china glaze frostbite (ski)

wow, this polish is old. frostbite comes from a holiday china glaze collection, ski, back in 2007.

frostbite is such an awesome polish that can never look as good in the pictures as in real life. a stunning, cobalt blue, with that crazy "lit from within" type of shimmer. so special and cool.

it is metalic, so visible brush strokes do occur, but nothing too annoying. i am very happy i have it.

natural light:

gosh ocean (540)

while i'm on the subject of polishes that are hard to capture, say hello to gosh's ocean, that i won on cayca's giveaway ages ago. i almost finished the polish but i'm just now showing it. 

it is one of the polishes that gets mentioned as a close enough dupe for chanel azure. gosh is a danish brand so not so easy to catch, therefore i don't have no idea if it is supposed to be more accessible than the chanel one.

it is a very pretty (mostly) turquoise duochrome, that shifts through many ranges of blue and green, depending on the light. it also has a touch of iridescent effect on it. brushstrokes are there, but not overwhelming. a perfect summer polish!

natural light:

china glaze long kiss (under the mistletoe)

china glaze's long kiss originally came from under the mistletoe collection for holidays 2008, but made a comeback in their sealed with a kiss collection in 2011.

i really have problems swatching polishes like long kiss, which is why it took it so long for it to appear on the blog. sunshine makes them washed out completely, and the photos are much more faithful in the shade/but not to shady conditions.

nevertheless, it is a berry red metallic polish, pretty and nice, but nothing spectacular in the plethora of similar ones. i got it so long ago and i would probably give it a pass now, especially since my brush preferences lie with the wide ones. that doesn't mean that this polish isn't good, with very decent formula and coverage, just that it doesn't stand out in the sea of deep red shimmers.

shade:

catrice in the bronx (460)

danas pokazujem poslednji catrice lak koji mi je ostao neobjavljen iz kolekcije, stari lepotan po imenu in the bronx.

today i am showing the last catrice polish that was left unpublished from my stash, an oldie called in the bronx.

napisala sam gomilu sastava o tome kako ne podnosim novu catrice četkicu, zbog koje sam počela da izbegavam taj bren. bili su moj omiljeni dragstor brend i sa njima je nekako i počelo moje lakoholičarsko ludilo, tako da mi je pomalo žao da više nemam ni jedan catrice lak.

da se vratimo na današnju zvezdu, in the bronx je jedan od starih lepotana. u pitanju je prelepa zagorelo-zlatna/skoro bronzana melatik nijansa u kojoj sam zaista uživala.

oblačan dan:

i wrote so many essays about how i hate the new catrice brush, which kind of made me avoid the brand altogether. they were my favourite drugstore brand and marked the beginnings of my nail polish insanity so i am kind of sad that there are no more catrices left in my stash.

to go back to this polish, in the bronx is one of the oldie-goodies, an awesome burnt gold-almost bronze metallic shade that i really enjoyed.

cloudy day:

a england queen of scots (elizabeth and mary)

danas pokazujem još jedan a england lak, ovaj put queen of scots, iz elizabeth and mary kolekcije.

today, i am showing yet another a england polish, this time queen of scots from elizabeth and mary collection..

iako su a england lakovi postali skoro pa sinonim za holo lakove, imaju oni i "regularnije" lakove.

queen of scots je kraljevsko plavi lak, ispunjen sitnim holo česticama. ima taj "sjaj iznutra" izgled i ja ga vidim kao plavog rođaka njihovog crvenog laka, percival.

ovaj lak je pravi pravcati jednoslojac, bez ikakve potrebe za drugim slojem. ako vam ovakav lak fali u kolekciji, moja definitivna preporuka!

prirodna svetlost:

even though a england somehow became a synonym for holo polishes, they also have more "regular! polishes.

queen of scots is a royal blue shade, filled with tiny blue shimmer. it has that inner glow look, and i see it as a blue twin of their red polish, percival.

