ysl rose romantique (core 26)

posle mnogo živahnih bojica, vreme je za nešto neutralnije, pa pokazujem ysl rose romantique iz njihove osnovne linije.

after many vibrant colors, it's a time for something more on the neutral side, so i'm showing ysl rose romanitque from their core line.

bilo je krajnje vreme da nabavim nude lak. ali stvarno nude, koji ostavlja utisak da u stvari ni ne nosite lak. možda je malo preterano da se okrenem ysl za nešto ovog tipa, ali pošto ih obožavam i pokušavam da uđem u sistem minimizovanja brendova, ipak mi je bilo logično.

smešno je da sam ovaj lak planirala za situacije kad moram ali nemam vremena da promenim lak, i mislila sam da ću morati da se načekam za ovakvu situaciju. ipak, to se desilo u prvoj nedelji od kad sam ga uzela. spremala sam se za rođendansku večeru, i odjednom promenila plan šta ću obući, a nova kombinacija se nikako nije slagala s bronzanim lakom kog sam nosila. imala sam samo nekoliko minuta, pa sam skinula stari, na brzinu namazala rose romantique, bez baze, ali sa nadlakom (jer mi je on još više važan kad sam u žurbi), i to je bilo to.

interesantno, ali krajnji rezultat me je oduševio. možda zato što nisam toliko dugo gledala svoje gole nokte, postala sam opsednuta i nosila ga dva dana, uz stalno zagledanje. slike ne pokazuju koliko dobro je izgledao. boja je samo nijansu više roze nego bezbojan, ali daje noktima zdrav, svež izgled. nanošenje je bilo super jednostavno.

prirodna svetlost:

i thought it was about time for me to get a nude polish. a real nude, you're-barely-wearing-anything kind of a shade. maybe it is overindulging to go to ysl for this, but since i am in love with them and trying to do the whole minimizing the brands thing, it was only logical.

it's funny, i planned  this polish for situations when i don't have the time but need to change my polish, and i seriously thought i will have to wait a while for this to happen, but it was in the same week as i got it. i went for a birthday dinner, completely changed my what to wear plan, and the new outfit was completely off for the bronze polish i was wearing, and i had just a couple of minutes. so, i took off the old one, splashed easy two coats of rose romantique, base coat free, added a topcoat (it is even more important to add it if you're in a hurry), and that was it.

strangely, i loved the end result. maybe because i didn't look at my bare nails for so long, but i was obsessed with them and wore this for two days. the images don't show how amazing it looked. the color is just a tad pink over being completely colourless, but it gives the nails the healthy, fresh look. and the application was super easy.

natural light:

illamasqua facet (sacred hour)

nemam puno illamasqua lakova, ali su mi svi koje imam odlični. među njima se izdvaja facet, iz kolekcije sacred hour za jesen 2013.

i don't have a lot of illamasqua's, but the ones i have are amazing. and facet, from the sacred hour collection for autumn 2013,  may be my star.

facet je savršeni blatnjavko, koji naginje više ka braon na svetlu a ka sivoj u senci. ono što ga čini posebnim je fantastična kombinacija sa gustim bronzanim i zlatnim krupnim šimerom. rekla bih da je prilično jedinstven.

jedina mana, iako su formula i aplikacija u redu, mu je pokrivenost. malo je providniji, pa su potrebna ili dva deblja ili tri normalna sloja da sve bude odlično.

prirodna svetlost:

facet is a perfect taupe, leaning more towards brown in sunlight and grey in the shade. it's real beauty lies in the amazing maching with the dense coppery and golden fleckish type of shimmer. i would say its really unique.

one down side, although the formula and application are good, is the opacity. it is on the sheer side, and it takes either two really thick or three thin coats for perfect coverage.

natural light:

opi i vant to be a-lone star (texas)

i vant to be a-lone star is a completely unusual polish from opi's texas collection for spring/summer 2011.

this polish is completely strange, and i love it. the color is a muted, dusted light blue that has this pastely feel to it, even though it has silver shimmer. i find it to be absolutely stunning and i love it.

even though it needs three coats for complete coverage and decrease of the brush strokes, i would still say that the formula is surprisingly good.

natrual light, with some overcast

new in: august & september 2014

avgust je bio još jedan mesec bez kupovine. zato je došao septembar i moj put, koji se završio sa nekoliko ysl noviteta i par dodatnih lakova.

ysl sliku je napravila jelena, koja je zaslužna i za moj opi green on the runway.

once again, i had a buy-free month, which was august. then, september came and my travels, which ended in some ysl splurges and some long awaited polishes.

ysl picture was kindly provided by jelena, that also got my opi green on the runway.

opi you're so outta lime! - green on the runway - essence black dress and white tie

essence power girl (superheroes)

ne volim izgovore, ali su mi posao i putovanja stvarno pojeli svo slobodno vreme. sada se vraćam starom ritmu, i najbolji način da to započnem je sa lepotanom.

power girl je iz essence superheroes kolekcije iz prethodne zime. već sam prikazala drugi lak, the incredibles, ovde.

i'm not really big on excuses, but my work and travels really ate up all of my time. now i'm back on track, and it is only appropriate to start with a real beauty.

power girl is from essence's superheroes collection back in winter 2013. i already showed my other polish, the incredible, here.

ova kolekcija je bila posvećena lakovima sa specijalnim završnicama, i power girl je reklamiran kao lak sa efektom naftne mrlje. u suštini, duohrom koji se preliva iz plave u ljubičastu.

duohromi su mi slaba tačka, i zaista nemam ništa poput ovog laka. na žalost, essence kozmetika mi više nije dostupna, ali je caja bila ljubazna da mi ga nabavi.

ovaj lepotanko ima stvarno jak duohrom efekat, i boje su prelepe. na žalost, slike pod direktnim svetlom prikazuju samo plavu, sam nagoveštajem ljubičaste na ivicama, ali slike u zatvorenom ipak donekle dočaravaju efekat. tragovi četkice su vidljivi, što je i očekivano kod ovakvih lakova, pa mi to ni ne smeta.

direktna svetlost.

this collection was all about special effect polishes, and power girl was advertised as a polish with an oil slick effect. basically, a duochrome that shifts from purple to blue.

i am a sucker for duochromes, and i really have nothing like this one. unfortunately, essence cosmetics is not available to me anymore, so i am grateful to cayca that she picked this one up for me.

this baby has a really strong duochrome effect, and the colours are gorgeous. unfortunately, my pictures in the direct light show only the blue, with a hint of purple on the edges, but the indoor pictures are showing the effect much better. formula is a bit brushstrokey, which is expected for these finishes, but it doesn't really bother me.

direct sunlight: