Kismet In The Sand Manicure

O.P.I. Nail Lacquer in Samoan Sand is one of my all-time favorite nude nail polishes. It's very skin-like, looks extremely natural on your nails and makes them look perfectly polished and groomed. The best thing is that you don't have to go for a professional manicure for your nails to look that way (if you have a similar hue, that is). It is of a quite sheer consistency and coverage but its drying time is pretty short so layering isn't an issue. However, if you're looking for a one coat nude, this isn't it. I had to apply three coats for it to be completely opaque for photographs because they're not forgiving. In real life, two coats are enough to get a polished and even look. I like Samoan Sand because it doesn't make my hands look pale (as some nude polishes do). Quite the contrary – hands look healthy and nail very neat and tidy. The shooting star of this manicure is a gorgeous gold shimmery Revelique High Shine Nail Polish in Kismet (170)*.

O.P.I. lak za nokte u nijansi Samoan Sand je jedan od meni najdrazih nude lakova. Dosta vjerno imitira ton koze, djeluje jako prirodno na noktima i cini da ruke djeluju posebno njegovano. Najbolje od svega jeste sto uz njega nije potrebno otici na profesionalni manikir kako bi nokti bili uredni i sredjeni. Ovaj je lak poluprozirne konzistencije i teksture no jako se brzo susi tako da nanosenje dodatnog sloja ne predstavlja problem. Ipak, ako trazite nude lak koji nakon jednog sloja ima odlicnu prekrivnost – prekocite Samoan Sand jer nije ono sto trazite. Na fotografijama mozete vidjeti tri sloja ovog laka za nokte posto aparat ne oprasta niti najmanju manu. Ipak je u stvarnosti itekako zadovoljavajuci rezultat i sa dva sloja. Samoan Sand mi se jako dopada mozda ponajvise zato sto mi ruke ne djeluju blijedo kada ga nosim (sto mi se desava sa nekim lakovima slicnih tonova). Uz njega ruke izgledaju zdravo i njegovano. Zvijezda padalica ovog manikira je Revelique High Shine lak za nokte u nijansi Kismet (170)*.

This interesting fella is unlike any other shimmery nail polish I own. The color gold and its fine shimmering particles (not glitter, no way) are immaculately entwined together and make this mysterious twinkling golden veil. It isn't a textured nail polish but it does have a slight 3D effect on my nails. The gold nail polish is so densely shot through with lustrous particles and this combo creates an effect of fine pale gold on your hand which looks like nothing else. If you were looking for a not too-yellow golden nail polish that doesn't look tacky or “cheap” – we have a winner! Both featured nail polishes have good medium thick and wide brushes so applying them both is a dream. This manicure is something I'd consider perfect for a workplace – it is rather “safe” but the addition of sophisticated gleam makes it interesting. It was only until I came up with the name for this manicure when I realized that there is a book called Kismet in the sand written by Shafik Benjamin. Thanks Google! I will actually try to get the book because description seems intriguing.

Ovaj interesantni lakic je potpuno drugaciji od svih shimmerastih lakova za nokte koje posjedujem. Cisto da se zna, ne radi se o krupnim sljokicama (njih ovaj lak ne sadrzi). Zlatna boja i fine svjetlucave cestice se besprijekorno ispreplicu te tvore misteriozan, blistavo-zlatni veo. Ne radi se o laku koji je hrapave teksture na dodir no zaista ostavlja 3D efekat na prvi pogled. Zlatni lak je gusto ispunjen cesticama koje trepere na svjetlu i zajedno sve djeluje kao svijetlo zlato na noktima. Ukoliko trazite zlatni lak koji nije previse zut i koji ne izgleda “jeftino” – imamo kandidata! Oba laka koristena za ovaj manikir imaju dobre cetkice srednje debljine i sirine koje cine nanosenje jednostavnim. Ovaj nude-zlatni manikir mi se cini idealnim za radnu sredinu – prilicno je sigurna opcija no dodatak sofisticiranog sjaja ga cini zanimljivim. Tek nakon sto sam dala ime svom manikiru sam shvatila da postoji knjiga koja se zove Kismet in the sand a autor je Shafik Benjamin. Zahvaljujem Google-u na otkricu a pokusati cu da pronadjem ovu knjigu jer mi se skraceni opis desavanja cini dosta zanimljivim.

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