion is really cute. the idea is the same; a saturated jelly base, in this case, medium green, with the same black hexagonal and white square micro glitter.

it looks really interesting in real life. even though it is glittery, it doesn't eat up the top coat. it looks really cute and i'm thinking of picking up another one from the collection.

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picture polish unicorn (collaboration shade by brit nails)

jedan od mojih najnovijih lakova je još jedna picture polish kolaboracija, unicorn.

one of my latest purchases is another picture polish collaboration shade, unicorn.

ovaj lepotan je napravljen u saradnji sa blogom brit nails, i stvarno je interesantan lak. bazna boja je nežna, plavkasto tirkizna obogaćena roze i srebrnim šljokicama.

pošto su šljokice krupne, suši se blago hrapavo, ali nije grudvast i to mu čak daje neku simpatičnu notu. prvi sloj nije preterano pigmentovan, ali je pokrivenost potpuno sređena drugim.

prirodna svetlost:

this shade is made in collaboration with the blog brit nails. it is a really interesting polish, the base colour is a soft, blue leaning turquoise, enriched with pink and silver glitter.

there is a slight bumpiness because of the chunky glitter, but it is not overwhelming and it is actually interesting. the first layer is a bit sheer, but it builds up nicely with the second.

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picture polish jealousy (mesh)

verujem da moja ljubav prema zelembaćima nije tajna, tako da mi je jealousy iz picture polish kolekcije mesh bio logičan izbor.

my love for the greens is no secret, so i had to have jealousy from picture polish mesh collection.

obigravala sam oko jealousy mesecima, pokušavajući da se ubedim da mi ne treba, ali bi stvarno bila šteta da nije deo moje kolekcije.

u pitanju je živahna, trava zelena šljokičava nijansa. iako su čiste šljokice, savršeno je gust i nema straha od ćelavih mesta. suši se prilično glatko, iako izgleda grubo i po meni je jedan sloj nadlaka dovoljan. naravno da sam morala i da ga matiram!

prirodna svetlost:

i was circling around jealousy for such a long time, trying to convince myself that i don't need it, but it would be a pity if i missed it.

it is a vivid, grass green  glittery shade. even though it's pure glitter, it is perfectly dense so there is no fer of lousy coverage. it dries smoothly, but looks a bit gritty. for me, one layer of top coat was enough. of course, i had to mattify it.

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