Essence new polish REPLAY

 Today I would like to present to you this brand new beautifull nail polish from new line from Essence, called REPLAY! This is one of those unique colored polishes that is very hard to describe. This reminds me so much of CG For Audrey (compariosn will be coming up soon!) that I just had to bought it.

 On the pictures you see only 1 coat of polish and you can see full on coveredge. It's on the thicker side of polishes, so you can achieve perfect three strokes application. And the brush also alows it, because it's just the right size to do that.

 This one has a glossy, cream finish and it's gorgeous turqoise color, mix between light blue and mint green- AWSOME! Pictures picked up more blue than green, so you really have to see this color in real. I give this polish absolute 10 out of 10, because of super easy application, very unique color, very afordable and long lasting formula!

COMPARISON feat. new ESSENCE polish OUT OF MY MIND & Choose me!

 I finally got my hands on new polishes from Essence and as first I'm presenting you most interesting color for me and that is OUT OF MY MIND (right on the picture)! This one is extra hard to take good and exact picture of the color. Here you can see blue, green and purple. So, I can say it has triochrome finish :-)

 I decided to do a comparison between these two polishes, because in the bottle they look almost the same, except glitters in Choose me! Well, the color of both is almost exactly the same, maybe Choose me has slightly more blue undertone to it and doesn't have purple in it. And they trow in there some green glitters.

 Here you can beautifully see the essence of this polish, beautifull duochrome with blue and green. I don't know what is on this two colors, but I am always drawn to them :-)

 So, the texture of new polish is very similar to the old one, the brushes are also the same and nice. They are both very afordable :-) What not to love about ESSENCE :-) ?

Purplish manicure

 I reshaped my nails today. And I thought, why not do some funky manicure today. So, I started with ORLY PURPLE VELVET- 2 coats. I love this polish. It has a matt finish and this really nice shade of purple. Not bright purple, just the way I like it :-)

 Than I scotch taped little less than half of nail surface and on the rest of the nails I applied one thick coat of PURE ICE  CHEATIN. I like this glitter polish very much. It's clear polish with purple, pink and blue glitters.

 Than I again scotch taped my nails, this time little more than half, so I left untapped only my tips. And than I applied on layer of ESSENCE BLACK OUT (from BLACK&WHITE limited edition).

I didn't went over with Seche Vite, because I like how purple is matt, than glitters are shiny and the black has soft touch finish, that is not matt, not glossy, but somewhere in between. So I have three different textures and it' sooo funky looking. What do you think?

Konad plad design

 Today I have funky french style manicure for you! Yesterday I wanted to do some "out there" manicure and this is what I came up with. First I applied two coats of Essence MOST WANTED (I have post about it, browse!) and one coat of Seche vite after that.

 Than I went trough my collection of image plates and I realized that I have never tried plad design before, so I used it for this one. It's image plate m60 with different kinds of all over designs. I used simple black special polish for stamping. And because my nails are tiny bit too long for all over design, I twisted it up a bit and I used....

Cloe's nails tehnique and used  a bit of scotch tape. I placed it on whole nail surface and left my tips out. And for the tips I used China glaze LIQUID LEATHER and did french tips. And this is the final resoult. I just finished it with one coat of Sevche vite and VIOLA!

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AFRODITA Moisturizing cream for daily care - OLIVE

Today I would like to present to you my favorite face cream from Slovenian cosmetics brand- AFRODITA. This brand is my local origin and that's very important for me. I try to use as much as possible my origin brands, but unfortunatley there are not a lot of them. But this one is the best!

This product is ment for daily use and it truly gives a lot of moisture, that lasts me trought the whole day. I place it under my foundation and it's great primer too! With this cream also comes cream for night time, but I'm not familiar with it yet. I hope I'll try it out sometimes!

The box says: Moisturising cream, rich in precious extract of olive leaves, moisturising complex and allantoin, it provides natural and refreshing all-day care. Its superb moisturising power improves skin firmness and elasticity and slows down premature signs of ageing. The inbuilt UVB filter provides extra protection against harmful external factors. Cream is a delightful, natural solution for fresh and youthful looking skin and a source of well being. 

The cointainer holds 50ml and it's also very afordable. It costs only 5,95€.  I also like the package it comes in, it's very natural olive green color with simple style of opening. The cointainer has a screw on cover that provents air from coming in. And that is for longer lasting product.

The cream it self has a very gentle odor/smell that is not overpowering at all. It's also very moisturizing and it absorbs very quickly. You don't have sticky fingers after using it. And the skin feels very fresh!
My overall rating of this product is 10 out of 10! Why? Afordable, very moisturizing, nice cointainer and the perfect looking skin after using it! Definitely recommend this one! Try it and let me know how you like it!

How to use: Better than gel nails

How to use it!

REview: essence- STUDIO NAILS- Better than gel nails

 Let me present to you this professional kit from Essence for home made salon looking manicure! Studio nails- better than gel nails! This kit includes six products, that are easy to use and even more important, easy to remove nails. With no UV light and no damage to your own natural nails. Here are instructions:

Five easy steps and less than 15 minutes to achieve a perfect studio nail look:

Step 1

It’s important to clean your nails with the essence studio nails – better than gel nails nail file before application. This will remove excess oil and dirt to ensure particularly long-lasting results. The file is available for  2,29 €*

Step 2

Next, select a suitable tip-size and stick it onto the tip

of your natural nails using the especially fast-drying

glue included in the set.

