Absolutely Alice effect

Ko sem nanesla dve plasti modrega bleščičastega laka Milani Blue Flash, sem dobila idejo. Odtenek bleščic se mi namreč zdi zelo podoben modrim bleščicam v zelo iskanemu OPI-jevemu Absolutely Alice laku, vendar manjkajo zlate bleščice. Zato sem malo pobrskala po svoji zbirki in na plan je pokukal lakec FCC št. 72, ki v prozorni bazi vsebuje manjše zlate in modre bleščice, nanesla pa sem ga 2 plasti. Ravno prav za efekt, ki sem ga želela doseči! :)

When I did 2 coats of Milani Blue Flash nail polish, which is opaque blue glitter, I got an idea. In my oppinion the colour of the glitter seems very similar to the blue glitter in the very hard to find OPI Absolutely Alice nail polish. But there is no golden glitter, so I checked my nail polish collection and I picked up FCC nail polish in number 72. It contains smaller golden and blue glitter in clear base. I did two coats - that was just right for the effect I wanted to achieve! :)

Končnega rezultata na žalost ne morem primerjati z Absolutely Alice lakom, ker ga nimam v svoji zbirki. Ne vem, kako blizu sem prišla originalu (verjetno ne prav zelo), vendar mi je modro zlat efekt vseeno zelo všeč. Kakšen pa se zdi vam?

Unfortunately I can't compare the final result with Absolutely Alice nail polish, because I don't own it. So I don't know how close to the original I got (probably not very close), but I still love the blue golden effect. And how do you feel about it?

Pics heavy - random manicures, part 2

Imam kar precej fotografij manikur, ki jih še nisem uspela objaviti. Odločila sem se, da jih bom objavila v nekaj sklopih, prvi sklop pa lahko najdete TUKAJ. Če vas kakšen izmed lakec posebej zanima, me povprašajte in vam bom v komentarjih rade volje odgovorila. :)

I have tons of photographs of manicures that I haven't published yet and I wore them in the past. I have decided I will publish them in few parts, you can find first part HERE. If you need more information about particular polish, please ask and I will gladly answer on all your questions in the comments. :)

China Glaze - FYI

China Glaze - FYI

China Glaze - Let's Groove

China Glaze - Let's Groove

China Glaze - Let's Groove

China Glaze - Let's Groove, Milani - Totally Cool

Del Sol - Girls Night Out

Del Sol - Girls Night Out

Del Sol - Girls Night Out

Del Sol - Ruby Slipper

Del Sol - Ruby Slipper

OPI - Glamour

OPI - Glamour

OPI - Shimmer and Shimmer

OPI - Shimmer and Shimmer

Zoya - Ibiza, OPI - Last Friday Night

Revlon Scented - Bubble Gum

Revlon Bubble Gum, Jessica Hologram TC, WnW Sparkling Diamonds

China Glaze - Tickle My Triangle, Octa Gone Wild, Kaleidoscope Him Out, Let's Do It In 3-D

China Glaze - Rodeo Fanatic

China Glaze - Rodeo Fanatic

Catrice - London's Weather Forecast, Sally Hansen - Nail Prisms - Lapis Amethyst

China Glaze - 2NITE

China Glaze - 2NITE

Nfu-Oh - 63

Nfu-Oh - 63

Milani - Hi-Res and comparison with China Glaze - Octa Gone Wild

Hi-Res je eden izmed holografskih lakcev znamke Milani. Gre za nežno vijoličen odtenek, v katerem se nahaja ogromno večjega holografskega šimra. Za prekrivnost potrebuje tri plasti, fotografiji pa sta nastali pod umetno osvetlitvijo in nato še na sončku.

Hi-Res is one of the Milani holographic nail polishes. This is light purple nail polish with lots of larger holographic shimmer in it. It needs three coats for full opacity. First photo was taken under artificial light and the next one in the sun.

Hi-Res me je tako zelo spominjal na odtenek China Glaze - Octa Gone Wild iz Kaleidoscope kolekcije, da sem ju enostavno morala primerjati med sabo. Vendar fotografja žal ne prikaže čisto realnega stanja, saj Octa Gone Wild ni temnejši niti bolj prekriven. Morda pa je v njem zaznati malenkost več holografskega šimra, sicer pa sta si laka izredno podobna. Če ste torej zamudile kaleidoskopčka, je Hi-Res odličen približek. :)

Hi-Res reminded me of China Glaze - Octa Gone Wild from Kaleidoscope collection so much, that I just had to do the comparison between them. But unfortunately the photo is not truly realistic, because in reality Octa Gone Wild is not darker nor more opaque than Hi-Res. But there is a bit more of shimmer in the Octa Gone Wild, but other than that they are very similar. So if you missed the Kaleidoskope one out, then Hi-Res is a really good replacement. :)

Hi-Res, Octa Gone Wild, Hi-Res, Octa Gone Wild.

