Nail Look: Ombre Pink With Water Decals

Hey guys! Yes, I'm wearing Ombre nails again. How can I not? They look so pretty, they're so much fun, and this gorgeous weather we've been having just screams 'Ombre'. This nail look is simple to create, yet is guaranteed to draw attention. After a few months of having problems with my nails (they got so short), I finally got them to grow longer (thanks Eveline 8in1), so I'm enjoying my long nails again.

Products used:

Thumb: L'oreal no. 603 (old)

Second: Catrice, 360 Raspberry Fields Forever (old)

Middle: Essence (old colour&go collection)

Ring: essence, colour & go, no.106, Free Hugs

Small: essence, stampy polish, 001 White

Water Decals: Born pretty, 1 Sheet Classical Flower Vine Pattern Nail Art Water Decals Transfers Sticker #H013 (CLICK HERE to purchase this product)

My opinion: I love water decals, they're so easy to use and you can create an amazing look within seconds. I've found that I enjoy black water decals the most, because you can combine them with any nail polish shade, and they go great with everything. Also your nail art won't look over-done or like it's too much. It's great to put water decals while wearing Ombre nails because it really ties the whole look together. What can I say, I adore this water decals design!

This Ombre look is a similar version of a nail look I did before, you can find it HERE. So, are you over Ombre, or are you still loving it, like I am? Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to follow me, and have a great day!

Love, J.

***BornPretty has sent me the water decals for reviewing purposes. All opinions stated are my own.

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Nail Fail: The Ugly Edition

Hey everyone! The title says it all, this post is featuring the less flattering nail looks. Some of these are here because the execution of a good idea went wrong, some are here because the idea was wrong to begin with. And some are here because the photos didn't turn out well. Anyways, here is the Nail Fail post.

The problem with the look above was the ring finger. In order to dry the nail polish faster on the other fingers, I applied some oil. Somehow the oil got onto the ring finger, and the nail pearls would not stick to the nail polish. They just slid off. So this look was ruined (but it was ugly anyways). The pink nail polish is from an old essence collection, the white pearls are Catrice LE, the pink pearls are essence. The white and black glitter is by Maybelline (Colorama, Polka Dots, no.197). On the pointer I'm wearing glitter from Catrice (old collection, no.40, I'm Dynamite), and on the pinky I used the Maybelline topper and a glitter nail polish by Smart Girls (LE, no.116). Turns out, I'm not a big fan of the smart girls glitter, it's difficult to pack on a lot. Or maybe I'm just over glitter. All in all, I do not like this look - it just looks wrong.

So here I'm wearing a shade by Catrice, Caught On The Red Carpet. It's a great shade, one of my absolute all-time favorites. I wanted to top it off with one of my favorite top coats from essence's Metal Glam limited edition. Here are the results:

What happened was, the nail polish with the gold flakes ruined the base, it pulled it off, and that's why you can see the uneven red coat underneath. All in all, it would be good in my opinion for essence to put this gold flakes top coat in the standard range. You just have to be careful and always apply a transparent top coat first, so the gold flakes do not ruin the base color. I love how this polish looks and I've worn it a lot. You probably remember this polish, it was in high demand when this trend edition was out:

Here is one gold and bronze look:

I didn't like this gold look because I felt like my nails looked like duck feet (if that makes sense). I applied the nail polish wider towards the tip of the nail, that's why it looks weird. This polish is by Catrice, no.910, Oh My Goldness, and here I am wearing 3 (or maybe even 4) coats. So, not a fun polish, and it doesn't look very good layered over other polishes. Also, the pictures kinda suck.

This last look had two huge flaws. The first problem was that the photos came out really weird, my skin looks blue, it's really creepy (the one featured above is one of the better pictures LMAO). The other problem was that this nail polish was too liquid and it spilled towards my cuticles. When this happens, it's impossible to clean it, and it looks really bad (looks messy). I'm wearing a nail water decal from KKCenterHK (CLICK HERE), which I love, but unfortunately, the nail sticker does not have the white parts between the petals. So, it was barely visible over the red background. That's why it really only looks good over white nail polish.

So that's the Nail Fail post. Do you enjoy seeing these fail posts? Let me know in the comments, and thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to follow me. 

Love, J.

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Ombre Nail Look: White To Purple

Hey guys! Well, we all saw this coming: one more Ombre nail look from me. Does it seem like I'm always wearing Ombre nails? But can you blame me? My hands look so fun (or crazy? I'm gonna go with fun). What I'm loving about this look is the super shiny top coat that tied it all together.