Nail tips  2.29 €*.

Nail tip glue  2,29 €*

Step 3

When the artificial tip has dried a bit, remove the little tip-handle

by moving it up and down gently. Then file the nails into the

desired shape (with included file- step 2)

Step 4

Now it’s time to use the base coat: simply apply the transparent base coat on the prepped nails. This ensures that the artificial tips and the subsequent styling have an optimal, long-lasting effect. The base coat is available for  2.89 €*.

Step 5

And the final step is – your finish! There is a special, glossy top coat

to give your gel-nail look the perfect finishing touches and to seal

it so that it lasts longer. For an especially gorgeous look, apply two

coats. So head for your polish and you’re done!

Top coat  2.89 €*.

Nail tip remover 2.89 €*.

So, now we are ready to use it! First, I filed my nails with step 1 file, that is included in the kit. This step removed all resedue from my last manicure and all oils.

Than I got my tips ready...  I measured all tips against my natural tips and the numbers that works with me are (from thumb to pinky): 1, 5, 3, 7 and 9. Than I used glue on artificial tips to placed them on my nails...When using glue you have to be carefull to use tiny tany amount, because when you place tip down, the glue distributes it self on whole tip.

When I placed my tips, I pushed down with a toothpick to completly cover my nail tips. Than I went over with one coat of base sealer, waited to dry (couple of minutes) and applied two coats of top sealer. And VOILA, this is the resoult!

 My expectations about this kit were very high and I can truthfully say that I'm completly satisfied! I give this product BIG THUMBS UP and definitely 10 out of 10!!! Now I'll just have to wait and see if this manicure will last me 10 days and I'll keep you posted!

My first scotch tape manicure feat. China glaze Party Hearty

 With this manicure I'm trying out new way of manicures- scotch taped one. I got inspired by fellow blogger- Chloe, who does amazing manicures! Well, I decided to try this tehniqoue and I'm very satisfied with it. This is very easy way to acchieve perfect straight lines on your nails...

 My first try is diagonal line with China glaze Party Hearty glitters. As you see on the pic it is clear polish with silver and green rounded glitters and some red hexagon glitters. Very appropriate for Christmas times, but I used it anyway :-) I't new polish in my collection, lol!

I like it a lot and I can't wait to try some french tips... I just have to wait that my nails grow little longer...

Comparison between SINFULCOLORS- Innocent and OPI- Who the Shrek are you?

 I have another interesting comparison for you and as you see from the title above, it's between OPI and SINFUL COLORS. OPI as the more expensive version of polish and SINFUL COLORS as much more afordable polish.

 First you can see Innocent from Sinful- this is my first time wearing it and I already like it a lot. Here you can see one coat and it's full on coveredge. The brush is good, easy to use and the formula is a bit on thicker side, but I like that, because of the full coveredge. The brush doesn't leave any marks behing, the polish is not bubbly or anything. ALL GOOD!!!!

 Here is OPI's Shrek, which I have used before. And this two are great to compare one to another. Well, here I applied two coats and I should go even with the third one. The brushes from OPI I don't like as much as for example China glaze's, because it's just to big for me to handle. I made a big mess around my nails. The formula is runny and watery and it went all around my nails as soon as I applied it. So, another mess :-(

 Here is the picture side by side on direct light (no, today is no sun) and the bottom picture is just on day light. As you see, both have cream finish and on first glance there is not a big difference between them. But I think Innocent has more yellow undertone than Shrek has more green on green color.

 I like Innocent much more and as far as application goes, Innocent wins for me big time! Easier to use, drys out more quick and only with one coat you get much more color payoff. So, I think Shrek will go up for swap :-)

And which one is you favorite?

Beauty Line deluxe- no. 2

 I did some shopping yesterday and in KIK store I found this polish. It's from Beauty line Deluxe and it just has #2 on it. I already have some products from this brand and I like them all, especially one silver pigment for make up. It's super pigmented and very vibrant silver color. so, I decided to try some polishes, but unfortunatley they had only this one- in gold.

 It's has full coveredge, I applied only two coats. It's extra shiny, so I went over with Essie Matte over you, to toned it down just a bit. And I like the resould very much.

 The brush is great, so is the formula. I like the bottle and the price- only few € ( I believe it's 3€, but don't hold me on my word)!!!! How amazing is that ?!? Big thumbs up!

Funky fingers and New York Fashion

 Hey! Long time no read, huh? Well, as you see I cut off my nails, so that's why I don't do a lot of posts, because I don't like my short nails... But I swapped for some polishes latley and I can't wait to show them to you!

 Firts one is from FUNKY FINGERS, called Southampton seafoam. Beautifull baby blue color, with cream finish. Very similiar to CG For Audrey. Very easy to apply and on the pic you see two coats. I love the bottle and the brush, very easy to use. It also gives good coverage.

Than I applied french tips stickers on the roots of my nails, to create moon shape, but those didn't work so well, they were coming off big time, so this one is not so good... I hope the next try will be better. So, I went over with New York Fashion polish called Hot baby blue. In real life difference between them is very visible, so the picture does not give them justice. Well, I leave this one for couple of days, so stay tuned for more new colors :-)))