it is a real deal one coater, definitely no need for the second. if you are missing this type of shade, i definitely recommend it!

natural light:

catrice keep pool (42)

moj današnji izbor je catrice keep pool.

my choice for today's post is catrice's keep pool.

mislim da je prošlo više od pola godine od kad sam potrošila ovaj lak, ali mi je trebala večnost da izaberem slike. nekad je ispadao previše metalik, nekad nedovoljno. u svakom slučaju, keep pool je prelepa, hladna metalik plava. jedna od onih nijansi kojih mi nikad nije dosta.

više puta sam se žalila na ovu verziju catrice četkice koja se može nazvati katastrofalnom. ne znam da li su promenili nešto u novim kolekcijama, ali nekako ne želim ni da probam. čini mi se nepotrebnim da pričam o formuli (koja je prilično ok) kad je četkica skoro pa neupotrebljiva.

prirodna svetlost:

i think it has been more than half a year since finished this polish, but it took me forever to choose the photos. sometimes it appear to metalic, sometimes not enough. nevertheless, it is a really gorgeous shade of cool, metalic blue. it is one of those shades i can never get enough of.

i complained more than once, but this iteration of catrice brush is a monstrosity. i am not sure if they changed something in newer collection, but i somehow don't even want to try. for me, it is pointless to talk about formula (that was pretty nice) when the brush is barely workable.

natural light:

a england percival (the mythicals)

imala sam potrebu da godinu završim crvenim lakom, i koji i izbor bio bolji od percival-a iz a england fantastične the mythicals kolekcije za 2011.

i had the urge to finish the year off with a red polish, and which better than percival from the awesome a england the mythicals collection back in 2011.

percival je vrlo blizak duplikat butter london knees up. u svakom slučaju, fantastična šimerasta metalik crvena, sa onim specijalnim sjajem iznutra.

okačila sam više slika nego obično jer ovaj lak izgleda još bolje u senci nego na suncu. u kombinaciji sa savršenom formulom i četkicom, pravi je pobednik!

prirodna svetlost:

percival is a real close dupe to butter london knees up. nevertheless, a beyond gorgeous shimmery metallic red, with this glow within type of look.

i have more photos than usual, because this polish looks even better in shade than in the sun. and combined with an awesome formula and brush, it's a winner!

natural light:

 

china glaze awaken (romantique)

u još jednom postu u kom vadim lak iz naftalina, predstavljam jedan od moja prva dva china glaze laka, awaken iz romantique kolekcije iz davne 2008me.

in another blast from the past post, i am showing one of two first china glaze polishes i ever bought, awaken from romantique collection back in 2008.

awaken je zaista fantastičan lak, i čak ovako retroaktivno mogu da vidim zašto sam ga izabrala već na samom početku mog lakoholizma.

boja je prelepa gunmetal siva, sam metalik završnicom. formula je savršena, bez imalo brazdi. yaista prelep i moderan.

prirodna svetlost:

awaken is a really stunning polish and even in retrospective, i can see why i picked it at the very beginning of my nailpolish addiction,

the color is just amazing gunmetal grey with a metallic finish. the formula is great, no streaking at all. it is just so pretty and edgy.

natural light:

catrice heavy metallilac (800)

danas je dobar dan za još jedan stari lak, i izbor je pao na catrice heavy metallilac.

it's a good day for another oldie, and my choice is catrice heavy metallilac.

rekla bih da ne znam za lak koji je tačije nazvan. zaista je lila i metalik :) šalu na stranu, ovo je prelepa, živahna ljubičasta sa metalik finišom.

formula je solidna, suši se bez visokog sjaja ali ništa što sloj nadlaka neće rešiti. nije ga lako uslikati, što je i razlog zašto mi je trebalo ovoliko vremena da ga predstavim.

prirodna svetlost:

i don't think that there was  more correctly named polish. it really is lilac and metalic :) jokes aside, it is a nice, vibrant purple with a metallic finish.

formula is solid, it dries a bit dull but nothing that a top coat can't fix. it's hard to capture, which is why i haven't presented it before.

natural light:

chanel rose fusion (vamp attitude)

pošto je ovaj post najverovatnije poslednji za ovu godinu, rešila sam da izaberem baš poseban lak, i mislim da je rose fusion iz chanel-ove praznične kolekcije vamp attitude pravi izbor.

since this is probably my last post of the year, i wanted to finish it with a very special polish,and i believe that rose fusion from chanel's holiday collection called vamp attitude is just that.