Products used (from thumb until pinky):

Base coat: essence, Studio nails, XXL nail thickener: This base peels off in chunks if you wear it alone. I do not think it does much for my nails. I got it during the last sale, so it should no longer be available.

essence, nail art, Stampy polish, 001 white: This polish is great for stamping, but not great when worn alone. It cracks easily and is very streaky, and the texture is like rubber.

Maybelline, mini colorama, 26 candy bar: This is an old polish, but it's better than I remember (I'm trying to use up some of my older polishes). Surprisingly, it gives even coverage. I love this shade of bubblegum pink.

Catrice, 030 Meet Me At Coral Island: An old polish with even coverage. This shade is closer to orange than to coral.

essence, colour&go, old pink polish: I loved this old line better than the new one. And now the new one will be on sale (all the polishes are leaving), and the new polishes are coming out. I love essence polishes, there are great ones in their collection. This one has the best texture and covers in one coat.

Catrice, 120 Plum Play With Me: Another oldie, I'm wearing two coats. Gives even coverage, but it's too dark, the purple color gets lost and all you see is black.

essence, Studio nails, better than gel nails, top sealer: Loving this top coat! Top coats are very important when you're wearing Ombre nails - they tie everything together. This one dries insanely fast and it's so shiny.

Olival, Olovka za njegu noktiju i zanoktica: Ova olovka mi je OK, ali nisam pretjerano oduševljena. Privremeno mi nokti izgledaju bolje, ali ne primjećujem neko značajno poboljšanje stanja mojih noktiju. Jedna zamjerka: jako se sporo upija. I ima snažan miris po eteričnim uljima (nije za svakog).

So I wore yet another Ombre nail look. What do you think? To me, these look fabulous! I'm so wearing Ombre tomorrow as well! What do you think of this color combo? 

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to follow me on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram (links are on the right).

Love to all, J.

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Nail Fail: Nude And Pink

Ola! When I wore this look, it was THE BOMB! It looked so good in real life. But when I saw it on photos, I was less than impressed. What the hell happened? Why wasn't I able to capture it on camera? *Insert sobs*

I used the following products:

Eveline MiniMax nail polish, no. 496: One of my favorites. The shade looks very lady-like and it dries very fast. Only one coat is necessary for full coverage. If you love nude shades, this one is for you.

Essence, colour&go (old collection): I can't say this enough, I just love the old polish bottles so much more than the new ones. This polish really shows all the amazing things essence has to offer: I've had it for a long time, and the texture and shade are still flawless, not to mention that it dries super fast. Go essence!

Ugh, I'm so sad this look will go into the FAILS category. The photos just don't do it justice. You know, I've noticed I do a lot of dotted looks. Do I need to go to dotting rehab? LOL

Stay gorgeous!

xoxo, j.

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Ombre Nails I Stole From The Sales Lady

Hello everyone! The other day while I was shopping I saw that the sales lady had the most gorgeous ombre nails. It's so much fun seeing ombre nails on someone random. Anyways, if you know one thing about me, you know how much I love ombre. So I had to copy her look. I LOVED wearing this combo, and it goes really well with all my gold rings from H&M. All the info on the products used is below.

Products used:

Thumb: essence, colour&go, 106 'Free Hugs' - I'm wearing 3 coats of this polish. This neon shade has a very watery texture, but I can make it work. I fell in love with this shade, it's very appropriate for the summer. Doesn't chip easily.

Pointer: Gabrini, 366 - One coat is enough, the texture and pigmentation is great, but it has a very strong smell (like chemicals). The smell that nail polishes used to have, like 20 years ago.

Middle: S-he stylezone, dm, 004 - I'm wearing 3 coats. This polish is way too watery for my taste, and the worst thing about it is: it dyed my nail pink! I did wear a base coat underneath (not featured in the photos), and this shade still managed to color my nail. Creepy. Also, it dries very slow. Avoid it.

Ringer: Catrice, 130 'Lucky In Lilac' - I'm wearing 2 coats, but 1 coat is enough. I got this polish a long time ago, but I hardly ever use it, so I'm glad I took it out. It looks great.

Pinky: essence, colour&go, old collection - This is why I love the essence nail polishes. This polish is super old, yet the color and the texture is still amazing. I prefer these old bottles to the new ones, and I wish I could still find these. I love that even though it's a dark purple shade, you can still tell that it's purple, and it doesn't look brown or black.

Top coat: essence, studio nails, top sealer (high gloss) - fast drying, provides very high shine.