Holo comparisons: GR8, L8R G8R and Hi-Tech

Danes imam za vas dve primerjavi.
Najprej sledita fotografiji dveh odtenkov znamke China Glaze iz OMG kolekcije - GR8 in L8R G8R. GR8 je zlate barve in je veliko bolj prekriven, na fotografijah sta dve plasti. Zanimivo je, da je to edini lakec iz te kolekcije, ki poleg holografskega šimra vsebuje tudi zlate bleščice, ki na nohtih sicer niso opazne, so pa zato pri odstranjevanju toliko bolj... L8R G8R pa je svetlo zelen in potrebuje vsaj tri plasti.
Meni sta oba odtenka presenetljivo veliko bolj všeč, kot pa sem pričakovala. :)

Today I have two comparisons for you.
First are the photos of two China Glaze nail polishes from the OMG collection - GR8 and L8R G8R. GR8 is gold and is a lot more opaque, there are only two coats on the photos. It is very interesting to me, that this is the only polish from this collection, which does not only have holographic shimmer in it, but also golden glitter. It is not noticeable on the nails, but the polish is as hard to remove as the other glitter polishes... L8R G8R is the pale green and needs at least three coats to be opaque.
I surprisingly like both of them a lot more than I have expected to. :)

V naslednji primerjavi pa sta se znašla lakca China Glaze L8R G8R in Milani Hi-Tech. V osnovni barvi sta si zelo podobna, velika razlika med njima pa je v holografskih delcih. Hi-Tech me spominja na kaleidoskočke iz China Glaze kolekcije zaradi močno razpršenega šimra. Nalakirala sem ga na kazalec in prstanec, na ostalih dveh prstih pa se nahaja L8R G8R.

My next comparison is between China Glaze L8R G8R and Milani Hi-Tech nail polishes. The base colour is pretty close on these two, but the holographic particles are very different. Hi-Tech reminds me on kaleidoscopes from China Glaze because of a lot more scattered shimmer. I have painted it on my index and ring finger and on the other two fingers there is L8R G8R.

Kateri vam je najbolj všeč? Če ste prave ljubiteljice holografskih odtenkov, tako kot jaz, potem pa nujno potrebujete vse tri. ;)

Which one do you like the best? But if you are true holographic freak as I am, you will need all three of them for sure. ;)

Milani - Totally Cool

Lakec Milani - Totally Cool mi je bil vedno všeč na vseh slikah, vendar sem malo dvomila vanj, saj je zelo neprekriven. Ko sem ga končno dobila sem se zato odločila da ga sprobam preko podobnega prekrivnega odtenka. To je bila zelo dobra ideja, saj je na sliki samo ena plast Totally Cool laka.

I allways liked Milani - Totally Cool nail polish on photos, but I had doubts about it's opacity so I tried it over an opaque polish with similar base color. It turned out to be a really good idea so there is only one coat of the Milani polish on the photos.





Mislim da sem pravkar odkrila svoj nov najljubši lakec!
I think I just found my new favourite polish!

Big box from Canada

Draga Halifax z bloga Sparkled Beauty nama je s Kanade poslala velik paket, ki sva ga prejeli ta teden. V njem se je skrivalo kar 20 lakcev!!! :) Sledi ogromno fotografij, tako da uživajte. Midve bova definitivno, ko bova packali nohtke s temi lepotci!!! :D

Dear Halifax from Sparkled Beauty sent us a big package from Canada, we have recieved it this week. Halifax, you're great, thank you sooo sooo much for making our dreams come true!!! In the package there were 20 nail polishes!!! :) Now sit back and enjoy, because there will be a lot of photos! And we will enjoy too, when we will be painting our nails with those beauties!!! :D

Lepotci s paketka. / Beauties from the package.

Lakci za Ančkino zbirko. / Polishes for Anček's collection.

Revlon - Minted, Mad About Mango, Bubble Gum, Grape, Gum Drop.

Claire's - Magic, Sally Hansen - Gray by Gray, Fairy Teal, Milani - Totally Cool.

Del Sol - Day Dreamer, Island Fever, Rock Star, Foxy.

Lakci za Kvackino zbirko. / Polishes for Kvacka's collection.

Del Sol - Ruby Slipper, Heartbreaker, Girls Night Out, Day Dreamer.

Milani - Totally Cool, Hi-Res, Hi-Tech.

In še skupinska Del Sol. / All different Del Sol's.