 

moram priznati da bih ga verovatno preskočila da nije bilo slika od liv sa blushnglow bloga. bočica može da vas prevari da pomislite da je lak dosadan, a u stvari je jedan od najkomplesnijihh koje imam.

količina boja i finiša u jednoj bočici je neverovatna. kada je oblačan dan, izgleda kao prelepi duohrom koji se preliva iz ljubičaste u blatnjavu. na suncu postaje bronzikaszi metalik lak sa prelepim srebrnim šimerom.

stvarno je jedinstven i fantastičan, kao da imate drugi lak svaki put kad pogledate u nokte. pomalo se vide potezi četkice, ali nije strašno. postavila sam dosta slika jer zaista nisam mogla da oslolim.

oblačan dan:

i would have probably overlooked this one, if it wasn't for blushnglow. the botlle can fool you to think that this is a dull polish, while in reality, it is one of the most complex.

the amount of colours and finishes in one bottle is crazy. on  a cloudy day, it is a gorgeous purple to taupe duochrome, while at sun it becomes a more bronzy metallic polish with awesome silvery shimmer.

it is really unique and magnificent, as if you are wearing a different polish every time you look at your nails. the formula is a bit brushstrokey, but it's really fine. i have a lots of pictures, because i couldn't resist.

cloudy day:

dance legend constant reminder (hammering)

moj jedini izbor iz dance legend hammering kolekcije je constant reminder.

my only choice from dance legend hammering collection is constant reminder.

ono što mi se sviđa kod dance legend je to što tiho postavljaju trendove, i to uvek rade odlično i nikad im se ne potkrade loše izvedena kolekcija.

constant reminder je zanimljivi srebrnkasto zeleni metalik lak. ima čudan i jedinstven finiš, poput napuklog metala. na slikama imam samo jedan sloj, bez baze i nadlaka.

prvi put sam ga nosila sa bazom, i tek onda pročitala da je efekat intenzivniji ako se nanese na gole nokte. poslednje dve slike su sa bazom. ako je preskočite, neće biti problema sa bojenjem noktiju.

prirodna svetlost:

what i love about dance legend is that they quietly set the trends, and they are always on point, no messy ideas gone bad.

constant reminder is a interesting silvery green metallic polish. it has a really strange, unique finish of a hammered metal. i have only one coat, without a base or top.

i initially wore a base coat, but then read that the effect is more visible if the polish is applied on bare nails. the last two pictures are with the base coat. if you wear it without, it doesn't stain.

natural light:

zoya mimi (sparkle)

sparkle je jedna od (meni) najboljih zoya kolekcija, koja se pojavila leta 2010 i mimi je jedna od njenih zvezda.

sparkle is a really awesome zoya's collection back in the summer of 2010, and mimi is one of it's stars.

mimi je opisana kao kraljevska ljubičasta sa metalik završnicom, ali je to samo pojednostavljeni način da se opiše ovaj divni lak.

ne samo da je nijansa ljubičaste duboka i bogata, nego joj i šimer daje dodatni sjaj. formula je isto dobra, bez vidljivih tragova čekice.

prirodna svetlost:

mimi is described as a royal purple metallic polish, but this is just an oversimplified way to explain this awesome polish.

not only that the purple shade is so rich and deep, the shimmer in it gives it a lot of depth. the formula is also good, no brushstrokes whatsoever.