Ring: 3 in 1 ring set from H&M, mentioned in THIS POST

What do you think? Ombre or No Ombre? I just love this look, it's so ME. Anyways, I have been busy the last few weeks, so I thought I might prepare a nice nail post for you guys. Hope you liked it.

Until next time, love, J.

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Ruževi za 8 kuna: Da ili Ne ?

CROATIAN ONLY. Pozdrav svima! U današnjem postu podijelit ću s vama moje mišljenje o ruževima koje možete nabaviti u Offertissimi za, dobro ste čuli, 8 kuna. Ovo mi je prvi put da imam ovako jeftine ruževe 'žbrnj' marke, tako da nisam puno očekivala. Puno cura kupuje njihove lakove za nokte (koji meni nisu neki), tako da ste možda spazili ovu marku. 

Moment Europe Make-up, Mate Lipsticks, 8 kn (4g), Offertissima (Proizvedeni u Španjolskoj)

Ove ruževe možete slobodno preskočiti. Dok im cijena nije puno niža od cijene essence ruževa (ovi ruževi su dostupni za 8 kn, dok essence ima ruževe za 19kn (na popustu za 9,99kn), essence također ima olovke za usne za 8.90 kn), sa essence ruževima dobit ćete neusporedivo bolju kvalitetu. Na ovim ruževima vidi se da su jeftini: od pakiranja, smrada, teksture, sve do osjećaja na usnama. Najlošija nijansa je definitivno ova crno-ljubičasta, dok je crvena puno bolja (najsličnija essence kvaliteti, ali ipak miljama daleko od toga). Kada nosim ove ruževe osjećam se čudno, osjećaj na usnama nije ugodan, dobijem glavobolju od 'mirisa', i tako dalje. Ruževi imaju teksturu sheer-ruževa, tj. lako se nanose. Pakiranje je iznimno loše, nepouzdano i lako lomljivo. Što se tiče toga da su mat finiša, ne bih rekla da to stoji. Malo su mat (jedva), a ruž se skuplja na rubovima usana pa vizualni dojam nije dobar. Agresivno isušuju usne te nakon nošenja treba posvetiti pažnju njezi usana.

Roza nijansa (br. 26): Malo presvijetla za moj ukus. Pruža ujednačenu boju, ali pigmentacija je loša.

Crvena nijansa (br. 28): Ovu nijansu ne bih nazvala mat nijansom (ima sjaj). Po kvaliteti se izdvaja od druga dva jer nije toliko loša (možda bi i mogla proći da nema neugodnog mirisa). Boja je lijepa, ima najbolju pigmentaciju od ova tri ruža. Nijansa je crvena koja naginje prema tamnoj rozoj.

Ljubičasta nijansa (br. 36): Makar izgleda crno u pakiranju, ovo je ljubičasta nijansa. Iznimno je loše pigmentacije (kao polu-prozirno sjajilo za usne), i mora se puno nanijeti da ne izgleda 'sheer'. Teško je postići ujednačen nanos boje. Na usnama izgleda kao ostatak soka od grožđa. Slična je onoj nijansi koju nosi Lorde, osim što je po kvaliteti 0 bodova. Vrlo se lako briše čim pomičete usne (brbljanje će ukloniti ovu nijansu). Ne bih rekla da je mat. 

Ne znam da li da ovo podijelim s vama ili ne, ALI na prvom mjestu na popisu sastojaka stoji ricinusovo ulje. Ne znam koliko su ga stavili unutra ALI čim nanesem bilo koji Moment ruž, prate me nuspojave/pojave povezane s ricinusovim uljem, haha, da se bar zafrkavam!!! Ozbiljno, ovakve gluposti vam ne trebaju. Ako tražite jeftine ruževe, essence je izbacio tri nove matt nijanse (14, 15 i 18) koje su fenomenalne, a i Catrice ima super mat ruževa za samo 33 kn. Ove Moment ruževe nećete moći koristiti. Naravno, neće vam se dogoditi ništa strašno ako ih uzmete i isprobate, neće vam izbiti nikakva reakcija ili tome slično (osim što ćete morati trčati na WC, bwahahaha), ali čemu se glupirati s ovakvim proizvodom kad za 12 kuna više možete dobiti nešto s čim nećete imati toliko različitih problema?

Da vas čujem, je li itko uzeo ove ruževe? Jesu li vam užasni kao i meni?