natural light:

chanel graphite (illusions d'ombres)

nakon što sam prikazala i quartz i peridot iz chanel-ove illusions d'ombres kolekcije za jesen 2011, krajnje je vreme da prikažem i treći, graphite.

after showing quartz and peridot from chanel's illusions d'ombres collection for autumn 2011, it was about time to show the third one, graphite.

graphite je tamno srebrni lak, ali ovo je previše jednostavan način da se opiše tačna nijansa. u pitanju je metalik, folijast lak koji izgleda pomalo teksturno iako se suši potpuno glatko,

ovaj nebičan finiš mu daje dodatnu dubinu, pa u senci postaje više limen, skoro zelenkast. formula je odlična, do te mere da mi čak ni chanel četkica nije smetala.

prirodna svetlost:

graphite is a dark silver, but this is quite an oversimplification of its colour. it is a metallic, foily polish that looks a bit textured, while being perfectly smooth.

this unusual finish gives it more depth, so in shade it becomes more pewter-y, even greenish. formula is amazing, so much that even the chanel brush is not annoying me.

natural light:

chanel intemporel (l'intemporel de chanel)

intemporel je jedini lak u chanel-ovoj prolećnoj kolekciji, l'intemporel de chanel.

intemporel is the only polish in chanel's spring collection, l'intemporel de chanel.

vrlo lako sam mogla i da ga preskočim, jer nije da mi u kolekciji fale srebrni metalik lakovi. ipak nisam odolela, jer mi je prethodna chanel kupovina bila eastern light  u july 2014.

ja zaista obožavam metalik srebrne lakove! za mene, oni su savršeni party lakovi (pogotovo što najčešće nosim crno i ne bi mi škodilo malo sjaja). ovaj nije ništa teži (ali ni lakši) za upotrebu od njemu sličnih. sa dovoljno tankim slojevima i uz malo brzine, možete izbeći vidljive poteze četkicom.

prirodna svetlost:

i could've easily skipped this one. it's not like my collection is lacking metallic silvers, but i couldn't resist since my last chanel purchase was eastern light back in july 2014.

but i really do like metallic silvers. for me, they are perfect party polishes (especially since i wear black most of the time, and need some extra sparkle). this one is no more difficult (nor easier) to use than the most of them, but with thin enough coats and quick hands, you can avoid a lot of brushstrokes.

natural light:

catrice mermaid my day (44)

na poslednjem putovanju, slučajno sam naletela na catrice štand, i to me je baš usrećilo. naravno da je mermaid my day uspeo da mi se ušunja u korpu.

on my last travel, i unexpectedly came across catrice stand, which made me really happy. of course that mermaid my day found its way into my shopping bag.

pošto se moja catrice gomilica prilično smanjuje (trenutno u fioci imam šest bočica koje čekaju poslednje mazanje), iskoristila sam priliku da osvežim kolekciju.

kada lak ima reč "sirena" u imenu, ne moram ni da ga pogledam, odmah znam da ga želim, pa ni ovaj lak nije izuzetak. u pitanju je metalik petrolej lak sa gustim srebrnim šimerom. naravno, kao i svaki metalik, tragovi četkice su vidljivi, ali mi to ne smeta jer je lak baš po mom ukusu.

zaboravila sam da slikam četkicu, koja izgleda potpuno čudno ali je, bar meni, bolja od prethodne. pošto imam još dva noviteta, prikazaću je sledeći put.

prirodna svetlost:

with my catrice stash getting smaller and smaller (i actually have six bottles in the drawer waiting for their last hurrah), it felt really good to refresh my collection.

when a polish has "mermaid" in its name, i know without looking at it that i want it. this one wasn't an exception. it's a teal, metallic polish with dense silver shimmer. like most of metallics, it is brushstrokey, but i really don't mind it. it really is my type of polish.

i forgot to take a photo of the brush, which looks really strange, but is actually better than the previous version. since i have two more catrices, i will photograph it for the next post.

natural light:

chanel peridot (illusions d'ombres fall 2011)

konačno je došao trenutak da pokažem predivni chanel peridot, iz jesenje kolekcije za 2011, illusions d'ombres.

i think it's about time to show the gorgeous chanel peridot, from the 2011 fall collection illusions d'ombres.

imam pričicu vezanu za peridot, priznajem da sam se kasno upoznala sa high end lakovima, ali je peridot bio prvi lak ove vrste za koji sam čula. pročitala sam članak u blicu, koji je predstavljao ovu novu kolekciju sa naglaskom kako je u većini zemalja već lista čekanja za peridot. meni je to bio šok, pa me je zanimalo kako lak zaista izgleda, i još se više iznenadila kad sam zaključila da je toliko lep da je vredan čekanja!

svakako je ovo jedna od nijansa sa kojima se osećam najprirodnije, iako mogu da razumem da je za neke ovakav lak previše. takođe razumem da prva asocijacija na njega obično nije istoimeni kamen, već muva zunzara. ipak, ova duohrom zeleno zlatna kombinacija (zelena je dominantnija u senci, dok je zlatna primarna na više svetlosti), uz moju ljubav prema metalik lakovima, mi je logična da bude jedna od nijansi koje su mnoge kompanije probale da imitiraju. iako posedujem catrice verziju, genius in the bottle, peridot mi je miljnik iz razloga koje ću detaljnije objasniti kad napravim post poređenja.

pošto je metalik, ima vidljivih poteza četkicom, ali je formula ipak neverovatno dobra.

prirodna svetlost:

when it comes to peridot, i have a story. i admit i am a latecomer when it comes to high end polishes, but peridot was the first polish of this kind that i heard of. there was an article in one serbian newspaper, that was about this collection and mentioned that in many countries, there's a waiting list for peridot. this honestly shocked me, so i was interested to see how this polish looked like, and was surprised that i immediately fell in love with it!

and it sure is one of the shades i feel most comfortable with, although i can understand that it can be too much for some people. i also understand that the first association to it is not the stone of the same name, but the common fly. nevertheless, this combination of greenish gold duochrome (green more dominant in the shade, while gold wins in direct light), with my love for metallic finishes, makes it obvious to me why so many companies tried to make the dupe for it. i own catrice's version, genius in the bottle, and although i love it, i prefer peridot for the reasons i'll explain more thoroughly once i make a comparison post.

it is metallic, therefore brushstrokey, but the formula is impeccable.

natural light: 

chanel rouge moire (rouge allure moiré)

rouge moire je deo chanel-ove mini jesenje kolekcije, rouge allure moiré. preskočila sam njegovog parnjaka, rose moire, jer nije moja boja.

rouge moire is a part of chanel's mini autumn collection, rouge allure moiré. i only got this one, because rose moire is not my cup of tea.

ako ćemo iskreno, ovaj lak je lep, ali bih preživela i bez njega. ne žalim što sam ga uzela, samo, zbog ovakvih nijansi mi srce nikad nije posočilo.

nijansu je najbolje opisati kao biserno crvenom. u pitanju je hladna, malinasta crvena sa rozikastim šimerom koji izbija na površinu kao neki tanki, dodatni sloj. ima blago metalni finiš. formula i pokrivenost su ok, potezi četkicom mogu biti vidljivi, ali ne preterano. imajte u vidu da sam zaboravila da stavim nadlak, tako da su mogli biti i neprimetniji.

prirodna svetlost:

to be completely honest, this polish is pretty, but i would survive without it. i don't regret buying it, it's just that these shades don't really make my heart beat faster.

the shade is best described as pearly red. it is a cool, berry red with a pinkish shimmer that goes over it like a thin coat, and really pops out in the sun. it has a slight metallic feel to it. the formula and opacity are ok, there is a little bit of visible brushstrokes, but nothing too crazy. bear in mind, i forgot to put the top coat, so they could've been evened out by it.