Hvala na posjetu, čitamo se uskoro!
xoxo, Jelena

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Wet'n'Wild Ruževi: Smokin' Hot Pink i Stoplight Red

Pozdrav svima! Danas donosim recenziju koja već dugo čeka svjetlo dana. Wet'n'wild se već ustalio u Hrvatskoj, a ovo predstavljam danas: wet'n'wild MEGA LAST LIP COLOR ruževe: Smokin' Hot Pink i Stoplight Red. Imaju i dobre i loše strane, ali isplati se dati šansu ovoj marki.

Prvo da kažem nešto za oba ruža: cijena od 22 kune (3.3 grama) je stvarno super. Možete ih naći u nekim dm-ovima i Accessorize dućanima (inače DM ima popust od 30% na svu dekorativu ovaj vikend). Za ovu nisku cijenu dobijete visoku kvalitetu boje i jako dobru pigmentaciju. Ono što je dobro jest da svi ruževi imaju zaštitnu foliju (pa znate da ih glupače nisu maljale u dućanu, a i testeri su dostupni, makar testeri neće spriječiti glupače koje vole maljati nove proizvode, šta ćeš). Loša strana: katastrofa pakiranje, pogotovo za svakodnevnu upotrebu. Ruž je napravljen na čudan način, tako da ruž uvijek viri izvan crnog dijela u prozirni poklopac. Možda to izgleda ok, ali i s najstabilnijim rukama zahvatiti ćete ga i okrhnuti. A onda će ruž zapeti u utore prozirnog poklopca; uglavnom - imat ćete maljav nered. Šteta zbog pakiranja, jer može se naći stvarno dobrih nijansi. Što se tiče oblika ruža, oblik je krug - za mene to znači zeznutu i nezgodnu aplikaciju. Volim oblik Catrice ruževa, njih mogu nanositi direktno na usne. Ove ruževe je meni prezeznuto nanijeti direktno na usne, pa prvo nanesem lipliner, zatim kistom nanosim Wet'n'Wild ruž, a na kraju direktno ružem popunjavam sredinu usana. Zeznuto mi je to i ne sviđa mi se. Možda će vama biti lakše, ali eto meni je zeznuto. Inače ruževi nemaju nikakav miris ili okus, tako da dobijete samo boju, bez neugodnih nuspojava. ;)

Smokin' Hot Pink - E 905 D (Rose affriolant)

Pigmentacija ovog ruža je čista desetka. Ruž ima mat finiš, te je suše teksture, što otežava aplikaciju. Nakon nekoliko sati će isušiti usne, pa ga preporučujem samo za usne koje su u dobrom stanju. Drži se jako dugo, satima, ali će se skinuti ako jedete hranu (posebno pizzu, hehe). Nijansa je mix flamenco crvene i tamne hot-pink boje. Nikako nije takva hot pink da nije nosiva za svaki dan, više mi baca na crveni ruž s tamno-rozim podtonom. 

Stoplight Red - E 911 D (Feu rouge)

Još jedan ruž sjajne pigmentacije. Inače nisam uzela 'Velvet Red' jer je nešto kričaviji od ove nijanse. Ima kremastiju teksturu od Smokin' Hot Pink, pa je utoliko i aplikacija lakša. Što se tiče nijanse, ovo je ona klasična crvena za koju vam svi časopisi govore da ju svaka žena MORA imati. Ovaj ruž može biti mat, ako ga blottate. Inače ne bih ovu nijansu nazvala mat nijansom; nema neki sjaj, ali je različita od prve - više sliči maslacu, pa s time dolazi i određeni sjaj. Budući da je manje mat od prve, trajanje joj je kraće, ali svejedno dobro. Ovu nosim obavezno s liplinerom, budući da mi se zna preliti izvan usana (što se meni NIKADA ne događa).

Par fotki obje nijanse jedne do druge, ne znam vidi li se da uopće nisu toliko različite:

Ovi ruževi su za vas: ako tražite jaku pigmentaciju za malo para, a ne smeta vam nanositi ruževe kistom.

Izbjegavajte ako: ste navikli nanositi ruževe na brzinu i nemate vremena za preciznu aplikaciju.

Sve u svemu dosta dobri proizvodi. Za mene bi bili 100 puta bolji da je oblik ruža onaj klasični, jer ova sfera mi nikako ne odgovara. Definitivno najbolja pigmentacija za najmanje novaca.

Što mislite o ovom brandu? Je li vam drago što napokon imamo marku koja pazi da ruževe nitko nije dirao prije nego ih kupimo? Ne zaboravite me pratiti preko twittera i fejsa :)

xoxo, jelena

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