natural light:

dior mystic magnetic (mystic metallics)

dior-ov mystic magnetic je njihov prvi magnetni lak iz jesenje mystic metallic kolekcije, uz galaxie i destin.

dior's mystic magnetic is their first magnetic polish, from the autumn mystic metallic collection, together with galaxie and destin.

moram da priznam, da kad sam uzela ovaj lak, namera mi je bila da ga nosim takvog kakav jeste, bez mučenja s magnetom. boja me je očarala, kombinacija sive i dimno plave. to što je magnetni ga čini dosta pigmentovanim, pravi je jednoslojac ali uz dobru formulu. slike bez magneta su na dnu stranice.

kasnije sam postala radoznala po pitanju magnetnog efekta. prvi put sam pratila uputstva: jedan sloj laka, pa još jedan sloj nokat po nokat, uz držanje magneta vrlo blizu površine 20ak sekundi. ispalo je ok, ali sam bila ubeđena da je i jedan sloj dovoljan, tako da su slike iz tog testa, tj. sa samo jednim slojem.

čak i za smotanu mene, magnet je bio jednostavan za upotrebu i efekat mi je odličan. trudila sam se da uhvatim sićušne holo čestice, ali su blago vidljive samo na par slika pod direktnim suncem.

senka:

i have to admit, when i got this polish, my only intention was to wear it as it is, without bothering with the magnet. i was mesmerized by the colour, a combination of grey and smoking blue. the fact that it's magnetic means it's very pigmented, so a true one coater, but the application was really easy. these pictures are at the bottom of the page.

then, i got curious about the magnetic effect. the first time i did it according to the instructions: one layer of polish, than after putting another coat on each nail, i held the magnet close to the nail for 20ish seconds. it turned out ok, but i got pretty convinced one coat was enough, so the pictures i'm showing are with one coat.

even for me (i am really clumsy) this was easy to use and i like the effect. i tried so hard to capture tiny holo particles, but they are just barely visible on the direct sunlight photos.

shade:

zoya midori (ooh la la)

toliko sam srećna što danas predstavljam prelepu midori, iz zoya-ine ooh la la kolekcije za leto 2009.

i am so happy that today i can show you the gorgeous zoya midori, from their ooh la la collection for summer 2009.

uz ovaj lak sam saznala da midori znači zeleno na japanskom, a svi znamo da od svih mojoh lakova, najviše volim zelembaće!

midori je na zoya sajtu opisana kao "nijansa srednje zelene jabuke, sa žutim podtonom i jakim zlatnim šimerom, savršena za izlazak s drugaricama", i, kao i obično,  prilično dobro su je opisali.

rekla bih da je ova živahna jabučica baš ukusna, još u kombinaciji sa zlatnim šimerom koji je čini gotovo iridescentnom. definitivno je jedinstvena nijansa u mojoj inače ogromnoj kolekciji :D iako je završnica i metalik, potezi četkicom se ne vide i formula je sasvim u redu.

prirodna svetlost:

i discovered that midori means green in japanese, and we all know that i love my green polishes more than any other colours!

midori is described at zoya's website as "glowing medium apple green with yellow undertones and strong gold shimmer. a cocktail-green for a night out with the girls." and once again, they described it perfectly.

i find this vibrant apple green to be so delicious, and almost iridescent with the combination with the gold shimmer. it is definitely a unique polish in my otherwise vast collection :D even though it's metallic, there's no visible brush strokes and formula is good.

natural light:

zoya hazel (irresistible)

i just realized that this will be my last swatch of the year, and i like to think is great to finish it with a gorgeous polish such as zoya's hazel!

hazel is is beauty from zoya's spring collection irresistible. it has everything i like: the base colour that is definitely unique, an icy, steely blue with goldish flakes that i would never think would go well with the base, but they fit perfectly.

the finish is both foil and metallic, but there's no problem with application or brushstrokes. i am really impressed with this polish, it looks a bit space-y.